get your dancin' boots on

lolla is tomorrow - the weekend is going to be a long one...i plan on going 3 days. there are some tips that i learned from last year that could help all you fes' goers this year:

1. pick a main stage for the day - don't even try to get between the AT&T and Bud Light stages (both at opposites ends of the park/venue). the walk alone is probably 20-40 minutes depending on the way the crowd is moving. we camped out at one stage the entire weekend, making trips to other stages in-between the big acts on the main stage we were at. those that tried to venture to the other side between a break from one headliner at the main stage to the next, basically would be gone for over 2 hours just trying to get there and back and we would say "later dude. hopefully you can find us and get back here, but good luck." pick a main stage and settle down there.

2. try to sneak alcohol in. mix it in with your bottled waters. be gutsy, you don't have too much to lose. we brought in sangria one day and everyone around us was in awe. one day we got busted, so i suggest hiding the alcohol in your cleave, ladies and in your pants by your package, guys - that way, you can spend money on mixers and not the pricey frou frou liquor drinks and beers.

3. get ready to sweat like you've never sweat before. plus, it's august.

4. plan your outfit according to what a phish head would wear. how much tie dye you wear is your prerogative Bobbi Brown, but don't try to get all hipster and gussied up for a 3-day concert. wife beater and shorts will do - that way you can sit anyway you want and sit on anything you want without worrying if people can see your hoo-ha and what just got stuck on your new white high-waisted hot shorts. your feet will get nasty, wear flip flops or old tennies.

5. come in with friends, don't try and meet them there. that's a mistake, period. there are millions of people, oh and did I mention, this concert CANNOT sell out!

6. get to the headliner, Pearl Jam, 1 hour to 30 minutes prior to get a good spot - it's the last act and no one is playing at the same as them, so the entire lolla population makes their way over there. if there is a band playing right before them, leave that show early...or stand behind thousands during the Pearl Jam show.

(show round-up coming after the weekend...)