Thursday, August 06, 2015

Midwestern Eavesdropping: Lollapalooza Edition

These were overheard this past weekend at Lolla.

Intoxicated late teens or early twentysomething female, far too loud, to friend, after nearly stumbling into stranger around 2 p.m. on the first day of Lollapalooza:  "Hey, do you have super tampons?"
--Chicago, Buckingham Fountain
Eavesdropper:  GMYH

Twentysomething female to friends, walking through field:  "Have you guys ever even heard of that beer?  Blue Moon?"
--Chicago, Grant Park
Eavesdropper:  Jesterio the Magnificent

Jessica Hernandez (of Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas), in between songs:  "This next song is dedicated to all your Lollapalooza shenanigans.  It's called 'Carny Threesome.'"
--Chicago, Grant Park
Eavesdropper:  GMYH

Teenage girl in long line at food stand, to friends:  "I'm so hungry, but I don't want food."
--Chicago, Columbus & Congress
Eavesdropper:  DDT

Drunk guy, to anyone listening, before Metallica started playing, talking about Cliff Burton's 1986 death in a bus crash:  "It should have been Lars, man.  It should have been Lars."
--Chicago, Grant Park
Eavesdropper:  GMYH

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