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 jeanninepc99 on May 5, 2004 18:13:33 GMT -5
That photo made me shiver. Ugh! Despite all the talk about them being harmless, they still have a major "ick" factor for me. I was 10 years old in '87 when they hit NJ and hated them. Those brown shells were everywhere!
from Howstuffworks If you live to be 75 years old, you will only have about four opportunities in your life to hear the song of the Brood X cicadas. If you live in an infested area, you won't be able to miss it. But if you don't, it might be worth your time to go out of your way to hear one of nature's most powerful and elusive performers.
We were somewhere out on I-24 about 60 miles south of Nashville when the drugs began to take hold. I remember saying something like "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive...." And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about a hundred miles an hour with the top down to the Bonnaroo Music Festival. And a voice was screaming "Holy Jesus! What are these @#%$ animals?"
Then it was quiet again. My attorney had taken his shirt off and was pouring beer on his chest, to facilitate the tanning process. "What the hell are you yelling about?" he muttered, staring up at the sun with his eyes closed and covered with wraparound Spanish sunglasses. "Never mind," I said. "It's your turn to drive." I hit the brakes and aimed the Great Red Shark toward the shoulder of the highway. No point mentioning those bats, I thought. The poor bastard will see them soon enough.
"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizzare and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened."
You are right. Aren't we all looking for new experiences....It may be annoying, but isn't that why we are so excited to go to the 'ROO...the experiences. Don't get me wrong I look forward to the music but, if you can't have fun with 80,000 friends, a whole bunch of mind/body altering agents, and a couple billion bugs, then you can't have fun!
as far a bug repellent is concerned you may want to avoid products that use DEET as their active ingredient.....that's some pretty bad s**t......
i usually use Skin So Soft by Avon......i know im gonna get crap about this but i swear it works......i grew up on the river where mosquitos are horrible and all the farmers and fishermen swear by it and it is good for your skin......
ive seen a forrest ranger friend of mine spray one of the more concentrated forms of DEET on styrofoam and it dissolved after a couple of hours.....but in the everglades they had stocks of DEET products for the researchers and field workers......so that is what was used there......he just wanted ppl to know what they were putting on their skin and suggested to just spray it on clothing........
I agree that DEET is a little scary. I read something, though, that said if you use a product with a lower concentration of DEET, it only works for a few hours, and you end up having to reapply one or more times. This article said it's actuallly better to have one app of the high-DEET products than multiple exposures to the lower stuff. Ultimately we each have to make our own choice -- I"ve heard good things about Avon's Skin So Soft (does it come with SPF, too? That'd be an added bonus in the hot sun!), and I have had good luck with the higher-DEET Deep Woods Off. FYI I also read the bug-repellent bracelets last approx 15 min despite the packaging that claims two hours of repelling.
Post by franklinresident on May 8, 2011 22:15:13 GMT -5
I live in Nashville - and the Cicada's emerged from the ground, today. They'll be here through mid-June. My guess: It won't be too bad (noisy) by the time Bonnaroo begins.
We were somewhere out on I-24 about 60 miles south of Nashville when the NO NO WORD!!! began to take hold. I remember saying something like "I feel a bit lightheaded; maybe you should drive...." And suddenly there was a terrible roar all around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats, all swooping and screeching and diving around the car, which was going about a hundred miles an hour with the top down to the Bonnaroo Music Festival. And a voice was screaming "Holy Jesus! What are these @#%$ animals?"
Then it was quiet again. My attorney had taken his shirt off and was pouring beer on his chest, to facilitate the tanning process. "What the hell are you yelling about?" he muttered, staring up at the sun with his eyes closed and covered with wraparound Spanish sunglasses. "Never mind," I said. "It's your turn to drive." I hit the brakes and aimed the Great Red Shark toward the shoulder of the highway. No point mentioning those bats, I thought. The poor Leno will see them soon enough.
"There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizzare and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened."
Correct me if I'm wrong but, aren't these those little guys that as kids we used to tie kite strings to and fly them around by there legs? I think we had a name for them to, June bugs. But I could be wrong. About the name. Gonna have to bring some kite string to roo this year.
Correct me if I'm wrong but, aren't these those little guys that as kids we used to tie kite strings to and fly them around by there legs? I think we had a name for them to, June bugs. But I could be wrong. About the name. Gonna have to bring some kite string to roo this year.
no they arent june bugs. they smack into you and thats whats nto fun about them. they can get all over you. hopefully by what was said above they will be mostly gone by them.
You can eat Cicadas ther are recipes for the bizzare foodies screw the arepa screw the dollar garlic grilled cheese just open ya' mouth and eat for free!!
1-1-12 Bassnectar NYE SHOW! 1-21-12 G. Love and Special Sauce 3-1-12 Radiohead 3-9-12 Experience Hendrix 5-15-12 Jack White @ The Ryman 6-7-12 Bonnaroo 6-19-12 Roger Waters presents "THE WALL" 7-7-12 Ringo Starr's 72nd Birthday Party Extravaganza at the Ryman
Post by melaniemarisa on May 27, 2011 11:22:15 GMT -5
I live in Nashville where there are many cicadas right now. They are harmless but annoying they buzz and fly into you. They look like huge flies with red eyes
