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Hi All, Scrog and I are going to kick off a floating lantern extravaganza this year and we are looking for advice (and possibly legal representation later).
I know that I read some posts on the board from the people that pulled this off at DMB last year and I was hoping to contact them to see what they needed to do. I can't find those posts anymore so if you were involved feel free to PM me or Scrog or if you like post responses here. Any advice from anybody regarding this endeavor is appreciated.
First of all will this be allowed in Centeroo? I kind of doubt it because we all know that some shit that should be allowed isn't and the lanterns probably fall into that category. Were they launched from outside of Centeroo? Do they need to be smuggled in to the farm?
We might start a poll to see which act/night would be best suited for the display. Weather conditions play a part on when it could happen too but it would be great to put a cool visual effect on at the right time. Hope to hear from y'all.
Sup[posedly the cat doing it's last year was name Chester Copperpot like on "The Goonies" (yes another reminder of the truffle shuffle I must perfom) I saw it on a youtube video. I tried looking him up on Facebook and sent him a friend request to learn more of his madness. Still no response like I quickly got in the past from Such N' Such or Music City Burlesque. I know one thing the south is super wet right now and there should be no real danger of a brush fire or anything in this area for a while. I just went through a month straight of rain and I am only three hours from the farm. I do not things will dry out quickly this year especially considering the amount of rain involved. Also the lanterns once airborne should not come down until the fire is out. And as far as the lanterns go they are very very lightweight. We could get a physicist to calculate the weight of the lantern and multiply it by the mass accelerating to the typical 13.5 feet per second to give a ruogh calculation of its impact and chance of killing someone or knocking out a cow in a field but I doubt it will amount to much.
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I remember seeing htese things when I was in Thailand. The guy son the beach were just using cndles in a bamboo frame paper lantern. Seems pretty simple to make or buy. Here is a link that might help. Im not sure where youre from, but here in Toronto you can get them in China town for fairly cheap.
Ha looked up the wrong Copperpot it is actually Copperpot Lanterns www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Copperpot-Lanterns/136915229667785 there is also a link to their website but I kept getting an error mesage dont know if it is down or my internet provider is acting whack due to the extensive flooding. Anyway off to mow the yard I will let you figure it out more I must start mowing my yard it has finally quit raining and some big areas of my yard have drained so I am going to try and get on that before it gets out of control I have an acre and just a push mower will dedicate more energy to this thread when I get back in.
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By the way just keep them flat and probably nobody will know what they are on the way in. If they do know what they are they probably will not know they are no harm. The trouble would be in expalining it to a person who does not know what they are And as for fuel? Just sneak in some hand sanitizer its flammable and I used it to cook in Centeroo last year But that is another thread entirely. anyone want to know how to make a stove for free that runs off cheap rubbing alcohol I will start a thread for that later tonight. Screw paying $30 for fuel and a camp stove some of us are ballin on a budget pimpin'.
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Already had a test launch here at home and am stoked. I ordered from wishlantern for the test flights but haven't bought the bulk order for Roo yet. If something cheaper than wishlantern is available I'm all for saving money.
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Excellent idea! I am all in favor of doing this again this year. I missed last year's Roo, but the videos I saw on YouTube looked so incredible.
Quacker - there's no mention of lanterns on the Bonnaroo website, but I'm guessing their policy on these is the same as their policy on glowsticks . In the videos I saw from last year, people were sending them up from inside Centeroo. Are you able to fold these things down to fit in a backpack without tearing the paper? I assume so, but if not, bulk might be an issue. Weather is another a major factor to consider, as I'm guessing that rain or heavy wind would make this very difficult if not downright impossible.
As for when we should release them, I definitely think we should do it during one of the headlining shows - that's really the one time of day when almost everyone is gathered in the same place for the same show, and it makes Bonnaroo feel like a real community. My personal vote is for Arcade Fire (click here for exhibit A!), but I could also see it working well during Widespread Panic; Eminem doesn't really seem like the kind of show for something like this.
Hi Jack, They come in a flexible celophane wrap with 5 lanterns in each package. They're flat and they flex but I don't think you can fold them in half because there is a round wire at the bottom that makes it hold it's shape while it's filling with hot air. Think of it like a 15"x15" vinyl album. Putting them in a folded blanket might work because the packages of five are pretty flat. I want to get 100 to set off so we'll need to sneak in 20 packages. Or maybe we can just frisbee them over the wall.
What about colored laterns? And anyone who wants to contribute, you can buy a 10 pack for $32 + shipping.
It looks like the bulk packages are assorted colors and they do look cool. I don't know how bright they look at night compared to the white. Has anybody seen colored ones at night?
throwing them over the wall may attract security, which may then lead to them being confinscated.
Maybe we could arrange to have the VIP board members carry them in, as I understand it, they have a much less invasive search.
That could be good as Scrog will be bringing them in and he will be in VIP. Maybe they can be dispersed among some VIPers and then we can regroup in Centeroo.
talkto roofanintn i am 3 hours from roo and everything is so wet now there is zero chance of crop burning because it is probably to wet to plant crops this year
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Post by ritchierch05 on May 4, 2011 15:15:20 GMT -5
This is a GREAT idea! I live in Nashville and I have 7 of these (lanterns) left over from NYE...The white, green, and orange show up the best--You can't fold them over otherwise you will rip the paper and they will not work..they will not work in rain either--Once lit they fly up and out pretty fast through the sky..the fire dies out way before it comes back down--I'm down to bring my seven..would love to see hundreds of these lighting up the sky--My vote during Arcade Fire
Who says they need to be launched from Centeroo? What about just launching them along the wall everyone will still see them and prevailing wind currents can take them over the crowd. VIP would also make an awesome launch area as it is adjacent to the main stage. If the specatacle is big enough everyone will see. Just launch em outside the gates and then stroll right in for the show you will still be ble to hear it if you are in the hood of general admission like me or if you are in VIP even see the show.
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Then there is a trojan horse method we could maybe get somebody in total access if such folk frequent this post that have golf cart taxis and free reign. Have them put a bunch in a cooler and them hit up some landmark like the water station tell the taxi driver they want to be dropped off so they can sit and drink and watch the show and "arm" us. Then there is also 5th columnists that are sympathetic to our cause that either will let it through security. Or I even have something even more insidious we could hit up a "Road to Roo"winner and have them smuggle some in in their equipment. They are a smalll local band that wants their name out there. And this board has a lot of say on name recognition. Personally I think that with a coordinated campaign utilizing GPS and smartphones is a good idea. We make one large hit or miss package. Bundle all of the lanterns together and wrap them in black plastic bags so they blend in with the night time creep. Somebody goes to one "neglected" part f the fence say behind the portopottys. Transmits coordinates to someone on the other side throws a rope over ( strong lightweight rope like paracord) a couple of muscley people on the other side grab the rope and yank the package over the wall. Then a crowd in line at the portopotties makes a mad dash converges around the package where the people that hauled it over hand out say these packages of 5 and then they run mix up in the crowd and breaks the packs down further. somebody on the other side after a set amount of time say one of you fat cats on the rv's in vip switches on a strobe light or something on top of the rv to signal launch time or texting signal. and then boom they light up everywhere at once and security will have its hands tied.
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But that is another thread entirely. anyone want to know how to make a stove for free that runs off cheap rubbing alcohol I will start a thread for that later tonight. Screw paying $30 for fuel and a camp stove some of us are ballin on a budget pimpin'.
. In the videos I saw from last year, people were sending them up from inside Centeroo. Are you able to fold these things down to fit in a backpack without tearing the paper? I assume so, but if not, bulk might be an issue. Weather is another a major factor to consider, as I'm guessing that rain or heavy wind would make this very difficult if not downright impossible.
