Becky here! As some of you may know, my best buddy Scott lives out in Chicago. We decided that it was a great opportunity to go to the three day epic concert event that is Lollapalooza. Unfortunately all the 3-day passes sold out real fast. So Scott and I looked at the lineups and chose which individual day we would like to see the most. And Sunday it was! We still had the whole beginning of the weekend to play, however. It was filled with great times, including:
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| A soft opening at a new bar in Wrigleyville called Deuces. |
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| Dinner at an awesome old bank |
Finally, the day we've been waiting for had arrived!
The day was going great so far. We saw sets by Noah and the Whale and Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. It was soooo hot! Almost unbareable with no shade or relief in sight. THEN, when we were waiting for Cage the Elephant to go on, we saw what we thought would just be some relief from the sun. FALSE.
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| The clouds came rolling in... |
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| Then came the 45 minutes of torrential pouring rain |
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| But luckily we were able to see Cage the Elephant for a couple songs before we ran over to another stage to see Portugal, the Man, in the POURING rain |
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| And we did get a nice double rainbow out of the horrible situation |
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| This is the first round of mud that we had to endure. We were totally unaware that the worst was yet to come |
All I wanted to do all day was see Cold War Kids play. I didn't care what happened as long as their melodies filled my head. When we got to their stage after the rain let up, I was greeted by all of their equipment covered in tarps and no one but roadies on stage. After a couple of minutes of confusion and chanting from the crowd, CWK front-man Nathan Willett, came out and said they were going to try to go on as soon as they could, even though there was a risk of them getting electrocuted. True to his word, they came on about 20 minutes later, and completely stole my heart.
All in all, with the rain and everything, Lollapalooza was an absolutely magical day and it made this trip to Chicago one of my favorites to date! I will definitely be going again next year. This time, I'll buy my tickets far enough in advance and go for all 3 days. So, start building that lineup for me Perry Farrell!!
70. Learn how to blow glass
Once again, our friends at Groupon really stepped up! This time with a wonderful glass blowing experience for only $25!! Even though we were extremely hungover and it was raining all day, we road-tripped up to Asbury Park, NJ to hang out at Hot Sand for a little bit.
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| Really? "Wait, are you 18?" |
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| Rain, rain, go away! |
Hot Sand is this awesome little glass studio right on the boardwalk, with an even more awesome staff. It got pretty crowded in the shop for a while, mostly people looking for a great indoor activity to get out of the monsoon that was taking place outside. So, we had a little bit of a wait before it was our turn. But we spent it wandering around the shop, taking in all of the gorgeous pieces they had for sale.
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| You think she gets her crystal balls from Hot Sand? |
Then, our turn arrived! Jamie went first, then me, Anthony, and last but not least, Sam. Alonna was our glass blowing liaiso, taking us through all of the steps which included blowing and glory holes. Who knew glass art could sound so kinky!
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| The Studio |
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| The "Glory Hole" |
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| Aww yeahhh, molten glass! |
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| Jamie, twisting her bubble |
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| Jamie, blowing her bubble |
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| Me, putting the twist design in my bubble |
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| Me, blowing my bubble |
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| Anthony, blowing his bubble |
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| Adding broken bits of glass to color the glass |
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| Sam, blowing her bubble |
The pieces have to hang out at the studio for a couple of days before they can be shipped to us (they can't cool down too fast or they will explode. No lie.) But in a few days they should be at our doors!
We want to thank Hot Sand for showing us such a good time and putting up with us! They were great and everyone should go pay them a visit if you get the chance!
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| They also do sand casting, which before it dries, kind of looks like a glowing alien fossil! It's pretty sick! |
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| Hot Sand is definitely "Bubblicious!" |
This experience really got me excited about the art of glass blowing. So much that I actually signed up for a class at The Crefeld School in Philadelphia! The classes aren't until October, but I'll be sure to keep you updated on how they go, and give you a peek at what I create!
After a weekish of anticipation...our bubbles have arrived! They're beautiful!
71. Experience/live through an Earthquake.
Not a lot to write about this one. I sure you all heard about it. And if you were like Sam and I, just realize it was actually an earthquake; not your fat coworkers stomping around. If you live somewhere between Virginia and Boston, feel free to check this off your list too!
And hold on to your butts, kids, because the Go Getters are strapping in for the next act Mother Nature is throwing at us. We've got enough wine and bagels to last a week. So here's hoping Hurricane Irene doesn't wash us away!
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So until next time, good luck exploring the infinite abyss.
xoxo
The Go Getters
