im thinking of.....

SPEEDY MCCREADY

http://www.adventuretouring.com/rv_rentals.htm#22

even if i take something smaller.....like this....

im looking at $1000 for the rental........divided by 3

fuel is gonna run me $300-$400?????

food/booze for the 4 days would run $150 per person???? thats cooking are own meals and eating like kings......

concert pass....$200
parking of r.v. $75-$100????

by the time all is said and done this trip would cost $800-$1000 per man...

decisions..... decisions......

SPEEDY MCCREADY

chiquimonkey wrote:

where are these pics? even though i've decided i'm not going, i'm just curious now haha

i cant find them....but im looking...

i forget what thread the person posted the pics in.....

but they were quite amusing....hehehehe

chromiam

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

http://www.adventuretouring.com/rv_rentals.htm#22

even if i take something smaller.....like this....

im looking at $1000 for the rental........divided by 3

fuel is gonna run me $300-$400?????

food/booze for the 4 days would run $150 per person???? thats cooking are own meals and eating like kings......

concert pass....$200
parking of r.v. $75-$100????

by the time all is said and done this trip would cost $800-$1000 per man...

decisions..... decisions......

too rich for my blood... but have fun.

For $1000, I can probably catch 4 or 5 PJ shows with travel (driving) and tailgate expenses

chiquimonkey

cutback wrote:

in the immortal words of every old guy in every action movie...

"i'm getting too old for this shit!"

haha the thing, as i think about it....even when i was younger, i *still* would have been irritated by so many people acting out lol

GR8Dane

Pick me up in Seattle Speedy. I dont fly.....

IamMine

It'll be a lot of fun, speedy!

Make sure you take a lot of pictures during the trip and at the shows!

I'm still kicking myself... wow. I mean I planned on volunteering at Bonnaroo last year for 2008 and it had come to the point that I couldn't this year.... and PJ is playing there?

Oh well!

Enough of my sob stories...but I really think people will have a great time there!

I have talked to the Bonnaroo folks quite a few times last year and this year... they are really very friendly people and want to make sure things are done right for everyone to enjoy their shows!

They really are better than the lolla folks...

I've filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice in Washington, DC against Lollapalooza/C3 Presents.

That pretty much says how much I feel about them...

So, Bonnaroo is the right place to enjoy PJ as far as festivals are concerned...

Hope you all have a great time!

Foxy Mop

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

http://www.adventuretouring.com/rv_rentals.htm#22

even if i take something smaller.....like this....

im looking at $1000 for the rental........divided by 3

fuel is gonna run me $300-$400?????

food/booze for the 4 days would run $150 per person???? thats cooking are own meals and eating like kings......

concert pass....$200
parking of r.v. $75-$100????

by the time all is said and done this trip would cost $800-$1000 per man...

decisions..... decisions......

Even with having access to an RV without having to rent and doing the VIP thing instead, as you said, with gas, liquor, food, water service, etc. it'll easily run $1000-$1400 per person. I'd do that for a Pearl Jam experience, like for Hawaii. But that's Hawaii! Paradise! Not stinky armpit dirty people! And I actually like the lineup..

I'm not counting out the RV thing, but I'm at a 20% going/80% not RVing now.

The other option to consider is flying/driving in and going 1 day for the show. I have no problem walking an hour and a half from parking to Centeroo and being dirty for the day, catching the show, and after the hour and half walk back to the car and probably another hour of leaving the farm grounds, heading back to the hotel and a nice shower & a drink. Kinda like Camden

The suckie part is that they only offer 4 day passes at $267.40 for the pair with all the fees included. So.. essentially paying $267.40 + hotels + air/gas for one show. Definitely more doable, but still annoying that you're stuck with a 1 day pass.

What to do...

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Foxy Mop wrote:

Even with having access to an RV without having to rent and doing the VIP thing instead, as you said, with gas, liquor, food, water service, etc. it'll easily run $1000-$1400 per person. I'd do that for a Pearl Jam experience, like for Hawaii. But that's Hawaii! Paradise! Not stinky armpit dirty people! And I actually like the lineup..

I'm not counting out the RV thing, but I'm at a 20% going/80% not RVing now.

The other option to consider is flying/driving in and going 1 day for the show. I have no problem walking an hour and a half from parking to Centeroo and being dirty for the day, catching the show, and after the hour and half walk back to the car and probably another hour of leaving the farm grounds, heading back to the hotel and a nice shower & a drink. Kinda like Camden

The suckie part is that they only offer 4 day passes at $267.40 for the pair with all the fees included. So.. essentially paying $267.40 + hotels + air/gas for one show. Definitely more doable, but still annoying that you're stuck with a 1 day pass.

What to do...

if they had a one day pass.....then i would be staying at the sheraton in nashville for a couple nights.....checking out the city....and going to the show.....

but $267 for pearl jam......is just silly....imo....

QuarterToTen

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

but $267 for pearl jam......is just silly....imo....

agreed, but we can all get pretty silly when it comes to pearl jam.

or at least i know i can. don't think there is really too much else
to see in manchester tennessee except some hills and a couple of goats.

it is beautiful country though.

Kilgore_Trout

yah im for sure a no go on this now...

maybe we can take the RV to an alpine, st. lou, or indy show if/when its announced (theres no way they can just skip 3 huge midwest venues like they have)

chiquimonkey

QuarterToTen wrote:

agreed, but we can all get pretty silly when it comes to pearl jam.

or at least i know i can. don't think there is really too much else
to see in manchester tennessee except some hills and a couple of goats.

it is beautiful country though.

true dat. i know i've spent plenty traveling to see them, i just know with my budget skills i could make $267 stretch, moreso than just spending it on a ticket!

if it was in nashville or somewhere neat like that, id love to visit

QuarterToTen

chiquimonkey wrote:

true dat. i know i've spent plenty traveling to see them, i just know with my budget skills i could make $267 stretch, moreso than just spending it on a ticket!

if it was in nashville or somewhere neat like that, id love to visit

exactly. when i travel for shows, a big part of it for me is
exploring a new city...seeing the sights. doing as much as i
can while i'm there.

yeah, i may have spent a few dollars on pearl jam over the years. haha

and i don't regret a single penny....not one, and i never will.

Cateeto

Jon and I are debating whether or not to go... Like a lot of you are saying, spending four days without a shower in the HOT HOT sun is not very appealing. Plus the expenses. Plus it's a festival and we don't care for them much. BUGS. Dirty people. Sweat everywhere. I feel dirty even thinking about going... And I feel incredibly sunburned too.

I love Pearl Jam with all my heart. I'm just not sure if this festival thing is going to work for us though.

Am I a bad person? :( I love Pearl Jam! Really I do! But bugs... And stinky people. I've thought about it for a night or so... Not so sure....

josevolution

Cateeto wrote:

Jon and I are debating whether or not to go... Like a lot of you are saying, spending four days without a shower in the HOT HOT sun is not very appealing. Plus the expenses. Plus it's a festival and we don't care for them much. BUGS. Dirty people. Sweat everywhere. I feel dirty even thinking about going... And I feel incredibly sunburned too.

I love Pearl Jam with all my heart. I'm just not sure if this festival thing is going to work for us though.

Am I a bad person? :( I love Pearl Jam! Really I do! But bugs... And stinky people. I've thought about it for a night or so... Not so sure....

no your sane like the rest of us who will choose to wait this one out ...all that you mentioned will be happening ..

Solat13

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

if they had a one day pass.....then i would be staying at the sheraton in nashville for a couple nights.....checking out the city....and going to the show.....

but $267 for pearl jam......is just silly....imo....

Yep, that's what I would be doing as well.

Cateeto

josevolution wrote:

no your sane like the rest of us who will choose to wait this one out ...all that you mentioned will be happening ..

I mean, it was said that 2008 WILL BE a busy year, so we can only hope, right? I mean there's the election coming up... Pearl Jam will most definitely have to do something about that! But you all know this...

I just always feel so bad when I have to turn down a Pearl Jam show... :(

Kilgore_Trout

Cateeto wrote:

I mean, it was said that 2008 WILL BE a busy year, so we can only hope, right? I mean there's the election coming up... Pearl Jam will most definitely have to do something about that! But you all know this...

I just always feel so bad when I have to turn down a Pearl Jam show... :(

dont sweat it! youre right! there WILL be more! ACL still hasnt been announced has it? that would be a much nicer experience... granted its the usually the first week of classes.... im definitely counting on some southern shows... something in seattle... and maybe NYC or boston... atleast a trip to one of those places would actually feel like a trip

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Solat13 wrote:

Yep, that's what I would be doing as well.

i dont know....

my buddy marty and i can split the room(money is not an isuue...but common sense is)

drive down thursday night/friday morning and spend a couple days in nashville......and tear that city up!!!!!

but it is only one show...for $267...

fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.......................

norm

SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:

i dont know....

my buddy marty and i can split the room(money is not an isuue...but common sense is)

drive down thursday night/friday morning and spend a couple days in nashville......and tear that city up!!!!!

but it is only one show...for $267...

fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck.......................

there's gonna be other shows.....there has to be.....these guys love to play live.....if nothing else, there will be bridge.....ed will want to make up for last year and their pattern is to go every other year so.....:)

QuarterToTen

Cateeto wrote:

I mean, it was said that 2008 WILL BE a busy year, so we can only hope, right? I mean there's the election coming up... Pearl Jam will most definitely have to do something about that! But you all know this...

I just always feel so bad when I have to turn down a Pearl Jam show... :(

it is hard to pass one up, definitely, but this particular show
is a whole different ballgame.

i don't think bonnaroo is the only chance we are going
to get to see them this year either. i really don't.