Holy cow, there is so much going on both in the City in general and the world of pop culture.
For one, Lollapalooza is this weekend in Grant Park and I really wish I could go. It's a great place to have it, although downtown can get congested under the best of circumstances. But being outside in a really beautiful park, surrounded by magnificent buildings on one side and the Sea of Michigan on the other - what could be better? The lineup this year is really good, too, which makes me even more bitter about missing it. I was surprised to see Smoking Popes on the roster (they're still around?!?) and seeing Wolfmother listed just made me smile. It's nice to see old faves like the Reverend Horton Heat and Violent Femmes along with some of my new faves, Dresden Dolls, Gnarls Barkley and She Wants Revenge. If you're going, you're a lucky bastard.
I will, however, be going to the geek festival know as Wizard World. Make fun of me all you want, but Wizard is far cheaper for me ($25 versus $65 for one day) and takes far less time, which means I can squeeze it into my already packed weekend schedule. I have a short list of comics I'm looking for such as the last half of the Ocean mini series that I missed, for example, and all of the issues of 52, since I've managed to miss those as well. I hope I find some deals!
