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Last year on Thursday I got split with my group going through the security lines. They, not in a proper state of mind, thought I left them behind and decided to go to The Other Stage where Sleigh Bells were slated to go on in about an hour. I eventually wandered to the tree right behind The Other Stage and did my best to scan the crowd for them (an impossible task).
I understandably did not pick them out of the masses and decided to head to This Stage to get a spot for Deerhunter. Dejected, I was trudging through the crowd of people sitting facing The Other Tent. About halfway through the crowd I literally ran over my best friend, who was laying on the ground staring at the sky. I immediately broke into indecipherable yells of joy. To this day, the sheer improbability of this blows me away. Miracles happen at Bonnaroo! haha
I got separated from one of my friends between Portugal. The Man and The Black Keys last year. My phone had terrible service all weekend so I couldn't get in touch with him so I was resigned to watching it by myself. About 10 minutes before the show started he just happened to walk right past me and luckily I saw him. Later that night when the late nights were starting we ran into four of our other friends who we hadn't seen since leaving camp in the morning, and about an hour after that I ran into a girl I knew from back home who I didn't even know was going to be there.
Obviously it's all coincidental, but it's still weird to me that all that happened in about 5 hours.
I grew up worshipping Rock and Roll like a religion. I know its shortcomings and strengths but have loved it unconditionally all the same since I was eight-years old. I ran away and joined the circus and honestly, I'm still as obsessed as I was as a boy. I'm not a kid anymore but I still remember how it felt and it doesn't really feel all that different to me now.
In 2009 I had a great groundscore...80$!! I found it lying in the grass behind our truck. It was an awesome score..shared it with my hubby and our neighbor and solo Rooer Travis who had brought little cash and little food..Great Karma!
Last year on Thursday I got split with my group going through the security lines. They, not in a proper state of mind, thought I left them behind and decided to go to The Other Stage where Sleigh Bells were slated to go on in about an hour. I eventually wandered to the tree right behind The Other Stage and did my best to scan the crowd for them (an impossible task).
I understandably did not pick them out of the masses and decided to head to This Stage to get a spot for Deerhunter. Dejected, I was trudging through the crowd of people sitting facing The Other Tent. About halfway through the crowd I literally ran over my best friend, who was laying on the ground staring at the sky. I immediately broke into indecipherable yells of joy. To this day, the sheer improbability of this blows me away. Miracles happen at Bonnaroo! haha
I got separated from one of my friends between Portugal. The Man and The Black Keys last year. My phone had terrible service all weekend so I couldn't get in touch with him so I was resigned to watching it by myself. About 10 minutes before the show started he just happened to walk right past me and luckily I saw him. Later that night when the late nights were starting we ran into four of our other friends who we hadn't seen since leaving camp in the morning, and about an hour after that I ran into a girl I knew from back home who I didn't even know was going to be there.
Obviously it's all coincidental, but it's still weird to me that all that happened in about 5 hours.
on the same type of story..
bonnaroo 2009 ( i think? ) i left my friend because i wanted to get closer to see mars volta and she wanted to just chill, so i went up front and found a group of people smoking and figured, alright, ill make some friends and whatnot. so i packed one and shared, and i sware, what a mistake. i'm a generally very nice person, but these kids SUCKED. but i couldn't just leave, because that would be rude (really, i shouldnt have cared)- so we're done smoking and now the crowd got HUGE, so i'm like shit, i gotta get away from these people before they ruin the show for me.
so i'm trying to make my way back and i find another group of guys that look chill, but they're expecting me to keep going - and i just stopped, and told them "uhhhh, do you care if i stand here? those people up there sucked" haha, so they were cool with it. then i told them, yeah, it sucks i left my friend to get closer and now i cant find her. and she heard my voice, and was literally like 4ft away from me.
i was so pumped !
conclusion: dont hang out with shitty people at bonnaroo.
I worked the first two roos in the coffee tent to get in free......tech recession...
The first year, they didn't clean up the main stage grounds until the next morning, so we'd stroll through at 5:30 in the morning....everything imaginable on the ground....including cash everywhere.
They figured that out pretty quickly, as the second year, they roped off the sites and cleaned them immediately.
The first year was the most enjoyable working, as they had no clue how to run a big festival, kind of an unorganized chaotic scheduled party....fun!