Girl Talk heats up FreeFest

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Our roving correspondent took these great shots of the Girl Talk show…stay tuned for more from FreeFest…

The traveling life of Chuck D

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We interviewed Chuck D from Public Enemy at FreeFest and asked him a few questions relating to his travel life:

What can you not leave home without?

My MacPro…totally cannot leave without it

Where is your favorite place to go when you have time off?

My favorite place to go is the Eisenhower Interstate Highway System…traveling anywhere by car throughout the United States. Sometimes road trips to nowhere are just as important as road trips to somewhere.

What’s the craziest situation you’ve experienced on the road as a band?

We’ve been on 66 tours around the world in 55 countries, I think the craziest situation was coming into a city with 5-6 flights and all of them being off schedule.

Where would you like to go as a band that you haven’t been before?

South Africa

What’s the best part of going on tour?

Getting together with my guys who live in 10 different parts of the United States and playing music.

Flava Flav & Richard Branson bartend

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Richard Branson and Flava Flav guest bartended at The RE*Generation Karma Bar at FreeFest. $1 of every drink collected benefits homeless youth organizations. It was quite a frenzy at the bar front before Branson and Flava Flav made their presence. As soon as they arrived, everyone went wild. Everyone was desperate for a photo with the guest bartenders. Volunteers have been looking forward to getting a beer – and a photo opp – with these two megastars all day.

It’s halfway through the festivities and we’re yet to hear from Weezer, Public Enemy and Blink 182.

Stay tuned for an interview from Chuck of Public Enemy…

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Richard Branson arrives

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With the excitement in the air that Branson would show up, he arrived with enthusiasm to personally thank all the volunteers (or at least the ones who knew about his arrival ahead of time).

There was such a rush of adrenaline when Sir Branson showed up….the time went by so fast. As he walked through the sea of volunteers, everyone took pictures of him and with him.

All in all, it’s a great day here at FreeFest…there’s music all around and volunteers from East to West enjoying themselves. To receive the latest on FreeFest, follow us on twitter.com/HipCompass. Looking forward to more of Sir Richard Branson and great music!