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Me and my 3 buds who have gone to Roo in '10, '11 and '12 and Coachella 2012 had a little pre-party breakfast the Saturday tickets went on sale and since then we have had a few friends say they are definitely going...but I highly doubt they will make it.
Post by 3post1jack1 on Dec 22, 2015 15:04:01 GMT -5
Can't believe it's been almost three years since someone posted in this thread. But I think it's appropriate for my situation.
I have a friend who is my best friend and #1 favorite show buddy. He hates heat and hates crowds but he does outdoor Phish shows every summer with me, including Magnaball this past summer. He's always a joy to hang out with and maintains a good attitude.
A few weeks ago he said if Ween and Dead&Co are at Bonnaroo he'd consider going. Nothing is ever certain but if the various rumblings around the board are true this could end up being the case.
I've been to Bonnaroo by myself every year since 2012 and I love going solo, as I've mentioned at length in many different threads around here. However, I love my friend and would particularly like him to have a Bonnaroo experience, mainly because he was supposed to go to Bonnaroo in 2002 and 2003, but got arrested shortly beforehand both times (we are both grown ass men now and the chance of him getting arrested again are slim). He always happily listens to me tell all my Bonnaroo stories when I get home, which is more gracious than most people are about hearing long tales about a place they've never been. He's genuinely interested in Bonnaroo but every year declines to go because the acts playing aren't worth the crowds and heat, and I never try to encourage him, but this year the lineup might better align with his musical tastes.
But given the aforementioned aversion to heat and crowds, I'm waffling about whether I should encourage him to go. On the one hand I'd love for him to have the Bonnaroo experience. On the other hand I'm not sure if he is physically and mentally ready for Bonnaroo. Sure, he did Magnaball, but New York state in August and Tennessee in June are very different things. Also at Bonnaroo you are doing a lot more walking between stages and jostling for position, and if a show is too crowded you just ain't gunna see it.
Bottom line is I'd hate to encourage him to go and he ends up having a bad time because of the setting.
Just really typing out my thoughts, I know no one can offer advice about my specific situation, but if you've ever had a similar experience it'd be cool to hear what the result was.
Post by monkybunney on Dec 23, 2015 3:50:07 GMT -5
We got a divorce. It was messy and now the kids hate us both. I blame the heat index. Macca was amazing and they can't take that away from me (but they sure as shit would if they could).
Can't believe it's been almost three years since someone posted in this thread. But I think it's appropriate for my situation.
I have a friend who is my best friend and #1 favorite show buddy. He hates heat and hates crowds but he does outdoor Phish shows every summer with me, including Magnaball this past summer. He's always a joy to hang out with and maintains a good attitude.
A few weeks ago he said if Ween and Dead&Co are at Bonnaroo he'd consider going. Nothing is ever certain but if the various rumblings around the board are true this could end up being the case.
I've been to Bonnaroo by myself every year since 2012 and I love going solo, as I've mentioned at length in many different threads around here. However, I love my friend and would particularly like him to have a Bonnaroo experience, mainly because he was supposed to go to Bonnaroo in 2002 and 2003, but got arrested shortly beforehand both times (we are both grown ass men now and the chance of him getting arrested again are slim). He always happily listens to me tell all my Bonnaroo stories when I get home, which is more gracious than most people are about hearing long tales about a place they've never been. He's genuinely interested in Bonnaroo but every year declines to go because the acts playing aren't worth the crowds and heat, and I never try to encourage him, but this year the lineup might better align with his musical tastes.
But given the aforementioned aversion to heat and crowds, I'm waffling about whether I should encourage him to go. On the one hand I'd love for him to have the Bonnaroo experience. On the other hand I'm not sure if he is physically and mentally ready for Bonnaroo. Sure, he did Magnaball, but New York state in August and Tennessee in June are very different things. Also at Bonnaroo you are doing a lot more walking between stages and jostling for position, and if a show is too crowded you just ain't gunna see it.
Bottom line is I'd hate to encourage him to go and he ends up having a bad time because of the setting.
Just really typing out my thoughts, I know no one can offer advice about my specific situation, but if you've ever had a similar experience it'd be cool to hear what the result was.
Glad to see another Magnaball-goer on here! That LN drive-through set was freaking incredible - but I digress. ... To your potential quandary, have you considered trying to do 'roo in a way that would somewhat address the heat issues? For example, I'm in my mid 40s, as are most of the guys I go with every year, and we save up and do VIP. While we're still camping in tents and under EZ-Ups, there is a giant air-conditioned tent in the VIP campground, plus another air-conditioned tent in Centeroo, in addition to bathrooms with air. Hence, if we ever start feeling overheated, we have a place to duck in. Another option would be to rent an RV. A group of women carpool down with me every year, and they rent an RV, and while they're in the heat in Centeroo, they get to sleep in the air conditioned RV and go back there for meals, rest, etc. I know those options are pricier than a normal ticket, I just wanted to throw them out there.
Can't believe it's been almost three years since someone posted in this thread. But I think it's appropriate for my situation.
I have a friend who is my best friend and #1 favorite show buddy. He hates heat and hates crowds but he does outdoor Phish shows every summer with me, including Magnaball this past summer. He's always a joy to hang out with and maintains a good attitude.
A few weeks ago he said if Ween and Dead&Co are at Bonnaroo he'd consider going. Nothing is ever certain but if the various rumblings around the board are true this could end up being the case.
I've been to Bonnaroo by myself every year since 2012 and I love going solo, as I've mentioned at length in many different threads around here. However, I love my friend and would particularly like him to have a Bonnaroo experience, mainly because he was supposed to go to Bonnaroo in 2002 and 2003, but got arrested shortly beforehand both times (we are both grown ass men now and the chance of him getting arrested again are slim). He always happily listens to me tell all my Bonnaroo stories when I get home, which is more gracious than most people are about hearing long tales about a place they've never been. He's genuinely interested in Bonnaroo but every year declines to go because the acts playing aren't worth the crowds and heat, and I never try to encourage him, but this year the lineup might better align with his musical tastes.
But given the aforementioned aversion to heat and crowds, I'm waffling about whether I should encourage him to go. On the one hand I'd love for him to have the Bonnaroo experience. On the other hand I'm not sure if he is physically and mentally ready for Bonnaroo. Sure, he did Magnaball, but New York state in August and Tennessee in June are very different things. Also at Bonnaroo you are doing a lot more walking between stages and jostling for position, and if a show is too crowded you just ain't gunna see it.
Bottom line is I'd hate to encourage him to go and he ends up having a bad time because of the setting.
Just really typing out my thoughts, I know no one can offer advice about my specific situation, but if you've ever had a similar experience it'd be cool to hear what the result was.
I think planning is the key. Shade, fans, water, holding off on day drinking, done comedy/cinema tent breaks. Dead & Ween both should be evening/night shows so that is a plus. I'd encourage him. Then again, I'm constantly berating people to go to Bonnaroo.
3post1jack1, my advice would be as straight up as possible with your friend. Probably the first two years I would gloss over some of the more difficult details of my adventures on The Farm, but since then I've been pretty straight up 'bout all aspects of my yearly vacation spot.
The experience is like no other, and similar yet different every year. The weather is almost to some kind of extreme and it's usually hot and humid. It can rain, and sometimes it's too much rain. I wasn't there in I think '04 fer the super muddy mess, but the pictures look rough. Hopefully they've adjusted infrustructure at Bonnaroo over the years to attempt to avoid this issue from re-occurrin'.
I've had only one person I've gone to 'Roo with that just couldn't deal with it. And sure 2010 was a damn hot year! But even '07 couldn't stop me!
3post1jack1, I am in a similar boat with my girlfriend. I went in 2012 & 2013 with a big group of friends I have had since high-school. She didn't have much interest being the only girl in a group full of guys, and at the time she was really only listening to country music. We have been dating ever since, and her musical taste has slowly evolved. She is still mainly into country, but gets into the alt-country bands (Jason Isbell/Trampled by Turtles) and some of the mainstream headliners (Mumford & Sons/Black Keys). It looks like I am returning to the farm this year, with just one of my buddies.
I told her this, and she is saying that she wants to go. I have mixed feelings about it. For one, I can remember my first Roo and how it was what lead to my love for music. We also obviously love spending time together, been dating for five years now (by time Roo 16 rolls around it will be right at six years.) Of course, there is another side to the coin. The only festival she has ever went to is American Roots, in which we stayed one night...in a hotel. She is also paying for a vehicle and college by herself, and I can't afford to pay for both of us. Lastly, she is an RN...so she can't do any type of druqs (gets tested regularly)...and she can't stand to be around it (was at a show before and somebody beside of us was in-taking some corn, had to move).
I'm trying to let her make her own decision. I can see a chance of her going and it being a big success, but see a more likely scenario in which if she goes it will turn into me babysitting all weekend.
I'm at the point where I'm not recruiting anyone anymore. I'm telling folks that I'm going and if they want to come with, that's cool. But I'd rather be "alone" and pounding breakfast beers with relative strangers in my groop than babysitting some halfass committed friend from home that needed to be convinced to be there.
Post by Del Griffith on Jan 3, 2016 23:01:57 GMT -5
Frank sang it best:
That's life (that's life) that's what all people say You're riding high in April, Shot down in May But I know I'm gonna change their tune, When I'm back on top, back on top in June.
Thanks to all of you for sharing your experiences and thoughts. Already starting to catch the vibe from my aforementioned friend that Bonnaroo probably won't happen for him. Like I start talking about it and he changes the subject, like I'm talking about how I want to decorate our wedding and he quickly diverts. I'm thinking he's regretting even halfway committing to the idea of going to Bonnaroo.
But who knows what the following months we'll bring. Either way I'll be there.
3post1jack1 let's definitely make plans to meet up at some point this year sir
most definitely!
I did make an earnest effort to attend brunch last year, spent a good half hour wandering around tent only but couldn't find anyone. For an area that gets smaller every year it was a lot bigger than I remembered it being.
