Sasquatch Festival 2010

I was at a loss of what to do this weekend.  It was a long one, so I really had to do something fun, but there were several fun options and I just couldn't figure out which one to pursue, but finally settled on going to Sasquatch Festival with the Old Guard of friends from highschool.  I was not disappointed. 
Here's a link to the full lineup if you are interested.
With 4 stages and nearly 90 different performers, there was only so much that could be fit into the 3 days, but we did a good job of catching the good ones.  As usual, Chris seemed to have done the legwork and researched/planned out the best shows to see.  I departed from that schedule a bit though, to catch some of my own favorites.  Being the closet raver I am, I had to swing by to watch DeadMau5 (deadmouse) the first night and go to the Rumpus Room for A-Trak, Neon Indian, and Simian Mobile Disco.  I can honestly say that I had a TON of fun dancing (voluntarily, mind you!!!) in there to some crazy electronica/trance.  It was weird to have that much fun doing something I have shrunk from all these years!  I don't think I will ever be comfortable enough to just kick up my heels at  any old music, but for some good trance, dancing seems to flow naturally; it felt good.  The atmosphere at DeadMau5 and A-Trak was just amazing, and I headed into that tent fighting to get into the thickest, most ruckus part of it.  The other thing that amazed me was the endorphin flood after leaving.  The rest of the night was TOTALLY different.  I had really high energy, and just couldn't stop raving (at least in my head).  Totally rode that high for several hours after.
The great shows from the more traditional Sasquatch lineup were Miike Snow, Nada Surf, Broken Social Scene, Vampire Weekend, Kid Cudi, Teagan and Sara (unexpectedly a great performance), LCD Sound System, MGMT, Band of Horses, Ween, The New Pornographers, and Dr. Dog.  I had never heard of Dr. Dog before and really liked their music.  I was really impressed with Teagan and Sara; they had a seemingly  unrehearsed, fun set that really jived with me.  Band of Horses got the best start out of the gates with a long, very high energy intro.  Think all the energy and running and jumping of a Metallica guitar/drum solo, but with better music!  Vampire weekend was fun too, and there was a huge crowd response that made it that much more entertaining.  Miike Snow was another fun artist where I immediately recognized a number of the songs, but hadn't really know the artist name. 
Of course, the other half of the fun is in the campground after the official show ends.  Friday night I was in fine form, if I do say so myself.  First I drunkenly talked a lot of bravado about being able to get into a lady's car after she broke the key off in the trunk, but I backed up the big talk with a 30 second (litterally!) unlocking of her subaru with a bent car antenna.  Free drinks!!!  Then we headed off to a huge mound of haybales a nearby farmer had stacked ever so invitingly.  We had seen large groups of people on the bales eriodically, so we figured we better go have fun too.  When we got near, there were 3 progressively taller and wobblier fences to hop.  I vaulted all three in record time using my ninja skills, turned off the headlamp, and ran the 100 yards to the haybales, not waiting up for the rest of the group.  I scrambled up the terraced side and reveled on top for a few minutes while everyone was still hopping fences.  After a little bit I walked to the edge to look down, and there I saw 3 security guards down below hiding at the corners, waiting for the group to finish hopping the fence before busting them.  That made me feel REALLY SNEAKY, that I had gotten on top without them seeing.  Now, I had to get OFF without getting caught.  After waiting for a little bit the guards took off to apprehend the rest of my group, and I bailed down that 50 ft pile like greased lightning and took off into the desert.  After a few minutes I joined up with everyone again, appearing out of the darkness silently like a ninja (just for more sneaky effect) to a relieved set of friends.  I know there was a lot more fun that night, but that is about where things get real fuzzy.  I remember rescuing some beachballs, Chris chasing around trying to meet some hot (sounding at least) chicks he met on channel 4 of his handheld radio, and a lot of music. 

Yeah, a lot of great music...