Drinks, Scuba, Friends, and Music

I like drinking, scuba, and music, but usually it is scuba & drinks or drinks & music. This weekend was all three :). Saturday went to a friends house in DC for a couple of drinks during the afternoon and then went to another friends house in the evening for some food and drinks.  In general, Saturday ended chilled since we were going to wake up early next morning to get a "refreshing" tropical dive [45 F. (7 C.) ] in Lake Millbrook (a.k.a sarcastically as "Millbrook Springs").

Just as I finished my 1 hour dive, I threw all my wet gear in my trunk and drove to Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland to see the 2009 Virgin Mobile Festival.  The Virgin Fest is a spin-off from the V Festival, for you blokes in the UK.  This year, in an official statement released by Virgin Mobile, they state that due to the current economic status, they're having the festival free of charge for all concert goers, so you can't beat the price.

At first I was there by myself, but then ran into some friends before the big shows started so it turned out well.   The line up was:

• Blink-182


• Weezer


• Taking Back Sunday


• Jet


• Franz Ferdinand


• Mates of State


• The Hold Steady


• Wale


• Public Enemy


• The Bravery


• St. Vincent


• Girl Talk


• The National


• Danny Howells


• Holy Fuck


• Lee Burridge


• Pete Tong

I'm not much into Blink-182, so in my opinion Franz Ferdinand was the best show of the festival.  The Bravery was also good!