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I don't like that I've been downgraded from Queen though.... And that all of these nicknames are negative! I'm a positive person, dammit!!!!! I just share too much info!
earlier I had gone downstairs to get something for lunch. coming back, I got to the elevator and there were like 7 people standing there waiting and someone had pushed the button to go up (we were on the bottom floor, so everyone needed to go up). the elevator dings, everyone kind of stands there, so I go ahead and walk in. no one else moves toward the elevator. I hold the door open button and kind of stick my head out to see if anyone else was coming. everyone kind of avoided eye contact and continued to sort of shuffle around. so I closed the door.
earlier I had gone downstairs to get something for lunch. coming back, I got to the elevator and there were like 7 people standing there waiting and someone had pushed the button to go up (we were on the bottom floor, so everyone needed to go up). the elevator dings, everyone kind of stands there, so I go ahead and walk in. no one else moves toward the elevator. I hold the door open button and kind of stick my head out to see if anyone else was coming. everyone kind of avoided eye contact and continued to sort of shuffle around. so I closed the door.
earlier I had gone downstairs to get something for lunch. coming back, I got to the elevator and there were like 7 people standing there waiting and someone had pushed the button to go up (we were on the bottom floor, so everyone needed to go up). the elevator dings, everyone kind of stands there, so I go ahead and walk in. no one else moves toward the elevator. I hold the door open button and kind of stick my head out to see if anyone else was coming. everyone kind of avoided eye contact and continued to sort of shuffle around. so I closed the door.
minnesotans are weirdly anti-social.
That would make me wildly paranoid about myself. Do I smell? Do I have something on my face? Did one of them have a vision like in Final Destination?
earlier I had gone downstairs to get something for lunch. coming back, I got to the elevator and there were like 7 people standing there waiting and someone had pushed the button to go up (we were on the bottom floor, so everyone needed to go up). the elevator dings, everyone kind of stands there, so I go ahead and walk in. no one else moves toward the elevator. I hold the door open button and kind of stick my head out to see if anyone else was coming. everyone kind of avoided eye contact and continued to sort of shuffle around. so I closed the door.
minnesotans are weirdly anti-social.
That would make me wildly paranoid about myself. Do I smell? Do I have something on my face? Did one of them have a vision like in Final Destination?
haha yes, in a normal world, it would. but if you knew how unsocial and passive aggressive minnesotans are, it would make total sense. drives me bonkers.
That would make me wildly paranoid about myself. Do I smell? Do I have something on my face? Did one of them have a vision like in Final Destination?
haha yes, in a normal world, it would. but if you knew how unsocial and passive aggressive minnesotans are, it would make total sense. drives me bonkers.
That would confuse the shit out of me. I do appreciate the culture shock between regions. I remember a friend in college whose mind was blown the first time a waitress called them "honey". They were so confused.
haha yes, in a normal world, it would. but if you knew how unsocial and passive aggressive minnesotans are, it would make total sense. drives me bonkers.
That would confuse the shit out of me. I do appreciate the culture shock between regions. I remember a friend in college whose mind was blown the first time a waitress called them "honey". They were so confused.
I hate it. it's a big reason why I don't really enjoy living here.
like, at concerts I used to always try and strike up conversation with people next to me in the crowd - talking about the band, the beer they were drinking, other people in the crowd, etc. I always get body language/facial reactions from people as if it's like "why the fuck are you talking to me...? I don't know you...." and they will reluctantly give brief one-word responses, and then turn their backs/shoulders away. even if I would just smile or cheer while looking at someone, they'll react similarly. I've stopped trying to be social at shows around here. oddly, the only few people I've met & become friends with at shows have all struck up conversation because of my roo wristbands.
I was actually having this conversation with one my pals from oak ridge just the other day the friendliness of people in south dakota is very comparable to that of the south. minnesota is "nice" - aka I really miss the friendliness.
edit: actually, I just remembered at roo 2013 - I saw someone wearing a first ave shirt while in the high five line. I yelled "hell yeah dude! I'm from minneapolis!! I love first ave!!" and reached out to give him a high five.. he gave me the same reluctant reaction and gave the most half-assed high five I've ever received. I was so annoyed.
That would confuse the shit out of me. I do appreciate the culture shock between regions. I remember a friend in college whose mind was blown the first time a waitress called them "honey". They were so confused.
I hate it. it's a big reason why I don't really enjoy living here.
like, at concerts I used to always try and strike up conversation with people next to me in the crowd - talking about the band, the beer they were drinking, other people in the crowd, etc. I always get body language/facial reactions from people as if it's like "why the fuck are you talking to me...? I don't know you...." and they will reluctantly give brief one-word responses, and then turn their backs/shoulders away. even if I would just smile or cheer while looking at someone, they'll react similarly. I've stopped trying to be social at shows around here. oddly, the only few people I've met & become friends with at shows have all struck up conversation because of my roo wristbands.
I was actually having this conversation with one my pals from oak ridge just the other day the friendliness of people in south dakota is very comparable to that of the south. minnesota is "nice" - aka I really miss the friendliness.
Fuck Oak Ridge.
I really just wanna cold shoulder you at Big Ears/Roo now. Southern hospitality be damned!
I hate it. it's a big reason why I don't really enjoy living here.
like, at concerts I used to always try and strike up conversation with people next to me in the crowd - talking about the band, the beer they were drinking, other people in the crowd, etc. I always get body language/facial reactions from people as if it's like "why the fuck are you talking to me...? I don't know you...." and they will reluctantly give brief one-word responses, and then turn their backs/shoulders away. even if I would just smile or cheer while looking at someone, they'll react similarly. I've stopped trying to be social at shows around here. oddly, the only few people I've met & become friends with at shows have all struck up conversation because of my roo wristbands.
I was actually having this conversation with one my pals from oak ridge just the other day the friendliness of people in south dakota is very comparable to that of the south. minnesota is "nice" - aka I really miss the friendliness.
Fuck Oak Ridge.
I really just wanna cold shoulder you at Big Ears/Roo now. Southern hospitality be damned!
fuck oak ridge?? aren't you from there?
ps. in that same conversation I decided I'm probably going to try and come down for big ears. I'll let ya know if I need a ride from the airport
earlier I had gone downstairs to get something for lunch. coming back, I got to the elevator and there were like 7 people standing there waiting and someone had pushed the button to go up (we were on the bottom floor, so everyone needed to go up). the elevator dings, everyone kind of stands there, so I go ahead and walk in. no one else moves toward the elevator. I hold the door open button and kind of stick my head out to see if anyone else was coming. everyone kind of avoided eye contact and continued to sort of shuffle around. so I closed the door.
minnesotans are weirdly anti-social.
Huh, that's weird. The only Minnesotans I've ever met happen to be very friendly and fairly sociable. Then again, I've only met a few, so it's an extremely small sample size. It's also worth noting that I've met all these folks while they were living outside of Minnesota, so perhaps it's a thing with Minnesotans who never leave the state?
Living in the Northeast (specifically, New York) your entire life makes people from any other part of the country seem friendly. We are without a doubt the most rude, selfish, unfriendly, and impatient region of the U.S.
That would confuse the shit out of me. I do appreciate the culture shock between regions. I remember a friend in college whose mind was blown the first time a waitress called them "honey". They were so confused.
I hate it. it's a big reason why I don't really enjoy living here.
like, at concerts I used to always try and strike up conversation with people next to me in the crowd - talking about the band, the beer they were drinking, other people in the crowd, etc. I always get body language/facial reactions from people as if it's like "why the fuck are you talking to me...? I don't know you...." and they will reluctantly give brief one-word responses, and then turn their backs/shoulders away. even if I would just smile or cheer while looking at someone, they'll react similarly. I've stopped trying to be social at shows around here. oddly, the only few people I've met & become friends with at shows have all struck up conversation because of my roo wristbands.
I was actually having this conversation with one my pals from oak ridge just the other day the friendliness of people in south dakota is very comparable to that of the south. minnesota is "nice" - aka I really miss the friendliness.
edit: actually, I just remembered at roo 2013 - I saw someone wearing a first ave shirt while in the high five line. I yelled "hell yeah dude! I'm from minneapolis!! I love first ave!!" and reached out to give him a high five.. he gave me the same reluctant reaction and gave the most half-assed high five I've ever received. I was so annoyed.
This is one of my biggest gripes with society now-a-days. Everyone just goes from place to place with their head down, completely refusing to leave their comfort zone and soak up the world. In my 3 minute walk to Wawa today I had some kid walk into me because he was crossing the street while txting, I said hello to a guy standing outside (who completely ignored me), and the lady I walked through the door behind just closed the door on my face, twice.
You should go to Canada if your just as sick of this stuff as I am. It helped restore my faith in humanity.
I hate it. it's a big reason why I don't really enjoy living here.
like, at concerts I used to always try and strike up conversation with people next to me in the crowd - talking about the band, the beer they were drinking, other people in the crowd, etc. I always get body language/facial reactions from people as if it's like "why the fuck are you talking to me...? I don't know you...." and they will reluctantly give brief one-word responses, and then turn their backs/shoulders away. even if I would just smile or cheer while looking at someone, they'll react similarly. I've stopped trying to be social at shows around here. oddly, the only few people I've met & become friends with at shows have all struck up conversation because of my roo wristbands.
I was actually having this conversation with one my pals from oak ridge just the other day the friendliness of people in south dakota is very comparable to that of the south. minnesota is "nice" - aka I really miss the friendliness.
edit: actually, I just remembered at roo 2013 - I saw someone wearing a first ave shirt while in the high five line. I yelled "hell yeah dude! I'm from minneapolis!! I love first ave!!" and reached out to give him a high five.. he gave me the same reluctant reaction and gave the most half-assed high five I've ever received. I was so annoyed.
This is one of my biggest gripes with society now-a-days. Everyone just goes from place to place with their head down, completely refusing to leave their comfort zone and soak up the world. In my 3 minute walk to Wawa today I had some kid walk into me because he was crossing the street while txting, I said hello to a guy standing outside (who completely ignored me), and the lady I walked through the door behind just closed the door on my face, twice.
You should go to Canada if your just as sick of this stuff as I am. It helped restore my faith in humanity.
not all of canada is nice. that said, I've never been to a show where I couldn't strike up conversation with strangers in Canada. I saw a show at a small club in Seattle once, and met some cool people. Maybe it's just a northern thing?
earlier I had gone downstairs to get something for lunch. coming back, I got to the elevator and there were like 7 people standing there waiting and someone had pushed the button to go up (we were on the bottom floor, so everyone needed to go up). the elevator dings, everyone kind of stands there, so I go ahead and walk in. no one else moves toward the elevator. I hold the door open button and kind of stick my head out to see if anyone else was coming. everyone kind of avoided eye contact and continued to sort of shuffle around. so I closed the door.
minnesotans are weirdly anti-social.
Huh, that's weird. The only Minnesotans I've ever met happen to be very friendly and fairly sociable. Then again, I've only met a few, so it's an extremely small sample size. It's also worth noting that I've met all these folks while they were living outside of Minnesota, so perhaps it's a thing with Minnesotans who never leave the state?
Living in the Northeast (specifically, New York) your entire life makes people from any other part of the country seem friendly. We are without a doubt the most rude, selfish, unfriendly, and impatient region of the U.S.
honestly think that's it.
it also took me living here like a year to fully notice all the weird quirks - and I can't even fully explain some of the things I've noticed to someone who hasn't experienced it. I mean, obviously it isn't everyone, but any bar you go to people are just talking amongst themselves, sitting at their own table, not making eye contact with anyone else.
This is one of my biggest gripes with society now-a-days. Everyone just goes from place to place with their head down, completely refusing to leave their comfort zone and soak up the world. In my 3 minute walk to Wawa today I had some kid walk into me because he was crossing the street while txting, I said hello to a guy standing outside (who completely ignored me), and the lady I walked through the door behind just closed the door on my face, twice.
You should go to Canada if your just as sick of this stuff as I am. It helped restore my faith in humanity.
not all of canada is nice. that said, I've never been to a show where I couldn't strike up conversation with strangers in Canada. I saw a show at a small club in Seattle once, and met some cool people. Maybe it's just a northern thing?
I've heard that people in Quebec can be rather pretentious. Any truth to that?
I hate it. it's a big reason why I don't really enjoy living here.
like, at concerts I used to always try and strike up conversation with people next to me in the crowd - talking about the band, the beer they were drinking, other people in the crowd, etc. I always get body language/facial reactions from people as if it's like "why the fuck are you talking to me...? I don't know you...." and they will reluctantly give brief one-word responses, and then turn their backs/shoulders away. even if I would just smile or cheer while looking at someone, they'll react similarly. I've stopped trying to be social at shows around here. oddly, the only few people I've met & become friends with at shows have all struck up conversation because of my roo wristbands.
I was actually having this conversation with one my pals from oak ridge just the other day the friendliness of people in south dakota is very comparable to that of the south. minnesota is "nice" - aka I really miss the friendliness.
edit: actually, I just remembered at roo 2013 - I saw someone wearing a first ave shirt while in the high five line. I yelled "hell yeah dude! I'm from minneapolis!! I love first ave!!" and reached out to give him a high five.. he gave me the same reluctant reaction and gave the most half-assed high five I've ever received. I was so annoyed.
This is one of my biggest gripes with society now-a-days. Everyone just goes from place to place with their head down, completely refusing to leave their comfort zone and soak up the world. In my 3 minute walk to Wawa today I had some kid walk into me because he was crossing the street while txting, I said hello to a guy standing outside (who completely ignored me), and the lady I walked through the door behind just closed the door on my face, twice.
You should go to Canada if your just as sick of this stuff as I am. It helped restore my faith in humanity.
hell yeah, let's move to canada! I am very sick of it.
it's part of the reason I love bonnaroo so much - everyone in the crowd wants to and enjoys talking to you in the crowd. it's like a whole different world!
and Boner, I really do think it's a northern thing - it's all from the influence of the norwegian ancestry. just keeping to yourself and keeping your emotions kind of veiled.
Totes. I still go to church there. Doesn't mean I can't hate the town.
ps. in that same conversation I decided I'm probably going to try and come down for big ears. I'll let ya know if I need a ride from the airport
For realsies, let me know if you do.
haha I've only had a drive-through tour of oak ridge after roo last year. matt drove me through his old neighborhood and showed me where all of our friends grew up, places where people got arrested, places where they drank for the first time, etc. haha and then we ate big eds!
This is one of my biggest gripes with society now-a-days. Everyone just goes from place to place with their head down, completely refusing to leave their comfort zone and soak up the world. In my 3 minute walk to Wawa today I had some kid walk into me because he was crossing the street while txting, I said hello to a guy standing outside (who completely ignored me), and the lady I walked through the door behind just closed the door on my face, twice.
You should go to Canada if your just as sick of this stuff as I am. It helped restore my faith in humanity.
hell yeah, let's move to canada! I am very sick of it.
it's part of the reason I love bonnaroo so much - everyone in the crowd wants to and enjoys talking to you in the crowd. it's like a whole different world!
and Boner, I really do think it's a northern thing - it's all from the influence of the norwegian ancestry. just keeping to yourself and keeping your emotions kind of veiled.
I meant northern thing as in we're nicer and open. I dunno.
not all of canada is nice. that said, I've never been to a show where I couldn't strike up conversation with strangers in Canada. I saw a show at a small club in Seattle once, and met some cool people. Maybe it's just a northern thing?
I've heard that people in Quebec can be rather pretentious. Any truth to that?
for the most part. But if we're just talking about crowd culture at shows and stuff, Montreal is still on par with everywhere else I've been in Canada.
This is one of my biggest gripes with society now-a-days. Everyone just goes from place to place with their head down, completely refusing to leave their comfort zone and soak up the world. In my 3 minute walk to Wawa today I had some kid walk into me because he was crossing the street while txting, I said hello to a guy standing outside (who completely ignored me), and the lady I walked through the door behind just closed the door on my face, twice.
You should go to Canada if your just as sick of this stuff as I am. It helped restore my faith in humanity.
not all of canada is nice. that said, I've never been to a show where I couldn't strike up conversation with strangers in Canada. I saw a show at a small club in Seattle once, and met some cool people. Maybe it's just a northern thing?
Even the not-so-nice parts of Canada I've been to blow the Northeast out of the water.
This is one of my biggest gripes with society now-a-days. Everyone just goes from place to place with their head down, completely refusing to leave their comfort zone and soak up the world. In my 3 minute walk to Wawa today I had some kid walk into me because he was crossing the street while txting, I said hello to a guy standing outside (who completely ignored me), and the lady I walked through the door behind just closed the door on my face, twice.
You should go to Canada if your just as sick of this stuff as I am. It helped restore my faith in humanity.
hell yeah, let's move to canada! I am very sick of it.
it's part of the reason I love bonnaroo so much - everyone in the crowd wants to and enjoys talking to you in the crowd. it's like a whole different world!
and Boner, I really do think it's a northern thing - it's all from the influence of the norwegian ancestry. just keeping to yourself and keeping your emotions kind of veiled.
Well, I very nearly did 5 or so months ago before I got my place in Philly with my (now ex :/) GF. I plan on moving there sometime in my life, and if I didn't land a good job recently, I'd be working on it as we speak. I really think you'd love it.
Couldn't agree more on the Bonnaroo aspect. The energy you obtain from other people's happiness is probably my favorite part. I try to explain it to my friends from time to time and I just do it no justice. I've been to Roo 3 times, and I have about 7 or 8 people I still talk to because of it. Hell, one of them lived 20 minutes away from me.