Last Saturday Derek and I went to the Del Mar race track. We have been talking about going for a while now and finally had the perfect opportunity. After the last race they were having a free Flaming Lips concert.
We have been to both Laurel race track and Pimlico, and aside from Preakness those two places are like ghost towns. Del Mar on a normal Saturday was thriving. It was packed with people and many of them dressed as if it was Preakness or the Derby. I was surprised by the number of women wearing high heels and their best dresses wanting to stand around smelling horse poop all day. There were also many men who thought they were hot stuff, but we kindly disagree with them. Example:
Here is the general admission:
The start for the mile and a quarter race:
Here I am really making an effort to place a bet. Of course, I didn't win a single bet, I am going back to picking based on names and odds. 
So after the races we went to the infield for the concert. The Flaming Lips are known for their stage show so we were a little excited to experience it.
As he is known for the lead singer came out in his huge plastic bubble and went crowd surfing. 
The microphone had a camera attached so during some parts you got images up the lead singers nose. I added this picture not for his boogers, but for the people on the sides. They had people come out in costumes and dance to the music. They were a lot of fun to watch. 
We had some computer problems and are now running Linux now instead of Windows. This means I am still getting used to the differences and the pictures may be smaller than normal. I will keep playing with it.
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