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Already August - Redwalls show and LOLLAPALOOZA 2007
Saturday (July 28th): I went to a movie (License to Wed) with my mom, we all had supper before I went to work that night.
Sunday (July 29th): I went to church, ate lunch with my parents, rested up before I had to work from 4 to 8pm.
Monday (July 30th): I worked with my mom at the pharmacy, went to the gym, ate supper then went to work from 9pm - 1am.
Tuesday (July 31st): I did not do a whole lot. I lounged around and put off things that I had on my list of things to do.
Wednesday (August 1st): I slept in, took a shower, Maggie came over, we ran errands then left for Nashville around 2:30. We got to Nashville around 6pm and walked around then went to the Hooka bar across the venue - it was kind of freaky and weird. We then went to Cafe CoCo and I got a salad, some chocolate cake (delicious but expensive) and a strawberry cream italian soda. I would love to go there again sometime when I go to a show at exit/in or the end. We walked over to the end about an hour before the show and no one was really around except the opening band (The Lonely Hearts) and a friend from Webster who works at a recording studio in Nashville came up and talked to us for a bit before he went to grab something to eat. A couple members from The Lonely Hearts talked to us and they were nice. They let us in and there were not a lot of people around and everyone went to sit at the tables on the side, so Maggie and I didn't want to stand by ourselves on the floor so we went over to the bar and sat with my friend, Buster, (the one who works at the recording studio) and The Redwalls. We sat and talked to Buster while the opening bands played and the Lonely Hearts were not bad. The Redwalls came on, so Maggie, Buster and I headed to the front row and enjoyed the show. Afterwards, Maggie and I both bought the new version of Universal Blues and t-shirts. We had them sign out setlists and take photos with them. We said our goodbyes to Buster (Thank you, Buster, for offering us to stay with you since it was so late) and headed home. We got home at 4am. It was brutal.
Thursday (August 2nd): We woke up late and I went and mowed 2 lawns before we left around 4:30 to head to Champaign to stay with one of my parents friends. We stopped in Arcola, Illinois to eat dinner with Maggie's grandmother then went to my parents friend's, Cindy, house and went to bed early because we had to get up at 4:30 to catch our train to Chicago at 6:10.
Friday (August 3rd): The train did not leave until 6:30 because it was running a tad late, but it came from New Orleans and it was brand new and niiiice. It had a sky lounge where you could sit on each side and see out the huge side windows. That is where we sat. We got into Chicago around 8:30, went to CVS to buy sunscreen and band-aids then took the subway to our hotel on Michigan Avenue. We couldn't check in yet because it was too early, so we left our bags with the concierge and headed to Grant Park for Lollapalooza. We saw The Fratellis then went and bought some stuff at the Lolla Store. I bought a Spoon tee, Lolla shirt and Lolla poster. We went and sat in the shade and waited for Maggie's friend, Aditi, before going to more shows. I went and saw a little bit of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and Jack's Mannequin, while Maggie and Aditi went and saw Viva Voce. We met up at the Myspace tent and got our picture with The Fratellis then went and saw a little Sparklehorse. They pretty much sucked, so we headed over to get ready for G. Love and Special Sauce and saw M.I.A. We saw G Love then saw a bit of the Black Keys and Femi Kuti & The Positive Force. Maggie and I watched Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals because I wanted to see him, while Aditi went and saw Daft Punk. Maggie and I went back to the hotel, got some food & drinks from the gift shop and ordered a Chicago pizza.
Saturday (August 4th): We got to Grant Park for Day 2 of Lolla and Aditi and I saw I'm From Barcelona while Maggie went to stand at the AT&T all day because she wanted front row spots for Muse that night. They were INCREDIBLE. I love them to pieces now and I think it is awesome that they have 29 people in their band. They put the Polytechnic Spree to shame. Aditi and I then wen t and saw Tapes n' Tapes and Second City comedy. I went to go see Sam Roberts Band while she went to see Stephen Marley. I went and saw a half an hour of Stephen Marley while drinking a peach tea and eating some guacamole and chips. I then walked to the other end of the park to see some Cold War Kids and Motion City Soundtrack. I went on and saw Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah then left that early and caught the last half hour of The Roots while waiting for Regina Spektor who went on at 5:30. I got 2nd row for Spoon and it started to rain. I went onto the other end of the park to see Interpol and freezed my ass off because it cooled down once it rained. I met back up with Aditi and Maggie around 10:30 then we headed back towards Michigan Avenue on the subway. We all wanted Jimmy John's, but it was closed so we ate at McDonald's then headed back to our hotel and were in a super goofy mood. It was a fun night.
Sunday (August 5th): The last day of Lolla. We got to the park and Aditi and I went and saw the 1900s, while Maggie sat in the shade and watched them from under a tree a little ways away. We all went over to the Improv comedy and saw Second City again hoping it would be better with a different skit, but it was the same as the one Aditi and I had seen the day before so we left and went over to the stage that Amy Winehouse was gonna be on. She was pretty good. Maggie and I left after 3 songs because we wanted good spots for Paolo Nutini. We ended up with 2nd row and he was good - as usual. After Paolo we all got beverages - I got another peach tea - then went and saw Iggy and the Stooges. We watched around and watched The Wailers on the opposite stage then turned again and saw Modest Mouse on the stage across the field. We catch TV on the Radio and stayed for one Pearl Jam song because none of us liked them too much. I was wearing my Obama shirt and several people (all guys) came up to me and grabbed my arm and expressed extreme support and love for him. We ate at Thai Spoon and Aditi and I got delicious Thai bubble tea. Yum. It was good. We all headed back to the hotel and Aditi's sister, Artie, picked her up because she lives in the city and goes to med school at UIC. Maggie and I stayed up talking then headed to bed because we had to get up around 7 the next morning to make sure that we made it to Union Station by 8:30 because our train left at 9:15am.
Monday (August 6th): We got ready, left and got to the train station about a half an hour before the train left. We got good spots and I took a 2 hour nap before arriving in Champaign. Cindy picked us up, we went back to her house to get my car, stopped in Arcola again and ate lunch with Maggie's grandma then headed home. I dropped off Maggie in Mt. Vernon where her parents were waiting and I headed home.
Today I did not do a thing besides sorta unpack and pick up my room. I work tomorrow morning. Blah. I still need sleep.
I hope this man tours in Europe before I come home in December. He is doing a fall US tour (it figures. add it to the growing list of artists that are touring in the fall that I will miss since I will be in the UK. I am semi-bitter, but I will be in effin' LONDON!).
He was super good live and the new album sounds promising.
2 artists of the week:
Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
I recommend "In The Colors" on his myspace page - new song from the album that is not out yet.....along with "Waiting For You".
http://myspace.com/benharper
http://www.benharper.net
I'm From Barcelona
http://www.myspace.com/imfrombarcelona
http://www.imfrombarcelona.com
drainedSunday (July 29th): I went to church, ate lunch with my parents, rested up before I had to work from 4 to 8pm.
Monday (July 30th): I worked with my mom at the pharmacy, went to the gym, ate supper then went to work from 9pm - 1am.
Tuesday (July 31st): I did not do a whole lot. I lounged around and put off things that I had on my list of things to do.
Wednesday (August 1st): I slept in, took a shower, Maggie came over, we ran errands then left for Nashville around 2:30. We got to Nashville around 6pm and walked around then went to the Hooka bar across the venue - it was kind of freaky and weird. We then went to Cafe CoCo and I got a salad, some chocolate cake (delicious but expensive) and a strawberry cream italian soda. I would love to go there again sometime when I go to a show at exit/in or the end. We walked over to the end about an hour before the show and no one was really around except the opening band (The Lonely Hearts) and a friend from Webster who works at a recording studio in Nashville came up and talked to us for a bit before he went to grab something to eat. A couple members from The Lonely Hearts talked to us and they were nice. They let us in and there were not a lot of people around and everyone went to sit at the tables on the side, so Maggie and I didn't want to stand by ourselves on the floor so we went over to the bar and sat with my friend, Buster, (the one who works at the recording studio) and The Redwalls. We sat and talked to Buster while the opening bands played and the Lonely Hearts were not bad. The Redwalls came on, so Maggie, Buster and I headed to the front row and enjoyed the show. Afterwards, Maggie and I both bought the new version of Universal Blues and t-shirts. We had them sign out setlists and take photos with them. We said our goodbyes to Buster (Thank you, Buster, for offering us to stay with you since it was so late) and headed home. We got home at 4am. It was brutal.
Thursday (August 2nd): We woke up late and I went and mowed 2 lawns before we left around 4:30 to head to Champaign to stay with one of my parents friends. We stopped in Arcola, Illinois to eat dinner with Maggie's grandmother then went to my parents friend's, Cindy, house and went to bed early because we had to get up at 4:30 to catch our train to Chicago at 6:10.
Friday (August 3rd): The train did not leave until 6:30 because it was running a tad late, but it came from New Orleans and it was brand new and niiiice. It had a sky lounge where you could sit on each side and see out the huge side windows. That is where we sat. We got into Chicago around 8:30, went to CVS to buy sunscreen and band-aids then took the subway to our hotel on Michigan Avenue. We couldn't check in yet because it was too early, so we left our bags with the concierge and headed to Grant Park for Lollapalooza. We saw The Fratellis then went and bought some stuff at the Lolla Store. I bought a Spoon tee, Lolla shirt and Lolla poster. We went and sat in the shade and waited for Maggie's friend, Aditi, before going to more shows. I went and saw a little bit of Ted Leo and the Pharmacists and Jack's Mannequin, while Maggie and Aditi went and saw Viva Voce. We met up at the Myspace tent and got our picture with The Fratellis then went and saw a little Sparklehorse. They pretty much sucked, so we headed over to get ready for G. Love and Special Sauce and saw M.I.A. We saw G Love then saw a bit of the Black Keys and Femi Kuti & The Positive Force. Maggie and I watched Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals because I wanted to see him, while Aditi went and saw Daft Punk. Maggie and I went back to the hotel, got some food & drinks from the gift shop and ordered a Chicago pizza.
Saturday (August 4th): We got to Grant Park for Day 2 of Lolla and Aditi and I saw I'm From Barcelona while Maggie went to stand at the AT&T all day because she wanted front row spots for Muse that night. They were INCREDIBLE. I love them to pieces now and I think it is awesome that they have 29 people in their band. They put the Polytechnic Spree to shame. Aditi and I then wen t and saw Tapes n' Tapes and Second City comedy. I went to go see Sam Roberts Band while she went to see Stephen Marley. I went and saw a half an hour of Stephen Marley while drinking a peach tea and eating some guacamole and chips. I then walked to the other end of the park to see some Cold War Kids and Motion City Soundtrack. I went on and saw Clap Your Hands and Say Yeah then left that early and caught the last half hour of The Roots while waiting for Regina Spektor who went on at 5:30. I got 2nd row for Spoon and it started to rain. I went onto the other end of the park to see Interpol and freezed my ass off because it cooled down once it rained. I met back up with Aditi and Maggie around 10:30 then we headed back towards Michigan Avenue on the subway. We all wanted Jimmy John's, but it was closed so we ate at McDonald's then headed back to our hotel and were in a super goofy mood. It was a fun night.
Sunday (August 5th): The last day of Lolla. We got to the park and Aditi and I went and saw the 1900s, while Maggie sat in the shade and watched them from under a tree a little ways away. We all went over to the Improv comedy and saw Second City again hoping it would be better with a different skit, but it was the same as the one Aditi and I had seen the day before so we left and went over to the stage that Amy Winehouse was gonna be on. She was pretty good. Maggie and I left after 3 songs because we wanted good spots for Paolo Nutini. We ended up with 2nd row and he was good - as usual. After Paolo we all got beverages - I got another peach tea - then went and saw Iggy and the Stooges. We watched around and watched The Wailers on the opposite stage then turned again and saw Modest Mouse on the stage across the field. We catch TV on the Radio and stayed for one Pearl Jam song because none of us liked them too much. I was wearing my Obama shirt and several people (all guys) came up to me and grabbed my arm and expressed extreme support and love for him. We ate at Thai Spoon and Aditi and I got delicious Thai bubble tea. Yum. It was good. We all headed back to the hotel and Aditi's sister, Artie, picked her up because she lives in the city and goes to med school at UIC. Maggie and I stayed up talking then headed to bed because we had to get up around 7 the next morning to make sure that we made it to Union Station by 8:30 because our train left at 9:15am.
Monday (August 6th): We got ready, left and got to the train station about a half an hour before the train left. We got good spots and I took a 2 hour nap before arriving in Champaign. Cindy picked us up, we went back to her house to get my car, stopped in Arcola again and ate lunch with Maggie's grandma then headed home. I dropped off Maggie in Mt. Vernon where her parents were waiting and I headed home.
Today I did not do a thing besides sorta unpack and pick up my room. I work tomorrow morning. Blah. I still need sleep.
I hope this man tours in Europe before I come home in December. He is doing a fall US tour (it figures. add it to the growing list of artists that are touring in the fall that I will miss since I will be in the UK. I am semi-bitter, but I will be in effin' LONDON!).
He was super good live and the new album sounds promising.
2 artists of the week:
I recommend "In The Colors" on his myspace page - new song from the album that is not out yet.....along with "Waiting For You".
http://myspace.com/benharper
http://www.benharper.net
http://www.myspace.com/imfrombarcelona
http://www.imfrombarcelona.com
Numero Dos: You should call me sometime you come to Nashville. We could meet up! Or I could at least stop by and say hi.
Numero Tres: Ben Harper is the goodness.
2 - Yes! I shall.
3 - I am upset she is doing a huge US tour this fall when I am not here. There are some really good ones I am gonna miss - Matt Nathanson, Stephen Kellogg, Ryan Adams, Paolo Nutini, Nada Surf just to name a few. I cannot wait for his new album.