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this was my 1st roo, my girls 4th , as i read more and more about all the bad shit going on in GA , i wonder , will people upgrade to vip if so vip will need more baths and showers. i'll be there vip next year . credit card is ready come feb when they go on sale i'll be 1st in line . so who is upgrading?
Post by sawgrass17 on Jun 21, 2007 13:00:35 GMT -5
I will definately be doin it. I am ready to see what its all about. Being that close and having showers and lax security is so freaking tempting. So yea, sounds like a plan. If I can now just get the rest of my friends in on it. That will be the hard part.
I will definately be doin it. I am ready to see what its all about. Being that close and having showers and lax security is so freaking tempting. So yea, sounds like a plan. If I can now just get the rest of my friends in on it. That will be the hard part.
all it takes is $20 a week . start putting away now .. im ready
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
no thanks, one of the things i've always loved about feasties is everyone from all walks of life coming together to party for the weekend, i realize bonnaroo counts on the revenue that VIP brings but i wish they would get rid of it.
if you really feel like spending money and being able to get out of the elements then you can always get an RV for the weekend.
if you really feel like spending money and being able to get out of the elements then you can always get an RV for the weekend.[/quote]
sorry you feel that way . but we do bring an rv . it was my 1st roo. i cant see doing it any other way . what can i say im spoiled ..my girl trained me right . it was her 4th roo. she knows the deal.. ....VIP all the way
It was my first Roo, and I liked GA. But we ended up in a decent location, decent neighbors and all that jazz. My only fear is we won't be so lucky next year. But my GA experience was so good, I would do it again next time to bond with people and such. The porta potties didn't bother me - they were kept clean so regularly. They and water weren't too far, and the water line wasn't too bad and non-existent at off-peak times.
I didn't mind washing at the GA troughs, even though I am often considered "high maintenance" in the everyday world. Our neighbors paid for showers each day, I think I would just invest next year in a hose with nozzle like some smart folks in our pod to get my feet and legs better.
All in all, it was fun to be dirty, to walk, to bond with strangers, to wash in well water and to have light conversation in porta potty lines. Call me crazy, but that helped make the whole experience for me! ;D
We will be going VIP/RV if possible. The lure of decent free showers, decent toilets, reduced price food/drink and if we bring the RV, somewhere to kip during the day with AC was too strong to resist.
We went GA this year, our first year and got a great spot with fantastic neighbours. Like someone else said, not sure I'd want to risk it next year. Besides, got to try VIP, don't know how good/bad it will be if you don't!
Frankly, I think being dirty in GA helped me get through the weekend. I didn't care what I looked like because there was no way to improve the situation. I washed my hair in the troughs mostly to refresh myself, not to get my hair clean. And after Thursday night, we learned how to navigate security so it wasn't that bad.
Having been to all 6 bonnaroo's, twice in a tent in GA, twice in an RV in GA, and twice in an RV in VIP, the one thing I have learned is that I will never again do Bonnaroo without an RV and a VIP ticket. It makes the experience so much better for me that it really can't even be quantified or compared.
If I didn't live an hour away from the festival I'd do VIP but I'd rather drive the hour home to sleep in my own comfy bed. That and the doggies couldn't come with me to Roo... That's what Bonnaroo needs a dog park....
Post by supernaut6011 on Jun 21, 2007 17:02:22 GMT -5
mshot said:
no thanks, one of the things i've always loved about feasties is everyone from all walks of life coming together to party for the weekend, i realize bonnaroo counts on the revenue that VIP brings but i wish they would get rid of it.
if you really feel like spending money and being able to get out of the elements then you can always get an RV for the weekend.
You are 100% correct! There should not be a VIP anywhere at anything music related... it ruins the whole purpose of a festival. And to all VIPers if you enjoy sitting in the stands at the back of the What Stage area to watch a show... good! Stay the fuck out of my way so I have more space! =)
no thanks, one of the things i've always loved about feasties is everyone from all walks of life coming together to party for the weekend, i realize bonnaroo counts on the revenue that VIP brings but i wish they would get rid of it.
if you really feel like spending money and being able to get out of the elements then you can always get an RV for the weekend.
You are 100% correct! There should not be a VIP anywhere at anything music related... it ruins the whole purpose of a festival. And to all VIPers if you enjoy sitting in the stands at the back of the What Stage area to watch a show... good! Stay the f**k out of my way so I have more space! =)
I'm not quite as intense as these guys and I don't think VIP should be eliminated but there are some... and repeat SOME... VIPers that need to realize they aren't really all that important, they just have the funds.
and I definately think that GA shouldn't have to suffer because of certain expanding VIP amenities... *cough*that walk around VIP*cough*... and I think I should have access to the What stage all the time too.
I don't think I'd do VIP mostly because our campsite was HOOKED UP because of obsessively prepared campmates. I know for a fact we were better off than a lot of VIP.
i didn't mind the tent too much, but we pretty much decided that we'll be RV'ing it next year, mainly so we rest better. by sunday we were both too tired to do anything but pack up and head home. we haven't decided on the VIP yet, possibly tho.
"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
Post by sparklybecca on Jun 21, 2007 17:55:45 GMT -5
smurf79 said:
i didn't mind the tent too much, but we pretty much decided that we'll be RV'ing it next year, mainly so we rest better. by sunday we were both too tired to do anything but pack up and head home. we haven't decided on the VIP yet, possibly tho.
we decided on this this year and i cannot tell you how much more energy/sleep/cleanliness/happyness having an RV brought me.
Post by ellisintransit on Jun 21, 2007 18:06:41 GMT -5
ideoteque said:
wow, lots of people hating on the blue-bands....
There's lots of hating on the board PERIOD since we got back from the Roo. The vibe of this board just feels shot lately. At any rate, the haters can keep hating, because VIP isn't going anywhere. The rest of us who don't give two licks will be counting down to the next Bonnaroo.
I hold no animosity towards anyone who chooses to go to Bonnaroo VIP-style. I merely disagree with the concept of seperating the audience into classes. After reading the VIP complaints thread it seems there were major problems this year with the added VIP capacity, and I doubt anyone in that thread would disagree with lowering the number of VIP tickets to at least last year's levels. I have now attended 6 Bonnaroos in GA, and had none of the problems(traffic/security/lines for food) that are being widely complained about.
I certainly don't agree that my position on classism is in any way "hating" on anybody who chooses to go VIP. I have very fond feelings for many of the people here who choose to go VIP. It's just not the way I roll...... Different strokes to make the farm go round. ;D
There's lots of hating on the board PERIOD since we got back from the Roo. The vibe of this board just feels shot lately..
Agreed. It irks me too, b/c the vibe of this board was soooo good for the last 2 years, but it's virtually disintegrating before our eyes. I mean, this was the safehaven for the hardcore bonnaroovians. This is the place where we went to escape the "Roo is too hot, overpriced, commercial, dusty, muddy, crowded, etc etc" complaining that we hear across the internet about Bonnaroo every time we post about it on some other board. Here is where we can come to celebrate Bonnaroo, and not have to listen to people harp on everything that is negative about it. It's kinda sad to me, to see the vibe of this board deteriorate before my eyes. I'll try to remain positive and spark positivity about Bonnaroo, because Bonnaroo is a positive influence in my life. I understand people's opinions and right to express them, I just wish that the negativity would quiet down some. Hopefully spreading some Bonnaroo audio and bringing back the GOOD memories will allow that to happen. I just watched some of the vids I shot at the Roo and I must say, for the 6th time over, I'm still floored.
Post by sawgrass17 on Jun 21, 2007 18:59:01 GMT -5
Totally man, negativity is so gross, it really is. Focus on the positives. We have an amazing thing going here that really helps a lot of people. I need this board, and what it does for my Bonnaroo spirit. I really have nobody to talk to Bonnaroo about here in my everyday circle. All my fellow rooers are scattered through the southeast. I come here everyday to smile and think about some awesome things that happend to me at Bonnaroo, not to hear people complain. Lets brighten this place up and enjoy ourselves. So much happiness and joy out there to be had.
I'll definitely try VIP next time I go to Bonnaroo. Incidents of this year and last have cost me so much extra money that I think I would have actually saved money with VIP each year.
Karma to ya sawgrass. I don't get what the bitching's about. This was my first Roo, and it was freaking HOT, DIRTY, and LOUD, and I loved every second of it. As soon as my crew left, we were thinking about how to get back next year, regardless of lineup, whether or not we could afford an RV again, or whatever. I'd get in my car and head back to the farm right now and help Clean Vibes pick up shit (god knows they're still out there working) if I didn't have to work this week.
i would like to share a very surreal experience me and my good friend had at this year's Bonnaroo..
Not many of our friends that went know about this, as we mutually decided we were going to exclude this from the events that unfolded after Sasha and Digweed.
Somewhere during the set, my friend Dirty Ernie found a "Why?" lamination pass.....
At the time, we were so far gone that we didn't know what to do about it, but while we were walking back to camp from the all night Sasha set, we were passing VIP when we both gave each other "the look".
I told him to pocket the lami and when they ask for the VIP bracelet, look suprised the pass isn't around the neck and then fumble around in your pockets until he dug it out, all while we just keep walking. He pulled it off smoothly. Then ol buddy asked for mine.
I used a Hunter S. Thompson voice and went, "it's back at the site....been a long weekend......fuck off"
i wasn'ty trying to be a dick, but that's just how i had to go about it. He gave a prompt, "aww, my bad."
A guy who was just ahead of us coming back from the same show saw and heard all of this, and he quickly took us under his wing after laughing and saying he'd never seen anything quite like that in his 6 years at Bonnaroo.
We headed to his site, sat down, and caught up on the weekend while sharing all the goods we had stumbled across during the Digweed set. He pointed us to the bathrooms and the showers, and showed us were breakfast was gonna be served at noon. We helped ourselves to all the Powerades, Vitamin Waters, and fruit that we wanted and could carry, our pal Polar Bear insisted..
We got good and roasty and it was time to check out the bathrooms. I expected them to be clean, but i wasnt expecting the a/c or the music playing while i handled my biz. Finished up and got some clean cold running water with the soap provided and hand towels for the face and neck. mmmmmm.
That was the precurser to the shower. We got the last 2 showers on the end, and for the first 10 or 15 minutes, we didn't say a word. But after i got good and rejuvinated, the first exchange was,
me - "Awwwww man, my water is getting cold.."
Ernie - "That sucks dude, mine's still hot."
me - "yeah...mine too.." (lol)
we laughed for the next few minutes, and the jokes kept coming.
Me: "So...i took a shower tonight.."
Ernie: "Got some a/c...jealous much?" (Tool joke)
a few minutes later... "Heheh, i got some organic chamomile soap over here, what about you?"
Ernie: "Got some apricot scrub" (lol)
Me: i got some Pert Plus"
Ernie: "Garnier over heeuh"
it was like Beavis and Butthead snuck into VIP
we met up with Polar Bear and rapped a while longer. Exchanged numbers and emails, and we'll meet up next year - needless to say, in VIP.