"This" being music festivals. You know that feeling of 'man, if only I was 22 again (although I often feel 22) and then you hang out with 22 year olds and I think - nah, Im good. I am so glad I am not that age anymore. And although the idea of Coachella sounds fun - beautiful people dancing together to fun music - sure that happens. But when you zoom in it can be a hot, drunken, sweaty mess. The mornings you wake up dirty and hungover. Using a port-a-potty for 4 days and living mostly off of greasy food and adderall. Camping in the fresh mountains of Colorado is great...camping with a bunch of 19 year olds who don't sleep and one just peed on your tent (yes, this actually happened) not as great. You almost HAVE to be on drugs - especially when bands START at 2am. So as I was considering my plan for the year - as far as music festivals - Sasquatch was looking like a better, more laid back alternative to Coachella (Roskilde wasn't happening and I had come to terms with it). I sold my Coachella tickets for face value to a 19 year old kid (I swear they are ALL 19) with dreads who said words like "epic" and he gave me $750 cash. I felt like a protective mom - it was his first festival and I just wanted him to make good choices.
I felt good about my Sasquatch decision. It is a beautiful venue at the Gorge in central Washington. It is less crowded and I was going with girls - not couples. And girls that apparently have money. We all brought our own tents, which at Roskilde there was always 3-4 people in our tent, depending on the night. It was car camping and the girls had coolers full of salmon, spring rolls, breakfast burritos, st. germain, champagne and stumptown cold press coffee...mmm. These girls know how to Sasquatch. So, maybe I don't have to stop going to festivals! Maybe there is a grown up way to do things, a place for the 25-30 year olds to still partake in some of the fun - and also maybe get a good nights sleep and enjoy a normal meal without getting beer spilled on you.
