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Post by venusinfurs on Apr 17, 2007 23:29:07 GMT -5
Last year, we had neighbors on both sides who would blast music throughout the night. One side would be playing Bruce Springsteen, one side would be playing The Flaming Lips. Both as loud as possible. Both like they were trying to have a 'We Can Be Louder' battle. This, along with some idiot who stood right outside my tent and yelled "IS ANYONE SELLING ANY SHROOMS?!" for an hour straight, deprived me of a lot of sleep.
(PS: I love Springsteen and I love The Flaming Lips, for the record. =P But still.)
Post by oatmealschnappz on Apr 17, 2007 23:43:53 GMT -5
Totally random and only moderately-related:
Last year, at like 4 or 5 in the morning, some assh*le kept circling our tent while talking on into his walkie-Talkie, pretending that he was cop who was about to "bust" our tent. We had the biggest douche-bag neighbors imaginable, so we just tried to ignore it. He kept going for well over an hour, saying the most unrealistic sh!t.
It's strange, We didn't really buy into the idea that a single officer had infiltrated the VAST Roo campsite, singled my gf and me out, clumsily trampled around the object of his "Stake-out", talked loudly and childishly to his "HQ" (cops don't usually say "dude" when talking on their radios), then waited for over an hour only to leave empty handed. DOUCHE-BAG!
All he achieved was to keep us awake for a little while. Which would probably make him happy as hell!
Last Edit: Apr 17, 2007 23:45:32 GMT -5 by oatmealschnappz - Back to Top
Last year, we had neighbors on both sides who would blast music throughout the night. One side would be playing Bruce Springsteen, one side would be playing The Flaming Lips. Both as loud as possible. Both like they were trying to have a 'We Can Be Louder' battle. This, along with some idiot who stood right outside my tent and yelled "IS ANYONE SELLING ANY SHROOMS?!" for an hour straight, deprived me of a lot of sleep.
(PS: I love Springsteen and I love The Flaming Lips, for the record. =P But still.)
i like chocolate and fish but not together in mass quantities. luckily, last year, the car that parked to the right of us didnt camp behind their car so we had a buncha space on that side of the camp site and on the elft side, we had some old hippie neighbors who probably hit up every fest they can and they were really nice, eccentric and a little loud at times but very nice.
was this saturday>sunday morning around 7? if so, i think you might've caught the end of sasha...
Nah, this was a soundcheck of some sort coming from the main stage. They kept playing the same song over and over and over again. It pissed everyone off.
It was Toto...it was both mornings...it was early...it was LOUD
ALL I WANNA DO WHEN I WAKE UP IN THE MORNING IS SEE YOUR EYES...ROSANNA...ROSANNA...
Maybe I'll throw myself to the dogs, but my back's not to the wall Maybe I'll lay some bricks for the man, but the days just aren't that long So if I settle back and chill will I see far enough to feel the angel's dream? I thought it was the Story of the World!
i really dont mind people playing there radios as long as its not club levels loud. There was some campers a couple of tents away from us last year who would be playing Shakedown Street on repeat at obsecene levels.
Post by ejamesglend on Apr 19, 2007 16:20:22 GMT -5
I don't dig the boom boxes... I'd much prefer some good acoustic jamin. Nothing to loud, just people having some fun with their various instruments. That's something to have a few brews to. You can listen to your CD's anytime. Live music of any kind is what I'm all about.
"My greatest hope is to laugh as much as cry; to get my work done and try to love somebody and have the courage to accept the love in return" Maya Angelou
"We can't do much about the length of our lives, but we can do plenty about it's width and depth" Evan Esar
"Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen, and thinking what nobody has thought." Albert Szent-Gyorgi
i really dont mind people playing there radios as long as its not club levels loud
hah thanks dude you just jogged my memory. i can't remember if it was at bonnaroo or moe.down last year (don't all those late nights sorta run together in your mind when you're in tent city? ) but in my post-show wanderings through campsites i found two of the coolest things. one was literally as though someone had set up a mini-club at their campsite. there was a dj booth that was raised up a bit and blocked by some plywood, a 'dance floor' that was inside a pretty big screened-in shade tent and they even had a smoke machine. me and my friend stopped and raved out for a while with our glow gear before fading back into the night but i couldn't believe how elaborate the setup was...really hoping i find something as cool at 'roo this year (again?).
the second was wandering through campsites again and we found like a mini stage this time and a real band playing in the campgrounds late as hell. they had a singer, drummer, bassist, guitarist, and i think percussionist and i believe they even had some kind of power to get microphones and small amps working. there was like maybe 30 people or less in front of this stage enjoying our own little show after all the acts in the festival were over...really cool
Maybe I'll throw myself to the dogs, but my back's not to the wall Maybe I'll lay some bricks for the man, but the days just aren't that long So if I settle back and chill will I see far enough to feel the angel's dream? I thought it was the Story of the World!
Post by dogfighter28 on Apr 21, 2007 1:56:43 GMT -5
I just had an idea that i posted in another thread. What if we got 4 boomboxes, and playing The Flaming Lips - Zaireeka? I've hosted a zaireeka party before, and it was a blast. For those who don't know, its an album with 4 discs, in which each one is played simultaneously to achieve a new dimension of sound, depending on so many variables, that the album sounds different EVERY time you hear it.
Post by poopzilla33 on Apr 22, 2007 20:42:36 GMT -5
dogfighter28 said:
I just had an idea that i posted in another thread. What if we got 4 boomboxes, and playing The Flaming Lips - Zaireeka? I've hosted a zaireeka party before, and it was a blast. For those who don't know, its an album with 4 discs, in which each one is played simultaneously to achieve a new dimension of sound, depending on so many variables, that the album sounds different EVERY time you hear it.
i think there just might be a zaireeka party (learned about this the other day) sat. after the lips set somewhere.....check the lips latengiht thread
Everyone should just bring their acoustic and rock out "Wagon Wheel" by OCMS over and over and over until we all start bleeding from the eyes. Who's with me?
I am of the opinion that it is always acceptable to play the Grateful Dead at a reasonable volume.
i'll take it one step further: its always acceptable to play -any- music as long as its at a reasonable volume. my campsite's got music going everytime there's someone at the camp who has enough of a grasp on the functioning of the CD player to work it
Maybe I'll throw myself to the dogs, but my back's not to the wall Maybe I'll lay some bricks for the man, but the days just aren't that long So if I settle back and chill will I see far enough to feel the angel's dream? I thought it was the Story of the World!
Post by stallion pt. 2 on Apr 23, 2007 22:31:09 GMT -5
ccrgmac said:
Strange as it may sound, I really don't like people blasting music out from their camp sites at festivals. Live music is fine (I'll be there with my mandolin), but the boombox in the background drives me nuts, even if it's music I like. The great thing about Roo is choosing what I want to listen to (and what I don't).
I am of the exact oppisite opinion. One of my favorite things about roois the crazy mix of bits o music as you make your way down shakedown. It all combines into a strange John Cage-esque collage that is always full of surprises. Last year a van on the way to our campsite was blasting Richard Marx at like 3 a.m. It was hilarious.
John: We don't even understand our own music Spider: It doesn't, does it matter whether we understand it? At least it'll give us . . . strength John: I know but maybe we could get into it more if we understood it
