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\"\"<\/a>Momservation: <\/strong>\u201cIf you dare nothing, then when the day is over, nothing is all you have gained.\u201d ~Neil Gaiman<\/p>\n

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Big test this Memorial weekend: Am I as cool and hip as I think I am?<\/p>\n

The BottleRock Music Festival in Napa <\/a>is going to let me know.<\/p>\n

It all came about when I was talking with my 16 year-old daughter, Whitney, about what will be the epic adventures of her generation\u2019s college days.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor my generation it was huge gatherings of swimsuited co-eds basking in sun and beer at fabled places like Daytona Beach, Lake Havasu or Palm Springs,\u201d I told her. \u201cYou didn\u2019t even need a room, you just needed to get there and it would work itself out,\u201d I said remembering but not sharing the complete details of a Palm Springs spring break trip.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think for you it will be more about the music festivals like Coachella<\/a>, Stagecoach<\/a>, or BottleRock<\/a>. You\u2019re pretty lucky. I think that would be fun, but I\u2019m too old for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re not too old for it,\u201d Whitney said laying down points toward Favorite Child. \u201cWhy couldn\u2019t you go to one? I\u2019d go with you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Suddenly my 46 year-old achy joints and penchant for being in bed by 10 pm dissipated. I jolted up in a moment of clarity. \u201cYou\u2019re right, Whit! I\u2019m not too old for that sh**! Why couldn\u2019t I go?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThey just announced the line-up for BottleRock.<\/a> Tickets go on sale Monday\u2026\u201d said Whit in hopeful excitement for not having to wait until she was in college.<\/p>\n

\u201cLast year Michael Franti <\/a>was there\u2014I love Michael Franti! \u2018Say Hey (I Love You<\/a>)\u2019 is my ringtone!\u201d I squeeled getting excited as I felt my youth come rushing back. \u201cI even saw someone post a picture of him just hanging out in the crowd. If he\u2019s playing again\u2026I\u2019m going!\u201d<\/p>\n

Lying on her bedroom floor where we had been chatting, Whit quickly pulled up the 3-day line-up for BottleRock.<\/a> We eagerly scrolled through it.<\/p>\n

\u201cMichael Franti & Spearhead <\/a>are playing Saturday!\u201d I squealed! \u201cTom Petty & the Heartbreakers<\/a> are headlining. You want to go Whit and bring a friend?\u201d<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ehu3wy4WkHs<\/a><\/p>\n

Now it was Whitney\u2019s turn to squeal. \u201cYeah!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cOkay, when you\u2019re at school Monday I\u2019ll try to get four tickets for Saturday before they sell out\u2014I know they sold out last year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBut what about Friday?\u201d she cautiously broached in case any offer at all was rescinded. \u201cMaroon 5<\/a> and Macklemore<\/a> are headlining!\u201d<\/p>\n

I thought for a second, being realistic about my endurance for a 3-day, out-of-town music festival. Then I thought of a solution that would please everyone. \u201cI\u2019ll see if your older brother wants to bring his girlfriend and you guys can all go together Friday and Dad and our friends can go on Saturday.\u201d<\/p>\n

The plan was cemented and Whit and I rolled around on the floor in excitement for our first music festival adventure.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Cut to today and our BottleRock<\/a> adventure beginning tomorrow. With the reality of going two out of the three days (Hubby was uncomfortable having the teens go alone so we picked up tix for Friday too), undoubtedly terrible traffic and parking nightmares getting to and from the already congested Napa Valley, and 20 hours of trying to run with 75,000 music festival fanatics\u2026I\u2019m starting to feel the old familiar aches and pains and yearning for the cool sheets of my bed at 10pm.<\/p>\n

But adventure awaits! Nothing ventured is nothing gained! I am never too old to be cool and hip, to try new things, and to play with my kids!<\/p>\n

I am off to BottleRock<\/a>! I’ll let you know next week if I passed her test\u2026<\/p>\n

#BottleRock\u00a0 #SeizeTheDay\u00a0 #EnjoyTheJourney<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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