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Post by Ian'sGotAFeeling on Mar 16, 2009 0:49:02 GMT -5
They are superbly wonderful. Despite you have just woken up, are a tad bit grumpy (concidering your at roo, its no where near your normal level) and still extremely exhausted. You sit down scratch your head, grab a small snack or drink and stare blankly into the distance, or in most cases, the tents/grass. After a few failed attempts to get a few more z's outside of a stuffy/humid tent, you decide to suck it up clean up and get ready for the day ahead. You walk to the closest porta-potties and wait for an uncomfortably long time in line. You get to the porta-potty and feel like everyone is waiting on you, mad because you are taking so long to ensure you don't touch the seat. You decide you need ice, so you goto the ice vendor, and pay him for a bag or two at super-inflated prices that even this economy do not reason for. And then you walk back to camp. Your neighbors are usually rising this time and may come to chat after their morning rituals are over. You both reminisce over the previous night and enjoy some wares. Breakfast is especially good now. The sun is rising fast now, and you are feeling the temperature rise significantly, 10+ degrees every 30 minutes it feels. Better get that sun block on. You check the schedule to see what time bands are playing. You pack your bag, ensure you have all your necessary goods and set out for the adventure you came for. The hazy, semi-quiet nature of the dawn has been replaced with a bunch of happy people.
After thinking about the upcoming roo I can't help but remember previous roos. And this is something that I have yet to come across, and I for some odd reason, enjoy the mornings a great deal at Roo. They are calm and peaceful.
It's always nice to come outside the tent to see a few groggy buddies sitting enjoying cigarettes and passing a bottle around. I think I'm going to try some of the am yoga that the solar stage has this year. May be a good way to get the morning started.
Post by pondo ROCKS on Mar 16, 2009 4:24:04 GMT -5
I love walking around Centeroo early and seeing people barely awake from the night before. Damn...is it June yet? A Bonnaroo morning is just one of those dang things that has to make you smile!
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^^This. I love waking up and wandering into Centeroo grabing a cup of coffee there and sitting under a tree and people watching. Nice & relaxing, making a game plan for that day.
That sounds remarkably familiar...gives me tingles I can't wait!
Of course there are also those bonnaroo mornings, where the sun is coming up and you have yet to go to sleep. This happened to me last year. My morning started around 12 when pearl jam ended and I munched on some party favors which kept me thoroughly entertained and wide awake for Sigur Ros and Ghostland Observatory. Then by the time I wandered trudged into the campgrounds and attempted to find my campsite (which took about an hour of bleary eyed wandering) the sun had already poked out over the horizon.
The only thing that even comes close to being semi-bad is the one person playing music WAY too loud, WAY too early.
But other than that, I love the Roo mornings... We always put a couple of baby watermelons in the cooler before we leave for Roo, and on Friday morning that icy cold melon and a couple of bloody mary's shared with the neighbors usually cements the friendship. Nothing is better than everyone sitting around enjoying each other's company and the last of the normal temps before the sun and the music both begin to rage.
I have two types of Roo mornings. The first few years I could never sleep past 5:30am so I'd be up brewing coffee, watching the sun rise and the world slowly come to life. Very Nice!
The last couple years I've watched the sun come up before going to bed. Very nice also. I brew my coffee at about 10am when I get up to start the day. By then the camp is pretty much rocking.
Either way (going to bed or getting up) the Roo sunrises are incredibly nice, cool and peaceful. Great memories.
I love 'roo mornings. There is a sense of peace that comes across the farm as the sun is rising. Some people are just getting up and others are just straggling in from late nights.
Just sitting around - watching the world and enjoying the calm before beginning another LONG day
"Walk tall, kick ass, learn to speak Arabic, love music and never forget you come from a long line of truth seekers, lovers and warriors" - Hunter S. Thompson
Yes Karma for making me relive this...the only time I am ever happy to be up that early. Something special about rolling out of the tent in the morning and seeing people all around.
usually my roo morning starts *really* early due to a desperate need to pee.
honestly, that's a great time - at like 5 or 6 am - there are so few people awake - and you always get the head-nod from the folks you walk by. it's like you are all "in the know" about the awesomeness that just happened and will happen later that day - but everyone else is still in their tents sleeping...
i dont know, this sounds corny as i write it - i hope someone out there knows what i mean.
the only bad part is when they test the what stage speakers at like, 830 am. that is a wakeup call many could do without.
it was wonderful in 07 waking up under a tree in the middle of centeroo to some kids sitting down next me and offering me some breakfast corn. one of the worst mornings I ever had was at camp bisco 6 when at 6am these kids next to us decide to start blasting jada kiss, I almost knocked our whole tent down when I jumped up and tried to rip out of the tent to tell them to turn it the fuck down.
Post by 2incommand on Mar 16, 2009 11:27:58 GMT -5
Roo mornings are very nice because you are waking up at Roo and not in the real world. So no matter how hot or tired you are it is still a good morning.
"I never bought into the Native American mythology. You can smoke a peace pipe 'til your dick falls off, but I'm not dancin' with any fuckin' wolves no matter how high I get. Not that I get high, but if I did, my shit would still believe in our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ." -kenny powers
honestly, that's a great time - at like 5 or 6 am - there are so few people awake - and you always get the head-nod from the folks you walk by. it's like you are all "in the know" about the awesomeness that just happened and will happen later that day - but everyone else is still in their tents sleeping...
i dont know, this sounds corny as i write it - i hope someone out there knows what i mean.
I know exactly what you mean. I always get up first in my crew -- wish I didn't, but I do -- so I usually walk around a little in the morning so I'm not tempted to wake up the rest of the crew. Early morning is about the only time you can walk down the roads at Roo and pass by just one person at a time.
Post by xjenNjuicex on Mar 16, 2009 12:37:32 GMT -5
I love this. It's just amazing how happy Bonnaroo mornings are....everyone is waking up baking/suffocating in a tent after little to no sleep and then crawling out into extremely high temps with a hangover, a headache, a sunburn and the BIGGEST FREAKIN' SMILE you've ever seen plastered across their faces!!! It's great. ;D
Post by neighborhooodcreep on Mar 16, 2009 12:44:05 GMT -5
I pick myself up off the grass ground still wrapped up in random articles of clothing instead of a blanket, take my morning piss on my car tire then walk to the cooler to grab a coors light. i finish my beer and grab my bloody mary mix and mix a 50/50 ratio of that and absolut pepper into a 32 oz mug and sprinkle 3-4 ice cubes into the top. i am to lazy to make a nice breakfast so i settle for a bag of chips for breakfast and finish my bloody mary then grab another beer while putting 4 more beers in my pocket and 80-100 dollars in my wallet for the day then walk my long walk to centeroo and try to sneak the last 2 beers in my pockets into my waistline before entering the gates of heaven
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Post by jeffedelic on Mar 16, 2009 15:01:09 GMT -5
Roo mornings are definitely that time that I love no matter how terrible it can be. Its so peaceful and quiet yet you can hear the sounds of your fellow rooers moving about and talking about the night before. Everyone is unified at this time, all groggy and miserable yet the most happy they have ever been. Everyone at roo understands the slow groggy morning and everyone works together to get the day rocking.
Not to mention the pretty hippy girls that come by and sell sandwhiches and other goodies early in the morning. My best festival memory is waking up to a pretty lady selling grilled cheese out of a cooler. Mmmmmmm it was the absolute perfect way to start a roo day.
It's just amazing how happy Bonnaroo mornings are....everyone is waking up baking/suffocating in a tent after little to no sleep and then crawling out into extremely high temps with a hangover, a headache, a sunburn and the BIGGEST FREAKIN' SMILE you've ever seen plastered across their faces!!! It's great. ;D
