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photo by Kevin ComardaWeird Al Yankovic by Joshua BrastedR. Kelly by Joshua Brastedphoto by Kevin ComardaPortugal. The Man by Kevin ComardaDavid Byrne and St. Vincent by Joshua Brastedshow when I was jolted awake at 3a.m., missing the first half of the set. Iscraped myself together and booked itout there with the rest of the walkingdead, but I couldn’t trick my brokenbody into keeping me up much longer.SaturdayAfter a 16-hour day and thinking you’vebeaten the experience, you reach for yourschedule and realize you are doing it allagain today. With a hot cup of “sleepwhen you’re dead” mentality and anarmful of morning AG newspapers forthe campers, I headed out to my firstpress conference of the weekend. It wasto feature a special performance fromPortugal. The Man who arrived onlyhours before. The stripped down set, foran audience of about 30, went over welland sounded great, but I don’t think Ifully grasped the scope of the intimacyuntil soaking in their big stage set thathosted about 20,000.To fill the rest of my day, I juggleda medley of standout acts. DirtyProjectors dazzled with sweetharmonies, while Weird Al Yankovic(complete with costume changes) playedthrough “Smells Like Nirvana” and livedout his “Amish Paradise.” Nas reached allthe way back to Illmatic and, with jubilateddisbelief, celebrated his love for hisdaughter on her 19th birthday. I even11