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As I recall Bushy Branch Road, which runs through the campsite, is considered a public road even during Roo and police are able to perform their normal duties on the road itself, but not in the campsite. All I saw was police cars cruising up and down and generally jollifying with the campers.
i think the overall takehome message about the po po at roo is it's very hit or miss - mostly miss. some people had bad experiences last year (and have been very vocal about them).
for me, i didnt notice a difference between 06 and 07...
the biggest thing is to be smart on the way there. drive incognito...
My friends had their RV searched by Po Po at the gate in 2005, found a small amount of contraband, and they were fined to the tune of several hundred dollars.
I've been with them the last two years and have had zero problems. 2006 they skipped us altogether, and last year as we stepped off the RV so they could search it, one of them said, "Hold up a second. Dude, check this out!" He motioned to another security guard and then pointed to my friend's t-shirt. It said "Luke Schenscher Has A Posse", and had a picture of Luke (GT hoops player a few years back). The second security guy said, "You guys can get back on board, you're good to go." They didn't search a thing. It was awesome.
the only noticible changes for me last year was the lack of glass and unlicensed vendors.
I think there was glass and I know for sure there were unlicensed vendors - they were just not where they normally are - we had a vendor set up right next to our camp.
All we heard at 5-6 a.m. was her yelling "Blueberry Pancakes One Dollar" every morning - she was also selling clothing and bags.
the only noticible changes for me last year was the lack of glass and unlicensed vendors.
I think there was glass and I know for sure there were unlicensed vendors - they were just not where they normally are - we had a vendor set up right next to our camp.
All we heard at 5-6 a.m. was her yelling "Blueberry Pancakes One Dollar" every morning - she was also selling clothing and bags.
I def saw some as well, just not in the volume of past years. I mean in 06 people were selling salvia hits right on the main strip and no one cared
I think there was glass and I know for sure there were unlicensed vendors - they were just not where they normally are - we had a vendor set up right next to our camp.
All we heard at 5-6 a.m. was her yelling "Blueberry Pancakes One Dollar" every morning - she was also selling clothing and bags.
I def saw some as well, just not in the volume of past years. I mean in 06 people were selling salvia hits right on the main strip and no one cared
dude i would NEVER do a salvia hit in public... that's a lay down in your tent/bed and close your eyes type deal... but i digress...
Post by flymordecai on Feb 28, 2008 16:08:27 GMT -5
asdoye111 said:
dude i would NEVER do a salvia hit in public... that's a lay down in your tent/bed and close your eyes type deal... but i digress...
Yeah seriously. Salvia in that situation really isn't too fun. At voodoo fest I smoked some while sitting in grass with friends thinking it would be fine, but then a whole other group of friends showed up right as I began to trip...and yeah, wasn't very fun.
Post by kaleidoscope kristen on Feb 28, 2008 16:36:08 GMT -5
we never had any encounters with police once inside roo.. but like many know my boyfriend got arrested in Pulaski, Tn while we were on the way, so that really was a bummer.
So just use extreme caution.. there was a presence of police in roo.. we saw some glass vendors getting searched pretty hard, so needless to say if you plan on selling pieces be smart about what you have on you.
Post by StreetBum87 on Feb 28, 2008 16:42:03 GMT -5
asdoye111 said:
smoke 'em if you got 'em
lol if ur on a ship or plane..and things go bad.....i garantee you hear "*static* Folks this is your captian speeking........SSSmoke em if ya got em,..cuuz were goin down!"
Post by Ian'sGotAFeeling on Feb 28, 2008 16:47:59 GMT -5
The only police presence I really witnessed was horseys and some naked guy walking down the street being followed by 2 officers on horseback. He kept on going " do something! I ain't doin nuffin so do somethin! What ya gonna do just do something!" Over and over, looked like they were just makin sure he didn't go retarded or something.
I saw people's cars getting searched by real police when I came in. They were pulled off to the side and it looked like they were being searched more thoroughly than the regular security. I don't know if this was because they'd been flagged or if it was random (does anyone know?). This was also Wednesday night, so I can't really speak for those who came in on Thursday or Friday, when there is a higher volume of cars coming in.
Post by jambandjohn on Feb 29, 2008 1:25:13 GMT -5
For the most part the police and the horseback security were pretty mellow. They'd probably rather just hang out, collect their check and go home than have to go thru all the hassle and paperwork of actually arresting somebody. Everyone knows (or should) what you're not supposed to be up to and if you're going to do it anyways, don't do it in front of them, duh...
I always make a point of giving them a smile and a wave or a "How's it going?" Some of them are pretty amused by whole affair and more than few have commented about the numbers of pretty "hippy girls"....
I def saw some as well, just not in the volume of past years. I mean in 06 people were selling salvia hits right on the main strip and no one cared
dude i would NEVER do a salvia hit in public... that's a lay down in your tent/bed and close your eyes type deal... but i digress...
Closest I've gotten to hitting that in public was at DJ Shadow last year... it is quite overwhelming if there is a ton of doodie going on around you... But, I love that stuff. I should just stop there .
PS. In 06, a vendor for salvia said that it was going to be outlawed in TN after 07. What's the legal stats on that stuff in TN?
i talked to one of the horse cops that sat outside of our camp one night after a trip with the fun-guys and he told me a story about watching "the police" set and how interesting it was, i asked him if he was enjoying himself and he said "yea...for the most part i just like to watch people. it's funny when people get naked, but when they start wanting to fight they are especially at a disadvantage." he was a nice old cowboy type, and even let me pet his horse... then walked away sometime during the 5 minutes that i stared at the ferris wheel
as i understand it the mounted people on horses arent always from the area police pd. They are an outside contracting firm that does alot of festies. I think i read it in a roth newstory somewhere.
I've seen actual police at Bonnaroo only a couple of times. Of course, they're always there at the entrance, but once you get in the fest, it's really hard to spot em. I've only seen them come in response to a call or something, and they're usually there Monday morning, helping direct traffic off of the property.
Just be cool, don't act like a fool, then you won't go to crime school... wow that rhyme sucked.
there are definitely cops other than the horsey unit on the grounds.... infact, I have a picture of myself standing in between two cop cars from last year.
Post by inertiaticc on Feb 29, 2008 9:35:14 GMT -5
mothersky said:
asdoye111 said:
dude i would NEVER do a salvia hit in public... that's a lay down in your tent/bed and close your eyes type deal... but i digress...
Closest I've gotten to hitting that in public was at DJ Shadow last year... it is quite overwhelming if there is a ton of doodie going on around you... But, I love that stuff. I should just stop there .
PS. In 06, a vendor for salvia said that it was going to be outlawed in TN after 07. What's the legal stats on that stuff in TN?