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I would suggest that if you're going to drink, you do it in the tent areas. That's what we did last year. Make sure you stay very well hydrated during the day. It's always a sad sight when you see the guy passed out at 4 in the afternoon because all he'd had to drink that day was beer.
I find that an event such as Bonnaroo isn't enhanced in the least with alcohol. There's already enough going on around you that you'll have a fun time. I hate that Bonnaroo is starting to become a party destination rather than a music festival.
i had a really hard time getting any alcohol down during bonnaroo, especially during the day. i found no real point in drinking, like soulshining said, there is enough going on to have fun without it. my friend that drank ended up blacking out in the middle of cold war kids because she insisted on drinking all day... its a waste of time... keep the drinking until night if you must.
i bought beer at all the beer stands and i was only 19 at the time, but i look 12, so if you dont mind spending $6 a pop for a beer (all i bought was sweetwater blue, that stuff was the best) i dont think you;ll have a problem. It was funny though, during the widespread set i went and asked for 2 beers and the guy looks at me and says, 'are you 21'? i responded with a confident 'yessir' and he goes 'well, that nuts dont matter anyways, here, have a good time' and that was it.
EDIT: woops, didn't know about the curse word replacement...so to do the story justice, nuts in this case equals sh/t ;D
Seriously. This country should just lower the drinking age. We've got the highest drinking age in the entire world, and also one of the highest percentages of alcoholism. Our society places drinking alcohol on some kind of pedestal, which it shouldn't be. Drinking alcohol is ok, it isn't really that great or anything. I wish people would stop making such a big deal about the whole thing.
I recently had a discussion with a friend's friend about what to do/don't do on someone's 21st birthday. Big surprise, she was all about going out to the bar and "doing 21 shots because you're 21!" which I think is just the dumbest idea in the world. Then when I asked her why she should do that, she looked like a deer in headlights. All she could say is "you're turning 21...why wouldn't you?" Our society wouldn't have this kind of problem if people didn't get into the mindset that being of legal drinking age is a really big deal.
Sorry for the rant ;D Things like this just sort of piss me off.
Post by mulcherry0420 on Dec 12, 2007 18:49:10 GMT -5
^^No I know exactly what you mean.
Everything is put on a Pedestal. They just build it up to when you finally do it..your like well...thats not what I expected. But I will buy a six pack of beer when I turn 21. haha, I cant help it
Psh, when I turn 21 I'm going out and buying a few bottles of hard liquor, just because I can. But I'm not going to get shitfaced drunk that night. I enjoy drinking, but I feel no need to get drunk.
Post by kaleidoscope kristen on Dec 12, 2007 18:56:39 GMT -5
this thread reminds me of something that happened at this past roo.
The Friday when we first walk into Centeroo, I saw all the bottles of Bud Light and began thinking to myself, "Bonnaroo bans glass but is allowing vendors to sell long neck bottles of Bud Light? WTF is up with that?"
It wasn't until Sunday I realized all the bottles of bud light I was seeing were plastic. LMAO.. it was a pretty funny realization, and slightly ignorant on my part.
this thread reminds me of something that happened at this past roo.
The Friday when we first walk into Centeroo, I saw all the bottles of Bud Light and began thinking to myself, "Bonnaroo bans glass but is allowing vendors to sell long neck bottles of Bud Light? WTF is up with that?"
It wasn't until Sunday I realized all the bottles of bud light I was seeing were plastic. LMAO.. it was a pretty funny realization, and slightly ignorant on my part.
I went to see Dream Theater on their 'Gigantour' with Megadeth a few years ago, and people were throwing those bottles in the crowd. I was freaking out, until after a few hours I realized they were just plastic. Whew!
Post by lordrockinhood on Dec 12, 2007 19:12:41 GMT -5
Aside from the end of the night Sunday (when I just want to pass out/wake up/ drive home,) I don't think I've ever been truly drunk at bonnaroo, though from that 1st breakfast beer on, you'll probably always see me with a bottle of Bud in my hand or my pocket... but in the other pocket will always be a bottle of water or gatorade (sometimes 2 or 3... many big bottomless pockets ) Drink a beer/drink a water, drink a water/drink a beer- that equation has never failed me before at a festival (oh, and eat something too.) But I only drink beer--- that hard stuff is like crack to me, don't know how other people do it, and wine just sounds awful in the blazing Tennesee sun But really guys- yes there is under age drinking everywhere in this country, but can't we all try to at least keep it out of this thread? There are enquiring eyes everywhere, I mean, look how fast BB pulled the 'Roo stop off his website, once someone here pointed it out to the world
Post by noahroo311 on Dec 12, 2007 20:01:08 GMT -5
rbrink said:
I would suggest that if you're going to drink, you do it in the tent areas. That's what we did last year. Make sure you stay very well hydrated during the day. It's always a sad sight when you see the guy passed out at 4 in the afternoon because all he'd had to drink that day was beer.
I find that an event such as Bonnaroo isn't enhanced in the least with alcohol. There's already enough going on around you that you'll have a fun time. I hate that Bonnaroo is starting to become a party destination rather than a music festival.
well put , im plan on being too busy being intoxicated by the music to mess around with drinking all day, thats not for me.
and like most of u said -the heat and alcohol combination isnt favorable anyway. ---- i mean maybe a random beer or two under a shady tree during a set and back at the campsite but thats it for me
Post by oatmealschnappz on Dec 13, 2007 9:52:37 GMT -5
rbrink said:
...."doing 21 shots because you're 21!"....
That reminds me of a joke my grandmother told me.
This guy walks into a bar and asks the bartender to line-up 22 shots of tequila. The bartender says "Damn, buddy! What's the special occassion?" The man responds "Not only is it my 21st birthday, but I also had my first blowjob today! That's one shot for every year I waited...for both!" The bartender chuckles and starts pouring the drinks. As he's pouring the 22nd shot, he stops and says "Wait. 22 shots? Why?" As the man reaches for the first glass, he says "Yeah. I figure that if 22 shots of tequila don't wash the taste out of my mouth, nothing will."
I know that it's a horrible joke, but imagine your grandmother telling it to you.
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Post by strumntheguitar on Dec 13, 2007 12:36:04 GMT -5
oatmealschnappz said:
rbrink said:
...."doing 21 shots because you're 21!"....
That reminds me of a joke my grandmother told me.
This guy walks into a bar and asks the bartender to line-up 22 shots of tequila. The bartender says "Damn, buddy! What's the special occassion?" The man responds "Not only is it my 21st birthday, but I also had my first blowjob today! That's one shot for every year I waited...for both!" The bartender chuckles and starts pouring the drinks. As he's pouring the 22nd shot, he stops and says "Wait. 22 shots? Why?" As the man reaches for the first glass, he says "Yeah. I figure that if 22 shots of tequila don't wash the taste out of my mouth, nothing will."
I know that it's a horrible joke, but imagine your grandmother telling it to you.
This guy walks into a bar and asks the bartender to line-up 22 shots of tequila. The bartender says "Damn, buddy! What's the special occassion?" The man responds "Not only is it my 21st birthday, but I also had my first blowjob today! That's one shot for every year I waited...for both!" The bartender chuckles and starts pouring the drinks. As he's pouring the 22nd shot, he stops and says "Wait. 22 shots? Why?" As the man reaches for the first glass, he says "Yeah. I figure that if 22 shots of tequila don't wash the taste out of my mouth, nothing will."
I know that it's a horrible joke, but imagine your grandmother telling it to you.
Wow...just....wow.... Reminds me of a similar one.
Two guys want to go out on the town and get totally drunk, but neither of them have money. So the first one says to the other - "Here's an idea. I'll put a hotdog in my pants and after we've had a few drinks I can pull it out and you'll pretend to suck on it, making the bartender think it's actually me you're sucking. After that he'll kick us out and we won't have to pay for our drinks!" Both men thought it was a great idea, so out they went for a night on the town. Everything went according to plan, and the two men were able to score free drinks from five different bars. After everything was done, the second guy says - "I can't believe how well that went!" "Yeah, and I even lost the hotdog after the second bar!"
I personally love my booze when I'm not working for the Feds...... BUT We drove an incredibly long way to be at Roo, spend a good hour picking up all kinds of beer and liquor and mix, and truly, didn't drink at all. The HEAT nearly killed us! Yep we Canadians! heheh EH You Tennessee People are absolutely tough as nails! Wow the heat was wild and something I'd never forget, and when we do start forgetting, we'll drive back to Manchester and endure it all over again! Bonnaroo 2008! VIP this year tho!!
Post by slorchiepoo on Dec 15, 2007 21:06:41 GMT -5
i drank PBRs and water all day long in 06 and sweat so much that i never got drunk. NEVER. not even tipsy. but yeah i wouldn't recommend a lot of beer/booze intake. it's so fun to be there anyway, enjoy your corn and the people around you! =)
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Thursday is always our drunk day. We drink a lot in the camp site and we always start our Thursday night out at the beer tent in Centeroo, we sample all the beers and get absolutly sh/t faced the first night. We drink very little after that but we really pound the beers the first day.
Post by oatmealschnappz on Dec 27, 2007 1:19:01 GMT -5
meatman said:
Thursday is always our drunk day. We drink a lot in the camp site and we always start our Thursday night out at the beer tent in Centeroo, we sample all the beers and get absolutly sh/t faced the first night. We drink very little after that but we really pound the beers the first day.
That's how I always do it too. Thursday's my walking around, drinking some beer, meeting my neighbors, shopping on shakedown and just wandering around day. I usually don't have more than a beer or two on the other days. The one year I broke my usual m.o. ('06), I passed-out by mid-afternoon on Sunday and missed all of Stephen Malkmus and Sonic Youth. I definitely learned my lesson.
i usually buy a few cases of beer that i usually just give out to new friends. i'll drink a couple beers each nite (and usually some wine at the camp site after the late nites), but it's water for me as long as that tennessee sun is blazin
Post by strumntheguitar on Dec 27, 2007 2:28:57 GMT -5
i don't drink much until sunday night. Then the 3 case per person limit comes into play. This past year I got piss drunk and passed out on top of my cooler
I can can count on my hand how many beers ive had at bonnaroo, 6, I drink on a regular basis but my thirst for alcohol at the roo is nonexistant, I dont know how people even touch a beer during the day at roo. I had three beers one time during the day after camp was set up and i instantly felt symptoms of heat stroke and had to lay down for an hour or two. But It is nice to hit up the micro brew tent to sample some of the tasty heady beers they bring in! when the sun goes down ofcourse!
I can can count on my hand how many beers ive had at bonnaroo, 6, I drink on a regular basis but my thirst for alcohol at the roo is nonexistant, I dont know how people even touch a beer during the day at roo.
You have 6 fingers on one hand? Is it your right hand? Did you kill Inigo Montoya's father? If so, prepare to die.
;D
) Drink a beer/drink a water, drink a water/drink a beer- that equation has never failed me before at a festival (oh, and eat something too.) But I only drink beer--- that hard stuff is like crack to me, don't know how other people do it, and wine just sounds awful in the blazing Tennesee sun 
