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You're not suppose to move I don't think, but they won't say anything to you if you do. There is so much stuff going on that Wed. Night and all Thursday they will have no idea.
Close your eyes. Picture a convict. What's he wearing? Nothing special, baseball cap on backwards, baggy pants... he says something ordinary like... 'yo, thats shizzle.' Okay. Now slowly open your eyes again. Who are you picturing? A black man? Wrong. That was a white woman. Surprised? Well, shame on you.
It's fenced in, but there are a bunch of areas to enter into the staff area. Usually just one or two people hanging out at the entrances. Best bet is to use the path that takes you out to the campgrounds with your camping gear/other illegal goods then head into Centeroo from there. If you walk into Centeroo with your bag on they may take a small peak in it but that was only the first day for me. Plus like I said, I took the other path
how close is the camping? Can you bring friends to camp w/ you or do they need to be volunteers too? (Last year we were at the furthest possible spot, it was a 45 min. walk). Also, any ideas of how much $ the staff gets/the # of hours they work compared to volunteers?
I'm not sure if you can, I seem to recall a fellow named Kramer having trouble because he didn't have a social security card, you may need that permit.
how close is the camping? Can you bring friends to camp w/ you or do they need to be volunteers too? (Last year we were at the furthest possible spot, it was a 45 min. walk). Also, any ideas of how much $ the staff gets/the # of hours they work compared to volunteers?
The staff campsites I was in (we had air-conditioned tents, nice bonus) were about 10-15 mins from Which stage, and about 20-30 mins from the rest of the camping. There was no way to sneak anyone without a staff bracelet into our campsite. Each entrance is watched for just those bracelets, as well as a few others down the road. As far as working vs volunteering, I'm not too sure about volunteering. A buddy of mine just so happened to work for a company that handles alot of event parking, and Roo just so happens to be one of them. If you can find a company handling something like that, I'm pretty sure they all pay as well as mine did. I worked a 13 hour shift that was pretty terrible but got paid $10 an hour. Plus, they paid us $75 for the bus rides there and back. You could work up to 4-5 shifts but I only worked 1. I walked out of Roo with about $300. This year I plan on setting up a campsite outside of the staff section. I don't think they'll have a problem with it if I set up a few hours before they let everyone in. The AC tents are great, but the people in those tents weren't too fun
You can also volunteer at www.cleanvibes.com . You wont be able to apply for a volunteer position until January or February i think though. I did it this year and it was completely worth it.
hey, i'm curious, being a cleanup oriented volunteer, did you get any good ground scores?
we found a buncha fake crap but then we also found the confiscated glass bottles and had a big party the last day. it was cool. we also found some pieces, a bunch of em broken but a few were intact. its really worth the free ticket.
Guys, please convince me to go as a volunteer. More importantly, please convince my girlfriend to go as a volunteer since she'll ultimately be the deciding factor in whether or not I go.
And Lauren, if you're reading this: please, please, please let's volunteer! Free ticket!
Volunteer, or at the very least, work. The application for my job is up now that the dates are available, and I know they don't have a problem with out-of-state applications. If maybe you or your girlfriend would like to get PAID as well as getting a free ticket, your more than welcome. Volunteering is a less stressful route though, so I suggest that. Just tell your girlfriend that the staff bracelet is something you'll come to appreciate. Free shuttle buses to WalMart, meal tickets, clean showers/bathrooms, and air-conditioned tents in case the heat is too much for you. Bottom line is I can't imagine Bonnaroo without my staff bracelet, and tell your girlfriend that the 20 people attending with me all agree.
Post by cheeky resurrection on Dec 12, 2007 11:42:54 GMT -5
Okay, so since last year i've been saying I was going to volunteer but I was told that you HAVE to stay in the staff camp. And i'm not too sure thats what I want to do. Wooz, if it ends up that I do also volunteer, more than likely for pre-festie, we will have to escape the staff area together ;p
But we really do need an informative volunteer thread if there isn't already one.....
Okay, so since last year i've been saying I was going to volunteer but I was told that you HAVE to stay in the staff camp. And i'm not too sure thats what I want to do. Wooz, if it ends up that I do also volunteer, more than likely for pre-festie, we will have to escape the staff area together ;p
But we really do need an informative volunteer thread if there isn't already one.....
Its gotta be possible. I don't think they'll let you move your car out(im not even sure where they make you park)
Cheeky, you should do it! We need some inforoosters on pre-roo!
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Post by noahroo311 on Dec 13, 2007 14:11:30 GMT -5
im considering doing pre-roo but i dunno if my ffriend im planning on going with would want to do it too, and i dont want to leave her high n dry by making her travel down by herself,maybe i can convince her to go it too.
Here are my reasons for doing pre-roo 1) I wont be able to get a darn thing done at work that week anyway 2) See what volunteerooing is like 3) the bracelet 4) free-ticket(although ill probably buy one anyway and either sell it or give it to a friend) 5) meet people
Here are my reasons for doing pre-roo 1) I wont be able to get a darn thing done at work that week anyway 2) See what volunteerooing is like 3) the bracelet 4) free-ticket(although ill probably buy one anyway and either sell it or give it to a friend) 5) meet people
I couldn't have stated it better myself!
I think I've convinced the girl that volunteering is our best course of action, especially with a tight budget. But we also want to have other friends there, who probably wouldn't want to volunteer. I was thinking that we'd bring our own tent to sleep in during the pre-roo volunteer time, then on thursday when our friends get there we'd just take most of our stuff with us to their campsite. Do you guys think that would work?
No, we would pack most of our stuff up in the car and then carry the other stuff we'd want. I'd try to convince my friends to bring enough other stuff for all of us
I think I've convinced the girl that volunteering is our best course of action, especially with a tight budget. But we also want to have other friends there, who probably wouldn't want to volunteer. I was thinking that we'd bring our own tent to sleep in during the pre-roo volunteer time, then on thursday when our friends get there we'd just take most of our stuff with us to their campsite. Do you guys think that would work?
Hmmph. It may be the best course of action, but I'm still not all that excited about working in that heat, boy. I get really grumpy when it's too hot. And what all can you even do when you're not working your shift?