The STD that you got from that dude with the Bright Eyes T-Shirt...Priceless.

Seriously, the German art school rocked so much harder
than these jokers could ever imagine.
Originally uploaded by swarthbore.

I was looking at the list of bands playing Coachella this year and, as usual, I found myself feeling fairly enthusiastic about some acts ("hey look, the Bloc Party"), really unenthusiastic about the rest ("why won't Weezer just fucking die already"), and just plain old fucking confused about others ("Prodigy? Shouldn't that dude with the horns have OD'd by now?").

Apparently the big news is that Bauhaus will reunite. THAT is the big news. I include a picture of Bauhaus because I hate them.

I do have to admit, however, that every time they announce one of these huge festivals I have this moment of "hm, that might be really fun - maybe I should look into it." So, because I had nothing to do this afternoon, I did look into it.

What I found was that in addition to the dubious (I'm being kind) quality of the overall line up, there is also, of course, the issue of price.

According to my calculations...

roundtrip tickets from philly to CA: $283
+
2 Day concert pass: $152
+
two nights in a best western: $298.97
+
concert t-shirt you'll never wear: $30

= too fucking much.

So, my groundbreaking conclusion for the day is that no, I probably won't go to Coachella this year, or ever. How could anyone make a pilgrimage to one of those fucking things?

I will, however, be going to Atlantic City this weekend. More on that later.