Ever seen Scooby Doo crowd surf? Report from Bonnaroo (644 hits)
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Submitted by Driftwood (View user info) at 2007-06-19 09:50:42 EDT
With heavy heart, I am back.
After 4 days of music, sunshine and some of the wickedest pot I've ever seen, it's back to reality. This year, Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival was surely something for the record books.
90,000+ people
700 acres of farmland
100 different musical acts
3 cases of beer, a fifth of single malt scotch and about a half dozen plates of some of the greasiest fare you could ever hope to find at a get together of hippies, stoners and live music fans.
Here's a rundown of who I was able to see:
Ben Harper
Rocco DeLuca
Widespread Panic
Wilco
The Flaming Lips
The John Butler Trio (INSANE)
Keller Williams
Bob Wier with Ratdog
Tea Leaf Green
Tool
The Police
Micheal Franti and Spearhead
Hot Tuna
American Babies
The Clinch Mountain Boys
Gov't Mule with Lyrics Born and Mr. Lif
Aesop Rock
...not to mention about a dozen obscure groups representing bluegrass, hip-hop, New Orleans jazz, country, blues, rock and rockabilly. Just about every genre of music was expressed here and it was all in the company of likeminded individuals who all took 3 days out of their lives and just enjoyed the sun, tunes and being totally free for a while.
My highlight? Well - at the Keller Williams show, someone added to the thousands-large crowd a 10 foot stuffed likeness of Scooby Doo. It was tossed around like a rag doll amidst the sweaty, chaotic mass of hippies and eventually exploded into a massive mist of styrofoam stuffing. Being stoned and drunk yet completely aware, I was awestruck by it. I don't quite know why.
The trip back to Atlanta was a long and arduous one yet we made it to the city limits in under 4 hours. Not bad considering the exodus.
I already miss the gritty air, the smiles, and the sun setting over that massive landscape of music-themed structures.
See you next year, Manchester!
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Submitted by bob (user info) at 2007-06-20 19:36:19 EDT (#)
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no clutch? for shame
how was the midnight jam session? you had to have seen that!
Submitted by ghola (user info) at 2007-06-20 19:12:23 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by simple_catalyst (user info) at 2007-06-20 14:46:15 EDT (#)
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here.
Submitted by HurtByTheSun (user info) at 2007-06-20 08:55:10 EDT (#)
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The Flaming Lips were fucking amazing when I saw them a while ago. Much cop this time?
Submitted by i_can_get_you_a_toe (user info) at 2007-06-19 18:27:22 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by raebuf (user info) at 2007-06-19 17:42:00 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Lambchop (user info) at 2007-06-19 16:48:27 EDT (#)
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I'm going to see Tool on 7/18
Did you see any of:
The String Cheese Incident
Wolfmother
The White Stripes
The Roots
Any of the comedy shows (Lewis Black + Demitri Martin + Dave Attell + David Cross = awesome)
If so, how were they?
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String Cheese - didn't get to see 'em. Heard they were great.
Wolfmother - saw about half an hour, got bored. I don't dig that kind of music.
White Stripes - I dislike that band so I avoided that show
The Roots - One of the few bands I truly regret not seeing (I was at Wilco when they were on another stange)
Missed all the comedy shows because I was too busy getting baked at the music events.
...though I'm sure getting baked at a comedy show would have been a roaring good time.
Submitted by Lambchop (user info) at 2007-06-19 16:48:27 EDT (#)
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I'm going to see Tool on 7/18
Did you see any of:
The String Cheese Incident
Wolfmother
The White Stripes
The Roots
Any of the comedy shows (Lewis Black + Demitri Martin + Dave Attell + David Cross = awesome)
If so, how were they?
Submitted by raebuf (user info) at 2007-06-19 16:15:06 EDT (#)
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Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2007-06-19 15:20:55 EDT (#)
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How were the police?
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Crap. 100% crap.
They were slotted for a 2.5 hour time block and only played for an hour and a half. Pansies.
I went for Tool, Panic and Franti.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2007-06-19 15:30:40 EDT (#)
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i wish you would have crumpled some hippies - that would have made for great reading
Submitted by indoninja (user info) at 2007-06-19 15:20:55 EDT (#)
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How were the police?
Everything I have heard live from them in the past 10 years has been complete horse shit. they haven't even been able to cover their old shit without fucking ruining it.
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2007-06-19 15:13:37 EDT (#)
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I can only imagine what the scene captured in that last photograph must have smelled like.
Submitted by rob_berg (user info) at 2007-06-19 14:50:57 EDT (#)
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sa-weet.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2007-06-19 14:07:32 EDT (#)
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I really thought I was going to see a man in a scooby doo costume searching for scooby snacks amongst a crowd but alas you failed me.
Alas poor me
+2 Because im like that.
Submitted by Anansie (user info) at 2007-06-19 14:01:25 EDT (#)
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+2 Keller
Submitted by corn_nugget (user info) at 2007-06-19 13:48:16 EDT (#)
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I'd like to have gone.
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2007-06-19 12:26:12 EDT (#)
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sweaty, smelly people. ugh.
Submitted by apollo88 (user info) at 2007-06-19 12:20:22 EDT (#)
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sounds dreadful
each to his own though i guess
Submitted by DeathJester (user info) at 2007-06-19 12:07:12 EDT (#)
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+2 Tool
To answer your question, yes I have. Download Festival 2007, Donington Racetrack.
In other news, i'm going to see Tool and NIN dual headline in Bologna, Italy in August. It will be the most awesome thing ever.
Submitted by raebuf (user info) at 2007-06-19 10:31:12 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Director (user info) at 2007-06-19 10:28:55 EDT (#)
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So uh...
where the fuck is Scooby?
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I have a video of it actually. Couldn't post on Ubersite because of compatibility issues (cell phone video formats are not .mpg, etc.)
Needless to say - Scooby had a great time, aside from being gutted by fanatical treehuggers.
Submitted by Director (user info) at 2007-06-19 10:28:55 EDT (#)
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So uh...
where the fuck is Scooby?
Submitted by Amontillado (user info) at 2007-06-19 10:28:31 EDT (#)
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I should've gone. But the Police are coming here in November and I'm going.
Submitted by particle_man58 (user info) at 2007-06-19 10:06:57 EDT (#)
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...needs more tits
Submitted by raebuf (user info) at 2007-06-19 10:05:09 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Flapjacksupreme (user info) at 2007-06-19 10:03:31 EDT (#)
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Sounds like a blast....is that bitch topless or what?
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Nah.
And even my tried-and-true tactic of waving a twenty spot didn't do the trick.
Submitted by raebuf (user info) at 2007-06-19 10:03:54 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-06-19 10:01:41 EDT (#)
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Was there any good looking broads or was it mostly a hairy arm-pit, smelly pig-fest?
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If by 'good looking' you mean 'unshaved, homely and tripping' then yes.
Submitted by Flapjacksupreme (user info) at 2007-06-19 10:03:31 EDT (#)
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Sounds like a blast....is that bitch topless or what?
Submitted by CHR15 (user info) at 2007-06-19 10:03:22 EDT (#)
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Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2007-06-19 10:01:41 EDT (#)
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Was there any good looking broads or was it mostly a hairy arm-pit, smelly pig-fest?
Submitted by lungfish (user info) at 2007-06-19 10:00:55 EDT (#)
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Hot Tuna?
No shit.