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Post by suitcasemurphy on Feb 22, 2007 22:24:47 GMT -5
Hey Everyone!
After talking about some bad things at roo, I came up with a pretty cool idea!
Every year at Bonnaroo after the headliners show (this year--police-tool-WSP) I pull out some plastic gloves for my friends and myself and we begin to pick up trash as we walk to the next late night designation!
You wouldn't belive the trash for one, but another... you wouldn't belive how contagious the art of cleaning up is.
Clean Vibes has some people cleaning, but after the headlining show, if just a 100 people put on their plastic gloves, and picked up in the thirty foot area around them; All things would be picked up in minutes, and anything dangerous would not get stepped on!
So I propose, we all bring plastic gloves ! Add that to the list!
After Tool, WSP, and The Police this year (and any other time) Lets all whip out some plastic gloves, and clean all the trash in main stage area. You seriously wouldn't belive how quick it would take. And imagine the feeling we would get, as well as promoters etc.....
only good things can come! (unless you forget the gloves...gross)
Just a thought! I'll be doing it anyway...others will join in! It will be great.
But with you, and your gloves....WE COULD BE GREATER!
Take Care Suitcase President of the Plastic Glove Gang!
Some of the Vibes folks were picking up around Centeroo last year when they caught my eye. Seeing it happen is definitely contagious. I spent about fifteen minutes picking up cups and other trash. You're right, it's amazing how much you can grab in a small amount of time.
Post by imsquare17 on Feb 22, 2007 22:59:35 GMT -5
It's a terrific idea . My only fear is that people will see the plastic gloves that all the people cleaning are wearing, and they'll assume that we're an assigned group or something, so they'll just let the people that are here to do the job do it. If I was walking out of centeroo and saw someone that I thought was just another fan picking up trash because they're fed up with it, then I would be more inclined to contribute out of guilt. Just my feeling, but I understand your reasoning for having a identifiable link between all of us. I like this a lot!
Post by oatmealschnappz on Feb 23, 2007 0:16:28 GMT -5
I'm in! It makes me sick to see all that sh*t laying around. If everyone had the decency to just clean-up after themselves, this wouldn't be necessary.....but as we all know, people are lazy and gross. Bonnaroo gives me so much every year, that filling up a trash bag is the absolute least that I can do to balance things out.
Plus, think of all the ground scores you can find after a headliner!
I saw people walking along scanning the ground with flashlights after Phil last year and you wouldn't believe the stuff people either abandoned due to the rain or forgot due to fatigue.
Plastic gloves? We might spook the crowd into thinking there is some kinda infectious outbreak going on. I'll bring my leaf blower if someone supplies the garbage bags
Post by giant shroom on Feb 23, 2007 14:14:19 GMT -5
What about the sign that said "Clean Vibes is PISSED!"?
Or something of that nature.
Last year we were in Centeroo in the early morning and there was a clean vibes guy with a bullhorn forcing people to pick up trash... if you didn't he would berate the hell out of you and follow you with the megaphone. Hilarious. We helped him out for maybe 15 minutes. Most people just took the verbal abuse and kept walking.... A holes.
Post by imsquare17 on Feb 23, 2007 18:48:33 GMT -5
giant said:
What about the sign that said "Clean Vibes is PISSED!"?
Or something of that nature.
Last year we were in Centeroo in the early morning and there was a clean vibes guy with a bullhorn forcing people to pick up trash... if you didn't he would berate the hell out of you and follow you with the megaphone. Hilarious. We helped him out for maybe 15 minutes. Most people just took the verbal abuse and kept walking.... A holes.
You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar my green friend.
Posts like this are part of what makes me excited about going to Bonnaroo. I'm totally anti-slob, so I'm down with spending a few minutes each day to help clean up.
Are trash bags provided at Bonnaroo or should you bring your own?
Most people just took the verbal abuse and kept walking.... A holes.
well i always pick up my own trash. and what i can carry of others if it isnt nasty. and i do hate to see the trash. but like i said i pick up mine plus more. i dont feel like i should be harrassed by someone who is at the fest for free/getting paid to pick up trash. shouldnt he have been picking up trash? i think its great that yall are gonna do this but for me i didnt pay 250 bucks to pick up trash. im gonna be rolling out to my latenight show. i do my part plus some more and i would have walked past that dude to wherever i was going. i dont think thats being an a-hole. and i certainly dont think some dude should get money or a free ticket to harrass paying customers into doing his job. just my thoughts. hope it dosent come off as negative. i really do think its great. i just dont see myslf having time to take it that far. and wouldnt like to be looked upon as an a-hole for doing my part +
i say pick up your own and be on your way. and dont feel bad about it. you paid (an arm and a leg) for music!!!
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Post by macaroniandtuna on Mar 2, 2007 22:52:04 GMT -5
Their intentions were good (the Clean Vibes people who were yelling at everyone), trying to make the place cleaner, but yelling is not the way to go about that. As someone (I don't remember if it's on this thread or another one, I'm too lazy to go look right now) suggested, just start picking stuff up. That's a better way to guilt people into helping out than yelling at them. Being belligerent and harassing people just makes want to ignore you and get away from you as fast as possible.
i think its great that yall are gonna do this but for me i didnt pay 250 bucks to pick up trash.
I'll join the karma burn with this sentiment as well (and it's so hard to earn!). I'm not paying $600+ to pick up someone else's ketchup laden trash or bottles of piss.
I will, however, happily throw my own junk out - and probably small amounts of other people's stuff too, if it's clean and can be carried in the same trip.
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Maybe I'll throw myself to the dogs, but my back's not to the wall Maybe I'll lay some bricks for the man, but the days just aren't that long So if I settle back and chill will I see far enough to feel the angel's dream? I thought it was the Story of the World!
