Day 1

Arrived a little late due to a wrong turn. Managed to catch the last 3 bands, H.I.M.,Bauhaus & Nine Inch Nails. I might actually like Bauhaus & NIN if they weren't such prima donna's. Apparently neither one of them appreciated press being there. The lighting they provided was an obvious attempt at flippin the bird to all photographers.

H.I.M. was fantastic. I did not know it was humanly possible to chain smoke & drink while performing, but they made it look effortless. I still find it amazing that this little band from Finland exploded in the USA all due to one man, "BAM". He singlehandedly shot them into stardom . Despite their tremendous success, they remain humble and appreciative of their crazed fans.

(lead singer of H.I.M. lighting yet another smoke)

A fellow photog friend caught the next photo, which after really examing, i found to be hilarious. Is it just me? Or does it look like I am looking for the band while the lead singer is ready to flick his cigarette ash on my head and the guitar player steps on my lens? Thanks Erik !! Classic pic!!...look closely

Day 2

Once again, arrived late. This time a whopper of a headache was to blame. Thanks Mr. "R". Shortly after arriving, I was walking towards the 107.7 The End tent. No sooner than I could blink, I was being dumped on by a massive and very unforgiving hailstorm. These frozen little buggers were the size of cherries & plums leaving red welts on those unprotected. The stoners & drunks did not seem to care, imagine that. This little weather fiasco postponed the show for about an hour, leaving fans drenched, cold and higher than they were an hour ago. Saw an awful lot of creative measures taken to protect themselves from the pelting weather. Some wore garbage bags, over their clothing as well as shoes. Others used the myspace bags to wear over their heads as an impromptu rainhat.

As the fans waited patiently for the skies to cease and desist with their downpour , I began to hear a roar of applause & cheers. I did not see anyone playing yet on mainstage, so I walked towards the cheers. At first I thought it might be some intoxicated girls providing a free show of "Girls Gone Wild at Sasquatch". I was relieved I was wrong. In fact, it was an enormous crowd gathered to cheer on the silly sods doing belly flops on the wet, steep grass. The grass became one huge slide, the goal being who could slide the furthest. It was a perfect example of how ingenius drunks can be when extremely bored.

The moment finally came for the next band to play. The Tragically Hip. If you didn't know it beforehand, you soon learned that these guys were Canadian . The crowd was chalk-a-block full of frenzied canucks. While waving the Canadian flag frantically, they all began to sing the Canadian national anthem. Now don't get me wrong, it was actually kind of cool, but if a bunch of Americans showed up in Canada to cheer on one of their own & sang our anthem, we'd be removed promptly with a big Canadian boot in our asses. The crowd must have been too drunk to care, or maybe they just thought it was a "Tragically Hip" song. Either way, those canucks sure love their "Tragically Hip"!

I'm still wondering why are they so crazy about a guy who sticks his mic down his pants and strikes really weird poses. Is he "voguing" or is this part of the latest Canadian dance craze?

The Shins came on next. I honestly found them to be quite boring, but hey, that's just me. Still had a very annoying headache and was ready to leave. I would have, if Ben Harper wasn't next. I have been wanting pics of him for sometime now, so I stuck it out, just for Ben. Boy oh boy the gange cloud was thick as he came on, i freakin hate that smell, but Ben made up for it. Awesome performance, I was very excited for this one, and if Erik ever reads this, he has a pic of me taking pics of Mr.Harper...HERE IT IS...thanks ERIK!!!!

.When going through my photo's I found this one and it made me giggle. My odd sense of humor gave me the impression that the drummer was a character from a horror flick ready to axe Ben Harper, or maybe he was just a scary drummerboy screaming "BOO!!!" .

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After singing a long to a few songs, I decided it was time to go back to the motel and nurse the headache that Mr."R" gave me.

DAY 3

Last day, by this time I was spent. I showed up to shoot the big one I had been waiting for. The Arctic Monkeys. Bloody Hell they were good!!The fans went bonkers for them, especially this guy..

Caught some folks playin hacky sack while waiting between sets...

Also got the Decemberists which were good but a little odd. I noticed a woman holding a baby with huge earphones on. Can you spot them?

Turns out it was the lead singers baby. I also found myself taking pics of not my usual subjects. A guitar thingy for example.I think the gange cloud may have had side effects the next day. Then again, maybe I was just exhausted. I decided to leave after that, but not without catching some funky shots of fans still drizzling in by the bubble machine. "BUBBLES!!!YAY!!!BUBBLES!!"

Sasquatch was a helluva time. Should have worn a helmet though.

CHEERS!

Jenn

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