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I’ve been excited for Coachella 2011 since — oh I don’t know — Coachella 2010. And with the unveiling of the lineup yesterday, I’ve reached a whole new level of giddiness.
But it’s not Arcade Fire or Broken Social Scene or the Black Keys who have me jonesing for the desert.
It’s this guy.
Nic Offer, the short-short-clad lead singer of !!! (Chk Chk Chk). He sings, he sweats, he dances like crazy and can rile up a crowd like no one I’ve ever seen.
Have you ever seen !!! live? They are the best. Hands down. Next time they’re in your city, please, for the love of dance parties, go see them.
Or better yet, pack your NKOTB tee and come to Coachella.
[Second photo found here.]
Time to pop the champagne, friends! New Year’s Eve is upon us. Which means that number one on The Anthology’s top ten most ridiculous of 2010 is also upon us. After the wedding dresses, stylin’ curlers, late discoveries, wonderful WIZERDZ, cheese-loving graffiti artists, Joshua Tree impressions, heartwarming outpourings of support, pants that would make MC Hammer jealous, and gorgeous gentlemen, allow me to present The Anthology’s single most ridiculous moment of 2010…
1. Picture this: you’re at Coachella(!), the desert sun is setting over the mountains, Phoenix is playing (and you love them). The evening could not be more perfect. That is, until the guy beside you vomits. Right beside you. You jump back to avoid the splash. And after a moment of chaos, the vomiter shakes his head, collects himself and keeps rocking out. So you keep rocking out too.
Then you tweet about the experience. And that gets you written up in LA Weekly. Which makes you realize that almost getting barfed on at Coachella is definitely ridiculous. But also kind of hilarious.
So I’m already planning my trip to Coachella 2011. You coming?
Before the ball drops tomorrow night and we all toast to 2011, we’re counting down The Anthology’s ten most ridiculous moments of 2010. It’s quite a list — wedding dresses, stylin’ curlers, late discoveries, wonderful WIZERDZ, cheese-loving graffiti artists, Joshua Tree impressions, heartwarming outpourings of support and pants that would make MC Hammer jealous. We can now add to that list numéro deux…
2. It’s a tie! Between ridiculously intense eye contact with Pierce Brosnan (we shared a moment, I swear. I don’t care if it was only because he was trying to figure out why I was dressed in a Canucks jersey in the middle of the Beverly Hilton.). [Photo found here.]
And some quality time I spent “with” the Beckhams. (K. Fine. They were on the other side of Staples Centre. But who’s keeping track?)
Both are from my most recent trip to LA. Both happened on the same night. So you tell me — what’s more ridiculous(ly amazing)? Intense eye contact with a tuxedo-wearing Pierce Brosnan or creepy telephoto zoom lens photography of David Beckham?
Less than a week until 2011 is upon us. Crazy, huh? As we count down The Anthology’s most ridiculous of 2010 — the wedding dresses, stylin’ curlers, late discoveries, wonderful WIZERDZ and cheese-loving graffiti artists — we arrive at number five.
5. The most ridiculous impression of a tree. Sunrise at Joshua Tree National Park was on my bucket list ever since I went to Coachella (more on that later) and fell in love with the desert. When we returned to Palm Springs this fall, we dragged ourselves out of bed at an ungodly hour and drove deep into the middle of nowhere to watch the sunrise with nothing but birds and bunnies around us. Boy, was it worth the early wake-up call. If only because it means I captured a moment like this.
As we revisit the creepy dresses, stylish sportsmen, late discoveries and magical musicians of the last year, it brings us to number six of The Anthology’s most ridiculous of 2010.
6. A graffiti artist after my own heart. I saw many beautiful things in Montreal. But this was the most ridiculous. I take comfort in the fact that there’s another cheese fiend out there. I also take comfort in the fact that I’ll be returning to Montreal one day.
I heart that city.
As 2010 is winding down, we’re recounting The Anthology’s most ridiculous moments of the past 365 days. (You can catch up with number ten and number nine.) Without any further ado I would like to present the most ridiculously late discovery (I’m only four centuries behind on this one).
8. This summer, I finally discovered the charming parks, picturesque riverbanks and beautiful old town of Quebec City. And I was one of the few out-of-provincers to discover the Festival d’Ete de Quebec, an 11-day showcase of artists like Arcade Fire, Santana and Passion Pit. It’s huge, it’s cheap as borsch (only $50) and very few of the attendees come from out of provice (only 5% according to the National Post).
Which means next year could be your year to discover it.
Ever since I went to Coachella and fell in love with the desert.
Now, I can check it off my list. Because when I was in California a few weeks ago, I got up well before the crack of dawn to catch this…
And boy was it worth it. 6:00 am never looked so good.
Now I’ve got the desert in my bones. And closet. I found this southwest-inspired scarf at a thrift shop and it hasn’t left my side since.
All the colours — the pinks and peaches and pastel purples — you see them in the landscape. (You know what else you see in the landscape? Me, doing my best Joshua Tree impression.)
I can’t wait to go back to the desert next spring and check “Coachella 2011” off my bucket list. Till then, I’ll be wearing this scarf and pretending it isn’t pouring rain in Vancouver.
P.S. Check “Win a £ 385.oo pearl necklace” off your bucket list.
I just got back and, in the interest of sharing, I thought I’d compile a list of some of my most memorable experiences.
All of which I’d highly recommend you try.
1. Engage in intense eye contact with Pierce Brosnan. Some might call it staring. I prefer to call it “sharing a moment”. (As for whether he was thinking “My god, that woman is stunning.” Or “My god, why is that woman wearing an old Canucks t-shirt and maple leaf mittens?” we’ll never know for sure.) [Photo found here.]
2. Attend a Canucks/Kings game with Posh and Becks. Even if “with” really means “sitting across the arena from.”
3. Shop like a local. [Photo found here.]
4. Get offered a fake rolex and a real live bunny rabbit on Venice Beach. [Photo found here.]
5. Have lunch at Gjelina. Just don’t try to ask for any modifications. They won’t even take the bacon out of your BLT. [Photo found here.]
6. Stroll through galleries and vintage shops on Abbot Kinney and imagine you’re furnishing your $4m Abbot Kinney apartment. [Photo found here.]
7. Eat at Pizzeria Mozza. Remember that pizza scene in Eat Pray Love? I’m willing to bet this pizza is better (especially if you try the one with stracchino, artichokes, lemon and olives). [Photo found here.]
8. See Miike Snow at Club Nokia. Actually it doesn’t matter where you see them. They’d be amazing in a parking lot. [Photo found here.]
Oh, Los Angeles, I miss you already. I’ll be back real soon, I promise.
P.S. The Anthology likes you a lot. You should like it too.
