OK -- so I've been putting off posting this but it's coming up so here goes. Babydizzle invited me to go to Coachella and hang and and hear bands for two days. The Scissor Sisters are playing on Sunday night. I said I'd go if there weren't a ton of people going with the band and if he promised not to ditch me for famous people all day.
He said yes and I said yes.
Then he told me they were opening up for Depeche Mode on Thursday night at the Shoreline Amphitheater "an hour outside of LA" so I said I'd go to that too -- being the good and self-sacrificing friend that I am.
Then Dizzle called to say he made a mistake -- Shoreline was an hour outside of San Francisco. I said "how the hell am I supposed to get from SF to Indio?"
He said "I'll call you back."
Anyway -- turns out they found me an extra bed on the tour bus so I am abandoning my life as an art dealer TO BE A TOTAL FUCKING GROUPIE!!!! YAY!!!!!!
Jake says I have to run around in my underwear on the bus in exchange for the ride.
So -- next Wednesday I take off for San Fran for 5 days of fun and frolic. Wizzle and Chris are coming out to Coachella too.
Also SS are playing two warm up shows on Saturday and Sunday at the Bowery Ballroom. So -- In the course of 7 days I'll hear them play 4 times. Also -- my sources indicate they'll be playing my favorite song from the new album for the first time live on Saturday.
Expect lots of words and pictures from the trip.
Stay tuned.
oh wow, you're still here. wow. and you're still writing about nothing. wow. impressive.
Posted by: whitney houston | April 19, 2006 at 09:48 PM
Perfect timing..the rain just stopped in San Francisco. It's been raining here for what seems like months straight! It just stopped about two days ago and now it's wonderful! Sounds like a great time.
Posted by: MaY | April 19, 2006 at 10:11 PM
You lucky dog!
Posted by: jzxy | April 19, 2006 at 11:05 PM
Mental note to scour the Eagle and Lonestar on sunday in hopes of an Oliver sighting.
Posted by: Jason | April 20, 2006 at 06:25 AM
wow talk about nothing. Snooze
Posted by: naomi | April 20, 2006 at 08:14 AM
Oh brother, Ollie. Why can't we all lead lives as rich and glamorous as you? Depeche and the Sisters? *melt*
Posted by: Tony R | April 20, 2006 at 10:06 AM
FarStucker! Glad you still have it in you. I was getting worried.
Posted by: Kenny T | April 20, 2006 at 02:05 PM
All those bands at Coachella? I f'n envy you!
Running around the Scissor Sisters bus in your underwear? So that kinda makes you the male Pamela Des Barres? ;-)
Posted by: Chris | April 20, 2006 at 09:42 PM
where is Scott when we need him? We only suffer Ollie's babbling so we can read Big Scott's related Op-Ed
Posted by: Tony | April 21, 2006 at 11:51 AM
You are so amazing. I wish I was you because you are all that! Now i have to go beat my crack Hoe. Come here Whitney.
Posted by: Bobby Brown | April 21, 2006 at 12:19 PM
Tony, I think this one is even too far out there for Scott to comment on.....
Posted by: Kenny T | April 22, 2006 at 01:09 PM
Shoreline is a great place to see a show. The place was built on top of an old garbage dump and they used to have small flaming vents roped off where they burned off the methane gas trying to escape. Also the south stairwell at the back of the hill is built at a tilt...walking down it you get the brief sensation of being in a MC Escher drawing. Shoreline is a trip.
Posted by: Nash | April 22, 2006 at 05:20 PM
I'm going to Coachella, but now it's totally disappointing because I won't be having near as much fun as you will. Hmph!
Posted by: Paul | April 23, 2006 at 12:53 AM
Oh please, you said you'd go "if...."? Shit. If I had a chance to hop on that tour bus, there would be no if's and's or but's.
Posted by: Lynn | April 25, 2006 at 02:46 PM