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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."
Promote guitars dude!
^^^This^^^
Well said Bob! Karma from a fellow Manchesterite....
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 NO NO WORD!!!!. 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.
Who said Gibson uses AP style? We have our own style guide, and that includes the use of serial commas. This is ridiculous.
Post by strumntheguitar on Jun 22, 2008 16:45:07 GMT -5
^^haha dude, you asked for specific examples and they were given to you. I never knew Gibson had their own guide on writing, and I doubt anyone else that doesn't work for them did either. The thought of that is just silly though, in my opinion. But I'm no writer so my opinion on that is not even worth the 2 cents that it is
"Friday morning in Centeroo, mist bottles and parasols are being trafficked as aggressively as the NO NO WORD!!!!. 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.
Who said Gibson uses AP style? We have our own style guide, and that includes the use of serial commas. This is ridiculous.
This year I went to Bonnaroo pregnant. That meant no alcohol, no druqs (though really I don't partake anyway), no nufin.
I had the best time this year! I met some of the absolutely nicest people. I saw fabulous music. Centeroo felt like a second home - the vendors were friendly, the staff was wonderful, gosh even the security at the gates were pretty cool.
I totally didn't feel out of place. Sure, all sorts of activities happen at Bonnaroo, but they do as others have said - at any festival, on college campuses, at night clubs, even at high schools. I didn't HEAR anyone trying to sell anything, and no one approached me. Gosh, I was offered more drugs at my fancy smart-kid magnet high school back in the early '90s than what I have experienced my two years at Bonnaroo.
I think it would be great to read some articles that aren't just reviews of musical performances. For what makes Bonnaroo is everything else. This doesn't mean druqs, it meas the people, the vendors, the non-music acts, the random acts of kindness, the instant friendships, the sense of camraderie.
For me, Bonnaroo was when a random hippie boy came up and danced with me at Yonder Mountain String, when I made new girlfriends at the porta-potties at Pearl Jam, when I would see an Inforoo tee in the crowd and get excited to have a face with a screenname. It was having strangers take a picture of me and my friends and actually look at the picture and ask to retake it because he thought he could get a better shot. It was having strangers after meeting me want their picture taken with me because we became memories for each other. It was an impromptu jam session of mine and two other camp sites - guitars, bongos and everyone singing along. It was smiling so hard just because it was Sunday and having people smile back at you when passing with a knowing smile because they too can't stop cheesing just because it's Sunday, it's Bonnaroo and life is good.
This year I went to Bonnaroo pregnant. That meant no alcohol, no druqs (though really I don't partake anyway), no nufin.
I had the best time this year! I met some of the absolutely nicest people. I saw fabulous music. Centeroo felt like a second home - the vendors were friendly, the staff was wonderful, gosh even the security at the gates were pretty cool.
I totally didn't feel out of place. Sure, all sorts of activities happen at Bonnaroo, but they do as others have said - at any festival, on college campuses, at night clubs, even at high schools. I didn't HEAR anyone trying to sell anything, and no one approached me. Gosh, I was offered more NO NO WORD!!!! at my fancy smart-kid magnet high school back in the early '90s than what I have experienced my two years at Bonnaroo.
I think it would be great to read some articles that aren't just reviews of musical performances. For what makes Bonnaroo is everything else. This doesn't mean druqs, it meas the people, the vendors, the non-music acts, the random acts of kindness, the instant friendships, the sense of camraderie.
For me, Bonnaroo was when a random hippie boy came up and danced with me at Yonder Mountain String, when I made new girlfriends at the porta-potties at Pearl Jam, when I would see an Inforoo tee in the crowd and get excited to have a face with a screenname. It was having strangers take a picture of me and my friends and actually look at the picture and ask to retake it because he thought he could get a better shot. It was having strangers after meeting me want their picture taken with me because we became memories for each other. It was an impromptu jam session of mine and two other camp sites - guitars, bongos and everyone singing along. It was smiling so hard just because it was Sunday and having people smile back at you when passing with a knowing smile because they too can't stop cheesing just because it's Sunday, it's Bonnaroo and life is good.
Post by Bob Noxious on Jun 23, 2008 22:23:55 GMT -5
Very nice Alie. Cynicism and negativity is just too easy and common.......cheap even....boring.
If you can find it, go read the thread about the guy and his dog named poncho. I think it's called Ponnaroo the Experience. It's very sweet.
Lot's of good things do happen in and around the festival.
Anytime people are together, mingling, enjoying each other and not on their f***ing cell phones or computer (like now), or at Wal-Mart....it's a good thing. It's community, even if temporary. It's my favorite part of early summer break (I'm a teacher).