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I just want to express my condolences to the fellow inforooers here and Matt's friends and family if they read this. I've only posted a couple of times since last March, as I was trying to prepare for my first Roo'. After learning of Matt's death, it hasn't left my mind since. On Saturday night or afternoon, my bf and I were sitting in our tent and an ambulance went racing down the road towards the back road of the farm. (We were in pod 9) anyways it bothered me and we commented that whoever was in their we hoped was alright. I still don't know who that was, but just the same, it was someone in trouble. It really bothered me, but I guess that's just the way I am..We are all there for the amazing experience, the community spirit and sharing in something special, and for someone to lose their life there was very sad.
My first Roo' experience was nothing short of amazing, HOT, but amazing. We drove 15 hrs from Ontario, Canada to be there. We worked hard at trying to stay cool and well, and it was at times nearly impossible!!! Many times I thought I was going to faint or be sick from the heat.
I wish the festival was at a cooler time of year, but what can you do. I guess I just wanted to say something because it has been on my mind all week. I am sorry Matt is gone, I do remember reading the thread of the sanuks and went out of my way to find a pair for this year. I did not buy any, but will buy a pair if they make them in tribute to him for next year. He was too young to die, but his spirit will forever live on at Bonnaroo... RIP Carpedm01...
Post by hibouxdufromage on Jun 22, 2010 21:38:52 GMT -5
Coco to you, Sarah. I saw the ambulance from my campsite at the front of Camp Paulie and said a cheerful prayer and blew a kiss to the sky for whoever was in there. Makes me feel pretty shallow to have done that now.
Well I know what picture I want for the water bottles now. That was the one I was thinking of.
Still want 'em black and white? I got a design almost ready for viewing that is a vectored (no pun) rendition of a fleur de lis that I think Matt sketched.
Black and white should be the most economical and water resistant. 3x5 seems to be a good target size as well.
Post by TripOnThis on Jun 23, 2010 12:25:43 GMT -5
Like everyone else on this board, I'm in complete shock after hearing about this tragedy. Once again I find myself pondering the unanswerable Q... why do bad things happen to good people? While I will grieve personally for Matt's untimely loss, I hope that as a group we can all celebrate Matt's life. After all, a smile is what Matt put on our faces, not a frown. Thank you Matt for being who you were. We all love you.
Post by GratefulHippie on Jun 24, 2010 10:51:44 GMT -5
oh man...those eyes...
that would be a fantastic picture for the labels. i can't wait to see them all done! i know y'all probably have everything under control, but it would be cool if maybe a website for matt's trees was on there?
^^^^^Damn it! I find fault in this post, but this is not the thread to point fingers! This thread is to remember! I am sure, at the appropriate time there will be thread for that, but not here, not now! Moving on...
Damn, Matt had some blue eyes. Very intoxicating if I do say so myself. (as a man comfortable with my sexuality, I can say that.) Actually I am jealous my eyes are not that blue.
Post by daisychain on Jun 24, 2010 13:41:26 GMT -5
^^^ Honestly, is there some sort of conspiracy to give me a coronary??? I'm trying to stay calm but seriously people... Damn it, I need to pop another valium before I end up actually responding to that nonsense. I'm going to refrain though. <Must control fist of death> >:<
Please stop trying to instigate stuff. We're still grieving. Let's stay on track and just celebrate how wonderful Matt was and the memories we have of him ok?
Scrog, thanks for looking out buddy. I totally agree with you. Matt's eyes were amazing. They will be missed.
Post by lalaroolala on Jun 24, 2010 13:43:08 GMT -5
and by the way, i am not anti-roo....just to clear the air before it gets clouded (just in case it does).
i did not see all the hubub about the article (which i didn't read but i get the gist) before i wrote the post. i just saw it. so i apologize if my post isn't what people want to see on this board (i get it, you want it to be a celebration of matts life and memory....and i totally respect that).
i don't believe that roo is a drug fest (but with 75,000+ music lovers....its bound to be there at least a little...and it is) and i have no assumptions about who matt was or what he was into. the people on this board who actually knew him seem to hold him in extremely high regard...so in that i trust. i myself can't claim to be the straightest person on earth...but i dont indulge much @ roo. too hot, crowded and risky. im just there for the music and the love. and for anyone who is as into bonnaroo as much as matt seemed to be - it seems only logical that THATS the kindof thing he goes for too....music and love. no one spends multiple 4 day weekends over the years in that kindof heat, humidity and crowded atmosphere...and then spending the rest of the year anticipating and planning the next bonnaroo adventure...and posting on boards like this....just for drugs. i know a lot of drug addicts. they're too lazy for stuff like that.
so off of that awful topic and on to the IMPORTANT stuff: how much i love bonnaroo.
I LOVE BONNAROO. and i love the people, like matt and you all, who keep the spirit of what bonnaroo is meant to be ALIVE. you guys rock my world. my criticism of bonnaroo policies and such is BECAUSE i care about it and i want it to improve, as all things should. if i didn't care deeply...i wouldn't say anything. i would just not go anymore. but i plan to keep going for years to come. and i wanted to share my criticisms so, like i said, people would know and then we can improve our beloved festival over the years. so that this tragedy is not just a terrible blip on the bonnaroo radar. it should mean more than that (it already does to loved ones). it should mean that this kindof thing never happens again.
i will stop ranting now and let you, those who knew matt, get back to the business of sharing your love for matt and reveling in the memories. love to all.
Any suggestions from you guys will be taken seriously. When, and where do we allow these accounts to be posted?
Matt's personal friends and admirers have requested, even demanded this thread, and the board as a whole, be one of unblemished remembrance. I don't think accounts of Matt's final days at Bonnaroo detract from who he was, or what he means to his friends. If a balance is not struck, there is a danger of this thread evolving into a kind of "Final Cut," the movie by Omar Naim.
Any suggestions from you guys will be taken seriously. When, and where do we allow these accounts to be posted?
Matt's personal friends and admirers have requested, even demanded this thread, and the board as a whole, be one of unblemished remembrance. I don't think accounts of Matt's final days at Bonnaroo detract from who he was, or what he means to his friends. If a balance is not struck, there is a danger of this thread evolving into a kind of "Final Cut," the movie by Omar Naim.
With all due respect, and I'm trying really hard to stay calm here, this is not the thread to do it in. If you want to play the blame game, discuss the spurious article and speculate about his death or engage in any other negativity then start another thread. Some of us want no part of it. Matt was a positive person and deserves to have this thread remain positive and full of the good memories we have of him. I for one do not need salt poured into my wounds right now.
So, I here Matt liked to GIFT out cookies. What kind of cookies did he make? Chocolate chip, oatmeal n raisin, peanut butter. Could one say he was a "Cookie Monster" type person? Because, I have an idea, but kind of want to keep it a surprise for next year and want to make sure I am headed in the right direction.
Matt's personal friends and admirers have requested, even demanded this thread, and the board as a whole, be one of unblemished remembrance. I don't think accounts of Matt's final days at Bonnaroo detract from who he was, or what he means to his friends. If a balance is not struck, there is a danger of this thread evolving into a kind of "Final Cut," the movie by Omar Naim.
With all due respect, and I'm trying really hard to stay calm here, this is not the thread to do it in. If you want to play the blame game, discuss the spurious article and speculate about his death or engage in any other negativity then start another thread. Some of us want no part of it. Matt was a positive person and deserves to have this thread remain positive and full of the good memories we have of him. I for one do not need salt poured into my wounds right now.
Who's being negative? Who defines what's negative? I don't view any aspect of Matt's death, be they any of the news and witness accounts, as negative in the least. It is human nature to inquire about a death, much more the death of a friend, much more the death of a close friend.
My interest in Matt's death, no matter the cause, is whatever caused his death has probably been discussed in this board *beforehand*. Heatstroke and how to avoid and cope with it has been discussed endlessly on this board. Previous deaths at Bonnaroo have been the subject of speculation and derision. I understand why some want to treat Matt's death differently. But, are there aspects of Matt's death that can be instructive to others in avoiding a health crisis or worse? I've been told talking is therapeutic, but maybe that's just BS.
Yeah, I don't think we should totally censor people who want to go pointy-fingered and such, but I think people who want to do that should make a heavily disclaimered thread elsewhere if they choose to talk about it. Not in this thread. This is a happy thread with happy things. It gives us who don't want to know the icky stuff an opportunity to not read it. I've been lucky to come to this thread after the nasty stuff has been removed and I'm angry some of you who were closer to him had to read it.
Now back to Matt's hotness...yowza is all I gotta say
My understanding is this *thread* is modded from such discussion. Am I wrong in understanding discussion can be opened elsewhere on the board?
I think it should be left alone for a week or two personally. I am more concerned about celebrating his life and what he meant to us than dissecting his death, or uninformed peoples impression of what might have happened.
My opinion has not changed since the last page riburro.
So, I here Matt liked to GIFT out cookies. What kind of cookies did he make? Chocolate chip, oatmeal n raisin, peanut butter. Could one say he was a "Cookie Monster" type person? Because, I have an idea, but kind of want to keep it a surprise for next year and want to make sure I am headed in the right direction.
choco chip cookies - and they were yummy yummy yummy cookies! Asked him once for his recipe and he would not share - said it was secret and he was keeping it that way in hopes of opening a bakery to sell cookies - ;D
and my idea was more along the "cookie monster" line and not so much in making cookies, I will leave that to the Bakers. Oh snap, I just remembered, mom has some fresh baked cookies on the counter! give me a cold glass of milk.
I think it should be left alone for a week or two personally. I am more concerned about celebrating his life and what he meant to us than dissecting his death, or uninformed peoples impression of what might have happened.
My opinion has not changed since the last page riburro.
I respect your opinion. So, I'm gonna let this rest, as I did not know Matt outside of this board, and he was gone by the time I introduced myself to the Inforoo campsite.
But, I will say this. When my father died, and he was a man I worshiped and cherished above all others, we discussed his life among family and friends. The discussion included his weaknesses and foibles (which probably hastened his death) as well as his strengths. It was the fullness of his character, the highs and lows, that defined our love for him. I don't think it is different for anybody else.
So, I here Matt liked to GIFT out cookies. What kind of cookies did he make? Chocolate chip, oatmeal n raisin, peanut butter. Could one say he was a "Cookie Monster" type person? Because, I have an idea, but kind of want to keep it a surprise for next year and want to make sure I am headed in the right direction.
choco chip cookies - and they were yummy yummy yummy cookies! Asked him once for his recipe and he would not share - said it was secret and he was keeping it that way in hopes of opening a bakery to sell cookies - ;D
I asked him for it too and he wouldn't share it!!
He opened that bakery in Wilmington. Gourmet Baker's Dozen
I got the name switched around, but yeah thats it. when he told me I couldn't have the recipe (with apologies of course, when none were needed), he sent me the link while the business was still up, and I ordered a dozen chocolate chips.
When the package arrived, it had a special gift in it just for me (It wasn't a brunch cookie BTW)...That was a month or so after the very first brunch that I met him at...
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What about a sticker, of JUST his vivid blue eyes? How cool would that be!?
I have shown the picture his family gave us at the memorial (see the memorial thread) to several ladies and they all have the same reaction. The eyes!!!
My sister-in-law lives in Wilmington, so I saw her while I was down there and showed the picture to her and the first thing she said was, WOW, He was a hottie!
I've been following all of the threads for awhile the past weeks and haven't posted anything. I lurked here last year before my first Bonnaroo and was pretty acquainted with several of the frequent posters, CarpeDM included. (I'm a Sanuk owner because of him!). I just wanted to make a post to say that I am so saddened by the loss of such a great guy. I feel like I know him through the memories you have all shared. I've also been wearing my Sanuks way more often in memory of Matt. You all are a great group of people, and you probably made Matt very proud in your representation of what was clearly a huge joy in his life.
Post by lalaroolala on Jun 24, 2010 19:05:38 GMT -5
daisychain,
im very sorry i made you angry. i realize now that there are a lot of matts friends on here reading this stuff (as i said in my original post...i'm new to this inforoo thing) and as such, it is not the place to post first-hand accounts, criticisms etc. you are in mourning and i was out of line. I feel really awful.
however, i stood there and watched something horrible...and my discomfort with certain things that i named has been bothering me since. i am absolutely not trying to point fingers or blame anyone, as i said several times in my post. obviously no one wanted this to happen. perhaps some of my comments could have been worded better, but i honestly am just trying to say that there's room for improvement so that no one has to go through this again. i don't think that's negative. and i certainly don't think it's "nonsense."
as i also said in my original post, i didnt know matt personally. i really wish i had more positive things to say about him so that i could bring some joy to this discussion. but all that i can say is what i saw...these images that have been burned into my mind. i came here looking to talk about it but this is obviously not the place for me. i misunderstood. so that is all i will say. after this i think ill stay away from inforoo all together. public forums are dangerous business. and now i just feel worse than i did before i came here.
like i said, i feel really horrible and i hope you can forgive me. please believe me when i say that when i saw what i saw....the only thing i could think of for days was his friends and family...the last thing i ever wanted to do was cause any one of them more pain. so i hope that you are able to remember all the good times with your friend, all the positivity and cookies [apparently] and love that he brought into your life and i hope his spirit watches over you as you continue to spread the love at festivals and in life.
Post by nodepression on Jun 24, 2010 20:55:39 GMT -5
I know that this is hard guys, but I think this stuff needs to be discussed. Not in this thread, but somewhere on this board. I didn't see the original post, but if we want to learn from this in any way, it needs to be discussed, there's not going to be some magic time when it's going to become easy.
I find fault in this post, but this is not the thread to point fingers! This thread is to remember! I am sure, at the appropriate time there will be thread for that, but not here, not now! Moving on...
