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Post by candyflippedaround on Dec 10, 2007 17:22:48 GMT -5
I have yet to go to Bonnaroo, but I'm planning on making 08 my first experience. I really wanted to go last year but could not because of money problems, so it feels as if I been waiting for Bonnaroo forEVER. I want to make my first time the best and was looking for some ideas of what I should do on the farm if not at a show, or even at a show. Just anything that would make my experience more of a bonnaroo if you know what i mean. man its so far away and i cant keep from thinking about it
Post by leggomyroo on Dec 10, 2007 17:30:50 GMT -5
sounds like what ive gone through the past 3 bonnaroos...never enough money to go and even if i had enough i couldn't go because of my work schedule....well ill have the money for the next one but if something comes up to were i can't get off work then im just going to quit my job the day before roo. cant wait for roo!!!
During the day, since its usually so hot, i wouldn't make to many power moves. Seek some shade, find a tent, sit down, hydrate yourself. What i usually do when i'm not at a show is follow my feet.... Usually i'll just end up at the silent disco because there you can just chill-out, listen to some tunes in the shade and regain your compsure. The late-night shows are really what make roo special, just conserve your energy for the dark hours....
Post by slorchiepoo on Dec 10, 2007 23:29:03 GMT -5
aruawhere said:
Embrace everything about it, and go with the flow
simple but great advice.
also: don't argue with your buddies over who to see. see who you want to see! if you get lost, you are still surrounded by a shitload of awesome peeps.
this year, i personally plan to find a nicely bronzed beautiful dreaded man and have some naked love in the outdoors on the first night.
Post by kaleidoscope kristen on Dec 11, 2007 1:16:39 GMT -5
Just show up at Bonnaroo with a super open mind, and let all other worries about your life, friends, a job, or whatever go for those few, precious days your on the farm! Oh yeah, and try to have fun!
To seem you're a dream when you never stop And we ask you what you are Belief as one with what you believe in Travel slowly Move in circles You know time grows old in reverse
Just pace yourself and you will have a great time. Don't tell yourself there are things you HAVE TO DO or bands you HAVE TO SEE. That's way too much pressure.
also: don't argue with your buddies over who to see. see who you want to see! if you get lost, you are still surrounded by a shitload of awesome peeps.
this year, i personally plan to find a nicely bronzed beautiful dreaded man and have some naked love in the outdoors on the first night.
Well I'm glad to see that your already SHARING.. Dont forget the condoms.... take some pics too
see more full performances... not as many partial acts... last year i "saw": What Stage Tool (full set) The Roots The Police John Butler Trio Ratdog (full set) Which Stage Rx Bandits (full set) Micheal Franti & Spearhead (full set) Manu Chao String Cheese Incident Old Crow Medicine Show Regina Spektor Damien Rice (full set) Franz Ferdinand Flaming Lips Wolfmother The Decemberists (full set) White Stripes (full set) This Tent The Black Angels (full set) Mute Math (full set) James Blood Ulmar Tortoise DJ Shadow Dr. Dog Gogol Bordello Ween Sonya Kitchell (full set) Marth Wainwright That Tent Rodrigo y Gabriela (full set) Paulo Nutini The Slip The Other Tent Ryan Shaw New Orleans Klezmer All Stars Superjam 2007(w/ Ben Harper, John Paul Jones and ?uestlove) Railroad Earth Keller Williams(WMD's) (full set) Sasha & Digweed Mavis Staples Troo Music Lounge Cage The Elephant John Paul White Sonic Stage Jonah Smith Ashley Flynn
i saw 41 bands in 2007, only 12 full sets... maybe i won't bounce around as much this coming year... but it's hard to keep my attention while eatin' corn...
yeah your first mission is get there.... once your there stop and say "HOLY SHIT IM AT BONNAROO".... one of my favorite things to do at bonnaroo is meet people i don't know... its so amazing because you literally step out your normal life and step into bonnaroo and suddenly nothing else matters... trust me, once you get there you'll know exactly what to do.
I like to have a really good time atleast one night while Im there, not something I would want to do alot but all bets are off once Im on the farm, i also go straight to a good beer tent and get a sweetwater blue on thursday nights.....aside from that i just go with the flow
*i like coconuts, you can break them open they smell like ladies lyin in the sun** *Hell I don't even know where I am** *for now I must sit here and ponder the yonder: The herbivores did well cause their food didn't never run** *We listen, if it feels good We shake** *You made a big impression for a girl of your size, Now I can't get by without you and your big brown eyes.**
One thing I have to NOT do is be worried that I am missing out on a better show at a different stage. Last year I missed some quality moments mear minutes after I left the show to go to another show that I thought I would be missing out on. I don't know if that makes any sense, but be content at the stage you are at.
I'd also like to explore Shakedown some more.
Hopefully I am bringing my girl with me this year, so it will be a different time for sure.
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.
"White collar conservative flashin down the street, pointing that plastic finger at me, they all assume my kind will drop and die, but I'm gonna wave my freak flag high." Jimi Hendrix
One thing I have to NOT do is be worried that I am missing out on a better show at a different stage. Last year I missed some quality moments mear minutes after I left the show to go to another show that I thought I would be missing out on. I don't know if that makes any sense, but be content at the stage you are at.
Same here. I missed some good shit last year. Next year-less planning.