Two days before the Coachella Music Festival and I’ve got work piled up to my, um, chin or something.
That’s why I need you- our loyal readers- to help.
See, we’re staying at the campgounds onsite, and they have posted these silly “rules” on their site.
01. All camping attendees MUST be 18 years of age or older and have a valid I.D.
02. Each camping attendee must have their OWN camping ticket for entrance into their camping area.
03. A camping ticket is NOT GOOD for ENTRANCE into the festival.
04. EACH camping ticket gets a 50 square foot area to pitch a tent and sleep under the stars.
05. Campsites open Friday, April 30th at 6:00pm and closes on Monday, May 3rd at 10:00am with check in open all night on friday and till 2am Sunday morning. (Sat. Night).
06. There will be on-site security at all times as well as first aid stations open 24/7.
07. All camping attendees are subject to search upon entry.
08. Feel free to bring your own food and beverages, but unfortunately there will be NO open fires, gas, charcoal, propane or any other cooking devices allowed.
09. No alcohol, glass containers, weapons, drug paraphernalia or drugs allowed.
10. No animals will be allowed in the campground.
11. Campers may go in & out of their own campground Lot and wristbands will be checked each time upon re-entry (this does not mean in & out of concert venue).
12. Campers are expected to behave in a manner that is courteous to other campers.
13. Noise curfew is 1:00am.
14. No tailgating allowed.
15. Venue is not responsible for any materials misplaced, lost or stolen. It is recommended you don’t bring valuable items or if you do, please lock them in your car for safety.
As you can see, we have a few problems here. These are supposed to be two days of music-y campy goodness. If you have any ideas on ways we could blatantly break the rules find creative solutions to this problem, please post them in the comments.
1. How should we smuggle in some whiskey?
2. How can we covertly operate a propane stove for our french press and burritos?
3. What else might we need to sneak in?
(note: neither of us get tanked. also, between the 100 degree weather and the 14 hour a day line-up, we would prolly die anyway.)
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Phil added these pithy words on Apr 28 04 at 10:29 am1:Buy 108 proof Wild Turkey and put it in small bottles (arizona ice tea for example). You can add water in your glass later if 108 is too harsh.
2:buy microwave burritos and bring a microwave!!! Oops, it looks like that would be classified as a cooking device. Keep the microwave in your tent/camper/car and they won’t see it…
Jason added these pithy words on Apr 28 04 at 10:44 amWhat are we gonna do about charging our phones, cameras, shavers, etc.?
Crappy crap crap crap!
js
Phil added these pithy words on Apr 28 04 at 10:50 amBe warned though. One bottle of arizona tea worth of whiskey will light you up and potentialy cause you to violate rules 12 and 13..
Shane added these pithy words on Apr 28 04 at 12:54 pm*Let it be known that what my comment will lack in humor will be made up for in effectiveness.
Sneaking in alcohol: I have seen and used several ways of getting alcohol where alcohol was never intended, and the most effective would definitely have to be the binocular flask. The lens unscrews and fills up with your choice of beverage, and they’re only about $10 from a prank store or catalogue. Just make sure that you fill it up all the way to the top so you can’t hear the liquid moving around inside. It’s especially useful for something like an outdoor concert too, where the security will see lots of rule-following [idiots] with real binoculars. It wasn’t so effective to say that I was going to be bird watching in my high school dances though.
Cooking: It should be easy enough to hide a portable hot plate in a car somewhere as long as you’re not wearing a turbin, but if you can’t, you can always bring some tin foil and heat stuff up on your engine. That’s what I did when the queen came over.
Plus, if all else fails, drinking at your car and then going into the campground is less challenging and fun, but pretty foolproof.
ed added these pithy words on Apr 28 04 at 1:21 pmI suppose I should have mentioned this, but we won’t be using said whiskey to get wasted. We don’t do that. It’ll just be for relaxing at the camp after a long day of watching the most incredible line-up I’ve ever seen.
It’s just easier to sneak in than beer.
mrjerz added these pithy words on Apr 28 04 at 2:39 pmSneak the booze in via the Listerine Bottle. You have to buy the nasty Listerine, but it looks just like whiskey. I’ve heard of this happening with soldiers in the middle east, where the booze is prohibited. Charge your crap in the car for a few hours at a time. Finally, bring tons of that astronaut ice cream.
Minh added these pithy words on Apr 28 04 at 5:23 pmKnowing Ed and Shugars for a long time, I am pretty sure they can come up with some sneaky ideas on how to break the rules. I put my $20 on it. Come on guys, who’s in?
Minh
Jeff M added these pithy words on Apr 29 04 at 10:41 amBag the campground and get a hotel. Go to the concert and then hit up the hotel loby bar for any alcohol related urges. Imagine what Woodstock would have been like with these silly rules. We’d be saying “Woodstock? You mean the yellow bird from that cartoon?” All the things they’ve banned are what will make it fun! Although a nearby Taco Bell will take care of the “cooking devices” issue. Do you really think security will be oblivious to some of your scams? “Yes officer, I know we’re only camping for two nights, but we need this costco size Listerine. Why was I pouring Listerine into my Pepsi? Well…” Here is the conclusion of the matter: Pay $7 for a beer, buy food from the vendors at the concert without thought of what it would cost somewhere else. Don’t try to fight the system, it’s designed to win, and hopefully someday you’ll be on the other side of the system reaping the rewards and trying to beat the scheming minority who will eventually loose. Just my thoughts.
ed added these pithy words on Apr 29 04 at 10:45 amSo then Jeff if I understand correctly you’re saying you have something against minorities.
Jeff M added these pithy words on Apr 29 04 at 11:31 amI’ll not comment on any percieved correlation between racial minorities and shceming if that’s what you’re shooting for, I’d like to keep my future political career afloat. However, there does seem to be a lot of thought going into this scheme to sneak some liquor and food into a concert. I propose we pool our minds for a greater cause, like how to bring down Al’ Queda or how to make a billion dollars. There’s a blog page for you, howtomakeabilliondollars.com. Hmmmmm.
ed added these pithy words on Apr 29 04 at 11:37 amSOMEbody seems a bit defensive. did i by chance hit a nerve, WHITEY?
Shane added these pithy words on Apr 29 04 at 9:45 pmDon’t try to fight the system? JEFF’S A NARC!
Ed added these pithy words on Apr 29 04 at 10:00 pmBaaah, Jeff is my bud. and a mighty fine sport for putting up with our crap.

