The traditional Birthday Tenderloin
So, I’m laying around last night with Elle and I bring up the subject of my birthday present, which isn’t exactly around the corner, but it’s coming up soon enough. She had mentioned the night before on the phone that she had been looking on the internet for my birthday stuff. I got her to begrudgingly give me a clue, which was “It has to do with the Civil War”. I’ve been to Gettysburg and I’ve read some stuff about history, so I was pretty excited already. Here was my thought progression: Uhh...slaves?...sex slave?...the Underground Railroad?...a Grand Funk Railroad record?...wait, no the war was technically over states rights, right?...and we live in a state capital...the state to the right of us on the map is Ohio...but, nothing really happens in Ohio...Lincoln?...I've been to the home he was born in...and irreverantly participated in an adoption rights protest in front of his monument while I was in a soccer tournament in DC as a kid...Hey, there's a park in Chicago called Lincoln Park...we stayed near there for the Feist show!...but I really hope it doesn't have anything to do with Linkin Park...although they do sound pretty good w/ Jay-Z...music music music...I think there's also a park called Grant Park in Chicago...and, didn't I recently confuse where we stayed as Grant Park instead of Lincoln Park?...only to have Elle correct me and tell me that Lollapalooza was at Grant Park?...Hey, wasn't Grant a Yankee general?...gotcha!: It’s Lollapalooza in GRANT Park, Chicago (Aug 4-6). That was it, and I knew it, and I told her that I knew what it was. Incredulous and doubtful of my Sherlockian qualities, she said there was “no way”. I asked if she wanted me to guess and, still irrationally skeptical of my powers of deduction, she said “yeah, sure”. I then proceeded to simultaneously blow her mind and ruin my the surprise of my birthday present in one fell swoop. But, considering that hotels must be booked and whatnot, I think it’s best to know now. If you haven’t seen the lineup for this year’s Lollapalooza, you’re in for a surprise because I dare say that it is the best lineup I’ve ever seen for a festival. Bar none. And, fewer hippies than any other festival ever…I hope.
Question: Could I be more excited? Answer: No.
Question: Is my girlfriend, like, super awesome? Answer: Yes.
Here’s a sampling of the bands that will rock my own personal Kasbah from Friday till Sunday, with nary a drum circle to break my mood. Want to join us? Belly up to the bar, partner.
Red Hot Chili Peppers, Kanye West, Manu Chao (mp3: Clandestino), Wilco (mp3: Student Loan Stereo, from one of the "Can't Stand It" cd singles), Death Cab For Cutie, The Raconteurs (see 2/24 post), The Flaming Lips (see 2/24 post), Ween, The Shins, Common, Matisyahu (his interview with The Onion), Ryan Adams (mp3: I See Monsters, live from XM Studios, Spring '05), Thievery Corporation, Broken Social Scene (mp3: Almost Crimes, the original , unreleased version), The New Pornographers, Iron & Wine, Eels, Panic! At the Disco, The Disco Biscuits , Andrew Bird, Gnarls Barkley (see 2/24 post), Stars (mp3: This Charming Man, a Smiths cover), Blackalicious, Lyrics Born, Calexico, Feist, Aqualung, The Go! Team (mp3: Huddle Formation, RJD2 remix)…on and on goes the list…
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3 comments:
Hehehe...I should've given you the clue "It has to do with genies."
Hmmm, genies come from a bottle...alcohol always comes in a bottle...who was a world-class drunk?...Ulysses Grant!
That's probably not what you were thinking, huh?
I reserve the right to change plans at the last possible second, but that sounds pretty cool. A chill hip hop show sounds great right now, but what if I'm in the mood for speed metal that night? Pencil me in for a 'most likely'.
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