Little Summer Camp

I love the concept of Little Radio's Drunken Summer Camp Sunday - and it's definitely a great value for the money. Basically starting at noon every Sunday this summer, you can pay $10 at the door and get unlimited food, drinks, ping pong, badminton, waterslide action, and 3 bands playing live music.
Sounds pretty awesome right? And it was but...but...but, I came home last night and decided that it's basically for lazy Eastsiders who want a beach-like experience without driving all they way out to the sand. Well, with the extra bonus of live music.

But it's definitely an easy way to pass a few hours on a Sunday. And a really fun idea.

I think a lot of it is my own insecurities - it's a super duper hipster silverlake scene. Lots of American Apparel swimsuits, Urban Outfitters everything, and vintage everything else. Also tattoos are essential. Which is all fine, but in my plain old tank top and corduroy beach skirt I felt like a sore thumb. (Although you could argue that since I didn't fit the hipster mold, I was actually the biggest non-conformist there) Also, while playing badminton, our chairs were stolen. Which is pretty shitty considering we had our bags right in front of them. So that was a little unnecessary. But obviously has nothing to do with the even itself - it just speaks to what kind of crowd was there. It wasn't the friendliest group - everyone seemed to come in big posses and I almost felt like I was crashing someone else's birthday party.

But, this was our first pass, and next time we'll know a little better what to expect. Which probably means I'll have more fun and feel more comfortable. Plus, it's something totally different than I've ever done on a Sunday before and kudos to Little Radio for putting this on every single week. It's a great effort!

Now, who wants to go to the Salvation Army store with me?