gifts for people who plan ahead: three-day bumbershoot passes
viva voce // bumbershoot 2007
At first, this is going to sound kind of crazy, but once you think about it maybe it makes a little more sense. Right now Bumbershoot is selling three-day passes to the 2008 festival at a deeply discounted prices. You might think that your life is such a combination of chaos and free-spiritedness that committing to be in Seattle for Labor Day weekend, two hundred seventy-seven days from now, is impossible. On top of that, you don’t even know who will be playing! But if history is any indication you can probably guess that the mainstage will feature some teen-friendly emo one night, hip-hop superstars another night, with the wildcard slot held for either an up-and-coming rock act, rebounding nostalgia artist, or Fergie, there will be tons of comedy, and a couple dozen local and national indie touring artists you’ve been hearing on KEXP all year.
If you’re the type of person who likes Bumbershoot, you know that you’ll be at Seattle Center from 30 August to 1 September; so why not pre-emptively save a little money? In the event that you’re whisked out of town on an all-expenses-paid end-of-summer holiday, I’m sure that you can find a slacker friend who forgot to buy tickets until who would be happy to get yours, making you someone on a dream vacation who profits off their friends. Your life just keeps getting better and better, doesn’t it?
There you go. Tickets are $60 [bumbershoot]. You’ll need to become a “bumberfan” (this has never worked for me, despite multiple efforts) or you can just type “BUMBERHOLIDAY” into the form and get the goods. Buy a set now and all of the sudden you’re a responsible adult who plans your life nearly a year in advance. Or you’re a idealist who throws caution to the wind on good faith and decent savings. Or, you’re a person who gives good gift. Either way, you’re a winner.
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Bumbershoot sucks. A friend of mine was planning to come to town in early September of this year and when we began to exchange frequent emails in the summer, he made sure that I was going to stray from Bumbershoot and the Seattle Center area in general.
It’s weird when something that used to be so damn good to many and attracted lots of people is now so damn horrible and the same people that used to anticipate the festival now put effort into avoiding it.
I disagree wholeheartedly.