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If This Was You, You're One Cheap Hipster

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Photo by Joshua Mellin

Regular Chicagoist Photos Flickr pool contributor Joshua Mellin caught this shot of someone at Pitchfork finding a creative way to avoid the lines. Or even pay to get in.

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  • Paul Klekner

    if that is matthias, shouldn't his arm be in a sling? he broke his elbow! it totally looks just like him though.

  • I saw fewer jumpers this year...tix are only 45 a day and you can buy them outside for less with 10+ bands per day its a bargain.  As someone that pays for tix every year, it's aggravating to see...some dude almost landed on me last year...electric fences and barbed-wire next year.

  • Further proof that having the capability to grow facial hair by no means makes you a "man".

  • Cheap hipster, eh? P4K pricing has steadily increased. Since when is $45 a day for bigger crowds and shittier beer a deal?

  • ChicagoD

    Higher pricing and shittier beer = bigger crowds? Hhmmm. I feel like there is something . . . oh yeah. Capitalism.

    You're right though. He's not "cheap" he's a thief.

  • looks like das racist left their passes at the combination pizza hut and taco bell

  • ChicagoD

    The one on Jamaica Avenue? Jamaica Avenue! Jamaica Avenue! That's where I'm at, where you at?

    My four-year old loves that song.

  • aaroncynic

    I can't exactly completely fault a guy for trying to find a way past the front door to avoid paying $110 and sneak in a fancy camera. Since I don't have a sweet beard, fancy camera or what appear to be Black Spot shoes - does that mean I'm just a cheap old man?

  • ChicagoD

    I don't know what "Black Spot" shoes are, but to answer your question, yeah, probably.

  • aaroncynic

    I don't mind being a cheap old man one bit. Black Spots are very hip shoes that look like Converse made from hemp, recycled tires, vegan leather and produced in fair-trade factories put out by Adbusters. I'm sure they're American Apparel approved as well. 

  • ChicagoD

    Wow. I don't think they sell Black Spot shoes where I buy shoes. Good to know. And if you don't think you mind being a cheap old man, we ought to get together and have a not-giving-a-shit-off. It'd be fun if we did it at some shitty hipster (or, God forbid, dirty hippy) bar.

  • Kaonashi

    THIS CHEAP CHEEP

  • He's also cradling a camera throughout the jump and might have been more interested in getting that inside than avoiding the ticket price.

  • Tim

    This is more ambitious than the idiot I caught trying to crawl under the Will Call trailer on Friday night.  Even thought I was a volunteer, the lure of making hipster assholes feel shame was too worth it.

  • encep tang

    good for him. 

  • Reason # 4278 why I hate living in the modern era. In about 20 years, I'm probably going to have to vote for this dumbass.

  • mike_thoms

    I would say this guy looks more like a cheap, dirty hippie who couldn't sell enough of his shitty whatever (vegan quesadillas?) to get in.

  • ChicagoD

    No, man, it's Matthias St. John! See, that makes it awesome!

    Is this the same guy who used to be an in-line skater in Highland Park? Badass!

  • mike_thoms

    Does he do extreme walking too?

  • ChicagoD

    HA! Check out his youtube page. Lots of tricks, but the activities, the locations etc. would make me wonder if we're talking more Trustafarian than hipster.

  • matthias the cat st. john

  • They must be triplets.

  • Jdole

    Kinda looks like an Ayatollah Assahola

  • Jumping over the crapper with a broken elbow and some sublet cash. +1 for Matthias.

  • Leyla Arsan

    I totally agree with the dude who thinks this is the worst American Apparel ad ever.

    http://www.leylaruinseverythin...

  • Nick Brazinsky

    HELL YEAH, ITS MATTHIAS!!! REAL RECOGNIZE REAL.

  • ChicagoD

    "Real recognize real."

    That's awesome. Are you from Highland Park too?

  • Navin_Johnson

    I bet his mommy calls him "Matt".

  • seitz

    Saw two dudes do this in pretty much the exact same spot as I was walking in on Sunday.  No trace of security outside to stop it.  

  • snoopoz

    This is the worst American Apparel ad ever.

  • mickcube

    as my $90+ ticket and i watched two kids fly over the fence at lollapalooza two years ago, i wished i was a little bit younger.

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