bonnaroooooooooooooooooooo!
bonnaroo is in 2 days! i'm so excited. my attempts at saving drug money proved mostly futile, i currently have about $8 to my name. i'm going with my sister, who is bringing a lot of money, and i think my mom is going to give me some dough and i'll pay her back when i get my first paycheck. when i asked her about it, she asked me what i would need all that money for. i told her i just didn't want to go without any money. i guess that's a good enough reason as any.
last year the lineup was WAYYY better in my opinion, but i'm still really excited about seeing a whole bunch of bands. i'm still really bummed about the mars volta, galactic and soundtribe sector nine all playing at the same time, but i'm just going to have to see the mars volta because i've never seen them before. it's really not even a question. with that much psychedelics at my fingertips, seeing the mars volta is really my only option. i'm also kind of sad that particle only has a 1.5 hour set, in the daytime (they are so not a daytime band, and they really deserve a 4 hour set like they had when i saw them on new years) but whatever, i'll deal. rumor has it that les claypool is going to have a 3 hour set on sunday, i am uber excited about that.
last year was a learning experience, and this year i know what to do and what not to do. i'm going to stay away from sketchy drugs (but what drugs aren't?) and i think i'm going to limit myself to molly, shrooms, and alcohol (but probably only at night) and herb in its many fantastic incarnations. but crazy thing can happen and i could end up doing lots more. it's just that buying drugs, especially at festivals is inherently sketchy and i could end up getting burned. speaking of drugs, i've heard they're going to be cracking down hardcore this year, since last year 2 people died and i think they found cocaine in both their systems. there are going to be more thorough searches and apparently drug sniffing dogs. it could be more of a scare tactic than anything, but since i'm not bringing anything with me except a clean pipe, i've got no worries anyway. i haven't tripped in almost a year, and i'm really stoked about totally letting loose.
i'm going with my sister and i'm still feeling ambivalent about that. i could see things maybe getting weird, because she's not really into the hallucinogenics, and she's never been to a festival before. actually, i really don't know what i'm worried about. everything will be fine. i just hope we don't end up fighting about something really ridiculous. assuming all goes well this should be a really awesome bonding experience for us. i'm also going to meet up with neeners and i am so excited about seeing him there and getting to play and trip out with him.
the only thing i'm not looking forward to is the oppressive heat and having to be really anal about constantly applying sunblock, especially to my tattoos and staying hydrated.
aaaaaaaanyway, i'll be back in a few days, and i'm sure i will have lots of stories to tell!
last year the lineup was WAYYY better in my opinion, but i'm still really excited about seeing a whole bunch of bands. i'm still really bummed about the mars volta, galactic and soundtribe sector nine all playing at the same time, but i'm just going to have to see the mars volta because i've never seen them before. it's really not even a question. with that much psychedelics at my fingertips, seeing the mars volta is really my only option. i'm also kind of sad that particle only has a 1.5 hour set, in the daytime (they are so not a daytime band, and they really deserve a 4 hour set like they had when i saw them on new years) but whatever, i'll deal. rumor has it that les claypool is going to have a 3 hour set on sunday, i am uber excited about that.
last year was a learning experience, and this year i know what to do and what not to do. i'm going to stay away from sketchy drugs (but what drugs aren't?) and i think i'm going to limit myself to molly, shrooms, and alcohol (but probably only at night) and herb in its many fantastic incarnations. but crazy thing can happen and i could end up doing lots more. it's just that buying drugs, especially at festivals is inherently sketchy and i could end up getting burned. speaking of drugs, i've heard they're going to be cracking down hardcore this year, since last year 2 people died and i think they found cocaine in both their systems. there are going to be more thorough searches and apparently drug sniffing dogs. it could be more of a scare tactic than anything, but since i'm not bringing anything with me except a clean pipe, i've got no worries anyway. i haven't tripped in almost a year, and i'm really stoked about totally letting loose.
i'm going with my sister and i'm still feeling ambivalent about that. i could see things maybe getting weird, because she's not really into the hallucinogenics, and she's never been to a festival before. actually, i really don't know what i'm worried about. everything will be fine. i just hope we don't end up fighting about something really ridiculous. assuming all goes well this should be a really awesome bonding experience for us. i'm also going to meet up with neeners and i am so excited about seeing him there and getting to play and trip out with him.
the only thing i'm not looking forward to is the oppressive heat and having to be really anal about constantly applying sunblock, especially to my tattoos and staying hydrated.
aaaaaaaanyway, i'll be back in a few days, and i'm sure i will have lots of stories to tell!