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Not sure where to post this, so I thought the general forum might be best. And I wanted to keep the topic kind of generic, because I only want true "volunteers" that are really interested....
I am covering Bonnaroo for the local pop culture/entertainment news mag, The Valley Planet, in Huntsville. It's a freebie that you get in all the restaurants, business, etc. I am also feeding some stories through my freelance company to some other sources, but that is still kind of up in the air at this point. Anyway, since Hunstville is such a high-tech geek mecca, in an artsy kind of way ;D, I thought doing a story on Inforoo, Camp Inforoo, and the Inforoosters would be totally up the alley of the HSV techno-crowd. So I was wondering (hoping ) that some of you might volunteer to be interviewed at some point during downtime at 'Roo? I will be around Camp Inforoo in and out between Press Cons and concerts and can make arrangements....
Any takers You can PM me if you don't want to post to the whole thread.....
I always wondered if people who come to cover bonnaroo have a truely great time. Surely they have a good time but, I would be worried about deadlines and where I had to be to interview this person or cover a certain act that I didn't really care too much about. I guess it depends on who you are working for though. I talked to some lady last year who worked for the Tennessean (I think I remember that part right) and she said she was pissed because she missed alot of shows she wanted to see because her boss called her and wanted her to uplink stories throughout the weekend.
Post by trippindaisy on May 22, 2007 20:53:20 GMT -5
I have a friend at the Tennessean who goes every year and he has a blast. No sure exactly what he does though - I just know he gets to go for free......
Luckily, this is my second job and pretty much for fun. My day job covers the bills, so there is no stress for this, it's just for me, so I can actually get some use out of my degree
Since I freelance I can pretty much pick and choose what to cover and I don't have any deadlines that hit during 'Roo so I can be fairly laid back and enjoy it, depending on the press schedule of course. Those can be pretty insane sometimes, but hopefully not at 'Roo.
And I hear you on the lucid moments thing! LOL! I don't cover for any pubs that I could report on any non-lucid moments ;D I'm sure I'll have my own...... ;D