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Day 1 of Lollapalooza:

First of all, thanks to big chief Sterno for letting me stay at his crib last night and the private screening of the Simpson movie. Next time have the camera guy sit in the middle; still a great movie. Thanks again.

It’s one in the A M so I’m just going to jot down some of the particulars. Like you’d get complete sentences and correct grammar any other time. This should be fun to read in the morning.

Joined up with Ed around 1 this afternoon for Lollapalooza. This is sort of the chronological order of the bands we saw.

Bands…

Jack’s Mannequin - just a bunch of songs about girls that he once loved. I’ve only got one girl I love… and there is no d’ on that love. (insert gag moment here) Complete waste of a band, but it was the better one out of the few playing at that time slot.

M.I.A. - She started out strong, but then the set went to crap when she stopped in the middle of a song to demand the DJ to play it later. M.I.A. was the band that I was most curious about, but I’ll prefer now just to listen to the over produced studio tracks.

Slightly Stoopid - Whatever lingering smell of Sublime was still in the air - these guys puffed it down and owned it. It was the reggae induced rock beat that I hadn’t heard since “Santeria” was a hit. Music was so much better back in the day… like 96′.  The kids today have no idea.

Silversun Pickups - They played a smaller stage, but it was impossible to get a decent view with sun beating down and crowded mess of tattooed smelly people. I can confirm they what they sound like live is similiar to the cd.

The Rapture - We were actually on our way to see G Love & Special Sauce. Both Ed and I misinterpreted the band as the wrong one. It wasn’t till the closing of the show when they said that they were “Rapture from New York City” that we realized our mistake. They were fun. Definitely going to have to check them out later.

Daft Punk - If two guys didn’t have the cushiest jobs ever. They wore robot costumes, stood in a big giant pyramid, and one can assumed pressed the play button to start the show. What made up for it, as they were the closer tonight, was the huge display of choreographed lights and lcd screens. Of course I have video…

The closer.

Two AM, I am pooped from a long day of walking and rocking. Not going to say anything about the beating I took from Wii tennis…(cough -robbed) but it’s time for bed.