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Hey all. I joined last year but only have 6 posts This will be my 2nd Roo, and I'm pumped. I'll copy and paste my ACL Board info but edit it for Roo.
Name: Rustin What my user name represents/means: First letter of 1st name and last name From: Waco, Tx Favorite Bands: RHCP, Wilco, Tom Petty, The Dead, Drive by Truckers, Wolfmother, Cake, Kins OF Leon, Led Zeppelin, John Mayer, Tom Petty, String Cheese Incident, The Flaming Lips, Tool, Damian Marley, Muse, The Shins, Mars Volta, Rage Against The Machine, Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., Pearl Jam, Johnny Cash, The Who, Bob Marley And The Wailers, Al Green, John Frusciante, Radiohead, The Doors, The Traveling Wilburys, James Brown, Simon And Garfunkel, U2, John Frusciante My All-Time Favorite Artist: Bob Dylan Favorite Books: The New American Dream, The Broker, America The Book, Naked Pictures Of Famous People, Letter To A Christian Nation, Audacity Of Hope, Angels And Demons, The Road, Fear and Loathing in LV Favorite Movies: Godfather 1 and 3, Old School, wedding Crashers, Gladiator, Documentaries, No Country ETC... Favorite TV shows: Entourage, The Sopranos, South park, Boston Legal, House First Concert Attended: My dad took me to see .38 Special when I was 9 years old. Last Concert Attended: Ghostland Observatory last week Bonnaroos Attended: 2006 Bonnaroo Wishlist: Eric Clapton, Cake, Bob Dylan, The Flaming Lips, John Frusciantem, Zeppelin, Tom Petty, Phish
Post by areyoukind on Jan 14, 2008 23:48:29 GMT -5
welcome to the board! i'll play along
Name: Mike What my user name represents/means: grateful dead lyrics to "uncle johns band" 'ohhh ohhh what i want to know is are you kind?' From: Memphis, TN > Little Rock, AR > Fort Worth, TX > Woodstock, GA presently... near Atlanta Favorite Bands: widespread panic, grateful dead, moe., gov't mule, modest mouse, phish, beatles, jimi hendrix, primus, wilco, sound tribe sector 9 My All-Time Favorite Artist: grateful dead Favorite Books: not a huge reader... can't determine a favorite book right now Favorite Movies: grandmas boy, superbad, juno, doors, fear and loathing, concert DVDs, documentaries Favorite TV shows: intervention, south park, the office, celebrity rehab is a new fav, First Concert Attended: newsong at church with parents, first i chose The Used and Coheed & Cambria, Last Concert Attended: widespread panic NYE, going to P-Groove Jan 25 for my 21 bday, which is actually jan 23 Bonnaroos Attended: 05, 06, 07 Bonnaroo Wishlist: moe
*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.**
Post by mulcherry0420 on Jan 15, 2008 0:00:30 GMT -5
Name: Jonathan What my user name represents/means: "Get Your Mulcherries!" Mulberry. is my last name From: Edgewood, KY<Independence, KY,<Lexington KY Favorite Bands: Grateful Dead, Pearl Jam, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Radiohead, Gov't Mule, Phish, Pink Floyd, Anything involving Les Claypool (especially FFB), Neil Young, SCI, Tool. My All-Time Favorite Artist: Grateful Dead Favorite Books: Currently reading the book on inforoo about roo itself and enjoying that. Also enjoy war novels. "The Killer Angels".. Favorite Movies: Petty DVD's, assorted other music dvd's. Fear and Loathing, "This is my last drink!" ::spills drink everywhere:: hahaha! Favorite TV shows: intervention, south park, the office, anything on history channel, how its made etc.. First Concert Attended: Supposed to be PJ at Riverbend on the Riot act tour, but it was rained out! So it was tom petty and the heartbreakers w/ bo diddly summerfest03' Last Concert Attended: Gov't Mule at Madison Theatre, oct 27th 2007. damn. almost as bad as some other dry spells people might run into:). Bonnaroos Attended: 07' Bonnaroo Wishlist: Radiohead, Allman Brothers, Primus, Daft Punk, and, of course, THE DEAD!
Ah yes, I read that. I guess I just assumed someone made a REALLY long blog post. I did enjoy it though. Everyone I have talked to has had the same "At Flips-Hear Mule-Go to Mule-Stand in awe for 3 hours situation" Ha.
Name: Chris What my user name represents/means: First letter of 1st name and last name From: Syracuse, NY Favorite Bands: Great Big Sea, Ani DiFranco, U2, Dresden Dolls, My Morning Jacket, Dave Matthews Band, Johnny Cash, Guns N' Roses, the Push Stars, Bob Dylan Favorite Books: The Stand (Stephen King) - favorite. Fully enjoyed the Harry Potter series, anything by Nick Hornby or David Sedaris. Am currently making my way through Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey/Maturin series. Favorite Movies: The Philadelphia Story, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, Sound of Music, Elizabethtown, Almost Famous, Grosse Pointe Blank, It's a Wonderful Life, Supertroopers, The Muppet Movie, Miracle Favorite TV shows: Lost, Friends, Psych, How I Met Your Mother, Wonderfalls, Veronica Mars and anything by Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel, Firefly) or Aaron Sorkin (West Wing, Sports Night, Studio 60) First Concert Attended: Charlie Daniels/Alabama/Bellamy Brothers. (First that I chose: Aerosmith/Guns N' Roses - Augst '88) Last Concert Attended: Ani DiFanco at The Church (aka Babeland) in Buffalo 9/11/07 Bonnaroos Attended: 2004. 2005, 2006, 2007 Bonnaroo Wishlist: Great Big Sea, Dave Matthews Band, Young Dubliners, Will Hoge, Dresden Dolls
Post by BrokenLight on Jan 15, 2008 0:41:57 GMT -5
not sure if this stuff is reserved for another thread, but here's mine:
Name: Nate What my user name represents/means: came from the beatles song "across the universe" - it's the name of an acoustic duo my friend and i had around the year 2000 From: Edgewood, KY Favorite Bands: Beatles, Bob Dylan, Grateful Dead, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Neil Young, Tom Waits, Dave Matthews Band, Trey Anastasio, Oasis, String Cheese Incident, Gov't Mule, Black Crowes, Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Coldplay, Wilco, Ryan Adams, Arcade Fire, The Shins, David Gray, Xavier Rudd, Josh Ritter, Amos Lee, David Ford, 500 Miles to Memphis...hundreds of others My All-Time Favorite Artist: I don't know if I can answer that, my favorite artist last year was Wilco Favorite Books: Favorite Movies: Favorite TV shows: Seinfeld, Family Guy, Scrubs, Conan O' Brien First Concert Attended: Metallica/Corrosion of Conformity '97 Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati Last Concert Attended: 500 Miles to Memphis/Junior Revolution/Black Tie Affair/The Host - New Years Eve this past year Bonnaroos Attended: 05 & 07 Bonnaroo Wishlist: Led Zeppelin, Roger Waters, Neil Young, Tom Waits, David Bowie, Ryan Adams, Arcade Fire, Daft Punk
Name: Jordan What my user name represents/means: Nickname of the lead guitarist of Rush, Alex Lifeson From: Atlanta, Georgia Favorite Bands: Allman Brothers Band, Black Sabbath, Bob Dylan, Can, Fela Kuti, The Flaming Lips, Frank Zappa, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The Grateful Dead, Herbie Hancock, Jimi Hendrix, John Coltrane, King Crimson, Led Zeppelin, Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Mars Volta, Medeski, Martin and Wood, Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Rush, Tool, Traffic, Yes My All-Time Favorite Artist: Rush Favorite Books: Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, What A Long Strange Trip: The Autobiography of The Grateful Dead, Calvin and Hobbes, Catcher In The Rye Favorite Movies: Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas, Apocalypse Now, The Big Lebowski Favorite TV shows: Mystery Science Theater 3000 First Concert Attended: August 1, 2004 Hi-Fi Buys Ampitheatre, Rush Last Concert Attended: New Years Eve 2007 Bill Graham's Civic Auditorium, The Mars Volta Bonnaroos Attended: 2007 Bonnaroo Wishlist:The Mars Volta, The Stooges, Benevento/Russo Duo, Medeski, Scofield, Martin, and Wood, Charlie Hunter, Antibalas, Femi Kuti, Herbie Hancock, Ornette Coleman, Led Zeppelin, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, The Flaming Lips, Allman Brothers Band, Ozzy-era Black Sabbath
Favorite bands and the such: (old) Aerosmith, Alice In Chains, Black Sabbath, Can, David Bowie, Dungen, Einsturzende Neubauten, Nick Cave, Legendary Pink Dots, Ornette Coleman, Tool, Radiohead, (old) Modest Mouse, Skinny Puppy, Rage Against The Machine, Frank Zappa, King Crimson, My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Tortoise, The Mars Volta, Led Zeppelin, Leonard Cohen, Soundgarden, Joy Division. ETC.
Favorite ever: Nine Inch Nails
Favorite Books: "Demon Seed"- Dean Koontz, "Naked Lunch" - William S. Burroughs, and "Clockwork Orange" Anthony Burgess
Favorite Films: Clockwork Orange, Boogie Nights, Pulp Fiction, Female Troubles, The Graduate, Children Of Men, Three On A Meathook
Favorite (most watched) TV Shows: WWF Monday Night Raw (wrestling freak 15 years and counting ) Sanford and Son, Finders Keepers (Nickelodeon mid 80s game show), The Soup... don't watch much tv, at all. All I watch is wrestling.
First (REAL) concert attended: NIN, Atlanta '05
Most recent concert attended: My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult, Nashville, The Exit/IN, August 07.
Bonnaroos attended: 06, 07, and 08
Most wanted at Roo: Mars Volta, Trent Reznor, Allman Bros, Led Zeppelin
Name: Alison What my user name represents/means: It has been a user name I have used for 10 years in various places - started with my first AOL email address... From: Washington DC Favorite Bands: Pearl Jam, John Butler Trio, NIN, Rage Against the Machine, Feist, White Stripes, REM, Led Zeppelin, angry women with passionate voices... My All-Time Favorite Artist: Sinead O'Connor Favorite Books: Valley of the Dolls, Handmaid's Tale, Eat Pray Love, works by angry women with passionate voices... Favorite Movies: Impromptu, Thomas Crown Affair, Amelie, Girl on a Bridge, Boondock Saints, V for Vendetta, Moulin Rouge, Anne of Green Gables, The Last Unicorn Favorite TV shows: Project Runway, How I Met Your Mother, The Soup, Jeopardy and America's Next Top Model. Oh, and I WILL be on World Series of Pop Culture! ;D First Concert Attended: Poison and Warrant baby! I was in 9th grade and I got my first hickey at that show! Last Concert Attended: John Butler Trio at 9:30 Club in DC Bonnaroo Wishlist: Pearl Jam, Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Mars Volta, Daft Punk, some angry women with passionate voices...
Name: Brock What my user name represents/means: where I currently live From: Ohio Favorite Bands: Grateful Dead, STS9, Apostle of Hustle, M. Ward, Pink Floyd, Damien Rice, MMJ, many more! My All-Time Favorite Artist: Jerry Garcia Favorite Books: Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates (Tom Robbins), The Discovery of Heaven (Harry Moulisch), anything by Robert Anton Wilson or Aleister Crowley Favorite Movies:Easy Rider, One Flew Over a Coo Coo Nest, To Kill a Mockingbird, Citizen Kane Favorite TV shows: Family Guy, ER First Concert Attended: Soul Asylum, Spin Doctors, Screaming Trees Last Concert Attended: STS9 Bonnaroo Wishlist: Signal Path, MMJ, P Groove, Neil Young, PJ, STS9
Name: Drew What my user name represents/means: nickname given to me my first week at college.
From: Erlanger, Kentucky
Favorite Bands: Pink Floyd, Panic, Tom Petty, Chili Peppers, Yonder Mtn String Band, Mule, Franti, Keller, and so many more.
My All-Time Favorite Artist: Franti for his heart and sould and Waters and Gilmour for what they created
Favorite Books: Too Many to List probably Tolkein Favorite Movies: Too many to list here because I am a movie freak and see about 70% of all movies that come out. Loved the LOTR Trilogy, anything Tarentino, loved No Country for Old Men most recently.
Favorite TV shows: South Park, LOST, Scrubs, Office, Survivor
First Concert Attended: C&C Music Factory with Gerardo (I know terrible but it was in 1988 and I was only 12 years old.
Last Concert Attended: Gov Mule in November.
Bonnaroo Wishlist: Pink Floyd, Yonder, Keller, Franti, Beastie Boys Late Night!!!!, Possibly Pearl Jam or REM for something new, Jack Johnson again would be nice in the afternoon, Mule, Umphreys and Bisco late night, STS9, and Petty for a start. Am stoked though that Willie is playing.
Name: Claire What my user name represents/means: what I am seeking (plus its my name) From: Columbus Favorite Bands: Top 5 - Wilco, The Shins, CWK, Peter Paul & Mary, Pink Floyd My All-Time Favorite Artist: Roger Waters Favorite Books: The Dark Tower!!! Favorite Movies: Garden State, Iron Jawed Angels Favorite TV shows: anything on The History Channel First Concert Attended: New Kids on the Block '87 (seriously) Last Concert Attended: Cold War Kids a few weeks ago Bonnaroo Wishlist: Roger Waters, The Flips, something new that will become my next favorite
Post by famousblueraincoat on Jan 15, 2008 11:42:57 GMT -5
Name: Justin Nicknames: DJ, JT What My Username Represents: Fairly self-explanatory
From: Munster, Indiana (Northwest Indiana, about 20 miles outside of Chicago)
Favorite Bands: Ha. Radiohead, The Beatles, My Morning Jacket, Wilco, Bob Dylan, The Silver Jews, Built to Spill, LCD Soundsystem, Belle and Sebastian, Ben Folds, R.E.M., Led Zeppelin, Of Montreal, The Flaming Lips, Outkast, The Hold Steady, Eric Clapton, Midlake, Stevie Wonder, The New Pornographers, Ryan Adams, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Explosions in the Sky, Neil Young, The White Stripes, Joni Mitchell
Favorite Movies: Life is Beautiful, Forrest Gump, Adaptation, Donnie Darko, Anchorman, The Big Lebowski, Wet Hot American Summer, No Country for Old Men, Scent of a Woman, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Swingers, High Fidelity, The Motorcycle Diaries, Y Tu Mama Tambien
Favorite TV: Lost, 24, The Office, 30 Rock, Weeds, Heroes, Grey's Anatomy, Big Love, Friday Night Lights, Pushing Daisies, Entourage, Flight of the Conchords
Favorite Books: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Killing Yourself to Live, On Toleration, I Know This Much is True, High Fidelity
First Concert Attended: NKOTB (Kindergarten) Second Concert Attended: Eric Clapton (4th Grade) (Credibility Booster)
Last Concert Attended: Hold Steady/Art Brut @ The Metro on Halloween
Bonnaroo Wishlist: Led Zeppelin, Built to Spill, My Morning Jacket, Stevie Wonder, Jack Johnson, Snoop Dogg, R.E.M., Avett Brothers, The Shins, Belle and Sebastian, The Funky Meters
Post by vydenmyria on Jan 15, 2008 12:19:05 GMT -5
Name: Robert What My Username Represents: my poet surname From: Azores, Portugal/ Fayettville, NC/ Biloxi, MS Favorite Bands: Sigur Ros, Pink Floyd, The Decemberists, Damien Rice, Badly Drawn Boy, John Lennon, Muse, The Format, Bright Eyes, The Editors Favorite Movies: Magnolia, Pan's Labyrinth, Thumbsucker, Y Tu Mama Tambien, Battle Royale, Suicide Club, The Science of Sleep, Running with Scissors, Waking Life, City of God Favorite Books: The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Rant, Magical Thinking, Survivor Favorite TV shows: Heroes, The Office, Wonderfalls, Freaks and Geeks First Concert Attended: The Eagles - Hell Freezes Over Tour 1994 Last Concert Attended: Voodoo Fest 2007 Bonnaroo Wishlist: Sigur Ros, The Editors, Black Mountain, David Gilmour, Roger Waters Bonnaroos Attended: '07
Name: Justin Nicknames: DJ, JT What My Username Represents: Fairly self-explanatory
From: Munster, Indiana (Northwest Indiana, about 20 miles outside of Chicago)
Favorite Bands: Ha. Radiohead, The Beatles, My Morning Jacket, Wilco, Bob Dylan, The Silver Jews, Built to Spill, LCD Soundsystem, Belle and Sebastian, Ben Folds, R.E.M., Led Zeppelin, Of Montreal, The Flaming Lips, Outkast, The Hold Steady, Eric Clapton, Midlake, Stevie Wonder, The New Pornographers, Ryan Adams, Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, Explosions in the Sky, Neil Young, The White Stripes, Joni Mitchell
Favorite Movies: Life is Beautiful, Forrest Gump, Adaptation, Donnie Darko, Anchorman, The Big Lebowski, Wet Hot American Summer, No Country for Old Men, Scent of a Woman, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Swingers, High Fidelity, The Motorcycle Diaries, Y Tu Mama Tambien
Favorite TV: Lost, 24, The Office, 30 Rock, Weeds, Heroes, Grey's Anatomy, Big Love, Friday Night Lights, Pushing Daisies, Entourage, Flight of the Conchords
Favorite Books: A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius, Killing Yourself to Live, On Toleration, I Know This Much is True, High Fidelity
First Concert Attended: NKOTB (Kindergarten) Second Concert Attended: Eric Clapton (4th Grade) (Credibility Booster)
Last Concert Attended: Hold Steady/Art Brut @ The Metro on Halloween
Bonnaroo Wishlist: Led Zeppelin, Built to Spill, My Morning Jacket, Stevie Wonder, Jack Johnson, Snoop Dogg, R.E.M., Avett Brothers, The Shins, Belle and Sebastian, The Funky Meters
Favorite Bands: All Time Top 10: Paul Simon, Radiohead, Tom Waits, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone, Brian Eno, David Bowie, Nat King Cole, Prince, Stevie Wonder Current Top 10: Joanna Newsom, The Band, Iggy Pop, Ben Webster, TV on the Radio, The National, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Burial, Miles Davis (specifically 'In a Silent Way'), Serena Maneesh
My All-Time Favorite Artist: John Coltrane
Favorite Books: Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities, Homer's The Iliad, Jorge Luis Borges' The Book of Imaginary Beings , Robert Lowell's Day By Day, Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Ethics, Fyodor Dostoevsky's The Devils , William Faulkner's The Reivers, John Dos Passos' The USA Trilogy, Steve Martin's Pure Drivel, Boethius ' The Consolation of Philosophy
Favorite Movies: City Lights, Vertigo, Magnolia, Cries and Whispers, Blue Velvet, The Passenger, La Dolce Vita, The Big Lebowski, Manhattan, The Mission
Favorite TV shows: Rockford Files, Arrested Development, Homicide: Life on the Street, The Wire, King of the Hill, No Reservations, Carnivale, Trailer Park Boys, Deadwood, Seinfeld
First Concert Attended: I think Audio Adrenaline at Six Flags...way lame.
Last Concert Attended: Joanna Newsom with the Austin Symphony Orchestra in November.
Bonnaroo Wishlist: Tom Waits, Neil Young, Justice, The Knife, Daft Punk, Throbbing Gristle, Radiohead, Joanna Newsom, Bjork, Manu Chao, Paul Simon, David Bowie, Os Mutantes, Serena Maneesh, Orchestra Baobab, Sonny Rollins
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What my user name represents/means: Haha, my name.
From: Fort Smith, Arkansas
Favorite Bands: The Flaming Lips, Phish, STS9, Daft Punk, Tool, NIN, Wilco, The White Stripes, RHCP, Keller Williams, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Incubus, Ben Harper, Slightly Stoopid, DJ Shadow, DJ Tiesto, Pink Floyd, and last but not least, The Flaming Lips again.
My All-Time Favorite Artist: I'm a pretty big admirer of Wayne Coyne.
Favorite Books: The Potter series, The Broken Hearts Club, The Kool-Aid Acid Test, The Belle Jar, um, I haven't read much in a while. I should get on that.
Favorite Movies: Big Fish, Garden State, Short Circuit, The Matrix Trilogy, The Girl Next Door, Mirrormask, Half-Baked, UFOs at the Zoo
Favorite TV shows: Nip/Tuck, Grey's Anatomy, South Park, House, Prison Break.
First Concert Attended: Um, I think it was Skillet when I was about 12.
Last Concert Attended: The Flaming Lips NYE Show.
Bonnaroos Attended: None yet. 2008!
Bonnaroo Wishlist: Phish, The Flaming Lips, STS9, Wilco, Gov't Mule, Phish, Phish, Phish, Infected Mushrooms, The White Stripes, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Daft Punk, NIN, Phish.
I've never really introduced myself, so might as well now.
Name: Jim What my user name represents/means: my name, duh From: Collegeville, PA Favorite Bands: Pearl Jam, Grateful Dead, Tom Waits, Iron & Wine, Modest Mouse, My All-Time Favorite Artist: Frank Zappa Favorite Books: anything by Carlos Castanaeda Favorite Movies: Brazil, The Shining, Holy Grail, Koyaanisqatsi Favorite TV shows: Futurama, Arrested Development, Sealab 2021 First Concert Attended: Dream Theater Last Concert Attended: Band of Horses and Modest Mouse Bonnaroos Attended: 07 Bonnaroo Wishlist: Pearl Jam, BoH, Modest Mouse, Zeppelin, Clapton, Flaming Lips
This will be my 2nd Roo, and I'm pumped. I'll copy and paste my ACL Board info but edit it for Roo.
) Sanford and Son, Finders Keepers (Nickelodeon mid 80s game show), The Soup... don't watch much tv, at all. All I watch is wrestling.
