{"id":416,"date":"2015-06-09T15:25:54","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T15:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/journal\/?p=416"},"modified":"2016-02-14T15:27:36","modified_gmt":"2016-02-14T15:27:36","slug":"gov-ball-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/journal\/2015\/06\/09\/gov-ball-15\/","title":{"rendered":"gov ball &#8217;15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/govballnyc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-20 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/govballnyc-247x300.jpg\" alt=\"govballnyc\" width=\"386\" height=\"469\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Life&#8217;s a ball.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Festival go-er&#8217;s have been\u00a0<em>&#8220;having a ball&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0since it&#8217;s beginning in 2011 on Governor&#8217;s Island. \u00a0After relocating to Randall&#8217;s Island, not even the infamous downpour of 2013 could stop fans from basking in the glow of music.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/tameimpala.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-22\" src=\"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/tameimpala-248x300.jpg\" alt=\"tameimpala\" width=\"385\" height=\"466\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Tame Impala.<br \/>\n<\/strong><strong>Feels like they are going anything but backwards.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Music festivals are about discovering bands, chance encounters, new experiences&#8230;<br \/>\nwith a side of people watching.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/photojournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_08_10_13_43.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-39\" src=\"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/photojournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_08_10_13_43-248x300.jpg\" alt=\"2015_06_08_10_13_43\" width=\"365\" height=\"442\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>When Two Strangers Meet.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Flowers in the hair meets flowers in the beard.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/drake.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18\" src=\"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/drake-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"drake\" width=\"385\" height=\"470\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Started from the Bottom.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Big-named artists, like Drake, Bjork and Deadmau5 showcase their music with high-tech sets,<br \/>\nlaser light shows and some intricate\u00a0visual graphics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dancepartyusa.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16\" src=\"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/dancepartyusa-296x300.jpg\" alt=\"dancepartyusa\" width=\"455\" height=\"461\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8220;Dance like no one is watching.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Love like you&#8217;ll never be hurt, Sing like no one is listening, Live like it&#8217;s heaven on earth.&#8221; \u00a0~William Purkey<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/deadmau5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-17\" src=\"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/deadmau5-297x300.jpg\" alt=\"deadmau5\" width=\"455\" height=\"460\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Fandom.<br \/>\n<\/strong>Dedicated fans braved the humidity\u00a0in these\u00a0Deadmau5 costumes as they\u00a0proudly posed for photos.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/musiclovers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-21\" src=\"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/musiclovers-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"musiclovers\" width=\"385\" height=\"470\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Randall&#8217;s Island is for Lovers.<br \/>\n<\/strong>&#8220;If music be the food of love, play on.&#8221; \u00a0~ William Shakespeare<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/photojournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_08_10_14_26.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-38\" src=\"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/photojournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/2015_06_08_10_14_26-248x300.jpg\" alt=\"2015_06_08_10_14_26\" width=\"365\" height=\"442\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>It&#8217;s all\u00a0fun and games.<br \/>\n<\/strong>One step away from a carnival, Gov Ball has it&#8217;s share of novelties.<br \/>\nAnd no carnival would be complete without a two headed woman.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/blackkeys.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-15\" src=\"http:\/\/mariannedemarco.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/blackkeys-298x300.jpg\" alt=\"blackkeys\" width=\"455\" height=\"458\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>In the Spotlight<br \/>\n<\/strong>You could hear a pin drop in a crowd of over 40,000 as Dan Auerbach declared<br \/>\n&#8220;Everybody knows a broken heart is blind.&#8221; \u00a0The Black Keys closed out the festival but opened up our hearts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Life&#8217;s a ball. 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