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Post by trippindaisy on Jun 19, 2007 19:53:09 GMT -5
I was totally straight the whole time, and had a blast. I was also responsible for 2 15 year old girls so I had a very good reason to be in control of my senses
I was totally straight the whole time, and had a blast. I was also responsible for 2 15 year old girls so I had a very good reason to be in control of my senses
Yeah, I felt like I would need to be sober in pretty much all respects to keep a clear head and see who I wanted to see and do what I wanted to do. Did drink a little bit just get a little buzzy, but other than that, nothing.
What made me sick is seeing pregnant women drinking, smoking, and doing drugs, as well as people with children doing the same. I saw a marijuana leaf bandanna on a kid in a stroller and just thought, oh... some parents they are.
"White collar conservative flashin down the street, pointing that plastic finger at me, they all assume my kind will drop and die, but I'm gonna wave my freak flag high." Jimi Hendrix
The people camping next to me were always drinking. I guess I can't really say much because we were up with them at 8 am smoking. They always were passing out around midnight so I guess the drinking eventually got to them. Alcohol definitely is not a drug of choice for being outside all day at a concert.
Post by ziggyandthemonkeys on Jun 19, 2007 20:09:00 GMT -5
I drank 1 beer wednesday and 1 mimosa at the brunch. At inforoo i was the guy who fucked up passing in a circle. ;D I also saw the last act each night, so you can do it sober. Its actually probably crazier.
I'd like to know who was at our camp underneath the giant sunshade with the flamingo blow-up animal. They did like every damn drug in the book and were pretty damn obnoxious.
Guy was like, "Shit man, I was so stoned and drunk one night when I was in Norway in this student exchange program, that I passed out in like less than 30 degree weather in fucking permafrost for like an hour."
Post by hookemhorns on Jun 19, 2007 20:16:41 GMT -5
During the day I stuck to water. Waaaay too hot to get drunk, I don't know how some did it. Night though I "enhanced" the late night performances. I don't see anything wrong with that as long as I didn't hurt someone else in the process.
I can't tell you how many times I was asked if I was selling drugs though. The only reason I can think of is because I lost my sunglasses the first day and found some later that night that only had one earpiece and were red and heart-shaped. That, with the combination of me looking strung out lying under trees and shaded areas because of the heat, would have confused some people that I was fucked up, I guess.
Post by steveternal on Jun 19, 2007 20:31:07 GMT -5
nihilive, I am right there with ya. We did nothing the whole weekend (well of course my pregnant wife didn't), nor have we ever. I brought some beer and had one every night with dinner, and during Tool I treated myself to a super cheap cigar. Other than that, totally sober. I don't want to get into what's better and all, but I firmly believe that I have a better time when I'm in my right mind. I remember everything I saw and did, I kept track of myself, and I never got lost or forgot where I camped. I know some people consider all that part of the fun, and if so I hope you enjoyed yourself, but not me. Straight and sober may be square, but this square had a hell of a time!
Post by Jazzmaster on Jun 19, 2007 20:37:02 GMT -5
dogfighter28 said:
i was 100% sober the whole time
As was I, although like I mentioned in another thread, some dude the The White Stripes show offered me a bowl of marijuana for free. I am cool with people who smoke marijuana, I would actually rather have people smoking weed next to me than drinking, because the weed smokers are much more cool to talk to/relaxed. I just don't feel the need to do drugs or drink to enjoy music.
nihilive, I am right there with ya. We did nothing the whole weekend (well of course my pregnant wife didn't), nor have we ever. I brought some beer and had one every night with dinner, and during Tool I treated myself to a super cheap cigar. Other than that, totally sober. I don't want to get into what's better and all, but I firmly believe that I have a better time when I'm in my right mind. I remember everything I saw and did, I kept track of myself, and I never got lost or forgot where I camped. I know some people consider all that part of the fun, and if so I hope you enjoyed yourself, but not me. Straight and sober may be square, but this square had a hell of a time!
Yeah, just to be able to remember everything is amazing.
Post by ziggyandthemonkeys on Jun 19, 2007 20:50:26 GMT -5
steveternal said:
nihilive, I am right there with ya. We did nothing the whole weekend (well of course my pregnant wife didn't), nor have we ever. I brought some beer and had one every night with dinner, and during Tool I treated myself to a super cheap cigar. Other than that, totally sober. I don't want to get into what's better and all, but I firmly believe that I have a better time when I'm in my right mind. I remember everything I saw and did, I kept track of myself, and I never got lost or forgot where I camped. I know some people consider all that part of the fun, and if so I hope you enjoyed yourself, but not me. Straight and sober may be square, but this square had a hell of a time!
I've done both, to the extreme, and i think while both are good, i prefered sober. Thats if you can keep up sober. It was definitely a bit harder staying up for all the latenights and dancing my ass off the whole time, but i did it regardless.
John: We don't even understand our own music Spider: It doesn't, does it matter whether we understand it? At least it'll give us . . . strength John: I know but maybe we could get into it more if we understood it
I have definitely enjoyed my share of illicit substances but my 15 year old brother was with me at Roo, and I'm poor as all get out, so I had probably 4 beers (way overpriced!), 3 jello shots and a couple tokes from our friendly neighbors the whole weekend. A lot of times I felt really "square", which is new for me, because I wasn't on something at the shows. I guess its peer pressure! But I'm glad that I can remember everything I saw.
I'd like to know who was at our camp underneath the giant sunshade with the flamingo blow-up animal. They did like every damn drug in the book and were pretty damn obnoxious.
Guy was like, "Shit man, I was so stoned and drunk one night when I was in Norway in this student exchange program, that I passed out in like less than 30 degree weather in f**king permafrost for like an hour."
Hey man, respect to ya and all but.. what you quoted this guy as saying doesnt sound very obnoxious to me. It sounds like he was really farked up and passed out in the cold and told you a story about it.
Yelling, throwing shit, being rude, spilling beer on you intentionally, or whatever.. thats obnoxious...
also 100% sober here. it feels very square to admit it. I don't know how folks do it, but I myself have no problem with what anyone does, so long as they are not destructive in the process.
Bonnaroo is the one place I ever felt so out of place because I have never felt an urge to "enhance" my experience. Due to injuries and stuff I know what it's like to lose consciousness and memories, and I guess I don't want to inflict that on myself purposefully. To each his own.
I say to others who are mostly sober to not worry about how it makes you feel out of place. Just do your own thing, and you're going to be fine. And no one ever got mad at me for turning down a hit.
We treat mishaps like sinking ships and I know that I don't want to be out to drift Well I can see it in your eyes like I taste your lips and They both tell me that we're better than this
I'd like to know who was at our camp underneath the giant sunshade with the flamingo blow-up animal. They did like every damn drug in the book and were pretty damn obnoxious.
Guy was like, "Shit man, I was so stoned and drunk one night when I was in Norway in this student exchange program, that I passed out in like less than 30 degree weather in f**king permafrost for like an hour."
Hey man, respect to ya and all but.. what you quoted this guy as saying doesnt sound very obnoxious to me. It sounds like he was really farked up and passed out in the cold and told you a story about it.
Yelling, throwing shit, being rude, spilling beer on you intentionally, or whatever.. thats obnoxious...
If you had to listen to his Keanu Reeves in Bill & Ted voice all day and night you would change your mind.
