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GQ’s Desert Chillin’ (Is That Even Possible?)

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Ben Barna

April 28, 2008

GQ’s Desert Chillin’ (Is That Even Possible?) This weekend, Gap and GQ hosted Coachella Chill! at the Viceroy in Palm Springs. Guests like Elijah Wood, Dave Annable, Elisha Cuthbert, and Ian Somerhalder showed off their VIP-ness by abandoning festival goers in the middle of the desert for the private villa GQ/HQ. Deejay Paul Sevigny spun, and musical guests included Marié Digby (pictured left), Sons & Daughters, Vampire Weekend, and the National. The party ran for three days and two nights, fueled by Patrón-infused Mojitos and the never-gets-old thrill of being at a private bash.

Tags: Nightlife, Parties, Ben Barna, Coachella Music Festival, GQ
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Obama Rains on Waters’s Parade

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Ben Barna

April 28, 2008

Obama Rains on Waters’s Parade It started snowing during Roger Waters's closing set at the Coachella Music Festival on Sunday night. But the snow was not cold and flaky, nor was it the result of God shaving his damn ice sculptures again. The snow in question was born of dead trees, and it wanted you to vote for Barack Obama. A small plane that flew over Empire Polo fields dropped what thousands of concert-goers believed to be confetti, when in fact they were fortune cookie-style notes that repeated his name, next to a ballot-conjuring checked box. Residents of the area were livid when they awoke to a littered wasteland that called for change.

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Tags: Pop Culture, Music, Ben Barna, Barack Obama, Coachella Music Festival, Roger Waters
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