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This Is 'Oldchella,' Hollywood Style: A Producer's Desert Trip Diary
The Hollywood Reporter
|October 21, 2016
Woodstock? Hardly. An Oscar nominee takes off (with a THR press pass?!) for a once-in-a-lifetime weekend of the Stones, Dylan and McCartney — but forget the tent in the mud, he’s got a mansion, luxury golf and a VIP skybox.
At 14, I talked my folks into letting me go to my first rock concert. The Who played ear-shatteringly loud in the shed at Tanglewood [Mass.] as Roger Daltrey stuttered through what became an insta-classic lyric for my generation: “Hope I die before I get old!” Fortunately, he didn’t. Neither did I.
On Oct. 9, 45 years later, that same lyric boomed across the Coachella Valley near Palm Springs as The Who performed at Desert Trip, the three-day fest condescendingly nicknamed “Oldchella” that featured legends including Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Paul McCartney, Neil Young and Roger Waters. For us aging boomers, it was a chance to return to the sights and sounds of our youth. Well, not quite.
FRIDAY, 7 A.M. Headed east on the 10 and anxiety kicks in. Will it be hot? Will it be dusty? Will it be hot and dusty? Will the bathrooms be clean?
FRIDAY, 9:30 A.M. I am one of the first “reporters” to check in. I learn that my THR credential allows me into the pit directly in front of the stage. However, like any self-respecting journalist, I jump back in the car and head straight to the golf course.
FRIDAY, 3:30 P.M. After 18 holes with my host for the weekend, Steve Rader of Clarity Partners, we arrive at his home at the upscale Madison Club. As we drive in, we spot two police cars and several black SUVs stationed in front of the house two doors down. Dylan is our neighbor.
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