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I'm sorry to hear you might not be back with us next year Meg. I agree that my only (very minor) complaint about this year has more to do with the people who attended than anything SF/AC did or didn't do. As far as things SF/AC have control over I must say I had no real problems, but I have never received more pissy looks from people for no real reason. I introduced myself to the couple camping next to me when we pulled up, and I got a "Why are you talking to me?" look and a name-only introduction. As I struggled to put up my canopy by myself, my neighbor and his girl just watched me struggle while sniggering to each other. Having gone to Roo 6 times solo now I'm used to struggling to put up my camp by myself, but every other year someone around me would always offer to help out if they saw me having problems. It kind of gave me a heads up on how this years crowd was going to be much different from past crowds.
That being said, I had one of my best Bonnaroo's this year and wouldn't think of missing one. I have faith for Meg and Ole because in 6 Roo's I have yet to see a lineup that I would not describe as "unreal". See you ladies next year....hopefully.
Post by oleander124 on Jun 20, 2007 16:19:57 GMT -5
jonhasnoh said:
I'm sorry to hear you might not be back with us next year Meg. I agree that my only (very minor) complaint about this year has more to do with the people who attended than anything SF/AC did or didn't do. As far as things SF/AC have control over I must say I had no real problems, but I have never received more pissy looks from people for no real reason. I introduced myself to the couple camping next to me when we pulled up, and I got a "Why are you talking to me?" look and a name-only introduction. As I struggled to put up my canopy by myself, my neighbor and his girl just watched me struggle while sniggering to each other. Having gone to Roo 6 times solo now I'm used to struggling to put up my camp by myself, but every other year someone around me would always offer to help out if they saw me having problems. It kind of gave me a heads up on how this years crowd was going to be much different from past crowds.
That being said, I had one of my best Bonnaroo's this year and wouldn't think of missing one. I have faith for Meg and Ole because in 6 Roo's I have yet to see a lineup that I would not describe as "unreal". See you ladies next year....hopefully.
karma cause you seem like a nice guy and it would suck having to put up a tent by yourself.
I heard Bonnaroo chants left and right. Definitely going back next year flaws and all.
jonasnoh: That's weird, mabye you got unlucky; personally I know that our camp was invited to smoke jays by all but one or two of our neighbors. I thought the atmosphere was really close and intimate.
don't get me wrong - I still had a great time and part of my bad experience was more with the people that went with us then Bonnaroo itself - but as I look back and "feel" the vibe - it was just very very different then last year. I saw way more people that looked like they should be at Ozzfest then Bonnaroo, way more teenybopper teenagers with no adult supervision, more rude security then ever, higher prices for food, bad sound at tents and stages.
The only other think that reallyirked me was - I was in BFE (which I expected) well - with all the talk about showers and such - there was not a shower station in BFE at all - we were in Pod 1 - the closest shower was in Pod 4 - well I am not walking 1 1/2 miles to take a shower and then walk back to BFE and then walk back to Centeroo. Plus - there was only one wash station for all of BFE - that was just crazy
Just for the record, there were indeed showers in Pod 1 right next to the two food vendors and near the balloon. You may have seen us the night we pulled in; we were the drunken morons blaring the Talking Heads on a boombox while wandering around meeting people. They let me direct traffic for a while right into the portajohns, which i found hillarious at the time. Definitely paid for that the next day.
I heard Bonnaroo chants left and right. Definitely going back next year flaws and all.
jonasnoh: That's weird, mabye you got unlucky; personally I know that our camp was invited to smoke jays by all but one or two of our neighbors. I thought the atmosphere was really close and intimate.
Don't let my story make you think I was surrounded by bad neighbors. The group behind me from Montgomery was super cool and were very nice (despite being Auburn fans ;D). The couple I spoke about didn't bother me because I didn't spend alot of time at camp. I met a ton of great folks at the brunch, and it seemed that every show I went to I would be "adopted" by whatever group was nearest me in the crowd. As for the negative folks, I just let them roll off my back without another thought. Life is too short after all......
Post by Sköldpadda on Jun 20, 2007 17:28:06 GMT -5
Yeah, I felt like some of the people this year were less than friendly, but our neighbors for the most part were pleasant. I had some funny exchanges with a 30-something from Philly, currently living in Denver, about Digital Underground. The guys next to us gave me some weird looks when I introduced myself, but one of their friends was really cool.
It might have just been how hot and dry it was, or just an off year, but I didn't feel like there was as much unity this year. I always expect some of the security ("safety") to be difficult, and I was disappointed in the Phantom Shakedown Street, but I'm willing to give 'em at least another year.
I'm sorry to hear you might not be back with us next year Meg. I agree that my only (very minor) complaint about this year has more to do with the people who attended than anything SF/AC did or didn't do. As far as things SF/AC have control over I must say I had no real problems, but I have never received more pissy looks from people for no real reason. I introduced myself to the couple camping next to me when we pulled up, and I got a "Why are you talking to me?" look and a name-only introduction. As I struggled to put up my canopy by myself, my neighbor and his girl just watched me struggle while sniggering to each other. Having gone to Roo 6 times solo now I'm used to struggling to put up my camp by myself, but every other year someone around me would always offer to help out if they saw me having problems. It kind of gave me a heads up on how this years crowd was going to be much different from past crowds.
That being said, I had one of my best Bonnaroo's this year and wouldn't think of missing one. I have faith for Meg and Ole because in 6 Roo's I have yet to see a lineup that I would not describe as "unreal". See you ladies next year....hopefully.
I was thrilled to meet you and all the other inforooers that I met (1/2 of whom - I had no idea who they were at the brunch - LMAO) We'll see what happens - at the very least - if we go - we will be in access - but it depends on the lineup as well as arrangements for the kids because my mom told me she did not think she could handle what will be a 10 and 15 year old next year
Post by mikesworld420 on Jun 21, 2007 23:40:36 GMT -5
nerdgrrl said:
Wow, $287 for a tow and a battery charge is daylight robbery.
That said, it's not Roo's fault that there was a draught and dust and that your car battery died. Sorry you had a bad experience, can't blame it on Roo though, like a previous poster said, can you imagine the mayhem if Superfly let any random wrecker into the site? Those roads were jam packed enough with people and vehicle traffic...
That Really sucks, They are a premiere festival,so they are going for the dollars, the little monkeys scratch the big monkeys back.
It's unfortunate that a forum like Inforoo which tends to be open-minded, friendly, and helpful is so quick to attack someone for voicing grievances that do not seem to be completely unreasonable. This was my second Roo, and I after this year I am having some second thoughts about returning. The music was great! The people in Camp Inforoo were awesome and helpful once again (special thanks to Jay, and the other two who helped me pack up in the early Mon morning hours...sorry I don't remember your names but you guys were all life savers), but I also experienced some serious bad luck. I don't begrudge anyone who had a fabulous time, the entire time, but I also think others should be able to discuss their less than pleasant experiences. If you don't want to read anything negative about Roo, then don't read a forum with a subject line such as this one.
Sorry for the rant, but I seriously hurt my foot and ankle there this year, and the care I received from much of the Bonnaroo staff was severely lacking. It's not Roo's fault that I got hurt, but the severity of my injury drastically increased over the weekend because of the treatment I did not receive. Since I was responsible enough not to OD on drugs, my injuries were disregarded and I was sent on my way (more than once). I'm not going to go into details, because it's not necessary, and I'm sure people are actively waiting to smite me as they read this...but I think this forum should be a place of open discussion of both the positive and negative aspects of Roo.
**Again, I don't want to be a whiney downer and I seriously appreciate the help that I received from those in Camp InforooI(especially Amy for getting me an ace bandage when the medics told me they were out, and Jay and crew for helping me out with packing and getting a ride to the shuttle), but their help shouldn't have been necessary because the Bonnaroo staff/medics should have been of more assistance.
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I've heard the same echo throughout the merchants "Superfly/AC is in it just for the money." I guarentee you that 'Roo isn't seening a penny from that tow service. Ever see those hotels advertising $29.99 a night? Think they're the same when Bonnaroo is going on?
The town just sees ways to make an extra doller, you can't blame them, there's a guy that lives on the roo road that took down some of his grapes because he found out he makes more money selling cday parking for a few bucks in the weekend than he does on the entire crop for that section.
The owners of Bonnaroo are extremely nice people, I've met a few of the owners briefly, and they were very kind and curious of what I was doing (I was working on the property, surveying). Think things through before you point the finger.
We've been in a drought (we've had rain since then), but thing about it. A small town that's water supply probably isn't all that great gets 80,000 visitors. Do you think it's a good idea to just dump water on the road? Sure, if there was a surpluss, I can see it happening, but towns around the area were adviced not to waste water, like for watering cars or filling up pools.
Sorry for the rant, but I seriously hurt my foot and ankle there this year, and the care I received from much of the Bonnaroo staff was severely lacking. It's not Roo's fault that I got hurt, but the severity of my injury drastically increased over the weekend because of the treatment I did not receive. Since I was responsible enough not to OD on drugs, my injuries were disregarded and I was sent on my way (more than once).
you also??? I went to the medic tent for help with my ankle and foot also and was basically waved away - I will be heading for the doctor tomorrow (first appointment available) because I think I broke my foot while we were there
I hope I didn't/don't come off as attacking anybody for their grievances in my replies to this and other threads. I know I just came back from my favorite Bonnaroo out of the 5 I've attended and when I logged on here I was bothered by how many negative posts there were about it (and I wasn't really a fan of the title of this thread). I am sorry to hear about everyone's bad experiences though, I had an overwhelmingly positive year and I was lucky to have camped next to cool people and close to Centeroo.
Brewski - karma to you for making it through that weekend on a bad ankle, I don't think I could have hobbled around without assistance all weekend. Sorry to hear that the staff was that unwilling to help you.
edit- oh and you too, meg, sorry to hear how unhelpful they were. I am glad I didn't need to go to the med tent as it sounds quite useless. I'd give you karma too, but you have a nice round number and I have none to give for the time being.
Sorry for the rant, but I seriously hurt my foot and ankle there this year, and the care I received from much of the Bonnaroo staff was severely lacking. It's not Roo's fault that I got hurt, but the severity of my injury drastically increased over the weekend because of the treatment I did not receive. Since I was responsible enough not to OD on drugs, my injuries were disregarded and I was sent on my way (more than once).
you also??? I went to the medic tent for help with my ankle and foot also and was basically waved away - I will be heading for the doctor tomorrow (first appointment available) because I think I broke my foot while we were there
Both my mother and sister work locally in hospitals, and when I asked my Mom Saturday if she knew anybody working on the medical staff this year she told me that SF/AC had contracted through an outside(non-local) group this year. I know they used to contract the medical services locally because I went to the first Bonnaroo by volunteering on the local doc's staff. I would advise both of you to inform SF/AC of the poor treatment you received this year.
soo it is true about AAA not being able to get into the farm I went back to my job at AAA and I looked at my email and i guess thursday my boss sent a email out saying how we cannot service people at bonnaroo and so forth didnt give a reason but the funny thing is he spelled bonnaroo as banaroo.. I mean can u slaughter the word anymore than that. Anyways im sorry to hear that AAA wasnt able to be their for u they usually are good with roadside... All and all this was my 1st bonnaroo so i have nothing to compare it to but im telling everyone i know to go next year because i had the most amazing experience of my life.. Im sorry to hear that some people had bad neighbors though mine were awesome.. Deff will be back every year for a long long time.
Sorry for the rant, but I seriously hurt my foot and ankle there this year, and the care I received from much of the Bonnaroo staff was severely lacking. It's not Roo's fault that I got hurt, but the severity of my injury drastically increased over the weekend because of the treatment I did not receive. Since I was responsible enough not to OD on drugs, my injuries were disregarded and I was sent on my way (more than once). I'm not going to go into details, because it's not necessary, and I'm sure people are actively waiting to smite me as they read this...but I think this forum should be a place of open discussion of both the positive and negative aspects of Roo.
There was no reason why I had to walk all the way over to the main medical tent just to have a seriously injured person picked up on a golf cart. The people I talked to at the pod station closest to us had no clue what to do and sent me to the med tent to them and the med tent was even as clueless as the people at the pod station. They told me I had to walk over to the main medical station to ask for help. They refused to use their walkie talkies to call it in, which even infuriated me even more.
Once I arrived at the medical tent and I had explained the situation they gave me a lift back to tent only to pick up Jen. Though I have to say even the medical team was clueless with the layout of the festival ground. I told them that she was located in Tent only and they asked me 3 times on the way there where it was. I would think if you have a medical team on-site that they should know exactly where things are. Hell, Tent only is one of the easiest camps to find besides VIP.
I know there were plenty of people who over did it with with the substances, but it seemed as though no one was trained to handle minor and major injuries. In 2004 I helped a guy who cut his foot open and was helped immediately. I don't understand why there was such a drop off in medical help this year.
Post by sparklybecca on Jun 22, 2007 22:25:59 GMT -5
it seems that there was a major lack of organization in the management/staff/security/medical, etc etc.... these all seem to be the biggest complaints!!! all i know is that if everyone sends pissed off emails/letters - someones gettin fired!!!
Did anyone notice all of the narcs? I had my picture taken by one of those "helpful mounties" after a trip to shakedown... how weird is that? When I entered Centeroo that evening all of these god damned narcs kept following me, bumping into me, tripping over me as I sat, and asking for anything you could think of. This went on for over an hour and I couldn't get away from them. I don't know if anyone got arrested for anything, but I do know that at least on Friday night, that place was crawling with narcs. That was the only negative thing for me other than not getting very many good pictures.
Why would a mountie need my picture? Thats kinda weird... Don't find my face being put in a database of druggies very helpful... but when are police ever helpful ?
Post by I Can't Wait! on Jun 23, 2007 11:49:20 GMT -5
As far as the mounted security goes, those people are really just horse enthusiasts who like to get paid for hanging out at an event like roo. They are not really police, just security staff with a horse habit. They do work with law enforcement at times but my guess is the person taking your picture was most likely just taking snaps for their bonnaroo album, nothing more. Unless of course you were walking around with a sign that said come buy lots of drugs from me, I'm guessing you're ok. If buy chance you are a frequent swinger of illicet drugs on the concert/festival scene, then ok, maybe it was something more.
This is the employment page for the "mounties". Not a lot of requirements:
Post by roolacksreality on Jun 23, 2007 12:36:07 GMT -5
iskew said:
This is hilarious.
first: AAA will likely reimburse you. Or your car insurance company could as well (many car insurers offer roadside assistance claims). There are MANY reasons AAA isn't allowed on-- most of them because of AAA's own rules about being on private property (if you were on a roadside that's very different). But again, that doesn't mean AAA won't reimburse you.
second: $287 is not an unusual price nowadays for emergency towing in extenuating circumstances as well as full diagnosis and repair.
third: The line, "Now to the part where Bonnaroo truly fucked me over." followed by a story of CAR TROUBLE is the punchline, right?
I like your review the best! (Karma +1)
I had a great time. Bummer that you wasted over $200 on what could of been the greatest weekend of the year. A wise man once said, Bonnaroo is what you make of it
Post by roolacksreality on Jun 23, 2007 12:41:04 GMT -5
ideoteque said:
you know what was different this year - no yells of "BONNAROO!!!" in the crowds...
personally, I had an awesome time and I'll be there next year. even my gf, who was very "ooh, bonnaroo is fun but we shouldnt go every year" now wants to go next year.
When WSP finished and everyone was walking towards "Shakedown" everyone just started yelling. I was happy to get at least one situation like that over the weekend.
I really have to give some kudos to the medical tent in pod 4 where I was located at camp R2D2. After spending Friday at my campsite trying to deal with the heat by constant misting and using my personal fan, eating frequent small meals of cheese, yogurt, and fruit, and drinking about 3 liters of water, I went to the comedy tent to see the last Lewis Black show. I really felt light headed and kept stumbling into people after the show. I got a huge corn dog and went back to camp. I could only eat half of it, but had more yogurt and fruit and more water and mist.
I was worried about stumbling around for no reason, so I went down to my local med tent in pod 4. They called the med staff and asked them to come with a glucose monitoring kit. The only others in the tent were 2 who had problems breathing due to the dust, a cut toe, and the folks who came in to report their friend had lost his wheelchair when he went in the porta potty.
The staff who came were volunteer firefighters/emts from Sumner county. They took my sugar level and it was 42, which is rediculously low for someone who just ate. It must have been 20 while I was out in centeroo stumbling around. They immediately gave me some glucose goo to eat and took my sugar again. It was 200. I do have diabetes which has been very stable with oral medication. They took me and one of the guys who couldn't breathe and his friend on a golf cart to the main medical tent in Centeroo which is behind the ferris wheel. The Dr. recommended that I go to the hospital so I could have some more tests run since I was so weak and dizzy.
When I decided to go to the hospital, (hey you don't fool around with your health when you are 58) they took me up to my campsite so I could tell my daughter what was going on. They said that if I had been in another camp, they wouldn't be able to drive up there because the camps were more crowded.
They seemed knowledgeable about the different campgrounds and pointed things out as we rode to the Woodland ave BFE and to the Main medical tent. It was dark as a cave and cold as Alaska in there. I was almost immediately transferred to an ambulance I shared with a woman having severe abdominal pain that took us to the 26 bed small Medical Center of Manchester. This was right around dusk.
I was a respiratory therapist in a large hospital for 17 years, so I am very familiar with medical procedures. I have no complaints about my care at Bonnaroo. Looks like I was one of the lucky ones. It is a shame the other medical tents in the other pods were not as efficient as the one in pod 4.
My daughter had a bum knee and ankle and went to the access tent in Pod 4. She explained her situation and asked if she could get a wristband so she could get in at the access entrances. One of which was at the ferris wheel. It was a tall chain link gate that vehicles used and also for those with mobility difficulties like wheelchairs and other problems like hers. They did ask her not to use her blue wristband to get up on the access ramps to see the shows, but just to use it for getting in at the gate. She was happy to comply.
Sorry to hear about the less than desirable care you guys received. I think that there is a lack of knowledge across the pods about what you can do for those who are injured. If I go back and volunteer, I would definately want to help out in a medical tent.
Post by mindexpansi0n on Jun 23, 2007 13:15:03 GMT -5
Guys, Bonnaroo forced the dust on him (they made the dust and blew it around with huge underground fans don't ya know?), caused him to drain his battery (they drugged/hypnotized him into running that battery operated fan all night), and THEN they forced him not to call AAA when he got towed out of the campgrounds... oh yeah, and they also forced him to whine about it all and probably be one of the more unpleasant individuals at Bonnaroo. He WON'T be back, so don't EVEN try to talk him into it, ok?!?!
Post by mindexpansi0n on Jun 23, 2007 13:16:33 GMT -5
Sorry to hear you won't be back next year - more space for the rest of us I guess...
bos1969 said:
don't get me wrong - I still had a great time and part of my bad experience was more with the people that went with us then Bonnaroo itself - but as I look back and "feel" the vibe - it was just very very different then last year. I saw way more people that looked like they should be at Ozzfest then Bonnaroo, way more teenybopper teenagers with no adult supervision, more rude security then ever, higher prices for food, bad sound at tents and stages.
The only other think that reallyirked me was - I was in BFE (which I expected) well - with all the talk about showers and such - there was not a shower station in BFE at all - we were in Pod 1 - the closest shower was in Pod 4 - well I am not walking 1 1/2 miles to take a shower and then walk back to BFE and then walk back to Centeroo. Plus - there was only one wash station for all of BFE - that was just crazy
Post by mindexpansi0n on Jun 23, 2007 19:20:33 GMT -5
Yup sure was my first Bonnaroo - what about it? It was your own friends who ruined your good time... yet in your post you made some neato stereotypes about "vibes" and "Ozzfest", "teenagers", complained about the food, sound at the stages, and the security... I've read several comments from you and from what I can tell... you must have been at a different show or had a completely different experience then 99% of the people I've encountered on this board and at the festival. It wasn't like last year? Too bad - guess we won't be seeing ya next year... then you won't have to complain about life so much.
Bonnaroo didn't make your friends walk fast, hurt your foot, cause you to bum out about how it wasn't like last year, buy the food, have an issue with security (most of us sure didn't), or blatantly stereotype the crowd or those you didn't approve of. My comment should have accompanied a *shrug* and a "see ya".
To add just a ltitle note: Post-Bonnaroo seems to be filled with alot of "well, I've been to this festival and that festival and I've done this for years and I was a fan a long time ago, etc." - get over it... most of us have been to festivals, were fans of music long ago, and can complain equally well about what we don't like about this or that. I had a great time... if that is wrong, so be it.
And nope, I'm not a teenager, don't attend Ozzfest, and won't pull a braggart post about the festivals I've been to.
bos1969 said:
Let's see - if I am right - this was your first year - so you have nothing to compare it to, huh? I am prolly taking your comment the wrong way but it rubbed me the wrong way - why single out my comment to say "more space for the rest of us I guess..." There won't be more space just because I don't go - and if I were to go - I will take the suggestions of a few other people and camp in access instead of listening to my so called friends who said that they would take it easy and slow so that I do not screw my ankle up again - guess what - they did not and now I havce a stress fracture in my foot that will take 6-8 weeks to heal. I had a great time at 'roo - but the whole "vibe" was different for me then last year
mindexpansi0n said:
Sorry to hear you won't be back next year - more space for the rest of us I guess...
^^^the one thing I do know is that it is not worth arguing with you about - I had a good time at 'roo - the "vibe" was different for me this year - I doubt that we will be back but never say never - if we do - we will do a few things different - different camp and no friends along for the ride
WELL... I had a great time this year and last year. I agree the feel was a little different this year. I also met a few people on a power trip, But as long as I have enuff vacation time and money I will be back. But to each thier own I saw and encountered a few things this year that would turn a few people off from coming back next year, but a bad day at bonnaroo is better than a good day at work.(corny I know... but true for me).
^^^the one thing I do know is that it is not worth arguing with you about - I had a good time at 'roo - the "vibe" was different for me this year - I doubt that we will be back but never say never - if we do - we will do a few things different - different camp and no friends along for the ride
Ya wanna argue - go find someone else
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