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Post by thebigbuddha on Jan 18, 2012 15:37:37 GMT -5
I'm at the part of the cycle where I just spent a morning reliving Bonnaroo '11 by looking at the schedule and trying to recall it moment-by-moment. It was an exciting feeling to look back and remember all the fun and now I'm appropriately jazzed for next year. The next part of the process is to wait for tickets to go on sale so I can spend half of my tax refund securing my place on the farm.
I'm actually looking forward to taking no friends this year. I spent the first 5 years going with the same tight-knit crew. Year #6 I went as a WET volunteer. It was fun buy my 3 shifts was kind of a buzz-kill. Last year I went with one of the original crew, and her husband (who was a whiny dick the entire time), and another one of my close friends. The experience was amazing, despite the whining and sort of babysitting my friend at times. This year I'm rolling solo and I can't wait! Bonnaroo is an easy thing to do "alone" when you're experienced and realize how easy it is to make friends. 5 short, sweet months!
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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.
natedagreat
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Post by natedagreat on Feb 6, 2012 15:43:01 GMT -5
i feel like everyone can relate. for the past two years, ive come back with the roo afterglow and talked so much about roo i know some of my friends were sick of it. i end up convincing about 5 of my friends to come next year and they all slowly fall out as the year progresses. it just isnt as important to you to get those tickets and plan the trip as it is to everyone else whos never gone. the sole word i use to describe the roo experience is magical and you just dont value it until you go and see just how magical it is. whats funny to me is how after some shows with my crew is they say after the last song "i wish we could keep dancing and partying" and all i say is "go to roo" and they never do
Post by jesstacular on Feb 12, 2012 1:44:26 GMT -5
I am one of those that's always planned to go, but hasn't. . . along with several of my friends. This year, I somehow managed to instigate a drunken pact between 4 of us (though 1 has already dropped out),l and the 3 of us left have bought tickets. So fnally, it's a go!
Post by pondo ROCKS on Feb 12, 2012 1:46:36 GMT -5
The lineup drops this week so I expect to see A. Tons of people say WOW I'm going now for sure and simply not go and B. People bash the lineup for days but end up going still
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The lineup drops this week so I expect to see A. Tons of people say WOW I'm going now for sure and simply not go and B. People bash the lineup for days but end up going still
I have never been able to decide whether these people who make the empty promises of going really believe what they say or if they're just saying it out of excitement and know that they won't/can't really go. It really bugs me not knowing for some reason.
In 2010, I was very much in the part B camp. However, I really followed through with it and ended up not going. Then I regretted it. Boy, was I pissed off at that lineup. But I didn't know then what I know now, and I should have gone.
2010 was money. Sure their was a lack of hype, but really we got two phenomenal shows with big names Stevie Wonder and Jay-Z. And the undercard was ridiculous! I don't understand a lot of the hate on that year. It was one of my favorites!
Back on track, I'm gonna try and convince one of my best buddies to finally go this year. I've been tryin' fer years, and he seemed close to committin' last year, but I won't hold my breath.
Post by wraithpinned on Feb 26, 2012 13:08:27 GMT -5
this will be my fourth year and EVERY YEAR people tell me they want to come, blah blah, buying tickets next month etc. etc. i used to get excited about the possibility of ten of my friends going but at this point, i'll believe it when not only do i see a ticket in their hand, but when i see them with me on the farm drinking a glass of sangria. i don't want people there with me who aren't absolutely sure about going, because as awesome as roo is, it's not for everyone. so now i'm just content knowing that my friend and i go down every year and only have to rely on each other. anyone else coming is just icing on the cake.
Post by klimfactor on Feb 26, 2012 17:08:28 GMT -5
I think all my stories, reviews and pics on facebook - and my unabashed passion for roo - are winning converts. My wife and I got another couple to come last year for the first time, upping our once small group from two to four and this year I've got six people going, and all of them have bought tics. Four of them will be first timers. We're all doing VIP too.
Post by funkybuttlovin on Feb 26, 2012 21:03:09 GMT -5
This year we added 3 people to the group. Everyone i returning and I'm trying to get a friend to come but he won't budge. But that's ok because I know what he's missing.
Post by cwagiskingofthing on Feb 26, 2012 21:58:04 GMT -5
haha that 'cycle' happens to me every year.
I have 3 friends that have gone to every roo with me, 2 that have only missed 1 or 2 years, and the rest go once and never go back or say they are going to go each year but never do
When the lineup dropped, I sent a text to all of my friends about it. 10 people who haven't been before said they were definitely going, but i think only 1 of them will end up going
Post by HeavierThings on Feb 26, 2012 22:04:08 GMT -5
The yearly Bonnaroo cycle has just hit me hard. Lots of friends who wanted to go and talked heavily about going. Right now it's looking like I'll be flying solo this year though.
Post by synethstesia on Feb 27, 2012 1:47:04 GMT -5
I went back in 2008 with a couple of crazy cats, but they moved away and I haven't been able to get anyone to go since! : ( Going solo this year, but I'm pumped!
None of my friends have a clue what they are missing. I have no desire to try to talk them into going; I like to do my own thing in most situations and don't want anyone clinging to me ('cept the wifey) . I do, however, work with a lot of college students and a few of them are going this year; all very cool peeps. I am their boss and it has been made fully clear to them that no sentence they speak upon returning home will start with, "OMG, I saw Stacey at Bonnaroo and she was...". What happens at Roo while hanging out with your boss, stays at Roo.
The two I went with last year have tickets, so it will for sure be at least the three of us! We have two more who say they are coming, but don't have tickets yet. I doubt they'll make it, though I hope they do.
We're also meeting up with our neighbors from last year before we go into the farm. I think they're crashing at our hotel with us on Wed. night. I know for sure one of them has a ticket, and I expect the other two will soon.
Post by Chris Major on Feb 27, 2012 19:08:22 GMT -5
I've noticed over the past couple years that a lot of my friends are into smaller less expensive festivals and hate on Bonnaroo a lot. It kind of sucks.
Post by candyflippedaround on Feb 28, 2012 12:40:10 GMT -5
I'm at the "I have a ticket, you coming with me?" stage. So we'll see how this goes. Last year no one from my usual crew went including me. I had to sell my ticket due to lack of funds and inability to take time off work. Things should be different this year so my only concerns now are getting some more people to commit and getting 1100 miles down to TN and if worse comes to worse I'm sure I could manage to find a lift from someone on here if need be. I find it's easier to convince people to go when you make the full commitment yourself and get the ticket early
My friend (a bonnarookie) and I bought our tickets yesterday. We're slowly but surely bringing everyone else around to the idea. I'm hoping to have five, but I could settle for three or four. Last year, I went with my best friend and he got super sick on Friday and had to leave. I fended for myself the rest of the time. It was still a lot of fun, but I almost regretted when I got back and promised myself I wouldn't go by myself again.
Post by laurensmackho on Feb 29, 2012 2:10:04 GMT -5
The only friend of mine that's consistently gone with me to the farm over the years can't go this year because she's getting married the same month. I was bummed, but I've talked 3 new people into going with me and my lady friend. Should be a good year.
Post by natedagreat on Mar 4, 2012 17:57:27 GMT -5
Ok, update on my yearly friend cycle. Just bought my girlfriends ticket, so that's two of us. This will also be her first Roo! She's super pumped, already planning food and stuff. Then my buddy who I've know for years and have been begging to buy a ticket and come along calls me right before I go into work the other morning. His parents live in Thialand helping subsidence farmers with better technology and such. His little brother, who is 18, apparently bought a ticket and is tagging along with some chick no one knows. So, his parents struck a deal with my buddy to go along and watch after his brother and they will buy his ticket. So, naturally his girlfriend is also getting a ticket and coming along. I have recruited two to the cause indirectly
Post by gettinthere on Mar 5, 2012 15:07:06 GMT -5
We keep a year round email running between all of our crew and we (almost) all buy our tix during the November pre-sale. This has been running for about 3 years now and works well to keep us all excited and interested. Between 7 of us we'll go back and forth 50-100 times a day. It's not all Roo talk, sometimes just day to day stuff but it keeps Roo in the front of our minds.
I do know this cycle surprisingly, considering last year was my first year. But I did notice that I initially told people I was going after buying my ticket black Friday in 2010 and getting everyone excited about it. I think at one point I had about 15 or so people saying they were interested, they were going, or some combination of the two. Then as it got closer it shaved down to 6 of us. I wasn’t too upset about it though because it was mostly all my good friends. Now this year has been wayyyyy different. Again I bought my ticket black Friday of 2011, and told all my friends to go. This time I had something to reference and got people even more excited, and again initially I had about a group of 20 saying some form of a confirmation that they were going. I decided to take matters in to my own hands this year however. Considering my friends and I are just graduating college, and I have a full time job and have some cash to work with. I bought my three best friends tickets to go (graduation gift worth its weight in gold I know). So now I have them hyping it up to everyone, especially since we’re all Radiohead fans. Luckily I also wound up meeting a bunch of friends at school that are also Roovians and are all going. So now my group has most likely doubled in size and sits at 12. However, these are just the people that I am going with. I also convinced another clique/group of friends to go, which is another 7 people, but I don’t think we are all going together. Still I have about 15-20 people that I know are definitely going. And I am exciting to share in the experience with all these people but I’m more about meeting new people. It’ll be great to have my best friends there, but I think I’ll be going off on my own more often than last year. Although I’m sure this cycle does suck year in and year out, especially getting your hopes up by somebody only to have them slammed down. The best part of Roo is exploring by yourself and random encounters with others. I know 20 people out of 80,000 and I’m looking to meet the other 79,980 people….
I met my roo-mate on inforoo last year, and we're sharing a camp again this year...hopefully get another one or two, and build a group that way (we do GA camping)....the outside world is just too square......nope, I'll meet my roo friends at roo, or here....
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. 
. I do, however, work with a lot of college students and a few of them are going this year; all very cool peeps. I am their boss and it has been made fully clear to them that no sentence they speak upon returning home will start with, "OMG, I saw Stacey at Bonnaroo and she was...". What happens at Roo while hanging out with your boss, stays at Roo. 
I think they're crashing at our hotel with us on Wed. night. I know for sure one of them has a ticket, and I expect the other two will soon. 
