Virgin Fest Day 2

NIN: So much fun when vino is applied! Light show is fabulous: Closer

Bobby Dylan: Strangely only one camera shot, no close ups...his band is tight and the sound is good for change. Much happier here than at Stone Temple Pilots. I feel so happy... Is that the Virgin Wine Talking?

Iggy and the Stooges: 1/2 naked Iggster with a sagging six pack is kicking everyones a$$! He puts the rock in f-ing rock and roll!

Enduring Taking Back Sunday: We are next TBS's parentals! The mom is dancing over and around everyone... more annoying than the band.

Paramore: Saw them from far away, not too shabby ... I think I need a drink...

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Met the bass player and the drummer!

Waiting on BRMC!

Virgin Fest Day 1

9:10 pm After Party
So we wended our way through Pikeville looking for places to eat that were still open and would serve our tired selves. We check in and the Pikesville restaurant has pecan encrusted snapper! So we dined in elegance with bob the piano man serending us with our Sinatra favorites, nice glass o wine and tiramisu. Then bed!

8:24 pm Foo Fighters
Trying to hold it together... So tired... Foo's look good but sound is rough...Just one more song, hope it's big me.

6:45 pm Silver Beats Fan Club
We ran into, ok I asked the gang of Japanese women where they got the Silver Beats flags. In the end we came away with email exchange and some cool fans with tinsel... Thank god Caity can speak a lick of Japanese!

6:21 pm Chuck Berry

The man can rock at 82 years old !
Chuck

5:48 pm The Japanese beatles = Silver Beats: I'm back in the USSR!

3:48 pm Bloc Party Craaaaazy
Crushed by crowd surfers, in the thirdish row, we survived! They played the favorites, Helicopter, This Modern Love, Banquet... But not I still Remember :(
This Modern Love

2:15 pm Saying amen with Lupe Fiasco

1:34 pm Squij Mix

1:14 pm Virgin Lunch!

12:39 pm Scottish women rock!
Even KT Tunstall... And she talks in her brogue, (why do rock stars think they are comedians?)

11:42 am The VIP area!

8:49 am Driving to Virgin Fest

We're off!!!

Lolla day 3

Got up early... Shocking I know ... And waited for the Office... Even I have a limit for cool British guy sound checking for 1/2 hour. We bailed and saw the Blakes..... "don't bother me" then waited on What Made Milwaukee Famous. They were pretty damn good! Got a set list and a drum stick ( yes boobs work) then they autographed all (well, not the boobs) !

Now I've finshed my bottle of wine amd found a spot to listen to Iron and Wine... didn't really get into them.

Then Flogging Molly then Love and Rockets then the National then Nine Inch Nails. Lolla nirvana'

Lollapalooza Day 2

Woke up late (10:00) and still made it to the gates by 11:10.
The lines were even longer.. but we made it through in 10 minutes - no bandings just bag checks.

I procured a spot front row for Does It Offend You, Yeah? While Rob procured a bottle of wine (for me) beer (for him) and breakfast pizza.

We sweated for an hour listenung to De Nova Dahl ( dressed in matching striped prisoner type outfits)
Got rocked by DIOYY! They were fanastic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1mJwoaW8V4.
We did our autograph signings...De Nova Dahl, Ting Tings, Does It Offend You, Yeah?

We then returned to hotel for pass out time. We ate authentic Chicago pizza at Geno's East. Yummy!

At the Congress Theater we waited on Flogging Molly after hearing the Smoking Popes (crazy as it sounds I need you around)... Could only make 5 songs then cabbed back to the hotel for some rest.

Lollapalooza bands

Lollapalooza Day 1

Flight was delayed .... Arrived in Chicago around 11:45 am
Took the CTA to the hotel for a whopping $2 apiece. Then stood in line 1 hour and 15 minutes to get bag search and wrist banded.
We missed the first band we wanted to see Manchester Orchestra, but by a stroke of luck we could hear my favorite song Wolves At Night in line!
We saw the Go team! Cheerleaders rock... Can't believe I said that.

Picked up a sports bottle of wine with ice...

Louis XIV @ Citi Stage: They were awesome... really rocked, but I didn't get video. They were as good as their 9:30 club show...After the show got their autographs... Very nice folks for glam rockers!

In a moment of luck I snuck into the signing line for rougewave and fawned on them. Which is only funny if you have listened to them.

Cat Power @ MySpace Stage: Listened to them half passed out (the wine got me) laying on the fence in the shade waiting for Raconteurs - very powerful, but great relaxing in the sun.

I received my first frisbee injury ever, still sporting a knot on my ankle a month later.

Raconteurs @ Bud Light Stage - Sound and they were missing that energy that you can hear on the studio versions of songs. Jack and his storytellers didn't hold up to expectations.

Next we walked over to where Radiohead was gearing up to play, heard the last couple of songs from CSS, where I scored..... a set list and .... drumstick!

Radiohead @ AT&T stage - stood far away... the big stage sucked and the beeeelions of people made us run back to hotel for a short rest and shower.. but we could hear them as we walked back to the hotel.

Cleaned up and went to the House of Blues (Back Porch) to see the Blakes and the Whigs. The Blakes were excellent, the drummer hated the HOB drum kit and grabbed the cymbol and threw it on the ground after the show. We called it a night and skipped the Whigs (Strike 1).

We stumbled the 12 blocks home with disasterous detour to Dunkin Donuts...never buy donuts made more than 18 hours old!