This just in! I’m not going… And this isn’t some social protest about the lineup or how the festival has become commercially overrun with radio fans, its comes down to one very simple fact. I’m poor. Piss poor to be exact. I suddenly realizing what its like to be drowning in my own credit card debt due to purchases and concerts that were “must haves”. Meanwhile, I lack the complete ability to plan or conserve resources for when the true fun arises. To add onto this horrible, horrible realization, I’ve been discovering or coming upon bands that I like very much and would be interested to see in a live setting. So naturally, in this wonderful age of transparency and information, I travel through the interwebs to their respective MySpace pages to check for local touring dates…and to my surprise, Grant Park, Chicago August 7-9. It appears that nearly all of them will be attending and performing in the festival.
But enough with my crippling depression and horrible self-realizations, lets talk about you!  If you’re going to Lolla, I would love to see the pictures, watch the videos, and hear the stories of the most raging weekend in Chicago since the Great Fire.  Send me an email at mrferrel@gmail.com with the files attached and I’ll put them up on the blog to share with everyone.  Hope you all have fun, I’ll be wallowing at a cottage on Walloon Lake (insert sarcasm).