Monthly Archives: March 2010

Gimme Shelter (part 2): We go to Target

16 days until Coachella.  How is this possible? I’m so not prepared… We  finally go to Target.  The best part about the tent selection are the tiny miniatures that line the top shelf.  I love them! I want to shrink … Continue reading

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Gimme Shelter

18 days to go til Coachella and we have no where to sleep! We need a tent because the tent in the garage smells like cat pee, and is also missing one of the folding metal thingers needed to hold … Continue reading

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The Rules of the Game (part 2)

21 days to go until Coachella, so let’s take a look at the rules. NO Instruments (especially drums!!!) This is strange, and something I’m not familiar with. At what point did bringing drums to a concert ever become an option?  … Continue reading

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Rules of the Game (part 1)

22 days to Coachella… When I was a kid studying Tae Kwon Do, the first rule I learned was that there were nineteen rules that had to be rattled off before class could even begin. At the start of class, … Continue reading

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Proof

proof noun evidence or argument establishing or helping to establish a fact. Under the Frequently Asked Questions at Coachella (btw 23 days to go…) I have learned that if you want to purchase booze you will be expected to show … Continue reading

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That’s the Way We Get By

25 days to go until Coachella… (According to my peers I should be attending  Michael Buble concerts, but I don’t even know who he is.  Does this make me out of touch or hip? ) One band that I will … Continue reading

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The Sound and the Fury

29 days to go… Our housekeeper broke her arm and can’t watch the dogs, so the task falls to our friend Ryan aka ‘Ry-Dog’ (I do not call him that), who hopefully has what it takes to handle the two beasts. … Continue reading

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Shut up, and Listen!

The other night, sensing my mounting desperation, and unable to tolerate my horrendous moodiness (on account of an imminent deadline) –  which included having to listen to me opine, “I’m only going to hear Spoon because there the only band that … Continue reading

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Your Body on Music

36 days to go… Here’s what is supposed to happen when you listen to a song.  First (and this is especially true if you are singing in unison with others) oxytocin is released.  Oxytocin is a hormone that increases trust … Continue reading

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