| Show Defining 93 Alison Thornton Associate Editor to Websters Webster's Il Illustrated Illustrated Illustrated Il- Il ACCORDING Encyclopedic Dictionary Dictionary Dictionary Dic Dic- is something something something some thing outstanding of its kind Promoters called it an alternative alternative alternative tive rock festival It stopped at atthe atthe atthe the Weber County Fairgrounds all da day on Friday June 25 Two vo stages of bands keep the atomic cluster of Lollapalooza entertained Main stage performers included Front 4 2 Rage Against the Machine Babes in Arrested Development Dinosaur Jr Fishbone Fishbone Fishbone Fish Fish- bone Alice in Chains and Primus All AIl the music was hard hard- hitting sending message-sending and The volcanic pit slam- slam dancing spot in front of the stage was kept cool literally and physically by Contemporary Services rent-a-cops rent They hosed down the crowd with water and pulled those who had been thrashed over the barricade barricade barricade bar bar- and into a chance to get backstage If only for a minute they could say I was there Several other forms of entertainment entertainment entertainment enter enter- were available some provided by the show and others provided by the fans A place called the village small smaIl band of oft t 1 raveling traveling hippies selling their wares had tents set up Among items sold were clothes jewelry Dr hats tattooing body piercing and drug paraphernalia pipes and bongs The food was as exotic as the music curry chicken gyros and falafels in pita bread I dont don't know how to define falafel Beer also was served to those over 21 of age in the beer gardens Sodas and veggie drinks were available for those under 21 or those people choosing not to stand in inthe inthe inthe the long hour-long beer line watching People-watching was at its best For the women there were hair farmers rs haired long beautiful men everywhere and if the wilder look beautiful men with strange hair-dos hair is preferred it was not nota a problem Men had it even better better better- the more conservative women came in their bikinis the less conservative came in bras and und underwear or lingerie The fuddy like me came in shorts skirts and T-shirts T we looked cute although no one noticed Pierced ears noses and nipples nipples nipples nip nip- ples tattooed arms backs and faces also gave the person observer observer observer ob ob- ob- ob server something to look at The ever present put on quite a show themselves but I wont won't go into that It would take too long By about 9 pm p.m. the show was over My friends and I all allgot allgot allgot got into our car and settled in for a scenic two-hour two drive out of the parking What a lollapalooza lollapalooza lol- lol of a day it had truly been F. F t. t 1 i n r 1 f Sf r t t 1 t i 1 I. I I |
