August 8, 2009 – Marilyn Manson SPIT on me as I photographed his crowd from the pit at the Mayhem Fest in Camden.  I can honestly say it was one of the most disgusting experiences ever and I was furious.  So I hit him in the shin with my Nikon D300 and sent him home with a nice black and blue.  Luckily, I got my updated Tetanus shot just recently!

July 29, 2009 – It was so great to be back in Dublin – this time to experience the excitement surrounding U2′s hometown gigs.  3 shows at Croke Park!  I worked on capturing the Irish crowds inside and outside of the stadium.  There’s a road called Windmill Lane where U2 recorded at the beginning of their career. The walls of this now vacant studio are covered with graffiti created by fans who have come from all over the world to pay tribute to these 4 Irish lads. I took this photo to remember one of my favorite notes left by a South African fan. It reads, “God is a U2 fan.”  Yeah, she probably is.

June 18, 2009 – Well this pic below just about sums up Bonnaroo.  Phish fans. Lots of them. It was a particularly smelly few days.

My favorite festival moment: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street band singing “Santa Claus Is Comin’ To Town” on a hot summer night.  Genius. I was particularly entertained watching thousands of tripping phish-heads get converted by The Boss.  I roamed around that huge field throughout his set and by the end of the show the spinning hippies had their fists in the air screaming for more. Weird, yet wonderful.

Other highlights: “Bonnapoo 2009″ with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, Wilco, David Byrne, MGMT, Zac Brown Band, Al Green, The Decemberists…

Wished I had caught Girl Talk…I heard THAT was a great party!