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Whew, I dunno about all that. I probably would though, or just share with the people around me. quack walking all the way back to camp.
Yo musta seen the couple just outside the gate tring to swill their six pack in order to make they're favorite bands set...but why waste a six!! priceless
Post by candyflippedaround on Feb 12, 2009 0:21:23 GMT -5
ive been thinking, say you get to the searcher pre centeroo and they find something they dont want you to have in centeroo, so you just boot it past all the security and into the centeroo madness. haha. i doubt anyone would chase you down cuz you brought some beer in.
Post by billclinton on Feb 12, 2009 9:59:01 GMT -5
They confiscated about 100-200 glowsticks out of my bag last year. This year if that happens I'm going to the end of the line, breaking them all, and just chucking them over security. I'll pick up all the ones I can, and hopefully others will grab some too. I'll share with everyone except security!!
The thin bracelets/necklaces things, not the hard shitty ones that hurt btw.
Last year the only working ones were in centeroo, which doesn't open till like 5 or 6 on Thursday. So if you're looking to make a purchase early Thursday, make sure you have some cash on you when you get there.
god I'm so glad I've never felt the urge to buy beer in centeroo.
Yeh I hear you...I buy a ton of beer and sneak it in since the cost of one beer inside centeroo is like the same as a 6 pack. Also I have done the camelback/mixed drink thing and it works wonders. I was so delightfully trashed last year doing that and all we bought was 3 huge things of skoal to split up amongst like 5 people. It worked perfectly!
Post by tompettyfan420 on Feb 13, 2009 0:52:01 GMT -5
This year cuz of phish, moe, snoop and the beasties Ill probably try some favors that I never had before so im thinking about bringing like 300 plus supplies.....
I bring about 600 all together. That included gas and everything. And I usually come home with about 100 bucks. But I also buy about 4 cartons of smokes in Tennessee or Kentucky on the way home, since 25-30 bucks beats the hell out of 50-60 bucks for a carton in Michigan.
ive been thinking, say you get to the searcher pre centeroo and they find something they dont want you to have in centeroo, so you just boot it past all the security and into the centeroo madness. haha. i doubt anyone would chase you down cuz you brought some beer in.
Last year one of the Centeroo guards caught someone with something and he was giving them a hard time. During the confusion everyone that was standing in line just filed right into Centeroo without being searched.
I remember, also, (and this is the only time it's happened for me) on Thursday night in 06, there was a line outside of Centeroo and the guards just said "screw it" and let everyone in, with no searches.
I remember, also, (and this is the only time it's happened for me) on Thursday night in 06, there was a line outside of Centeroo and the guards just said "screw it" and let everyone in, with no searches.
I remember on Saturday night '08, I went back to camp and filled up my Camelbak with a bunch of beer between Jack Johnson and Pearl Jam's sets. Well, I head back to Centeroo and get in line to wait. I was worried he'll discover my Camelbak's full and make me empty it out... but right as I got to the front of the line, Pearl Jam took the stage and started to play, so he just started letting everybody through.
I remember, also, (and this is the only time it's happened for me) on Thursday night in 06, there was a line outside of Centeroo and the guards just said "screw it" and let everyone in, with no searches.
Yeah, I noticed every once in a while, they would have like a minute let through time where they just let as many people through for like a minute or two. I think it gives them a break (and us too... )
Post by ChiefPemperToadWigginsky on Feb 13, 2009 13:18:36 GMT -5
I bring enough beer and food with me and only usually only buy in the mornings because I'm too lazy to make anything (I'm not a bonnaroo-morning person). But 1000$ is plenty enough for me and my girl to share. The corn is usually not good enough or frequent enough for me, Knoxville cooked corn is better than what I've seen @ roo.
I remember, also, (and this is the only time it's happened for me) on Thursday night in 06, there was a line outside of Centeroo and the guards just said "screw it" and let everyone in, with no searches.
I was already inside, but in '07 I remember seeing it on Youtube afterwards, all the people in line heard Tool start and stormed the barricades and everyone just ran right in.
I remember, also, (and this is the only time it's happened for me) on Thursday night in 06, there was a line outside of Centeroo and the guards just said "screw it" and let everyone in, with no searches.
yeah i was i this group! everyone started mooing and they let us in!! it was crazy!!
Post by anima mundi on Feb 13, 2009 14:30:38 GMT -5
"Yesterday at 12:18am, cheeky wrote: Any idea how stricted they are on outside beer once you're inside?
I think once you're inside you're golden. Never had a problem once past security. "
Ahhh. I agree about 90%, though one time after i was cleared by the security dude, i whipped out a beer about 10 seconds later and there was a another covert security shirt that came up to me and just took my beer. seemed like his job was to stand there and watch for stuff like that. Oh well, all other beer snuck in was consumed without hitch
Post by candyflippedaround on Feb 13, 2009 17:01:25 GMT -5
i noticed they are also more stringent on searching people before the shows actually start. like if you are trying to get into centeroo before 1 PM they are gonna more thorough in the search, but then once the line started piling up and the shows were about to come on the lines sped up a lot. also if they are being douches and taking a long time to search everyone, the crowd has to pressure them to just let us the fuck in! GET ROWDY!
my experience has been that, despite it being a farm and all, there isn't much corn... and the one time i actually picked some up - it was more like feeder corn for pigs.
edit: upon reading this again, I was probably being a little to specific and going against some of the board guidelines. Sorry dudes.
This year im sneaking more beer into centeroo so i dont blow 200+ on 6 dollar drinks. i racked up about 100 bucks in food, loved trying new things. I wanna buy a shirt this year and maybe a couple other little things for the house. ill roll through with 300 prob
I've been thinking about this, any different strategies for your insubordination?
from my experiences, they didn't go crazy when searching your bags. If you throw a couple of beers in the bottom (preferably wrapped in something soft, just in case) you should be safe. In a daze last year, I walked up to the gate with a rye and coke mixed in a plastic cup. The guard just took it from me, took a sip, gave it back and yelled "PARTY!!!". I liked him. I tried to get into his line every time. He started to recognize me by Friday and after that, he'd just wave me through. I always love sercurity guards who know the deal. They'll catch the troublemakers, but they'll let the guys who just want to party and have a good time do their thing.
"Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is man's original virtue. It is through disobedience and rebellion that progress has been made." Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Soul of Man Under Socialism
"You're either on the bus or off the bus." Ken Kesey
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro." Hunter S. Thompson
Post by vedderific on Feb 14, 2009 21:26:02 GMT -5
last year a buddy and i were caught drinking some beer near the back of the main stage towards where the vendors are and were just enjoying mmj late night and a security guard came over and said " alright guys...this is what im gonna have to have you do...chug those beers..." he waited as we had a little laugh..."now im gonna have to look inside your bags to see if you have anymore..." he proceeds to look not very well to say the least...plus we had a few hidden behind the bladders of our camelbaks...and just said "if you wanna sneak anymore in, go by the brewers tent and get some plastic cups...and more importantly...recycle that shit..." he walked off and before he got too far turned around one last time and said " oh yeah...have a blast guys...BONNAROOO!!!!"
one of the higlights of my rookie year to say the least....
Uh, that food is NOT good, I got insanely sick from Salmonella from one of the vendors and I wasn't the only one in the medical tent with it that day either!
But anyway - I plan on bringing around 200/250. I brought 300 for the entire festival including gas/food/whatever and came home with some cash. This was after buying a poster, CD, and T shirt, etc.
Post by bonnarooster on Feb 16, 2009 14:03:59 GMT -5
If you plan on buying beer inside bonnaroo, it is much better to buy it from the brooers tent.
$6 for a 12oz bottle of Budweiser (Random vendors) v.s. $6 for a 12oz cup of Magic Hat #9 (B'rooers Tent)
Yes, the B'rooers tent is just as expensive as the other beer, but it is much better quality and a wide variety of excellent beer. If you are buying a few beers inside, take a walk to the B'rooers tent and get some quality beer... hell that's only $1 more than you pay for magic hat at most bars!