Whether it's your first Bonnaroo or you’re a music festival veteran, we welcome you to Inforoo.
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Post by rastaradam on Apr 22, 2007 13:14:08 GMT -5
Two months away and all my thoughts seem to revolve around Bonnaroo. I gotta think many of you are similarly afflicted with this obsession. My ex-wife (and current roommate...yeah, I know) bet me $20 that I couldn't go one day without mentioning it. At 12:01AM, I said: "hey, did I tell you that Ornette Coleman has been added to the Roo lineup" and gladly handed over the Jackson.
I'm on year three of complete and total Bonnaroo obsession - every day, all day. And at night I dream about it. It can't be healthy, but I'm under its power and can't escape.
People at work just walk past me and say, "How many more days? 50-something?" I think they have figured out that it's the only topic that brings a smile to my face between 7:30am and 5:30pm.
My freinds sorta make fun of me for checking inforoo all the time. They also wonder if something is up if I dont give an update about Roo after a couple days. also my girlfreind has made me swear that i can only mention roo like once a week under pentaly of severe tickling. yea, i've only been one year and even last year I was obsessed
It's funny to hear you say it gets worse every year. This exact same thing has happenned to me every year, until I was compelled to go VIP last year.
Well this is the first year in a while that I haven't had the obsessive nature of before. At least not to the same degree. Years past I would constantly obsess over Bonnaroo day and night until it came up. Talking about, preparing for it. I even joined that Krewe of Roo in 05 for $30 just so I could have a "club" to talk to other Roo'ers. That lead me to find this place. I can't remember what I did before I had this outlet to lump my obsession onto.
This year, though, I haven't obsesseds as much. I think there are basically two reasons for this. First and Foremost while I like the lineup, it doesn't have Trey Anastasio or Les Claypool, who are two of my all-time favorite artitsts, and acts I look forward to every year. 2003 didn't have these either, but at that point Bonnaroo was still new, so I was more obsessed over the whole idea of Bonnaroo. This will be my 6th bonnaroo, 2nd i n VIP, and while I love bonnaroo and everything it entails, there is a sense of been there done that that I didn't have in 03. The Second Reason would be that I did Vegoose in the Fall and Langerado in the spring. These two fests are very similar in concept and execution to Bonnaroo, so I'm not exactly yearning for the Bonnaroo experience like I was in the past when I would have a year layoff between events.
But that being said, I am here, posting every day. So apparently there is a side of me that is still obsessing over Bonnaroo. It's just not to the degree it has been in the past, which, admittedly, was probably over-obsessing. I am impressed at how much people over here obsess though. You people are like Rabid dogs on the hunt for meat, which comes in the form of Roo information. And I love it, b/c not only do you help feed that obsessive nature of mine, you also make me realize I'm not the only one who is this sprung over Bonnaroo!
I was hoping that my every waking hour obsession with thinking about Bonnaroo, planning for 'roo, measuring my car for space, combing the internet for good deals on camping supplies, downloading music from artists I'm not familiar with, etc, etc would end once I have actually been to my first 'roo. Now it looks like it might not.
Does the 'roo obsession go on year round, or does it ease up a little after June and you've had yer fix for the year?
Does the 'roo obsession go on year round, or does it ease up a little after June and you've had yer fix for the year?
i think it goes away to some degree, as evidenced by the fact this board dies down between July and November. In December, though, dates are released, and it hits you like a ton of bricks.
Post by crazykittensmile on Apr 22, 2007 18:00:43 GMT -5
gougeaway said:
lauraroo said:
Does the 'roo obsession go on year round, or does it ease up a little after June and you've had yer fix for the year?
i think it goes away to some degree, as evidenced by the fact this board dies down between July and November. In December, though, dates are released, and it hits you like a ton of bricks.
yeah definitely, i mean i'm sure people think about it, but there's not really anything concrete to get excited about in that time. so it's REALLY only a half year obsession
Post by easymorningrebel on Apr 22, 2007 19:01:07 GMT -5
my obsession lasts year round in the form of constanly shopping around for camping supplies and making sure that I have things packed and ready at a moments notice. I have Langerado to help distract me as I wait for roo, but roo is like my first love, can't forget it...
Post by poopzilla33 on Apr 22, 2007 19:02:28 GMT -5
gougeaway said:
lauraroo said:
Does the 'roo obsession go on year round, or does it ease up a little after June and you've had yer fix for the year?
i think it goes away to some degree, as evidenced by the fact this board dies down between July and November. In December, though, dates are released, and it hits you like a ton of bricks.
Post by trippindaisy on Apr 22, 2007 20:24:54 GMT -5
Yay I am so glad I'm not the only one! My fiance is sick of hearing about anyway, but now that he is not able to go this year and I am, he gets pretty pissed off at me, because now he is just jealous because he can't go. The things our loved ones put up with
So the wife and I saw the Decemberists last night and it was a great show. But instead of marveling about how wonderful an experience we just had I said to her "that was great- imagine how much better it will be a Bonnaroo!" Bonnaroo now becomes the measure of all things.......
Post by MickStPeter on Apr 22, 2007 21:55:26 GMT -5
Oh I was hoping this would get better... Now I'm afraid it will just get worse... at least I have an outlet here with you guys... kcnorthlander is right everything is measured by bonnaroo... sure Clap Your Hands Say Yeah was great but just wait til Bonnaroo... saw Elvis Perkins too Hopefully I'll get a good fix in June and undoubtedly want more and end up going again I'm sure this will just be the first of many more to come At least I certainly hope so otherwise I'll have been buying all this stuff just to use it once
Post by oatmealschnappz on Apr 22, 2007 22:10:16 GMT -5
I talk about Bonnaroo so much that my gf and I decided just to go ahead and buy two of our friends tickets. Now we have a genuine excuse for bringing it up all the time (with them, at least). Now instead of endlessly jabbering about everthing that i'm looking forward to this year, I can pretend like i'm being helpful and trying to prepare them for what to expect.
Maybe it's bad but, now I feel justified when I bring it up yet again!
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Post by easymorningrebel on Apr 22, 2007 22:22:18 GMT -5
oatmealschnappz said:
I talk about Bonnaroo so much that my gf and I decided just to go ahead and buy two of friends tickets. Now we have a genuine excuse for bringing it up all the time (with them, at least). Now instead of endlessly jabbering about everthing that i'm looking forward to this year, I can pretend like i'm being helpful and trying to prepare them for what to expect.
Maybe it's bad but, now I feel justified when I bring it up yet again!
well if you never need another friend to buy a ticket for, I'll step in anytime
Post by oatmealschnappz on Apr 22, 2007 22:42:52 GMT -5
^ Maybe next year, man.
Honestly, it may have been a mistake. Every single thing about Bonnaroo is 100% alien to them. I don't know how well it's all going to work for them. I think that they'll be cool with the "environment" but, sometimes I worry a little. I guess that i'll find out in June.
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Post by oysterheadhead on Apr 22, 2007 23:48:41 GMT -5
my obsession has actually transferred over to my wife. she has started becoming obsessed with working out so that she can wear some new clothes that she bought just for Roo. she is always talking about the clothes she wants to wear, what we're gonna pack, how we're gonna beat the heat.... etc. , etc. etc. ......
Post by paranoidbot on Apr 23, 2007 14:51:15 GMT -5
I am actually much less obsessed this year. It's not that I am not excited about going but I am just chill about the whole thing. Last year took too much out of me as I think I tried to bite off too much and it was just too hectic. This year I am going in with no predefined schedule of bands I "must see" or any kind of timeline. I will just be.
Honestly, it may have been a mistake. Every single thing about Bonnaroo is 100% alien to them. I don't know how well it's all going to work for them. I think that they'll be cool with the "environment" but, sometimes I worry a little. I guess that i'll find out in June.
I'm so tempted on doing that too - but arent doing it for the same reason. it's like dosing them with hard drugs without thier knowledge.
we are going with a couple like this - well, meeting them there - this guy's wife....i dunno if she knows what she is getting into.
Post by gogogajoob on Apr 23, 2007 23:23:30 GMT -5
Man, what does superfly do to make us all so obsessed, is their something in that egg-flavoured water??
A buddy and i had a theory that Bonnaroo is somehow here to pacify all the 'subversives', to focus our obsessions on something socially irrelevant in order to keep us from stirring up real trouble...
Watch out! One day we'll all show up at bonnaroo and it'll be fenced in, there will be more security guards but they will really be there to keep people inside. Of course, we wont find that out until it's too late!!
*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 easymorningrebel on Apr 24, 2007 9:27:15 GMT -5
oatmealschnappz said:
^ Maybe next year, man.
Honestly, it may have been a mistake. Every single thing about Bonnaroo is 100% alien to them. I don't know how well it's all going to work for them. I think that they'll be cool with the "environment" but, sometimes I worry a little. I guess that i'll find out in June.
well I bought a friend his ticket this year cause he's sorta kinda unemployed, and I'm just hoping he can pay me back by June!! I invited a friend last year and I tried my best to prepare him for the weekend, afterwards I asked him if I did a good job prepping him for the weekend and he said no, but he still had a blast and he's coming back this year! It's not easy to get a newbie prepared for roo!
Post by augustwest on Apr 24, 2007 12:58:58 GMT -5
To placate my obsession, I buy roo supplies a little at a time, today I ordered some tent accessories including a fan, I am again placated when it arrives, I have something to play with
The past few weeks I havent been here much... sometimes I am grateful for my overly-busy life, cause it takes my mind off of it. However, since I am out of school and unemployed until June, I have nothing to do but play with my tent and tyedye sheets to use for shade. Oh man, welcome back, obsession.
Post by oleander124 on Apr 24, 2007 13:15:16 GMT -5
This is the first Roo for both my boyfriend and me. I'm the one that is planning everything, and he just supplies his half of the money. He thinks it's cute when I come home and check the boards one more time (cause I'm on them all day at work) before I sit down for the evening with him. He even thinks it's cute when I talk to him about karma points (or the decline in karma points) ;D .
I have an entire wall dedicated for all the stuff we've bought for Roo. I'm obsessed with this, and am wondering if anyone suffers from After-Roo depression?
Post by MickStPeter on Apr 24, 2007 13:58:52 GMT -5
This is how bad the obsession is... I just had to read over the MMPI for my psych class and everytime I came across a question such as Do you find yourself excited at random times for no apparent reason I thought... yes but really its not due to no apparent reason its because of roo Or can you go for days at a time without sleep due to an over abundance of pep I thought... I certainly hope so during mid June