During “Sheep,” a giant inflatable pig covered in graffiti, which included the words “Vote Obama,” made its way through the audience by handlers. As I tried reading different parts, I noticed low-flying plane with a shark face on the bottom go overheard. It seemed odd and rather reckless. Then it turned around and flew back, this time dropping some sort of material over the crowd. It continued to circle and dropped what looked like confetti or paper of some kind. [The next day I learned they were pro-Obama fliers, but they blew out of the Polo Grounds and never landed on us.] The pig got loose or was released into the sky depending on what you believe.

After a break, they began Dark Side of the Moon. The opening drums into “Time” was slightly different from the album, which was nice to be surprised by. After “Money,” some people started to leave. Apparently they were just there for the album’s hits. The encore was comprised of songs from The Wall: “Happiest Days of Our Lives,” “Another Brick in the Wall, Part 2,” “Vera Lynn,” “Bring the Boys Back Home” and “Comfortably Numb,” the latter of which featured violinist Lili Haydn playing David Gilmour parts. The show ended with a spectacular fireworks display.

Coachella 2008 was an amazing three days of music. Wish I could have seen more, although all I did take in nearly destroyed me. My legs and feet were aching by the end like I couldn’t remember ever. I tried squatting during Roger Waters and both my knees almost gave out. I finally told Todd I needed to move back and sit down. He was glad I did because his ankles were bothering him, but since I was on Day Three he didn’t want to say anything for fear of looking weak. Forty can't be the new thirty because thirty never felt like this. I am worried Bonnaroo might kill me.

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