The Hillside Doppelgangers

For the past 3 years I have attended the Hillside music festival in Guelph, Ontario, and despite the terrible weather that seems to loom every year, there always seems to be a magical moment that makes you realize why you keep coming back. This year that moment came Sunday afternoon. After 2 days of some good, but mostly okay performances, a band called Zeus made their way onto the stage. Harboring much buzz amongst festival goers, their had been an air of anticipation amongst the audience while doing their sound check. Yet despite all of this, I, along with my companions could not get over the fact that one of the band members looked identical to Zack circa 2008.
Checklist
Tall and lanky: check; Gross beard: check; ponytail: double check.


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But the fun didn't stop there. I also stumbled across my own doppelganger circa 2008/2009.
Checklist
Asian: check; buzzed head: check; thick framed glasses: check; subtle hipster semblance: check; all white cast of friends and girlfriend: double check.


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Zeus went on to steal the show that day, making me, and others like me, realize why we keep showing up to these things. Despite the rain, the humidity, the long line-ups to pee, the uncomfortable run-ins with distant acquaintances, and bouts of dehydration, its the moments where you see someone who looks exactly like you and those you know that make you realize that its all worth it.


(Above) Zack, Vocals, keys, and guitar for Zeus.