Thursday, August 27, 2009
Bored with summer school and a little stricken with wanderlust (it was, after all, the first summer I had spent in the United States in three years), I happily departed with my hard-earned $400 and hopped on a plane.
It was last August, and I was headed to Chicago to (finally) cross an item off my so-called “bucket list” — see Radiohead perform live.
I was worried it may be my last chance, and having missed the tour in St. Louis because of a final, well, I decided I just had to do it. I had to get tickets to Lollapalooza 2008.
But it wasn’t just about the music. Not only was Radiohead in Chicago, so was my uncle Tony, a kind-hearted, surprisingly jovial funeral home director who’s less than ten years older than me and whom I hadn’t seen in years.
Lollapalooza was my chance to reconnect with Tony, who tried hard to be hip and even went with me to see Thom, Colin, Ed and Jonny, despite not really having a firm grasp on who they were.
No, it wasn’t the hippest music festival I could have gone to, nor the best (I will do South By Southwest … someday), but it was my little week of reprieve during a summer of tedious internships and — more importantly in the long run — was an opportunity to get to know my (often unintentionally) funny, relatable procrastinator of an uncle, bridging a bit more of a connection between myself and a distant side of my family.
Read Sarah’s story about music festivals and their value — both economic and sentimental — on page 5 and find out about other students’ experiences with music fests — the reasons behind the roadtrips, the memories behind the memorabilia and the opportunities to check out some upcoming festivals close to Lawrence.
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