It was a hard decision, but after much deliberation, the judges…judge, has made up his mind. I thought that for sure there would be no competition once I saw the woman signing every word James Mercer of The Shins sang, but oh how I was so very wrong.
Merely minutes after closing the book on coolest person at Lollapalooza, because really, who could beat a woman signing at a music festival, I looked over to my left, and what did I see? I saw a man sitting on a big blanket. Now, I know what you are thinking, “That beats a woman signing at a music festival?” but yes, it certainly does. And I’ll tell you why.
First of all, you have to understand that every single person who was relatively close to the stage was standing during The Shins performance. But not this guy. He had a HUGE blanket given how crowded the area was, and he knew just how to use it. He went up close towards the stage and plopped his blanket down and just sat there for the whole show. Or did he just sit there? No he didn’t. He was working on Math! He had a textbook out, and a ti-83 calculator, and was doing work while the Shins performed.
In his defense, I can understand why he would want to come to the festival, regardless of if he had work to do or not. It was a beautiful day, in a beautiful park, with great music. Who would want to miss that, even if they had calculus work to do? I just thought it was humorous, how everyone was standing, watching The Shins, and this guy was sitting doing work. Why did he need to be so close up? It’s not like he could see, and he was definitely taking up enough real estate that could have been used by three, maybe four people. And that my friends, is what makes him the winner of the coolest fan at Lollapalooza contest. With that kind of devotion, he should probably be given some kind of education award also, but I’m not the one who hands those out.
