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Now that we've all had a chance to see what everyone else saw and did, what do you wish you did differently at Bonnaroo. And I don't mean things like "not go, not take so-and-so, not park by so-and-so, I'm kinda talking centeroo-specific activities.
I wish I'd - - taken more pictures of the crowd and people, up close. - ridden the ferris wheel. - not been too tired for the Flaming Lips (the pics look too awesome.)
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
Post by oleander124 on Jun 26, 2007 12:46:19 GMT -5
I wish I had:
1. Taken a ride on the ferris wheel. 2. Ventured out for some different food vendors. 3. Been able to stay awake longer. 4. Not packed so much water. 5. A better back so I could have stayed for the lips. (So sad! )
Post by bamadancer on Jun 26, 2007 12:46:54 GMT -5
-I wish I hadn't left the Flaming Lips early! My back was killing me though.. -I wish I hadn't left Gillian Welch early, I heard she played with JPJ and I would've LOVED to have heard that -I wish I had gone to the Silent Disco (I didn't go this year...AGAIN)
1. Wish we packed ANY water... (Yeah... we're boozers and forgot the aqua) 2. Wish King B's bag wasn't stolen with our only camera in it. 3. Wish I hadn't passed out due to heat and missed Gogol Bordello. 4. Wish I would have FLOWN.
Post by stallion pt. 2 on Jun 26, 2007 12:52:26 GMT -5
Overall I walked away w/ fewer regrets than any previous Bonnaroo. The one I have is a biggie, though. I wish I had gotten to see Ornette Coleman's entire set. I only got to hear abot 20 mins before his collapse, and I was so far back I didn't even realise what had happened when the music stopped. But at least I got to hear him play for a bit.
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
Post by spookymonster on Jun 26, 2007 12:55:05 GMT -5
I wish I'd snapped more pictures (of myself, of the crowds, of interesting people and events... of everything!). I wish I'd taken a mid-day snooze so late-nights weren't as much of a struggle (thanks for gettin' me off my @ss, Gen ). I wish I'd spent more time at Camp Inforoo. I wish I'd explored Shakedown and the GA camping scene more. I wish I'd gone to the Silent Disco. I wish I'd ferris'd the wheel . I wish I'd caught the Flaming Lips.
Post by masshysteria on Jun 26, 2007 13:04:30 GMT -5
I really do not have any regrets other than I wish I would of taken more pictures. I thought I lost my camera the first day, and then on Sunday I found it at the bottom of my bag.....oh well though. My friend took tons of pics on his Treo so he will be sending me those soon.
"That's the big thing about education. People can be book smart, but not really intelligent about anything else. A lot of times they just taking in all this information and regurgitate it. It's much more important to process it and personalize it. To apply it to your world, to your life. You have to walk the walk, or you can't really report about it honestly."
I wish I had taken more "tourist" photos such as me in front of the arch and stuff like that.
I wish I worried less about my group and more about myself. I always say you can't be a benefit to others if you don't take care of yourself first, and I didn't do that. I worried about my friends, didn't benefit them much, and in return missed shows, felt held back and frustrated at times.
I wish I had drank more water on Saturday. That moment of near-fainting was not fun.
I wish I got to investigate more... it was my first Bonnaroo and I feel that I missed out a lot.
I too wish i rode the Ferris wheel. One night my sister really wanted to but I was feeling so sick and tired and achy that I just couldn't.
Eh, all the more reason to go back next year, right? That's the best thing about these sort of regrets, you can have a re-do!
Eh, all the more reason to go back next year, right? That's the best thing about these sort of regrets, you can have a re-do!
Exactly why I posted this. I was finally going through my photos and realized it wasn't my blurry-from-the-middle-of-the-crowd band shots that I loved the most, it was the random shots I took of the people and the atmosphere, and I didn't get nearly enough, and none from night time activities.
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
Post by strumntheguitar on Jun 26, 2007 13:14:12 GMT -5
Karma for the idea of this thread. Although I don't like to use the word "regret" cause I like to think I try and live without regret, this is what I wish I had done differently:
-Brought less food -Stayed for the Decemberists rather than getting a good spot for Wilco -Silent Disco (was way too tired after late night shows for this) -Met more of my neighbors (altho a lot of them were too busy selling rolls to care about friends) -Taken pictures. I brought a camera, but it's a nice camera and I was constantly too paranoid about losing it/breaking it because of my inebriation. wish I had been able to look at a sweet picture and say "Yeah, I took that" -Made the effort to meet inforoosters. Didn't meet a single one of you guys cause I was too busy doin my own thing the whole time... Next year I hope to change that.
Post by Jazzmaster on Jun 26, 2007 13:15:42 GMT -5
I wish I could have been able to stay awake for the late night shows. I was so tired by the time they came around though, which resulted in missing all of DJ Shadow (who I wanted to see BADLY), half of the Flaming Lipsl etc.
I had a great time and I wouldn't say I had major regrets but i wish i could have stayed up late on Saturday night ... this is the 2nd year I missed Sasha and checked out the silent disco... i've gone 3 years and haven't made it there yet. There is always next year
I wish I had brought an RV. I was spent by Sunday afternoon and missed WSP. Five hours of sleep a night after three nights catches up with us old foggies.
Now that we've all had a chance to see what everyone else saw and did, what do you wish you did differently at Bonnaroo. And I don't mean things like "not go, not take so-and-so, not park by so-and-so, I'm kinda talking centeroo-specific activities.
I wish I'd ridden the Ferris Wheel, myself, but my single biggest regret is missing out on the bulk of the late night shows.
Exhaustion is a bitch. I'll be better-prepared next year.
Post by hotchocolate on Jun 26, 2007 14:23:40 GMT -5
regret walking around the campgrounds for over an hour saturday afternoon looking for treats and being too tired to hit up the Hold Steady (only show on my must see list that i missed)
regret not catching DJ Shadow earlier and staying at cheese too long
regret not sleeping a wink saturday night/sunday morning, paving the way for my run down immune system to catch a nasty cold last week
I wish I'd taken a mid-day snooze so late-nights weren't as much of a struggle (thanks for gettin' me off my @ss, Gen ). I wish I'd caught the Flaming Lips.
My only regret is making Spooky miss the Lips to go see Gov't Mule.
Post by spookymonster on Jun 26, 2007 14:30:47 GMT -5
chefchick said:
spookymonster said:
I wish I'd taken a mid-day snooze so late-nights weren't as much of a struggle (thanks for gettin' me off my @ss, Gen ). I wish I'd caught the Flaming Lips.
My only regret is making Spooky miss the Lips to go see Gov't Mule.
LOL
[edit] Nothing to regret! If I hadn't gone with you, I wouldn't have been able to change my opinion of Gov't Mule or caught JPJ and Bob Weir jammin' out!
I regret: 1) Not riding the ferris wheel (again!) 2) Not catching more late nights ( although I did see the Flaming Lips!) 3) My camera batteries dying after the second picture on Friday, and not bringing extras. 4) Not stopping by Camp Inforoo (Wednesday before leaving, I found that our group had grown from 7 to 15 people, so we stayed busy) 5) Not finding the $1 Grilled Cheese vendor until Saturday night. 6) Not losing my mind at least once.
All these regrets, and this was still my favorite Roo. :-D I can't wait for next year!!!!
Post by Britney's_Fears on Jun 26, 2007 15:01:23 GMT -5
I regret:
(1) Leaving the F. LIPS early (Sleep deprived) (2) Not seeing Railroad Earth (Again with the sleep thing) (3) Not buying a WEEN shirt earlier (sold out, didn't get one) (4) Leaving White Stripes early to get a good spot for Panic
Post by trippindaisy on Jun 26, 2007 15:04:18 GMT -5
I regret:
1. Not being able to share Tool and the Flaming Lips with my fiance. Just not having him there in general put a downer on the whole weekend for me. 2. Leaving Ben Harper early to see Franz Ferdinand.... WTF was I thinking...... 3. Not being able to stay awake any longer to see more of Superjam and SCI. 4. Not having shade chairs and being able to stay for all of Wolfmother and Damien Rice. 5. Not having a better camera to take kick ass pictures with.
Post by trippindaisy on Jun 26, 2007 15:06:37 GMT -5
alieblue said:
I wish I had taken more "tourist" photos such as me in front of the arch and stuff like that.
I wish I worried less about my group and more about myself. I always say you can't be a benefit to others if you don't take care of yourself first, and I didn't do that. I worried about my friends, didn't benefit them much, and in return missed shows, felt held back and frustrated at times.
I wish I had drank more water on Saturday. That moment of near-fainting was not fun.
I wish I got to investigate more... it was my first Bonnaroo and I feel that I missed out a lot.
I too wish i rode the Ferris wheel.
Eh, all the more reason to go back next year, right? That's the best thing about these sort of regrets, you can have a re-do!
I had all the same ones last year for my first Roo. You totally get to do it right the next time. Maybe after 3 Roos I won't have any regrets......
Last Edit: Jun 26, 2007 15:07:01 GMT -5 by trippindaisy - Back to Top
Ah regrets... It's hard to regret anything since it was a fantastic experience. So this is not so much a regret, more of a "I wish I would have..."
I wish I would have taken pictures of our campsite. Oops!
I wish I would have gotten to see more bands, but since this was my first time I was really cautious and paced myself.
I wish I would have gone with my bf to listen to SuperJam.
I wish I would have introduced myself to the inforoo crowd that yelled "Corncat" I think they were under the impression I was just yelling "Nom nom nom nom" because they had told the other group of folks they were with that "nom nom nom nom" was the correct response.
I wish I didn't fight with my boyfriend before Cold War Kids so we could have enjoyed that together.
And I wish that Bonnaroo happened more than once a year.
Post by gOdWesSaTan on Jun 26, 2007 15:13:02 GMT -5
i regret leaving sunday but i was half dead i regret not getting to the flaming lips pit i was way to far back for my favorite band other then ween i regret not getting sleep before roo i went to les claypool and then sleep for 2 hours and drove to roo i regret not riding the ferris wheel
I'd taken more photos I'd brought more $$$ I'd stayed through monday morning (wife got some bad news late Sat. and we had to break camp Sun. morning) I'd seen Gogol Bordello I was in better shape to make it through the late night sets.
Post by sparklybecca on Jun 26, 2007 15:25:52 GMT -5
-not going on the ferris wheel. AGAIN! (i even have a ticket. i wonder if it would be good for 08 ?) -not going into the silent disco (ONCE AGAIN) -not taking nearly enough pictures
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