Lollapalooza in a Nut Shell
By Vieve on Aug 18 Filed In Chicago, Live Music, Lollapalooza 1 Comment
Well, this was my first time at Lollapalooza and I can honestly say when I wasn’t slinging 30 pound bags of ice or cases of tea, I enjoyed myself! I wish I would have been able to see more music but it didn’t work out that way. We were way too busy slingin’ Sweet Leaf! Sweet Leaf Tea, that is. But I was lucky enough to get a VIP wristband on Saturday evening after my shift was over! (Thanks again to those stars that look out for me in the macro cosmic universe …& thank you Craig & Adi too!! )
Friday….It rained all day….boo.
Saturday….Sweet Saturday.
After my day shift of slingin’ tea, my friend SweetLeafCraig and I, we headed to the VIP area to get my savage hands on a few ice cold beers and to get a better view of Animal Collective. I enjoyed kicking back a few with double fists after a LONG day! Sitting there looking out at the Chicago skyline, it was blazing something sweet and undeniable!! Once we caught a decent buzz, we headed to the Bud stage to see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs!!! Watched them from the VIP area, brews in hand and the consensus was, “YEAH YEAH!!” To the Yeah Yeah Yeahs!!! Indeed. They were really good! I was impressed and tickled I was able to catch this show.
After the night was over, we took a detour back to the hotel and walked through Millennium Park….this is where it gets really exceptional…we came upon 2 huge stone pillars facing each other. They were both projecting a woman’s face and spewing water from the tops as little people danced about under the stream of water flowing towards the ground… YOU saw this too!?! After we joined them and washed away some of the days sweat, we walked further up the hill and came upon a giant, metallic bean. It looked like something that came in from the ether. Craig told me I was in for a treat, but this was otherworldly. I dug it.
So ends one of the most emotionally contrasting days I’ve experienced in a long time. Such is life…. filled with adversity and then there’s Light.
Sunday…the day of, rest?
Sunday I was only able to see Lou Reed whom I really wanted to see thanks to Alexandra who watched my booth for me!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! Lou looked handsome. I was proud to see all these kids pour in to see him! He opened with “Sweet Jane”…
“Some people, they like to go out dancing
And other peoples, they have to work, just watch me now!”
Amen Lou, Amen. He struggled with the sound, but don’t we all. I purchased a Lou Reed shirt and will wear it proudly.
Fast forward to late Sunday night, I’m in my hotel room ready & willing to be anti-social, but I couldn’t not see Craig and the rest of my Sweet Leaf family and say, “Au revoir my friends”…… until next time.
Hey I was at lollapalooza too! Came up from Texas to run the liquids program for all of the rest of the park except vending! I have to say hauling water n ice for 16 days will make ya hurt but all worth it! And of course I did get some sweet leaf tea and it was glorious!