"we are what we pretend to be." - Kurt Vonnegut

A week has passed since I set off out in my car, best friend in the passenger seat, headed for New Jersey. Destination? Bamboozle 2009. Last year I went. Loved every second. Especially since my favorite band, The Academy Is..., played. This year, still loved it, maybe not as much though.

Saturday was fun and sun. Sunday was rain and pain. I now have bronchitis. It's horrible. I hate being in on Friday nights.

I feel that Bamboozle is more of a social experiment that is based around music. I saw a bunch of people I knew from all over the place. Made new friends, got reaccquainted with the old. Some of them I was glad I only see once or twice a year...

Bands I saw (that I can remember off the top of my head): The Cab, Forever The Sickest Kids, Cage The Elephant, Rise Against, A Rocket To The Moon, Cobra Starship, No Doubt, 3OH!3... I know I saw more... just can't remember.

By the way, I'm not a huge No Doubt fan, but I COMPLETELY recommend seeing them live if you can. High energy, sound just like their records. Gwen Stefani is unbelievable. How old is that woman?! She looks/acts like she's nineteen! I love her!

Two months ago I was staying in a hostel in New Orleans and accidently dropped my favoritest camera in a toliet. I brought my SLR to the 'boozle, but without a great lens on it, all my pictures turned out pretty shitty. My polariod camera broke too. I am having horrible luck with cameras as of late. Maybe I'll add some pictures. I dunno.

I met Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes in the parking lot outside my hotel in the wee hours of Monday morning. Such a nice guy. He shook my hand and said, "Hi. I'm Travie." and I just beamed, squealing, "I KNOW!". Ahahhaaa. You have to love those moments.

Did anyone go to Bamboozle?! I want to hear about your adventures. Mine weren't too thrilling. It was a fun road trip though!