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we can all be pretty darn harsh when we want to cant we
uh, yeah. you guys have taken some major pot shots. it's a narrative story and it's by no means a definitive piece. it's just a few snapshots. Oh well, I'm not going to defend the story anymore.
well in MY defense, i didnt take any pot shots, but i cant defend everyone here
This is not a well written article. The stories don't flow seemlessly into each other. I skimmed it, but if it is just separate accounts, you should've placed them into their own sections.
Post by hibouxdufromage on Jun 20, 2008 15:44:39 GMT -5
garpjarp, thanks for pointing out that Gibson is looking for good writers. I'll be stealing your job soon. By the way, you may want to look up "comma splicing" and try to avoid doing that in the future. Most of us learn that in freshman comp.
I went to Bonnaroo.. and I have never done a NO NO WORD in my life. I'm probably one of the few people left in the world at my age of 21, but I was at Bonnaroo. Yes, I saw people around me with everything under the sun, but in my opinion, it wasn't any worst than a Friday night at my college... or even a Saturday night at the football after-party at my high school. If people want to do NO NO WORDS while at Roo... for the most part... they kept it to themselves. I didn't feel less safe with them around me... you make it to seem that these people are of less quality than those who don't do NO NO WORDS. I'm sure we all have our faults, but Bonnaroo is more than what you wrote about. I went for the music, but you didn't include me in your story. You didn't include the thousands of people rocking out to artists all day and night long. The vendors are no different than any other concert/festival. You used the most negative depictions of everything you wrote about, and didn't provide any contrast. That my friend, is horrible writing.
*shrug* like it or not, the article is pretty much true. I'd say the majority of people there more care about getting fucked up than care about seeing great music...and thats really...really sad.
Post by anicwilliams1580 on Jun 20, 2008 16:31:51 GMT -5
If the music wasn't there, I wouldn't be there! I don't spend that much money to get quacked up and not remember who I saw. I really thought thats how most people felt. I mean you can get that messed up at home for way cheaper if thats all you're going for.
*shrug* like it or not, the article is pretty much true. I'd say the majority of people there more care about getting quacked up than care about seeing great music...and thats really...really sad.
I really, really, really don't think this is true whatsoever. If there was no music at all, do you think anybody would spend money to go to a farm in the middle of TN in the middle of June just to get fucked up? Sure, things happen at the Roo, but people don't go to the Roo just to do those. Some may, but the majority? Absolutely not.
garpjarp, thanks for pointing out that Gibson is looking for good writers. I'll be stealing your job soon. By the way, you may want to look up "comma splicing" and try to avoid doing that in the future. Most of us learn that in freshman comp.
I would like some specific examples of where I have comma splices. And I'd really, really like to see some examples of your fine writing. Who knows, maybe I'll hire you?
Post by sufficientlyvague on Jun 20, 2008 17:20:38 GMT -5
I would like to add what Bonnaroo means to me. I do not do anything other than drink. I do not mind if others choose to partake around me. Bonnaroo is a 4 day escape from my everyday corporate life and the mayham of the city that I live in. I am always amazed at the kindness and friendliness of everyone around when at Bonnaroo. Although I have heard about it, I have never once witnessed any violence. If I accidently bump into someone I apoligize and they always say no problem but when this happens out in the general public people are rude. I can strike up a conversation with anyone at Roo and they are instantly my friend. I think this is amazing since I am not in the same peer group as most Bonnaroo goers and this would normally not happen. I am always laughing at how funny everyone is and I love to watch others dancing without a care in the world and feeling the pure joy of the music.
If a reporter/journalist goes to Roo with the agenda to write an article about the excesses of Roo, then they will certainly be looking for it and they will find it. I did not look for it and instead looked at all the happiness and peace and thus only witnessed minor usage.
garpjarp, thanks for pointing out that Gibson is looking for good writers. I'll be stealing your job soon. By the way, you may want to look up "comma splicing" and try to avoid doing that in the future. Most of us learn that in freshman comp.
I would like some specific examples of where I have comma splices. And I'd really, really like to see some examples of your fine writing. Who knows, maybe I'll hire you?
Well Comma splices or not as veteran of Bonnaroo, you came of naive and sensationalistic to me. Also if those were your best crowd stories of the weekend, you couldn't have been trying that hard. I saw weirder shit than that walking to buy curly fries, at two in the afternoon.
I can't help but to voice my opinion here. This was my first time at Bonnaroo, and this article published by such a huge respected company blows my mind. I'm not going to sugar coat anything, so lets get it out of the way right now, there was some sort of controband on every corner, but I've never been to a festival where there hasn't been. Bonnaroo was about Music, People, Politics, Knowledge, memories and so much more, yet this article makes it out to be one big Drug Fest, and that couldn't be farther from the truth. The article and the person who wrote it in my opinion, is so far off it's not worth the minute and a half it took to read it. The fact that Gibson even published this, dosn't say much for them, Nor does it say much for the person who wrote it. I guess we must of all been High, because apparently there was no Bands even playing according to this sham of an article. Complete Bull#@$^.-----> F-
You can find whatever experience your looking for at Bonnaroo. It's pretty obvious what the author was looking for. Missed the whole point of going to Roo.
Post by Bob Noxious on Jun 20, 2008 21:07:35 GMT -5
There is no cotton in Manchester. There is no cotton in Coffee County. There is some cotton in Franklin County. There is some Cotton in Rutherford county. I don't even think the cotton bolls have opened up yet anywhere....even in Alabama.
I cringe when I see articles of the type you wrote...why? I work at bonnaroo 2 weeks out of the year and live in a nearby community. Most of my co-workers and friends don't work out there but they sure think they know all about what goes on at the fest......namely, all they seem to think it is is a huge gathering of naked people and they are all high. For some reason they fixate on this, forgetting about the year-round meth problem we have here. They seem to dismiss the music part of the fest. Even when I tell them about Centeroo or a band or something special that I saw out there, they still seem to fixate and go back to drucks and naked people. It is not that these people are entirely ignorant but it only takes an article like yours or one critical comment or sensationalized rumor to get the fire stoked.
Bonnaroo is great! It's awesome, but Starbucks came on it's own and not because of Bonnaroo....because of an interstate. It's great that Bonnaroo generates good money for the region but Manchester is not exactly Appalachia nor is it especially economically depressed and it would live on without the fest (God forbid). Manchester is not in the middle of nowhere, though it may be quaint to think that. Manchester/Tullahoma/Coffee County has the highest per capita population of engineers and scientists in the state outside of Oak Ridge. About 8 miles from bonnaroo is the largest collection of supersonic wind tunnels in the world. 3 more miles from that is the U.T. Space Institute, which has produced at least 6 Shuttle astronauts.
Hey buddy. I know you were just doing your job. I'm not yelling at you. I just wish more people would write articles about people feeding hungry backpackers, jump-starting a strangers car, reuniting people with lost wallets and prized possessions.
If you want something heartwarming to read about, look for that thread about "Poncho" the dog. i think it is called "Ponnaroo the Experience."
*shrug* like it or not, the article is pretty much true. I'd say the majority of people there more care about getting quacked up than care about seeing great music...and thats really...really sad.
I respectfully disagree with you, sir. That's just not been my experience in the last five years. It may be a part of the experience for a majority of attendees, maybe. But in a lot of those cases, the intent seems to be to enhance the musical experience. But I think that the vast majority of attendees are there to experience the music -- otherwise it would be very hard to get the attendance you get at the headlining slots.
As far as the article goes, I guess I just feel that the content was not representative of the stated theme. If the aim of the article was to talk about illegal substances at Bonnaroo, she should have said that that was what was up. Trying to sell it as an article about Bonnaroo itself was disingenuous, as was trying to present it here as an article that we'd find interesting when in reality her reason for posting it was to up the number of hits it gets on the site.
As my Inebriated buddy walks out of the Porto, he yells out, "Dude...I love this place...bonnaroo thinks about everything...they even put beer holders next to the toilet!"
Had to break it to him that that was the urnal. Good times good times!
we can all be pretty darn harsh when we want to cant we
uh, yeah. you guys have taken some major pot shots. it's a narrative story and it's by no means a definitive piece. it's just a few snapshots. Oh well, I'm not going to defend the story anymore.
Completely stole this pic from the Internets thread
garpjarp, thanks for pointing out that Gibson is looking for good writers. I'll be stealing your job soon. By the way, you may want to look up "comma splicing" and try to avoid doing that in the future. Most of us learn that in freshman comp.
I would like some specific examples of where I have comma splices. And I'd really, really like to see some examples of your fine writing. Who knows, maybe I'll hire you?
If I need to teach you how to write correctly, why would I ever work for you? There are run-on sentences in there as well. We learn not to do that in elementary school. If your article is not a definitive piece, why is it titled "This Is Bonnaroo"?
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garpjarp, thanks for pointing out that Gibson is looking for good writers. I'll be stealing your job soon. By the way, you may want to look up "comma splicing" and try to avoid doing that in the future. Most of us learn that in freshman comp.
I would like some specific examples of where I have comma splices. And I'd really, really like to see some examples of your fine writing. Who knows, maybe I'll hire you?
"Friday morning in Centeroo, mist bottles and parasols are being trafficked as aggressively as the drugs. Guys in cargo shorts and straw hats shell out six dollars for 10-ounce beers, thumb through schedules, and find a spot in the grass to take in the shows."
After the word "schedules" there should be no comma, as per AP style guidelines.
"Just as a band starts, it begins to drizzle. The crowd turns at once to face the stage, looking like they’ve grown angel wings, but it’s just the sweat, blotting through the backs of their tee-shirts."
After the word "sweat" there should be no comma, as per AP style guidelines.
"The day wears on, the rain clears, and across Centeroo, clusters of people fall asleep under the wide trees that dot the property."
After the word "clears" there should be no comma, as per AP style guidelines.
I could keep going, but I think you get the point.
Grammar or not, what everyone else has been saying is true. It's like you specifically went out of your way to mention druqs, which really sucks. If you're such a fan of Bonnaroo, as you claim to be, the last thing you would do is draw attention to druqs. A true Bonnaroo fan would write about music.