prochella, brochella, melanchella

coachella 2010 has come and gone. i've been looking forward to getting a tan for 7 months now since long sleeve shirts and jackets have ruled my wardrobe. overall it was a successful festival but definitely had its share of failures along the way. one such failure was the lack of preparation for the 80,000 people who were expected to attend the three day festival. being 2 miles away from the festival and taking 2.25 hours to get into the parking lot is not my ideal situation. from there to wait another hour to go through TWO security checkpoints was plain ridiculous. i could not believe how many people went all three days, but the energy of the crowd definitely kept the shows pumping all hours. imagine 50,000 people rocking out to tiesto or crowds as far back as 3 football fields bumping to some phoenix. my highlights included muse, fever ray, la roux, the gossip, and kaskade. shout outs go to local natives, gorillaz, and hot chip. not sure if next year is in the cards, but i think my mission is a music festival each year. sasquatch, lolla, sxsw, bonaroo anyone?

sorry for the short post, but i'm staying in la for another week and can't waste time with the post. but i did catch the cast of mad men filming next door to a restaurant i was eating at for dinner in pasadena. look for a coffee shop in episode 1 of the upcoming season and peggy will be wearing knee high socks. talked to peggy and pete campbell and both were extremely friendly and talkative. still have a few more days so hopefully i'll have some more celeb sightings. anyway, see u next post.