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At work I'm stealing glances at the iPad waiting for the few remaining news crumbs to tumble in. I try to focus. But all day my mind bounces from my campsite to the friends I will see to the food and beverages I will consume.
Eves and weekends, I try to find something Bonnaroo-related to do. I play with my El-Wire. Look over my glowy stuff. Calculate how much I can fit in the cooler. The tent is unpacked and repacked. The car is explored for every cubic foot of space. I scour the web for band info to finalize my schedule. I imagine possible paths of the sun to maximize shade.
And then there are the dozen things I avoid. I don't overdo anything because I don't want to get sick. I don't commit to long house projects I can't finish before Roo. I don't buy this or that because we'll need cash. And so on.
Post by fyreflye23 on May 28, 2011 20:46:57 GMT -5
Me, dude. It's my first Roo. I'm packing light, it's just me, but I'm also unemployed...got laid off a month ago. I'm so bored and ridden with cabin fever, I can't focus on anything. I've just been hitting to boards, modifying my schedule 100 times just to put it how it was originally, and waiting. The worst part? Those 3 days are going to go by so quick, it will be heartbreaking.
This is exactly what I've been doing. Bonnaroo is completely consuming my life right now. I kinda feel sorry for my friends who have never been to Roo, because they're probably getting pretty annoyed at me for talking about it all the time.
You just described my life right now. I'm at work atm roaming through inforoo boards. I can hardly stop talking about it during the day at my other job. It's completely consumed my life.
Post by fyreflye23 on May 28, 2011 21:51:12 GMT -5
So for all you veteran rooers...my behavior is normal, and it honestly, truly is as amazing as it sounds? Because I've never looked so forward to something in my life. The only day I'm half not looking forward to is Saturday: I will be camped out on Which stage from as early as I can be until Mumford is done. Good news is I have a group coming to meet me, so we can do water runs and such. 8+ hours in the sun. (I'm following Mumford around the country on this leg of their tour, as well as OCMS who I just saw this past monday). I did Railroad Revival Tour and Jazzfest a month ago in NOLA and it was soooo hot and miserable..all of it completely forgotton when my band took the stage. Blisters, burns and 6 stitches later (long story, my fat ass tripped at the damn security checkpoint) I don't reget a minute of it...but it went by so quickly I barely remember it. That kind of happiness is so rare now days. So it really is as amazing as people say it is?
The worst part? Those 3 days are going to go by so quick, it will be heartbreaking.
I'm so consumed with anticipation for my first Roo and have built it up in my head to be some kind of indescribable paradise that I'm already terrified about how fast it will go and the 'come down' from Roo.
So for all you veteran rooers...my behavior is normal, and it honestly, truly is as amazing as it sounds? Because I've never looked so forward to something in my life. The only day I'm half not looking forward to is Saturday: I will be camped out on Which stage from as early as I can be until Mumford is done. Good news is I have a group coming to meet me, so we can do water runs and such. 8+ hours in the sun. (I'm following Mumford around the country on this leg of their tour, as well as OCMS who I just saw this past monday). I did Railroad Revival Tour and Jazzfest a month ago in NOLA and it was soooo hot and miserable..all of it completely forgotton when my band took the stage. Blisters, burns and 6 stitches later (long story, my fat ass tripped at the damn security checkpoint) I don't reget a minute of it...but it went by so quickly I barely remember it. That kind of happiness is so rare now days. So it really is as amazing as people say it is?
well, granted, you're asking a very biased group of people who look forward to Roo year-round, but in my mind, it's absolutely as amazing as it sounds. For anyone who's as passionate about music as most of the people on this board are, it really is an incredible experience, and a great chance to see about 25-30 full shows over a single weekend, from big, legendary acts to small up-and-comers. If you like bands like Mumford and Old Crow Medicine Show, I feel pretty safe saying you're going to have a blast. Enjoy it - while every year is phenomenal and special in its own right, there's definitely a certain magic to your first Roo that's never quite fully replicated on future visits.
Don't worry mattseven, you're not the only one doing stuff like that to keep yourself occupied! For me, Bonnaroo is almost like following a sports season... mid-December - mid-February is lineup speculation and sleuthing, mid-February - mid-April is lineup research and schedule speculation, and mid-April - mid-June is planning logistics and buying supplies.
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Post by LoveLuckLaughter on May 28, 2011 23:12:31 GMT -5
Bonnaroo is an obsession of mine from January until August. It's what I think about, talk about, plan for and then ruminate on and share stories about after it is gone. And the rest of the year is spent waiting for January to come back around.
I am down with the sickness. But I sure do love it.
We're all a mess of paradoxes. Believing in things we know can't be true. We walk around carrying feelings too complicated and contradictory to express. But when it all becomes too big, and words aren't enough to help get it all out, there's always music.
Post by Longtime and Frequent Poster on May 28, 2011 23:22:18 GMT -5
Many times over the past few days I'll think to my self "In x amount of time I'll be seeing (band)." As in two weeks from the time I type this, I'll be watching Buffalo Springfield, 13 days Arcade Fire, 12 days waiting for Deerhunter...
The worst part? Those 3 days are going to go by so quick, it will be heartbreaking.
I'm so consumed with anticipation for my first Roo and have built it up in my head to be some kind of indescribable paradise that I'm already terrified about how fast it will go and the 'come down' from Roo.
Post by droopychap on May 30, 2011 12:55:44 GMT -5
at work right now supposed to be doing roof work. Instead im sitting on the roof readin everything I can on inforoo via my phone.. I leave in 6 days (Sunday June 5th) from san Francisco! Have a group of about 6 or 7 yet I'm the only one really doing my homework on inforoo everyday.. I feel like I'm more excited than my whole group combined because of it!!
The worst part? Those 3 days are going to go by so quick, it will be heartbreaking.
I'm so consumed with anticipation for my first Roo and have built it up in my head to be some kind of indescribable paradise that I'm already terrified about how fast it will go and the 'come down' from Roo.
There really is a kind of depression that sinks in after Roo. For me the hardest part is walking out of the last show Sunday and seeing Centeroo has been mostly broken down already. It always reminds me of the movie Brigadoon and I cry at that too.
1-1-12 Bassnectar NYE SHOW! 1-21-12 G. Love and Special Sauce 3-1-12 Radiohead 3-9-12 Experience Hendrix 5-15-12 Jack White @ The Ryman 6-7-12 Bonnaroo 6-19-12 Roger Waters presents "THE WALL" 7-7-12 Ringo Starr's 72nd Birthday Party Extravaganza at the Ryman
There really is a kind of depression that sinks in after Roo. For me the hardest part is walking out of the last show Sunday and seeing Centeroo has been mostly broken down already. It always reminds me of the movie Brigadoon and I cry at that too.
It is sad to walk around during/after the Sunday headliner. They're starting to break it down and the crowd outside the headliner is so sparse. Nothing is going on at any of the Tents or Which Stage. Dang it, Kat. You're making me sad already!
Post by mizvalentine on May 31, 2011 10:06:23 GMT -5
Yes to all the above!! And, I'm so over my job in anticipation of leaving that I'm actually surly and resentful that I have to be here. Which is not helping me finish the metric ton of crap I have to do before I go!!
Post by jrsydevil82 on May 31, 2011 13:13:31 GMT -5
In the last week or so I think I have done 5 minutes of actual ;D work. The rest of the time, I am on these message boards. It started out as me being a first timer this year, just wanting to get some info and a list together (thanks everyone) but now I'm obsessed because I'm so excited!
Post by thebigbuddha on May 31, 2011 15:42:17 GMT -5
I can relate to every, single thing on this thread! All of my financial planning, since I bought my ticket in February, has been made with June's party and camping needs in mind. My work always slows down in the summer, so for a few weeks now I've been able to do nothing but check these boards and anxiously await my time on the farm. And, as also mentioned, the bittersweet thought of going to bed Sunday night after taking in Widespread Panic, lying on my back and staring at the sky, always accompanies the excitement that builds every day of hitting the road to Tennessee. Bonnaroo!!!
Welcome back Bonz, but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal.
^^^ and C). It's not like your going to have to pay an additional money to see a ton more bands Sunday like you will have to pay to see Mumford for the third time.. I'd highly reconsider that decision!
Post by onesweetla83 on Jun 2, 2011 15:43:43 GMT -5
I've been fairly good at focusing this year. In fact, I'm a little ashamed at my lack of posting on this board thus far. That being said I've got the rest of today and tomorrow before I'm officially on vacation and that means my attention span at work has done left the building.
but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal. 
