4.24.08 The Coachella gang had blossomed to fourteen souls. Drawn by the lure of sunshine, great tunes, and the healing power of the Casa, we never leave disappointed.
On a side mission, Team Warsaw returned to Joshua Tree for a surreal trip through the Mojave. It still feels like some Super Mario version of a desert, with odd vegetation and absurdly large boulders. They really ought to film science fiction there.
Were it not for the snakes, mountain lions, tarantulas, scorpions, razor-like vegetation, face-melting UV radiation, powder-keg wildfire conditions and nonexistence of potable water, I’d consider camping there someday.
My ride was fueled
by angel blood and
shattered dreams
Sadly, the Casa was unavailable this year, so we got another one.
California - so wrong, so right.
At the pre-party we were entertained by Wallpaper
Haberdashery wins the day
Levinator ponders how he spilled the same drink on himself twice
Campion and Levine totally ruined the crime scene
They even urinated on the chalk outline of the body
The backyard was an upgrade, with trees and a lawn
Amber was then devoured by the largest starfish ever
The pool
The patio
These burgers just appeared
Best casa ever
The decor in this year’s casa was special
Very special
This year I dressed like a paparazzi hiker dad
(Again)
A new field:
Chiropractruckery
Jens Lekman
Nice guy
Amber approves
Vampire Weekend
The National were intense, gave a great show
En route to JTree
And then we spotted this
People, this is why I travel
Stuff like this is out there
A+ for the copilot on
her first photography work
Some of the ‘hills’ resembled huge funeral cairns
Co-pilot photographer
just got a raise
Outstanding
A fine representative sample of a Joshua Tree
Rock
Amber would have made a poor chameleon
Between a rock
and a hot place
Keys View overlooked the entire Palm Springs - Coachella valley
Cameras are swell
Sightseeing
Not just for old people
Thank you, nice lady
who took our picture
You nailed it
Mojave Max was cordial
until I went on about my
mom’s tortoise bisque
It really is sublime
Back to the Coach
Death Cab for Cutie
were strong
Spirits were high for M.I.A. (before the meltdown)
Team shot #1
Team shot #2
Again, with feeling
Ramis Levinator, Esquire
Making Bud classy since 1977
