Flaming Lips

man in a bubble

confetti gun fun

love this color combo

giant hands with laser beams

yes, he was riding on a bear

just a quick review: the flaming lips themselves were a 9.7 out of 10. i deducted a small amount simply because the vocals often seemed tired and strained...but hey, they have been around a long time and the lead singer was clearly on something. the opener was awful. i really don't like to say that about bands, but ariel pink is NOT my style. at least not live. we watched from a screen in the bar because it was that uninteresting. their music sounded like it belonged in a pair of stone washed jeans. yuck. 

but the lips have some mad props and whenever someone gets into a giant ball and surfs the crowd, uses a confetti gun, rides a bear, or puts on GIANT gloves and high fives the crowd with green laser beams...i am awe struck. 

on a funny and not so funny note, a guy came up to me and asked me if my neck was laced with acid because he wanted to lick it. 

i was speechless--not a good kind of speechless--and quickly gestured for him to get away from me. 

this is why in new zealand they have stickers that say "hugs-not drugs"