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This isn't really a horror story, but it did suck...
After the awesome, rain soaked My Morning Jacket show last year my friend and I made it back to camp and found that my tent had been jacked. Someone removed all of my stuff, pulled the stakes and TOOK the entire tent! I had to crash in the bed of my truck for the remainder of the festival. It sucked at first but I still had a great time. After all, they did leave my stuff behind.
A guy that was camped next to us had his cooler stolen, and another guy camping with us had his back pack stolen... and it was full of clean clothes! He had to get through the rest of the festival and the ride home without a change of clothes! He made a good time of it though. Hopefully we can keep all of our stuff this trip.
I would say that is a horror story! I'd be so pissed!
Post by questionablesanity on May 17, 2009 20:16:58 GMT -5
If I saw a baby left alone in a stroller, I would immediately call security. That woman does not deserve to have her child, especially if she was on ANYTHING.
A Thieve's Parade 2/24 Conspirator 2/26 Kevin Smith 3/11 Keller 3/17 Papadosio 3/18 JJ Grey 3/25 Bela Fleck/Edgar Meyer 3/26 Toubab Krewe 3/27 O'Death 4/11 Budos Band 4/22 EOTO 4/28 Summer Camp 5/6-29 All Good
If I saw a baby left alone in a stroller, I would immediately call security. That woman does not deserve to have her child, especially if she was on ANYTHING.
Post by arizonalovesyou on May 17, 2009 22:02:14 GMT -5
My car breaking down on the way out Sunday night in '06 about a minute before we would've made it to the interstate.
The duststorm in '07 that caused horrible sickness for 2 days after the fest. Plus, alcohol poisoning on Saturday of the festival. Missed pretty much everything that day, except for a little bit of Ween, Flaming Lips, & Franz Ferdinand. Oh, and I threw up like 4 times about 5 minutes before The Flaming Lips came on. Wayne rolled on top of me though, and even though I was about 10th row... I left once they played about 2 songs and layed in the grass covered with a small towel trying to stay warm for the rest of the show dozing off a few times.
6.7: roooo 6:19: roger waters playing the wall 6:22: dave matthews band 6.27: trampled by turtles 6:28-29: phish 7:14: forecastle festival & mmj on the belle of louisville
6.7: roooo 6:19: roger waters playing the wall 6:22: dave matthews band 6.27: trampled by turtles 6:28-29: phish 7:14: forecastle festival & mmj on the belle of louisville
LOL at your space cadet friends letting some little kids freak them out. I've been lassoed on Dead lot before. The dude who drug me back to him asked me for change. I told him to fuck off.
Even with the baby story, I still can't get over someone stealing a tent. How do you steal a whole tent?
For real!?! And it was a GOOD tent, too! Ha! It's all good though... I like to think the perps who stole it really needed it. Trust me, they could have stole more than they did.
As for the baby left alone-- at a freakin' TOOL show of all places-- that rubs me the wrong way. I have a 4 year old sister and I could not imagine leaving her alone in a sea of half-whacked people like that. That poor kid had to be scared.
"Wish I was down on some blue bayou, With a bamboo cane stuck in the sand. But the road I'm on, don't seem to go there, So I just dream, keep on bein' the way I am. "-- Merle Haggard
Post by questionablesanity on May 18, 2009 6:51:13 GMT -5
Personally, I don't think Bonnaroo is the place for children who can't completely take care of themselves. I've thought about bringing my son to a show before, then I came to my senses. I get nervous letting him walk with me through walmart. But I'm very over protective.
A Thieve's Parade 2/24 Conspirator 2/26 Kevin Smith 3/11 Keller 3/17 Papadosio 3/18 JJ Grey 3/25 Bela Fleck/Edgar Meyer 3/26 Toubab Krewe 3/27 O'Death 4/11 Budos Band 4/22 EOTO 4/28 Summer Camp 5/6-29 All Good
LOL at your space cadet friends letting some little kids freak them out. I've been lassoed on Dead lot before. The dude who NO NO WORD!!! me back to him asked me for change. I told him to quack off.
I'd just like to note I thought it was funny this got edited. the guy pulled him back to him and asked him for change, from what i gathered, but he put that the guy druq him back , hah.
random, sorry, just took me a second to figure out what it was saying, and made me giggle when I did
Wow with regards to the baby. I agree with the person who said the baby should have been taken straight to security....and with the person who said she most kids probably don't belong at Roo until they are relatively self-sustaining. I can't imagine taking my 4 year old Tasmanian Devil there. First off, I don't want him breathing all the various smokes which permeate the air...and I can't imagine trying to get him to sleep with all the nightly noise. Now to mention that he'd run off and lose himself in the first crowd we passed unless he was tied to me or my husband with twine.
Well my kids are used to big crowds. They know not to wander off. They are very independent. And are used to sleeping with noise.
But if you have never taken them to concerts or camping before then I wouldn't recomend it. I was born and raised on camping trips and concerts and so were my kids.
So for me its more like having my two best friends with me rather than two people I have to take care of. They are awesome to have around.
I hope I don't wind up with any horror stories! This will be my first 'Roo, and I am paranoid that I won't be prepared enough! I am a little anxious about the stinky porta potties too! But I am still super excited about going!!!!
i think it totally depends on the kid. mine has always been mellow and great with crowds and noise but we've never made it out to roo before. she's 13 now. maybe if she gets really annoying i will leave her in a stroller somewhere so someone else can listen to middle school gossip for a while. if you see her she likes ice pops, the ones in the plastic sheath. don't take her home or they will be all over your house in the weirdest places.
but seriously. strays should go to security. and any parent who manages to NOT lose their child knows better than to be utterly wasted. we're bringing some drinks, but arent dumb enough to be hammered and falling over her all weekend.
1karen1 - i totally agree! i was 17 when i had my kiddo so we are ridiculously, annoyingly, constantly close. i sometimes feel bad for my husband because he feels out of the loop sometimes. :-) fortunately for us he takes joy in watching us be our weirdo selves. i can't imagine NOT bringing her. it would take months to catch her up on every little thing if she wasn;t right there with me.
It freaks me out when I see really young kids at Roo. I can't imagine bringing a baby there to cook in the sun all day like that. I don't have any kids, and I know that if I did it wouldn't stop me from wanting to go to concerts and festivals, so I can't judge... I trust there are responsible parents out there.
^^ So I'm not supposed to let my kids outside to play at all in the summer time? Noone is cooking. It's called sunscreen.
Please. That's why there are so many fat lazy kids. Parents are so afraid of outdoor elements that they would rather keep their kids inside infront of the TV.
I think that kids should be outside with people as much as possible. In the summertime my kids are outside from the time they get up until it's time to put out the fire in the backyard and go to bed.
I can't stand it when people care about kids being at fests. They are people too.
