According
to Max (from Happy Endings) “Hipster rule number 3: Never show too much enthusiasm.”
All right, we all know I’m no hipster but at least… let’s try to blend in so I
thought I could vary the topic of the post for a change :)
Today I won’t
talk about how hipster are supposed to be or what are the highlights of the
culture. I won’t even talk about the history of the hipsters as Abba wants to
cover that point in the next entry and as last time I talked about my “hipster-first time” today I will talk about my first festival. It is true that our BerlinHipsterFestival2012
is only an idea but that doesn’t mean we cannot dream about it!
Do you guys
remember what was your first concert or music festival? I kind of do… I
remember (more or less) when it was, I know for sure where it was or who organized
it but I can’t remember who sang on it or even with who I went! I feel terrible…
Well, I do remember ONE friend. (I’ll be back)
Ok, so I
just exchange some messages with THE friend (thanks Rod) and just as I thought
so he does remember some of the artist. As a matter of fact Anastasia was
there. How could I have forgotten about dancing “not that kind”??? hehehe. We
also talked about a Spanish (very commercial and probably one-hit-wonder) duo
called Sonia y Selena. Their “hit” Yo quiero bailar is the kind of song that you
love because it reminds you of your teens but you hate because all the other
obvious reasons you will find after taking a look at this video:
Anyway… this
first music festival was in 2001 in Madrid and we were 16. It was organized by
a program called “World Dance Music” that belongs to the number-one-radio
station in Spain (los 40 Principales) The tickets were free and even that was
exciting. I used to live outside the city and of course, the radio station was
at the very heart of Madrid. In addition the box-office where you could pick up
tickets for free was open only until 5pm or 6pm and because the festival was
sponsored by such a big station we decided to go the same day we heard about it
immediately after school in order to make sure we got a ticket. And back in
those days getting from where I used to live to Madrid city center wasn’t an
easy task. Now we have the metro but back then it probably took us over an hour
with many changes from bus to metro in between.
I also
remember how my mom drove us to the venue (a huge park also outside from
Madrid) and how patiently she picked us up once it was over. I also remember how
we went about 3 or 4 hours before just to queue to get a “good spot” and then
we decided that the first row was too crowed. Hehehe. I find really „funny“
that I am incapable of remembering the line-up or the friends I went with but I
guess that is part of the magic of festivals. Times goes by and you just
remember that you were there and you had a blast.
And now is
the time for questions… What and when was your first festival? What do you
think the ingredients of an awesome festival have to be? Which one is the one
you will never forget about and why? By the way, if our Berlin Hipster Festival
becomes a reality don’t forget to check out this website with all the info: http://berlinhipsterfestival2012.eu/
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