Whether it's your first Bonnaroo or you’re a music festival veteran, we welcome you to Inforoo.
Here you'll find info about artists, rumors, camping tips, and the infamous Roo Clues. Have a look around then create an account and join in the fun. See you at Bonnaroo!!
Post by BigEyedPhish on Feb 12, 2008 15:48:18 GMT -5
Here's another lurker appearing from the shadows...
Hey everyone. I'm Matt, I'm from south Jersey and a first time 'roo goer this year. I've been taking lots of advice from the forum and can't wait for June
This thread is getting more and more massive as we get closer to tickets going up. It'll be cool knowing I might have an Idea of who some of the people are(even if it's a pale denomination in comparisson
Post by greenlikejuly on Feb 12, 2008 22:45:39 GMT -5
hey guys. first time bonnaroo'er here too.
Name: Kevin What my user name represents/means: song lyrics from an old song i really liked From: Boston, MA Favorite Bands: animal collective, boards of canada, sigur ros, broken social scene, bright eyes, pink floyd, radiohead, why?, islands, lot more My All-Time Favorite Artist: panda bear Favorite Movies: eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, party monster, garden state, donnie darko, kids, rules of attraction Favorite TV shows: family guy, seinfeld First Concert Attended: other than the nutcracker when i was 5ish, it was probably AFI when i was 13. Last Concert Attended: mewithoutYou show few months ago Bonnaroos Attended: none yet Bonnaroo Wishlist: animal collective
Username - Just some shit I use for different accounts
From - Madison, WI currently in a music program in Minneapolis, MN
Favorite bands - I like RockNRoll with big hooks and insightful lyrics, Old school RnB ie Stax, Motown. Folk music, country music, Dylan, Young, Guthrie
All time favorite - uhh right now I'm really diggin the new Drive-By Truckers record
Favorite books - Currently reading MiddleSex, Rick James:Memoirs of a Superfreak
Favorite Movies - City Of God, There Will Be Blood, No Country. I used to work at Sundance Cinemas so I saw alot of good films
Favorite TV shows - National Geographic, Seinfield, whatever
First Concert - Elton John
Last Concert - The Whigs and the week before Jason Isbell w/ Will Hoge (I saw someone mentioned him and just wanted to throw out that Hoge is badass..)
08 will be my first Bonnaroo
I like the lineup as it is, I guess if I could I would add Tom Petty, Faith No More, Will Hoge, Jason Isbell, The Whigs, Dead Confederate, QOTSA and Son Volt or Wilco.. and if I could, Uncle Tupelo would be sweet also.
Post by MonkeyShirt on Feb 14, 2008 4:52:19 GMT -5
Name: Hudson
What my user name represents/means: I wear an oversized Monkey Shirt on Sundays at Bonnaroo. I actually take it everywhere with me - traveling that is. It is my most prized heirloom.
From: Lexington, KY > Ft. Mitchell, KY > Lexington, KY
Favorite Bands: The Disco Biscuits, Umphrey's McGee, Pink Floyd, The Band, Curtis Mayfield, Betty Davis, Hackensaw Boys, A Tribe Called Quest, The New Deal
My All-Time Favorite Artist: "D.U.M.B" ( The Disco Biscuits and Umphrey's McGee playing together )
Favorite Movies: The Last Waltz, Lawrence of Arabia, John Carpenter's THEY LIVE!, Commando, Citizen Kane, Superbad, A Bridge Over the River Kwai, Pi
Favorite TV Shows: How Its Made, No Reservations, BBC World, Arrested Development, South Park, Anything on the History Channel...
Favorite Books: The Tipping Point, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, A Short History of nearly Everything, Smart Mobs, The Press Effect, On Practice by Mao Zedong
First Concert Attended: The Suicide Machines & The Decendents - Bogart's, Cincinnati - in 8th grade ( not counting the Michael Bolton concert my mom dragged me to when I was 5 )
Last Concert Attended: Australian Pink Floyd Cover Band (amazing)
Bonnaroos Attended: '05, '06, '07
Bonnaroo Wishlist: D.U.M.B (see above), The New Deal, STS9, DJ Sasha each and every Saturday night from 3-8am, NOT Metallica.
Post by hippiehippieshake on Feb 15, 2008 11:04:35 GMT -5
heyyy! i was a semi-frequent poster for a bit of last year before the roo... coming again this summer to work with clean vibes for the second time
Name: joli What my user name represents/means: the chan romero song from 1959 that was oh-so-lovelyly covered by the beatles in 1963. also... i oftentimes have the appearance of a hippie and i enjoy shaking about From: hershey, pa but currently living in rome, italy. Favorite Bands: simon & garfunkel, joni mitchell, csny, nick drake, radiohead, donovan, fairport convention, steely dan, the moody blues, the allman brothers, phish Favorite Books: cosmicomics- italo calvino Favorite Movies: amelie, annie hall, midnight cowboy, wes anderson & charlie kaufman flicks. Favorite TV shows: sesame street First Concert Attended: some riverboats in new orleans when i was less than a year old (i think the boss & peter tosh), then steve miller band for my 9th birthday present Last Concert Attended: newport folk festival 2007... allman bros/martha wainwright Bonnaroos Attended: 2006, 2007 Bonnaroo Wishlist: moody blues, feist, phish, radiohead (again)
i'm going where the sun keeps shining, thru' the pouring rain, going where the weather suits my clothes. backing off of the north east wind, sailing on summer breeze, and skipping over the ocean like a stone.
Post by guitardevil on Feb 15, 2008 15:06:11 GMT -5
i've been posting for a while, but never introduced myself I realized
Name: chris What my user name represents/means: screen name // e-mail ... had it for years From: small town, ct go to school at UCONN Favorite Bands: Grateful Dead, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Explosions in the Sky, Keller Williams, Beastie Boys, Mars Volta, Dr. Dre Favorite Books: The Synics Guide to a Rich and Full Life, 1984 Favorite Movies: Kevin Smith, Quentin Tarantino, George Lucas Favorite TV shows: Futurama, Lost First Concert Attended: Radio104 Fest w/ headliners New Found Glory and Sum 41 Last Concert Attended: Badfish Dec07, STS9 Sept07 Bonnaroos Attended: 05, 06, 07 Bonnaroo Wishlist: Zeppelin, Benevento/Russo Duo, Explosions in the Sky, Sparta>The Mars Volta>At The Drive-In, Dave and Friends (ala Vegoose 05)
Post by evilcanary on Feb 16, 2008 12:14:19 GMT -5
First post
Name: Adam What my user name represents/means: Well, I'm not sure. I've just kind of used the name since I was 8. From: Chattanooga, TN Favorite Bands: DeathCab, Belle and Sebastian, Wilco, Steel Train, This is my Suitcase, Elliott Smith, The Arcade Fire, Neutral Milk Hotel, Blink182, The Decemberists, CCR, The Format, The Honorary Title, lots of others. My All-Time Favorite Artist: Hard to say, I'm a pretty big Death Cab fan. Favorite Books: Atlas Shrugged, Harry Potter, Dragonlance, Pride and Prejudice Favorite Movies: Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind, Equilibrium Favorite TV shows: Conan O' Brien, Scrubs, Seinfeld First Concert Attended: Reliant K or Bob Dylan? Don't remember which. Last Concert Attended: The Format/Steel Train/The Honorary Title Bonnaroos Attended: None yet. Just ordered my tickets for 08 though. Bonnaroo Wishlist: The Arcade Fire, The Decemberists, Wolf Parade, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Sufjan Stevens, Jack's Mannequin.
Post by ginametrical on Feb 16, 2008 15:35:38 GMT -5
Name: Gina What my user name represents/means: I'm an artist, so its my schtick, my own take on geometrical art. It's also my soon-to-be-website name. From: Buffalo, NY Favorite Bands: White Stripes, Wolfmother, The Killers, Coheed and Cambria, Girl Talk, Dan Deacon, Death Cab For Cutie, The Black Keys, Portugal The Man, Architecture In Helsinki, Thursday, Modest Mouse, The Blakes, Flogging Molly, The Fratellis, Beta Male, The Rapture, LCD Soundsystem, Franz Ferdinand, At The Drive In, Beck, Sparta, Head Automatica. My All-Time Favorite Artist: Right now... The Killers. Favorite Books: In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien. Currently reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. Favorite Movies: The Boondock Saints, Reservoir Dogs, The Professional, Sin City, V for Vendetta and anything with guns, violence and explosions. Favorite TV shows: CSI: Las Vegas, Law and Order: Criminal Intent and SVU. First Concert Attended: Dashboard Confessional, eew. Last Concert Attended: Roadtrip: Girl Talk and Dan Deacon 1/26 in Chicago, Saosin and Armor For Sleep and The Bled 1/27 in Columbus, Dan Deacon's Ultimate Reality 1/28 in Cleveland. Bonnaroos Attended: 2007 and 2008. Bonnaroo Wishlist: Portugal The Man, The Killers, Modest Mouse and Dan Deacon.
Name: Chris What my user name represents/means: My nickname by which I'm known by most friends and peers, Chris may as well be an alter-ego From: Bethlehem...CT that is, currently residing in "The Charm City" Baltimore Favorite Bands: In no order Pink Floyd (ok number 1) Tupac, Bob Marley, Mars Volta, Death, Bob Dylan, Devendra Banhart, Otis Redding, Rage Against the Machine, Tool, Willie Nelson, Nas, A.I.C., Between the Buried and Me, Neil Young, NIN, Nick Drake...Many Many more and as you can see I like a bit of everything stylewise but Progressive music is my favorite thus... My All-Time Favorite Artist: Pink Floyd, Current favorite and maybe one day All-Time Volta Favorite Books: Fear and Loathing-HST, IT-S.King, Paths to God-Ram Dass, Bluebeard-K. Vonnegut, The Godfather-M. Puzo, Electric Kool Aid Acid Test-T. Wolfe Favorite Movies: Scarface, The Godfather, The Good The Bad and The Ugly, The Big Lebowski, Office Space, Anchorman, Fear and Loathing, Waking Life, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Friday Favorite TV shows: Curb your Enthusiasm, Simpsons, Real Time with Bill Maher, Daily Show, Colbert, The Wire, Kids in the Hall, History Channel, Espnews First Concert Attended: Bush with Goo Goo Dolls opening (11 yrs old give me a slight break) Last Concert Attended: Rock the bells 07/28/07 Rage, Wu, Roots....Scheduling conflicts since then Bonnaroos Attended: 2006&2007 soon to be a 3 year vet Bonnaroo Wishlist: Volta, Neil Young, Will Oldham, Gilmour, Mason, Wright > Waters (or reunion, Roo 09 a boy can dream), Blind Faith minus the late Rich Grech, Clapton, Devendra, Danger Doom, Espers...I'll quit there
Post by wonderllama on Feb 17, 2008 14:34:14 GMT -5
Hey. First Post, first 'Roo. Just lurking, observing, and sponging up the info.
Name: Ryan What my user name represents/means: Short for Beebo the Wonder Llama. Just a funny username I came up with one day. From: Little Rock, AR Favorite Bands: Smashing Pumpkins, Metallica, Foo Fighters, Green Day, Pearl Jam, Collective Soul, Soundgarden, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Blind Melon, Our Lady Peace, Placebo, All That Remains, Minus the Bear, In This Moment, etc., etc., etc..... My All-Time Favorite Artist: Led Zeppelin Favorite Movies: Lord of The Rings, Star Wars (4-6), Pulp Fiction, Apocolypse Now, Full Metal Jacket, Signs, Animal House, The Goonies, American Beauty, Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, and anything Kevin Smith has ever done. Favorite TV shows: Always Sunny In Philidelphia, Lost, Heros, The Office, The Shield, The Simpsons, SportsCenter, Ghost Hunters, Myth Busters, Real Time with Bill Maher First Concert Attended: Candlebox at Riverfest in Little Rock in '98 Last Concert Attended: Blue Man Group Bonnaroos Attended: This is my first. Bonnaroo Wishlist: Led Zeppelin, Rusted Root, Mogwai, Rage Against the Machine, Beastie Boys, Placebo, Gorillaz, Idlewild
Favorite bands - The Grateful Dead, The Avett Brothers, The Black Keys, Robert Randolph, Bob Marley, Led Zeppelin, Modest Mouse, The Band, Band of Horses, The Beatles, The Unicorns,... I like it all: Indie, Bluegrass, Jam, Red Dirt Country...
Favorite books - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged, The Brothers Karamazov. Pretty much anything by Rand or Dostoyevsky
Favorite Movies - Every Monty Python ever, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I Heart Huckabees, The Life Aquatic, Being John Malkovich, Donnie Darko, Thumbsucker.
Favorite TV shows - I don't really watch it anymore. I like NOVA/PBS and The Discovery/Discovery Health Channels.
First Concert - Leon Redbone
Last few concerts: Dax Riggs, Band of Horses, The Avett Brothers
' 08 will be my first Bonnaroo. Been to ACL 4 times and I am coming with a large group of friends who also attend ACL every year. This is the first Roo for all of us, we're beyond excited.
Name: Gina What my user name represents/means: I'm an artist, so its my schtick, my own take on geometrical art. It's also my soon-to-be-website name. From: Buffalo, NY Favorite Bands: White Stripes, Wolfmother, The Killers, Coheed and Cambria, Girl Talk, Dan Deacon, Death Cab For Cutie, The Black Keys, Portugal The Man, Architecture In Helsinki, Thursday, Modest Mouse, The Blakes, Flogging Molly, The Fratellis, Beta Male, The Rapture, LCD Soundsystem, Franz Ferdinand, At The Drive In, Beck, Sparta, Head Automatica. My All-Time Favorite Artist: Right now... The Killers. Favorite Books: In the Lake of the Woods by Tim O'Brien. Currently reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins. Favorite Movies: The Boondock Saints, Reservoir Dogs, The Professional, Sin City, V for Vendetta and anything with guns, violence and explosions. Favorite TV shows: CSI: Las Vegas, Law and Order: Criminal Intent and SVU. First Concert Attended: Dashboard Confessional, eew. Last Concert Attended: Roadtrip: Girl Talk and Dan Deacon 1/26 in Chicago, Saosin and Armor For Sleep and The Bled 1/27 in Columbus, Dan Deacon's Ultimate Reality 1/28 in Cleveland. Bonnaroos Attended: 2007 and 2008. Bonnaroo Wishlist: Portugal The Man, The Killers, Modest Mouse and Dan Deacon.
Welcome from a former Buffalonian -- straight from the gritty hoods of East Aurora! ;D
Post by spencet2001 on Feb 18, 2008 12:42:36 GMT -5
Name: Spencer What my user name represents/means:The beginning of my name, first letter of last, and the number after 2000. From: Staten Island, NY Favorite Bands: The Beatles; Beirut; The Beach Boys; Ben Folds (Five); Billy Joel; Bedouin SoundClash; Cake; Catch 22; Cherry Poppin' Daddies; Deal's Gone Bad; Death Cab For Cutie; The Decemberists; The Easy Tease; The Flaming Lips; The Frames; Go Jimmy Go; The Hush Sound; Let's Go Bowling; Motion City Soundtrack; Oasis; Red Hot Chili Peppers; Regina Spektor; The Shins; The Slackers; Streetlight Manifesto; Sublime; The Talking Heads; The Toasters; The Verve Pipe; The Wedgewoods; Westbound Train; My All-Time Favorite Artist: The Beatles or maybe The Beach Boys Favorite Books: Harry Potter Series, Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Child Rearing, The Hobbit, LotR Series, Scarecrow Park, The Boxcar Children 1-52, Left Behind: The Kids Series, The Partner, Magic: The Gathering Books, Cloned Lives, The Martian Chronicles, The Giver, Malcolm X, Blood & Gold, Interview With A Vampire and the like, and basically anything Fantasy or Sci-Fi. Favorite Movies: Me and You and Everyone We Know, The Shawshank Redemption, Garden State, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Donnie Darko, Office Space, Love Liza, American Beauty, Little Miss Sunshine, Juno, Funny Face, Cabaret, Forest Gump, Off the Map, Spanglish, Punch Drunk Love, Knocked Up, The Matrix, Anchor Man- that's after narrowing it down Favorite TV shows: The Office, House, Law & Order, Malcolm in the Middle, The 4400, The Outer Limits, The Wonder Years First Concert Attended: A Mustard Plug show with 3 friends at a small venue in New Jersey Last Concert Attended: They Might Be Giants Bonnaroos Attended: NONE! Bonnaroo Wishlist: Cake, The Flaming Lips, Modest Mouse, The Hush Sound, Bedouin SoundClash, The Decemberists, The Frames, The Slackers
Post by blankaflip on Feb 18, 2008 17:25:12 GMT -5
mothersky said:
Name: Ty
Significance of Inforoo Name: Can song title.
Location: dah
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
Awesome! Dean Koontz is the balls man! Have you read Odd Thomas?? If not, go do it!!
Favorite TV shows -I'm a Scrubs fanatic - anything on Discovery HD
First Concert - Beck - 5th grade
Last Concert - Last spring/summer kicked ass - Coachella, Incubus and 311
This is going to be my first Bonnaroo!
Wish list - LZ, Daft Punk, ALO, 311, Jurassic 5 reunion, Benny Bennassi and more techno acts....I cant really be too picky, I'm just stoked to experience Bonnaroo and make 80,000 new friends!
What my user name represents/means: My last name, also what most people call me since I became a teacher, I don't respond to Ryan much.
From: Albion, NY. Smack dab between Buffalo and Rochester
Favorite Bands: Too many to list, but I'll cover a few: Drive-By Truckers, Robert Randolph, Matt Nathanson, The National, Daft Punk, The Hold Steady, My Morning Jacket, Pearl Jam...
Favorite Movies: Again too many to list, just a few though: Life is Beautiful, American History X, Big Lebowski, Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead...
First Concert Attended: Rolling Stones, Bridges to Babylon Tour
Last Concert Attended: Matt Nathanson, November 15
Bonnaroos Attended: This year will be my first
Bonnaroo Wishlist: Mars Volta, The Hold Steady, Matt Nathanson, Daft Punk are my big 4 this year...
Post by harrisonford on Feb 20, 2008 17:38:01 GMT -5
Name: Harrison What my user name represents/means: Strangely enough, it represents my actual name - yes, my name is Harrison Ford [insert joke here]... From: the mean streets of suburban Fort Worth, Tx - one night here can make a hard man crumble Favorite Bands: Pixies, Bob Dylan, Kings Of Leon, Mos Def, Led Zeppelin, Beatles, Color Me Badd, etc. etc. I have more album/song favs than band favs My All-Time Favorite Artist: Can't say that I have a favorite all-time, but maybe I'm afraid of commitment Favorite Books: A Confederacy of Dunces, Fight Club, Atlas Shrugged, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Tale of Two Cities, Curious George Flies a Kite Favorite Movies: all of Wes Anderson's flicks, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Chariots of Fire, Fletch, Office Space, Army of Darkness, Empire Strikes Back, and...wait for it...Beerfest Favorite TV shows: Family Guy, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Wire, Cop Rock, Barney and Friends First Concert Attended: Bob Dylan, way back in the late 80's Last Concert Attended: Van Halen, last month Bonnaroos Attended: None, this will be #1 Bonnaroo Wishlist: Les Claypool, but regardless of lineup, I'm relentlessly committed to having a flippin' full-throttle blowout partytime fun blast no matter who shows up or what songs are played. Who's with me?! Is it June yet?!
Post by harrisonford on Feb 20, 2008 18:08:44 GMT -5
sher1206 said:
Favorite books - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged, The Brothers Karamazov. Pretty much anything by Rand or Dostoyevsky
Sheryl, Karma for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. I love me some Jabberwocky.
Beware the Jubjub bird and shun the frumious Bandersnatch.
Name: Jenni What my user name represents/means: my first and middle name, pretty boring From: Michigan Favorite Bands: Zeppelin, Flaming Lips, Beatles, John Butler Trio, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Yes, Jefferson Airplane, Particle, Dave Matthews, 311, Janis Joplin... Favorite Books: not really much of a reader... Favorite Movies: Almost Famous, Donnie Darko, anything done by Kevin Smith, Breakfast Club, Trainspotting, Requiem for a Dream, The Nines, The Descent, anything that will scare me of going to bed Favorite TV shows: Nip/Tuck, Family Guy, Inside the Actors Studio, Biggest Loser, anything on Discovery or the History Channel First Concert Attended: Don't make fun... The Backstreet Boys back in my 7th grade year. *blushes* Last Concert Attended: John Butler Trio in Detroit Mi in Nov 07 Bonnaroos Attended: 2006, 2007, tickets bought for 08 Bonnaroo Wishlist: Radiohead, Zeppelin of course, FLips, JBT, Doobie Brothers...
Post by dancingantsy on Feb 21, 2008 14:53:55 GMT -5
jennilynn said:
oh oh I'm new, can I play too??
Name: Jenni What my user name represents/means: my first and middle name, pretty boring From: Michigan Favorite Bands: Zeppelin, Flaming Lips, Beatles, John Butler Trio, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Yes, Jefferson Airplane, Particle, Dave Matthews, 311, Janis Joplin... Favorite Books: not really much of a reader... Favorite Movies: Almost Famous, Donnie Darko, anything done by Kevin Smith, Breakfast Club, Trainspotting, Requiem for a Dream, The Nines, The Descent, anything that will scare me of going to bed Favorite TV shows: Nip/Tuck, Family Guy, Inside the Actors Studio, Biggest Loser, anything on Discovery or the History Channel First Concert Attended: Don't make fun... The Backstreet Boys back in my 7th grade year. *blushes* Last Concert Attended: John Butler Trio in Detroit Mi in Nov 07 Bonnaroos Attended: 2006, 2007, tickets bought for 08 Bonnaroo Wishlist: Radiohead, Zeppelin of course, FLips, JBT, Doobie Brothers...
Im a first time roo'er this year and I cant wait. Ive been looking at the boards a couple weeks now and finally decided to sign up! I am looking forward to getting to know you all!
Name: Zach What my user name represents/means: First letter of my first name and then my last name. Then my favorite number. From: Cincinnati, OH Favorite Bands: Dave Matthews Band, O.A.R, 311, Coldplay, Sublime, Bob Marley, Phish, CCR, Tom Petty, Mike Doughty, Counting Crows, Jack Johnson, Pink Floyd, Led Zepplin, Robert Randolf and the Family Band, Jurassic 5 My All-Time Favorite Artist: DMB Favorite Movies: 40 Year Old Virgin, Super Troopers, Old School, Eurotrip, Oceans 11/12/13, Vegas Vacation, National Lampoons European Vacation, Garden State, Dumb and Dumber, The Italian Job, Pirates of the Carribean, Count of Monte Cristo, Gone in Sixty Seconds, Matchstick Men, The Terminal, Saving Private Ryan, We were Soldiers, Forest Gump, Collateral, Joe Dirt, Meet the Parents, Meet the Fockers... First Concert Attended: Dave Matthews Band Last Concert Attended: G Love and the Special Sauce Bonnaroos Attended: None Bonnaroo Wishlist: DMB, G Love, Led Zep, CCR, Pink Floyd
Hey guys/gals! First time roo'er/poster here. I've been trying to make it Manchester for a few years and will finally have the chance this year. I'm in Iraq for the second time right now and will be getting out just in time to make Bonnaroo. What a way to celebrate getting out of the military huh??? I'm looking forward to meeting you all. Feel free to message me, as I would love to get to know each one of you.
Name: Michael What my user name means: I'm a sergeant in the Marines and my nickname is Dirty From: Oxford, MS Favorite Bands: STS9, Mofro, My Morning Jacket, Modest Mouse, Band of Horses, Devendra Banhart, Calexico, Doyle Bramhall, 311, OAR, Dispatch, North Mississippi Allstars, Pearl Jam, WP, DMB, Big Head Todd, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Incubus, Keb Mo, G. Love, Galactic, Jack Johnson, BB King, Screamin Cheetah Wheelies, RHCP, Apollo Sunshine, Matisyahu, RL Burnside, Clapton, White Stripes, Robert Randolph, Radiohead....and many more. I love music!!! Favorite Movies: Blow, My Cousin Vinny, Apocalypse Now, Pulp Fiction, Scarface, Boondock Saints, Snatch, Gladiator, Saving Private Ryan, Thank You for Smoking, Fight Club, Road Trip, Will Farrell movies Favorite Books: most of Greg Iles' work, John Grisham stuff, A Walk in the Woods (about the Appalachian Trail), Freakonomics, A Salty Piece of Land (Jimmy Buffet) First Concert: Hank Williams Jr. when I was a wee child with my father Bonnaroo Wishlist: DMB, STS9, North Mississippi Allstars, White Stripes, 311, Claypool w/ Buckethead
Favorite Bands: Weezer, The Postal Service, Stars, Bloc Party, Rilo Kiley, Death Cab, Voxtrot, Ben Folds Five, Lilly Allen, Kate Nash, Imogen Heap, Mika, The Shins, Dandy Warhols, Styx, Journey, Bon Jovi, Taco, and Wilson Phillips
Favorite Movies: Better Off Dead, Say Anything, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Juno, Once, Little Miss Sunshine, Napoleon Dynamite, Zoolander, garden State, Mallrats, Closer, Can't Buy Me Love, Meet Me in St. Louis
Favorite TV Shows: The Office, Numbers, Law and Order SVU, Scrubs, Daily Show, Colbert Report, American Idol, America's Next Top Model (Yes, i love trash TV), 90210, Alf
Favorite Books: goodnight moon
First Concert: With Parents - New Kids On the Block of course; With friends - Everclear, when I was 16
Last Concert: ummmm, man it has been a little while....Ben Folds last summer
Bonnaroo Wishlist: Weezer, Bloc Party, The Decemberists, Radiohead, Sufjan Stevens, Stars, Kate Nash
Name: Charlie User name meaning: Well it kinda came from the music blog that I started. I wanted to put SeeCharlieListen.blahblahblah but I axed the C and it kinda keeps the meaning. From: Pittsburgh Favorite Bands: Arcade Fire, Frog Eyes, Yeasayer, anything Nick Cave, Battles, Sigur Ros, Man Man Favorite Shows: Weeds, Office, Sopranos, Six Feet Under (seriously the best ending to a show EVER) Books: Rothfuss, King, Tolkien, Hobb. Mostly fantasy stuff, but I read a lot of nonfiction now. First Concert: Explosions in the Sky last year. Bit of a late start, but I can honestly say my first concert was awesome. Last Concert Attended: Uh, I think New Pornographers in Buffalo back in November. I've been broke. Bonnaroo wishlist: O'Death, Flaming Lips, Daft Punk, Justice, Arcade Fire (they'll be on any wishlist of mine), Man Man
I'm a newbie here as well, figure I'll "formally" introduce myself incase anyone reading this is really interested in whatimallabout.
Name: Andrew What my user name represents/means: last 4 letters of my last name, what a lot of people call me 'round my neck of the woods From: Columbus, OH Favorite Bands: nirvana, DMB, bob marley and the wailers, elliott smith, smashing pumpkins, rhcp, pearl jam, arcade fire, bright eyes, sigur ros, beatles, nick drake, zeppelin, floyd... My All-Time Favorite Artist: the late great kurdt kobain Favorite Movies: american beauty, fear and loathing, dazed and confused, forrest gump, the pianist, donnie darko, aqua teen hunger force the movie Favorite TV shows: aqua teen hunger force, the office First Concert Attended: first actual concert was the cincinnati pops with my parents when i was a youngen, first rock concert was DMB/Ben Harper/Jurassic 5/My Morning Jacket when I was 14 Last Concert Attended: Arcade Fire/LCD Soundsystem in October Bonnaroos Attended: this will be my first Bonnaroo Wishlist: dave matthews appearence of any sort
Name: Devan From: Pepperell, Massachusetts Username: Combination of my first and last name. Favorite bands: Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Radiohead, U2, The Who, Rolling Stones, Clash, Grateful Dead, Phish, etc. Favorite band: Beatles Favorite Musician: John Lennon Songwriter: Bob Dylan Guitarist: Jimmy Page Bassist: John Entwistle Drummer: Keith Moon and Charlie Watts Keyboardist: Ray Manzerek Favorite Books: Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Ray Bradburry, Joyce, Proust, Hesse, etc. T.V Shows: The Simpsons, The Twilight Zone, I Love Lucy, Arrested Development, Seinfeld Movies: Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Schindler's List, etc. First Concert: Kiss with Ted Nugent when I was 5 (kinda gross, but Kiss was the first band both parents saw and the first my older sister saw). Last Concet: moe. New Years Eve Radio City Music Hall Bonnaroos Attended: This Will be my first Bonnaroo wishlist: Radiohead, Shins, Modest Mouse, Bob Dylan maybe, and of couse... Led Zeppelin!
