Outside Outside Lands '25

Two years ago, a chapter closed. I was packing up and moving out of SF, when I paused to look at what was packed and realized, “I have everything I need to throw a renegade party!” This was 1 week before Outside Lands, 2023. So I called up my best bud and festival fam, Rob, and we plotted a spot to party after the festival let out. I didn’t go to the festival but the party was lit! We posted up by the Conservatory of Flowers and I played until the rangers shut it down. Hundreds of people cruised through and enjoyed the jams. When the rangers finally rolled through, the crowd asked for my Venmo and I raised enough to cover the citation. Go SF! We dubbed the party Outside Outside Lands. So, yeah, I guess in a way FISHER opened for me. Well, Outside Outside Lands (OOSL) was back this year. This time, I attended the festival (which was awesome) and extracted myself with the help of some homies to set up in a more discrete location in the park. When I got there, there were a few vagrants, which sketched me out. But once I had a few of my crew, I set up and started playing. My friend took the photo that I used for this set, which I really enjoy because you can clearly see the silhouette of someone in the background. In a world where I am another you and you are another me, it's hard to not see the symbolism. We all have our shadows. While in some ways my set up was an invasion, it was also a communion, a celebration, and an act of love. In the end, I got another citation, while we were packing up. The ranger had me and my remaining friends rock, paper, scissors for who was going to get the citation and I, cosmically, lost 3 rounds in a row to be the lucky winner. Happy to pay it and, to the neighbors, sorry. (Not sorry.)