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I, for one, enjoyed myself. I made some new friends, heard some great music, and just had fun all around. This was my first Roo and I will be back for more. Am I the only one?
And BTW, if you are just going to tell me I am dumb for having fun at the corporate-a-roo and retarded and blah blah blah etc etc there are already threads for you to whine so do me a favor and stay the hell off of mine.
And what is a "real" bonnaroo huh? enlighten me!! a bunch of burners lying in the grass listening to the same damn phish or dead or wsp ?? a place where there are no corporate sponsored air conditioned tents? what the hell was so wrong with this?
Post by katimus528 on Jun 14, 2010 20:54:22 GMT -5
I had a blast! Everything was wonderful as far as I was concerned... all I saw was fun, loving people, who were always willing to talk and share what they had, just as I was. I was never strip searched... they barely even checked my bag. I met new friends, experienced new things, ate great food, and watched amazing shows... I don't understand why everyone is so upset. Maybe I was just lucky this go round...
"Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. I have always needed Fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio."
the only thing i have not enjoyed about inforoo so far is the small percentage of people who have decided that if you havnt been to every year of every fest big and small and you claim to have fun at a more recent bonnaroo you must be a frat boy or in some way not worthy of experiencing a "true" fest and therefore you have no opinion. I also had an amazing time this year and loved meeting a ton of new people and just brushed off the rude people, ive found that this strategy works well everywhere and adding a bunch of awesome people and great music on top of it only made things amazing in spite of anything else that went on around the event. (and nobody flip out on me too much this was my first bonnaroo and my first fest of this size so i guess this opinion doesnt count)
Yeah. I don't want to debate anyone, thats a lost cause. I had a lot of fun. I did not see every single person there, but aside from a couple of dehydrated guys at the medical tents, every person I saw had a smile and was having a good time, like me. If that makes me a frat boy, then quack it. I loved every minute of it, and I will do it again next year.
I had a great time as well. This was year 6 for me, and it's still as fun now as it was back then. Glad you had a good time too!
ucsoccer, every post i have read of yours today has been negative. Then you jump on a thread that specifically asks that you please not behave this way. What's the deal? There are other threads to complain in.
Post by hibouxdufromage on Jun 14, 2010 21:55:37 GMT -5
I had an awesome time too. Sure it was uncomfortable during the day, it's summertime in the south. I got to see some fantastic shows, meet a bunch of people that I was looking forward to finally meeting, made a spaz-ectacle of myself in the Silent Disco, enjoyed all the scenery (bonnaroo girls are generally very easy on the eyes), made strangers into friends. I wouldn't change but two things, one little and one big, but I'm keeping those to myself. P.S. I am a fratboy. I worked hard to earn the privilege to wear my letters and I will never feel ashamed because someone has such low self-esteem that they feel the need to judge someone based on something of which they have zero understanding.
This was my 5th Bonnaroo and I had an incredible time as usual. I think the heat may be responsible for some of the bitching and moaning going on here. Jay Z was worth the price of admission himself.
Post by katimus528 on Jun 14, 2010 22:09:33 GMT -5
I camped with a bunch of college kids and they were the most precious, beautiful people!! They were 10 years younger than me, but were very respectful and nice. I'm happy we all ended up together and we plan on camping together next year. I wouldn't have changed any of it
"Music has always been a matter of Energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel. I have always needed Fuel. I am a serious consumer. On some nights I still believe that a car with the gas needle on empty can run about fifty more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio."
one thing i loved most about the experience was how much what people looked like didnt factor into how how people treated each other, thats i guess why i have such an adverse response to people slapping titles on those of us who are new to festivals becaue we missed all the "real" roos i had a blast and had the most amazing neighbors and really just wish i could have found the brunch so i could have made even more awesome friends this weekend.
edit: theres no "i" in brunch i think i should go to sleep
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Post by hibouxdufromage on Jun 14, 2010 22:47:40 GMT -5
I really wasn't expecting it to be as good as it was. I'm not into KOL or DMB, I wasn't into Jay-Z and have been a sidewalk fan of Stevie Wonder but only own two albums. I basically went to see my mandolin idol, and everything else was gravy.
Awesome time this year despite the heat and leaving early. Had a blast. Music was amazing (although I was told before I went that this was the WORST! LINEUP! EVER!) and everything was great.
6th time for me and they keep getting better and better. 6th time for me and there was still some sort of police presence. 6th time for me and there was a diverse crowd of great people young and old. 6th time for me and there was a small presence of rable-rousers and roust-abouts. 6th time for me and I went to the shortest lines into centeroo and didn't get shit checked. 6th time for me and I wake up in the morning to poo and its like a sweat lodge from hell. 6th time for me and I know that there will be a 7th.
Post by scuppernong on Jun 15, 2010 1:10:50 GMT -5
This was my first time but I had a blast.I knew the music was gonna be great but I was amazed by how cool everyone was.All my neighbors and everyone I met at the shows were alot of fun.
Post by Britney's_Fears on Jun 15, 2010 6:30:51 GMT -5
I had a great time too! There's a lot of things that suck at Roo and have the potential to ruin your good time IF YOU LET IT. Like the traffic, the heat, the dirt & mud, the nasty port-a-potties, the occasionally asstard in the crowd, the fact that Bonnaroo can't get a couple of lousy trucking pallettes to put over the mud leading into the water station, etc, etc, etc. the list goes on and on and on.
But Bonnaroo is a microcosm for all of life, you must make the most of the best and the least of the worst. Regardless of how corporate Bonnaroo has gotten, the number of $hit bands on the lineup, I saw 15 of the most amazing shows I have or will probably ever see. Ween, The Lips, Umphree's McGee, Michael Franti, The Melvins, John Prine. I witnessed music history. For one moment in time during a performance by a music legend, I was there. I reached into the air at The Flaming Lips and caught a piece of confettit and put it in my pocket. I got home and looked at it and realized......I was there!
There's a lot of things that suck at Roo and have the potential to ruin your good time IF YOU LET IT.
This is exactly how I feel. Sure, we all had stuff that bugged us or straight up pissed us off. But do you let that ruin your experience or just say screw it and keep going to find the great aspects of Bonnaroo that have built it to where it is today? I chose the latter, and had an amazing time, despite having frequent calls from my boss that I had to update our website and constantly going back to my camp to help people move their belongings at inconvenient times.
If I could enjoy this Bonnaroo with all those awful things happening, then trust me, anyone can enjoy Roo. It's just too good to let the negatives take over.
This was mine and my husband's third Bonnaroo experience and the first time taking both of our kids (ages: 17 and 13). Basically, it was our family vacation for the year. We opted to go all out and buy tickets for all of us (my husband and I volunteered for our first two years and didn't have to buy tickets) and even purchased an RV pass so we could camp out and get the full experience. (Which they never asked to see ... man, I could have saved $150. lol)
Overall, we had an excellent vacation at Bonnaroo. Sure, there were things that could have been better. But isn't that the case with every outing and vacation you take?
We saw some amazing bands and experienced some musical nirvana multiple times. My son, the 13 year old, had never been to anything so big and so stimulating so it took him a little bit to adjust to his new surroundings. But once he was in the groove, there was no stopping him. (Well, except when the heat got a bit overwhelming and we had to find a nice shady spot to chill for a while.) My daughter actually hung out with her parents most of the weekend and danced the day and night away with me - her MOTHER - and didn't even think twice about it.
We were up close and personal with Michael Franti, John Butler, Big Sam's Funky Nation, and The Avett Brothers. We sat on the vast yard at the What Stage and watched Stevie Wonder and Dave Matthews. We enjoyed the smaller venues at Troo Music Lounge. And we danced until we couldn't dance anymore in partial mud at the Which Stage.
We were parked close enough to Centeroo and portapotties that it didn't hurt too bad. We had nice neighbors and didn't worry too much about leaving our stuff around when we were gone. We met and talked to some awesome people while waiting for the next show. We got to know the vendors that were so gracious to be there and provide some comforts of home throughout the weekend. (Kudos especially to the iced coffee vendors who kept me "buzzed".)
We jumped in the fountain (early Thursday) to cool off. We hung out under the shade tarp at our camp and listened to the music at the What Stage until the wee hours of the night. We watched and listened to our neighbors inviting people over for karaoke. We had some wonderful people just stop by and want to check out our bus and get a "tour". We talked to vendors in Planet Roo about sustainability, permaculture, Peace Roots, and composting. And we bought two bootleg t-shirts from guys walking around the camp areas on the last day.
We ate some excellent vegetarian food. We had the most awesome and refreshing fresh squeezed lemonade in the world. We ate Ben & Jerry's ice cream every day. And we met Josh Phillips (http://www.myspace.com/joshphillipsfolk) while sitting at a table in Planet Roo Cafe and talked to him for a bit. Before he left, he gave us a complimentary cd, Wicker, that rocks!
My daughter got to meet Julia Nunes and have her picture taken with her. The whole family got to shake hands with Michael Franti.
These are things and moments in time that make life memorable. The bad things (which there were a few) seem to fade gently into the night when all the smoke has cleared. And as long as we choose to take away the good parts, we can't possibly go wrong.
Post by ellisintransit on Jun 15, 2010 16:36:55 GMT -5
"Regardless of the number of $hit bands on the lineup, I saw 15 of the most amazing shows I have or will probably ever see."
^QFT^ I don't care about any of the stuff I DIDN'T see. Every show I wanted to see, the bands BROUGHT IT. While Ween played Let's Dance by David Bowie my face was being penetrated by the burning sun. And it was one of the best moments of my life. And I hate the effing sun! Hahaha.
Last year I had a 10 hour wait to get in. This year was 45 minutes. I've never gotten a good parking spot, got it this year. Also never been searched by the drug cops while first driving in. That happened too. They can't search long enough to find my spot. Didn't hurt me one bit. My 7th straight Roo, and IMO the hottest of them all. I loved every second. As always. It's only as good as you'll let it be. Bad shit happens? Get stuck in a 10 hour line waiting to get in? Oh well, just wait until your favorite band lays bare their soul for you and it doesn't even matter.
as i was baking in the sun i thought i must be crazy for being there, then as soon as i was able to get to centeroo and hear that band i'd been waiting to hear all was forgotten and i was in an incredible place. we did have to leave early due to heat and carpoolers and the second we got on the road i felt sad. i am thrilled that i heard of this fest (actually thu aziz standup in chicago) and made the trek down. i will be there next year and hopefully years to come. thank you bonnaroo and the inforoo crew for all the helpfull info !!!