Serendipity

As some of you may know, my hometown of San Francisco has been overrun this weekend by the Outside Lands Festival.  Six stages, three days, many bands, and lots of people.  Although we live right across the street from the park, we haven't heard any of the music.

This morning, my husband and I decided to take a walk on the beach and away from the incoming concert-goer traffic.  We stopped at one of our favorite coffee shops, Java Beach.  What a wonderful surprise to find that they were hosting the La Playa Summer Block Party with a great line-up of surf bands:

 

• The TomorrowMen
• The Deadbeats
• Pollo Del Mar
• Graves Brothers Deluxe
• Meshuggah Beach Party

 

So there we sat, listening to great surf music, drinking our coffee, and watching the neighborhoods kids bounce away in the bounce house.  What did we pay?  About $10 for coffee and snacks.  Meanwhile, 10-20 blocks to the east, tens of thousands paid at least $80 for their day of music.  Am I knocking them?  Nope.  I just liked our day better

Comments

[Booker]

I'm stunned that y'all can't hear the noise. The football stadium here is about half a mile from my house, but I can hear the metal concerts there, at least, and other genres too, if I listen for the music.

[zanaru]

I think the trees in the park filtered much of the music. Folks up at 30th Avenue were reporting being able to hear the whole concert.

I still liked the surf bands better. Especially theTomorrow Men. They really rocked it.