A quick #boomfluent recap of Day 1 at Lollapalooza 2013 Chicago. As you know I posted my top tips of what to bring, how to dress, and how to work your way around Grant Park.
Tip #1. How to Dress – Dress for the weather, but hey this is Chicago and it can change in a second. When I arrived at the park it was a bit cool, I had a light wrap on. Then the sun came out and it was a sweat fest, so I had on this tank top (that I bought from Kanye West Merchandise Store) and wrapped my wrap around my waist. About 30 minuets later the sky’s opened up and it started to rain. I had a rain poncho stuck in my bag, and an umbrella. Soon after that extremely hot again. All in 2 hours. Don’t wear anything that you don’t want to get wet, muddy, ripped, sweated on, stolen, or worse…
Tip #2. Stuff to bring. You might just need aspirin, earplugs, bandages, hand wipes, large toilet paper roll, extra phone charger duly protected with the help of https://emfassure.com ( I did buy a #Mophie charger at a discount price on site at Lollapalooza #mophielovesyou), also bring an extra folding bag, and cash. Below is a photo of this cute family having a great time and protecting their babies ears, what a smart idea.
Tip #3 – Stay hydrated, and not just drinking beer. There is lot’s of free water around, and you can bring your own container and fill it up at the@CamelBak filling stations, fresh filtered water. You can track how many disposable plastic water bottles are being saved on the CamelBak Facebook page.
Some other good tips for boomers. If going with you kids, don’t stress and have fun. I met this amazing mom (below photo) with her grown kids and they looked so happy and in the spirit of the fest. There is a lot to do when you bring younger children, stop by the “Tag-A-Kid” booth in the Kidzapalooza area, you get a specially marked wristbrand for your child, if you get separated they can contact you. They also have activities for you and the kids, Karaoke, Fun with hair, workshops, Yoga and more.
There is a place to store your stuff in the lockers near Buckingham Fountain. They have a general store also near the fountain, along with a Lolla Shop area, t-shirts, hats, posters, water bottles and more. They have an amazing lost and found, 3 years ago my son lost his wallet – 3 months later we got it back in the mail. The security staff was helpful, I saw a medical area set up if needed. There is a lot of food to buy and try and of course many port-a-potties..
It was a very exciting day, and I look forward to tomorrow. People of different ages, lots of new music to discover, and fun activities in the park. Tomorrow I hope to find the body paint station, or transform into a comic strip at the RAV4 pop Art Photo Booth, maybe stop over and grab a glass of wine at the Thorny Rose uncorked lounge, or grab an autograph from an artist and follow @Fyeguy to see where and when, so much to do until tomorrow Rock on!
