WE MADE IT IN AMERICA

Last weekend Conor, Austin and I went to Made in America, the COOLEST music festival in Philly filled with an absurd amount of people dressed in red, white and blue. The concert was general admission which is the best/worst because you never know what to expect. Our game plan all along was to arrive early(10:30AM), go straight to the main stage and stay there until Kanye West (YEAH) performed at 10:30PM that night. Unfortunately, that meant missing J. Cole and a few others that were performing on different stages but... sacrifice. While waiting for Kanye, we did see Cherub (who?), The Neighbourhood, Big Daddy Kane, City and Colour and The National (seen jumping into Conor's arms in the video below) Thankfully, everything went exactly as planned and we experienced Yeezy from the very front row.  If you're thinking "hey, that sounds SICK" you're exactly right... but it didn't come easy. Here's a few tips if you're planning to do the same thing at #MIAfest next year:

-Don't drink water. If you start to feel dehydrated, small sips only because if you leave to use the bathroom, you're not getting back.
-Make friends with the people around you since you're more than likely stuck with them for the next 12+ hours. But don't be too friendly or they'll think they can push their way into your spot and YOU WAITED FOR THAT SPOT.
- Don't eat anything. Possibly the hardest part for all of us because FOOD.
- If someone asks to switch spots with you for "one band" because it's their "favorite band" and "you're just here for Kanye" you respectfully decline. If they persist, call for SE-CUR-ITY.
- Don't fall for the "nice guy" next to you offering water and cliff bars from his backpack. It sounds appealing when you haven't eaten for so long you think you have forgotten how to chew HOWEVER, he's trying to give you no choice but to have to leave your spot for the bathroom. Stay strong.
- Play games to pass the time. We played "Which body part do you want to cut off most right now?" Legs, back, head.
- Don't bother bringing deodorant, everyone smells and there's barley enough room to lift your hands above your waist anyways.
- Be nice to the security guards, our bro Courtney hooked us up.
- If your friends start to say "I'm so hungry" you tell them NO, YOU ARE NOT HUNGRY. Hunger is for the weak.

Ask all three of us and we'll give you the same answer.
Was it worth it? Absolutely. #YOLO
Would we do it again? I mean, we'd have to be out of our minds, right?