2011.04.01: Coachella Passes!

Corey Thompson, Justin Poulsen, and I are driving down from Edmonton to Indio via Salt Lake City and Las Vegas/NAB for the Coachella Valley Music Festival. Being the "art festival" that they claim to be it is ironic that the only media passes that they issue are only to those who guarantee national media coverage as opposed to those who want to document and interpret the festival as a cultural experience. I wasn't trying to get free passes out of the organizers - all I wanted was to be able to bring any gear that I wanted onto the grounds. Now I'll be walking in with just the (chrome, vulcanite, MP finder) Leica M7 w/ 35/2 Zeiss Biogon ZM, 50/1.4 Leica Summilux V.2, and the Leica 90/2 Summicron Pre-ASPH along with the Panasonic GH2 and the 20mm F/1.7. I'll be carrying these along with some writing instruments, some of my favourite papers, sunscreen, water bottle and some other desert essentials. All in a Domke J-803.