Riot Fest

8/29/15

After a good nights sleep we headed with Kristin to Moe’s bagels and got some good food that we had not been able to find in HI. After breakfast the three of us drove over for a quick stroll down DU memory lane and capped the tour with a stop at Ben and Jerry’s.

We met up with Pablo after lunch and went to a dispensary to see what CO has been smoking since legalizing the marijuana. The dispensary was a like candy store crossed with a doctors office. They had everything I could think of and ton more. Normal pot, but then everything edible from gummy bears to lollipops and all baked goods. Even lotions and tinctures to apply topically. Oils for your skin, sodas, you name it and they have put pot in it. It is interesting to say the least, and at least from the place we went to, incredibly professional looking.

That night we went to see Riot fest in North Denver at the National Western Complex. A good show, but really dusty and nowhere to sit. Some people who had been there earlier had some really awesome farmers tans going. It appeared that one of the earlier shows had sprayed something into the crowd like red dust and people were covered. People ranged in get up, dressed in all kinds of things including one guy with a tail. We went to a food truck and I had one of the best gyro’s I have had, but it may have been enhanced by our stop earlier that day.

The bands were really good and the crowd wasn’t too bad. Was able to win a rose for a Marina at one of the dart throwing carnival game stations. The line up we were able to see was: Cold war kids, The Bunny Gang, Alkaline Trio, Run DMC, Pixie’s, and Modest Mouse