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Post by peterpants on Jan 21, 2008 21:12:12 GMT -5
Just trying to find some other people to chat with who experienced the same things I experienced? I, beyond the belief of the mass media, had the time of my life. Weather-wise it was atrocious, I think at least 95 degrees each day. Camping was a pile of woodchips in a sea of dust. The porta-potties were overflowing (literally) after maybe Friday night lol. Woodstock water was $5 a bottle, but jesus tap dancing christ if it wasn't fun. THAT is really the reason I'm so pumped about this year's Bonnaroo. it'll be my first and first overnight camping festival since Wood$tock '99. So yeah anyone else out there partake??I lewft after the last group Saturday due to just straight feeling like crap over three days (got there Thursday), I was SO unprpared for a festival it was ridiculous.
By far the musical highlights of the weekend for me were Dave Matthews Band, Rage Against The Machine, George Clintons Birthday extravaganza, The Roots, Tragically Hip, Elvis Costello.
Last Edit: Jan 21, 2008 23:32:39 GMT -5 by peterpants - Back to Top
*i like coconuts, you can break them open they smell like ladies lyin in the sun** *Hell I don't even know where I am** *for now I must sit here and ponder the yonder: The herbivores did well cause their food didn't never run** *We listen, if it feels good We shake** *You made a big impression for a girl of your size, Now I can't get by without you and your big brown eyes.**
Post by peterpants on Jan 21, 2008 21:31:06 GMT -5
You know as much as people talk Sh$t about rape and death with 225,000 people. They seem to forget that the number of people and deaths/rapes at the concert weren't that extreme for a small "city". I'm not condoning it but I, for one, had a great time. Yeah, there were a lot of jock a$$holes running around and this and that but nothing you wouldn't get at any other concert / major event. It just sucks such a bad light was shed on a such a great thing. I had a great time, saw great bands, and a lot F'ing cheaper than Bonnaroo if I might add. Yeah throw in inflation but still. Anyways I better grab a towel and dry off now lol. Whew.
And because of WS 99 you'll never see the crowds that European festivals see. Doesn't Bonnaroo have a attendance limit? Probably nowhere near what WS '99 saw I bet. The problem with WS '99 was the "Peace Patrol", no one gave a crap, they got their free ticket and could care less about what people were doing inside the grounds. The security at the gates all but disappeared after Friday from what i remmeber. No wanding down items or people or looking through anything.
Last Edit: Jan 21, 2008 21:33:53 GMT -5 by peterpants - Back to Top
went to '94. the music was killer. the mud sucked azz. the logistics were horrible. having to use WS money was totally fu<ked up. more so after saturday night cause the vendors stopped taking it. food and h2o were extremely overpriced. $5 for a bottle of h2o... IN '94 MAN! porta pottys overflowing (BIGTIME) by saturday am. water stations were like a cat at michael vicks house... scarce. did i say the music was killer? extreme lack of knowledge and total incompetence by the promoters. oh, and WS '94 was sponsored by MTV and pepsi.
Post by peterpants on Jan 21, 2008 22:38:47 GMT -5
thejizzo said:
went to '94. the music was killer. the mud sucked azz. the logistics were horrible. having to use WS money was totally fu<ked up. more so after saturday night cause the vendors stopped taking it. food and h2o were extremely overpriced. $5 for a bottle of h2o... IN '94 MAN! porta pottys overflowing (BIGTIME) by saturday am. water stations were like a cat at michael vicks house... scarce. did i say the music was killer? extreme lack of knowledge and total incompetence by the promoters. oh, and WS '94 was sponsored by MTV and pepsi.
Yeah I remember hearing about Woodstock money lol, what the f kind of idea was that?? Yeah but all bs aside like you said.. the music was killer. indeed man.
Post by steveternal on Jan 23, 2008 9:15:00 GMT -5
Not me, but my dad was at the original Woodstock. He once told me that all he remembers is waking up in the early morning to the sound of Jimi playing the Star Spangled Banner.
Post by lordrockinhood on Jan 23, 2008 10:51:07 GMT -5
Woodstock '94 had it's issues, but everyone I was with completely ignored them as we took care of each other and anyone else who could use a little care... and the entire experience, while FILTHY, was nothing but absolutely WONDERFUL ;D ;D ;D ... I've been telling the stories to anyone who will listen for over 10 years now, and will still be telling them when I am senile and can't remember anything else
Next year will be the 40th, and I am hoping, maybe, they will try it again... now that Roo and the rest have perfected the logistics so to speak, it just maybe could be perfect if they sat down and truly planned it well, while leaving as much room as possible for the magic of the unplanned as well, of course!!!
'94 was absolutely disgusting and completely unorganized. You were walking through raw sewage all weekend. However, the "buzz" in the air of going to this can not be described - it was truly remarkable. '99 was very well organized and a ton of fun - I think the backlash was quite overblown. '99 was what really started turning me into a "festival guy".
Post by peterpants on Jan 23, 2008 17:03:28 GMT -5
slugme, lordrockinhood Thanks for shedding some positive light on this. I had a great time at '99 and wish i was able to go to '94. I would go to another one in a second. SOmething very awesome about watching a band and looking over your shoulder and seeing 200,000 other people doing the same thing lol. I got a lot of good pictures from '99. ANyways yeah, the media decided to kill future Woodstocks with the coverage of 40 people rioting and the wall comign down 4 hours before the show was set to be over. I hope they have a 40th anniversary and set it up better like these latest festivals. Anyways off to Mars Volta.
peace
you both earned yourselves some karma lol
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Post by suspendedzen on Jan 24, 2008 0:09:29 GMT -5
Did any of you that attended Woodstock '94 also attend Bonnaroo 2004? How do those two compare?
Obviously, Woodstock was larger but there were similarities (and it was Roo's biggest attendance, correct?). The weather and the mud...even some of the music- Bob Dylan, Primus, Stevie Winwood (Traffic).
I wasn't at Woodstock '94, though, so I need education here.
Not me, but my dad was at the original Woodstock. He once told me that all he remembers is waking up in the early morning to the sound of Jimi playing the Star Spangled Banner.
why in the heck was he sleeping ... yikes, that was maybe the most memorible sp moment of the fest ... good times ... cr****
Did any of you that attended Woodstock '94 also attend Bonnaroo 2004? How do those two compare?
Obviously, Woodstock was larger but there were similarities (and it was Roo's biggest attendance, correct?). The weather and the mud...even some of the music- Bob Dylan, Primus, Stevie Winwood (Traffic).
I wasn't at Woodstock '94, though, so I need education here.
said this before so sorry for the repeat, i went to shows of 400k, a couple of times (so the stats say) .. and 650k ? at watkins ... now that is a big crowd .. canx**
You went to summer jam. That was f-ing huge. Suprising there's no movie or anything from it??? You get karma too. I just left Colorado, lived there for a whopping 2 months in Northglenn, really nice people, crappy traffic. Nebraska and Iowa, worst drive EVER. repeat EVER.
Last Edit: Jan 24, 2008 0:30:53 GMT -5 by peterpants - Back to Top
Woodstock '94 was my first big fest and I'm always a bit frustrated that it gets lumped in with the publicized criminality that occured at Woodstock '99 (I wasn't at that one).
'94 was very commercial, very mud and an amazingly fun and unforgetable experience. Each of the 5 Bonnaroos I went too pretty much blew Woodstock '94 out of the water in every objective category (Music, logistics, vibe etc.), but nothing will change the fact that I was 18 years old in '94 and had the time of my life at Woodstock.
Did any of you that attended Woodstock '94 also attend Bonnaroo 2004? How do those two compare?
Obviously, Woodstock was larger but there were similarities (and it was Roo's biggest attendance, correct?). The weather and the mud...even some of the music- Bob Dylan, Primus, Stevie Winwood (Traffic).
I wasn't at Woodstock '94, though, so I need education here.
I was at both. I don't know what the figures are, but I don't think Woodstock was necessarily larger. There were only two stages, so people were spread out differently, but I would guess there were more people (over 100k) at Bonnaroo 2004 than at Woodstock '94. In '94 I was young and stupid, and the mud was just another piece of the experience. In '04, the rain and mud made it the least enjoyable of the five 'Roo's I've been too (still great though). Biggest difference was two stages vs. 5+ stages for the same amount of people; massive presence at Woodstock by Pepsi, Marlboro (I became a full fledged smoker that weekend as a result of their giveaways!). The camping set-up was more haphhazard too (the concert area and camping areas kind of overlapped at Woodstock).
It really just emphasizes how subjective it all is. I would probably rank my big festival experiences this way: Roo '02, Roo'03, Woodstock '94, Roo'06, Roo '04, Roo '05. If I were to rank lineups or logistics it would shake out completely differently. The people you are hanging with probably matter more than anything else.
I was a very young thing in 1999, a sophomore in high school... I remember my dad and crazy ex step mom discussing a possible family trip to Woodstock '99. They decided against it. Just as well. I'd have been glued to my crazy ex step mom the whole time and when things got crazy, she would have flipped.
;D
