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In past years, they used to sell all the old stuff but I haven't seen anything announced this year. If they do, it will be in the center of the campgrounds where all the other stuff is. They...

When does your plane land? It's easier to zip across LA late night/early AM rather than try and fight traffic in the morning. You could stay in a cheap place like Beaumont on the way in - that at...

Beaumont just off the I-10. Outside of the LA Metro area and before Palm Springs.

http://www.walmart.com/storeLocator/ca_storefinder_details_short.do?edit_object_id=5156

Rolling Stone published 10 Things You Don't Know About Rodriguez:

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/rodriguez-10-things-you-dont-know-about-the-searching-for-sugar-man-star-20130328

The...

Just downgraded to 4.6. About 15 miles from festival site.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci15296281#summary

Rodriguez is scheduled to play the Orpheum in LA on Tuesday, April 16th, between W1 and W2. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10am. I will see him on W1 and am sorely tempted to see him that Tuesday.
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You can sneak across LA that time of day between 10am and 130pm and traffic will not be horrendous. However, if it's after 2pm or so, you will start to hit the afternoon rush. There are no good...

http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-0508-goldenvoice-festival-20120519,0,3641251,full.story

No booze, no drugs.

I met Adam a little over a year ago. O-Scope had picked up our film, Bellflower, and we were in NY doing some press well ahead of its release. They had invited us up to the office for pizza, beer...

I've booked a hotel both weekends already but further out than before. But the prices for the two properties haven't been completely jacked up yet. No camping for me, I need a hot shower and sleep....

For those of you unfamiliar, last year:

http://www.coachella.com/forum/showthread.php?48956-Woman-Raped-at-Stagecoach-by-SECURITY

Now this year:
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So something was posted from a news outlet within the last week and I'll try to find the link but apparently the "stabber" thought the "stabee" was the new boyfriend but it turned out to be his...

The sign guy gave up during Bon Iver's set when he was hitting some of the high falsettos. And I even saw him looking through a binder before hand so he knew what he could sign. I was right in...

The movie is Sound of My Voice and it was at Sundance 2011 and is just being released now. It's about a cult in the San Fernando Valley led by this young blonde woman played by Brit Marling. I have...

No.

Now I know what BLEVE means

http://www.sbsun.com/ci_20450892/propane-tank-explodes-mcdonalds-near-coachella-festival-injuring



And here's some video from facebook:
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John Lydon AKA Johnny Rotten did the Outdoor Stage a few years ago with Public Image Ltd. He had a music stand with a binder on it and lyrics for all his songs. He was constantly looking at his...

Note to self: avoid music trivia contests with Gotye.

http://blogs.sfweekly.com/shookdown/2012/04/gotye_shows_up_at_sf_pub_trivi.php

I had an issue with a bus driver on Route 6, Blue line, who did not want to drop me off at Homewood Suites at the end of the night. It's on the shuttle map. I had to talk him into it but made sure...

Friday of 2010 was when the wristband RFID system malfunctioned and chaos ensued. I got there early and missed it but it nearly ruined Coachella. They were using Palm Pilots for authentication and...

There was an art installation that wasn't there the previous two days, probably due to the wind. It was a big crane that was made up to be this huge orchid, but it almost looked like some sci-fi...

Here's a link: http://www.mydesert.com/article/20120416/NEWS0801/120416005/134-arrested-Coachalla-Valley-Music-Arts-Festival-?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage

1. Gotye
2. Dre & Snoop
3. honeyhoney
4. Jeff Mangum
5. Grouplove

Shuttle is a good 15 to 20 minute walk from the front gates. If there's a crowd add another 5 minutes. Tons of buses, even at peak time, you load up and get moving. Only on Saturday night were we...

I definitely think the 60% figure was probably true. The crowd was pretty big on Sunday. Friday was empty by comparison.

No cars can leave the campground between 10pm and 2am. Take that into consideration. If someone has a 6am flight, you need to leave by 2am. Gas up before, you should get to LAX by 430am. You're...

Dead tired but stumbled into the polo grounds to catch We Were Promised Jetpacks. Solid start to the day, I expect great things from them in the future.

From there, we went to Bogore (not my...

I'm going to give the minority opinion here but I did not dig Bon Iver. I have tremendous respect for his voice and his work but his live performance did not do it for me. And the crowd around me,...

Guy said it was day 1 scans not shuttle. Again take it FWIW.

Take it FWIW, but the Valley Music guy at our bus stop said only 60% of passholders actually went day 1. It was definitely smaller than in past years. Are there really that many flakes when it comes...

I must say, the debacle of 2010 seems like such a long, lost memory. GV improvements were incremental but they added to the festival experience. Took the shuttle in but they didn't swipe the card...

Local news did a remote and traffic was NOT backed up out on Monroe, FWIW. Also, local weather says some rain 10am Friday but they forecast 6pm Friday as when the front will really hit.

I am concerned about the wind. And not so much the wind but if something big blows over, then crowd panic. Everyone should have a plan just in case, at the very least, a meet up place outside the...

Shuttles are great. They have their own protected lane of traffic approaching Coachella.

My unscientific, anecdotal observation is that GV ticket policies have worked. There are tons of tix available on LA CL and even nearby markets like SD and LV. Of course there are twice as many...

I would highly recommend getting a shuttle pass. They are out there, you just have to work at it a bit. After taking the shuttle last year, I will never drive into the festival again. It really...

Wait until you get here, but don't forget to pack it. They less you have to mess with it, the less likely that something will happen to it. I found a wristband last year on the floor of the Mojave...

Also it's Hexa so no capital O, it would be a zero. The valid characters are 0123456789ABCDEF

Walmart sells camping stuff. Check their website.

LAX to Indio depends on the time of day. Morning rush goes to 930ish. Afternoon rush starts at 230pm or so. During the mid-day, traffic moves...

Walmart although I would get to one before Palm Springs since there will be a ton of people hitting them up in the area. Check Walmart.com for locations along I-10. I would say Rialto or Colton...

My shuttle pass is white on the back with a code in the corner. I can't imagine anyone going through the trouble to make fake shuttle passes. There are more profitable ways to rip people off.

A couple of other suggestions. Pioneertown which is just north of Yucca Valley is a weird, bizarre place. Google it. Also in Landers (10 miles or so north of Yucca Valley) is the Integratron and...

The RFID is 16 digits, hexadecimal. So no "O" but rather "0" (zero).

Got em

Have you looked at Banning? It's between Palm Springs and Ontario and on the interstate. It has to be as cheap as Ontario. Ontario is at least an hour and a half each way and that's if there is no...

First email from UPS sent on March 5th but never shipped. New mailing label created on March 14th, shipped on the 15th, arrives on the 19th.

Goat, if I may ask, do you camp on BLM land? I understand that you don't need permits. Where (don't need to be specific) did you set up camp. Were using DSLR's for video? 5D perhaps? Thanks.

Shipping notification received today. But when I check my FG account, no record of any order. I'm sure I'll be another satisfied customer.

Whatever you do, bring band aids and stick them on if you even feel a blister coming on. It makes a huge difference.

I did the shuttle last year after parking the previous four years. The shuttle is absolutely the way to go. Just the knowledge that you'll be able to avoid potential clusterfucks at the end of the...