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Drop The Leash 10 · October 2008

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Sprunkn7 · October 2008

I miss Bonnarooooooooooooo!!

WoodenHammer · October 2008

I miss bonnaroo too! I'm already checking sites for rumors of bands next year. I know I went this year for PJ, but I think I will go every year because it is that great of a time - obviously PJ makes it a must go. All the way from San Francisco too!

Sprunkn7 · October 2008

WoodenHammer wrote:

I miss bonnaroo too! I'm already checking sites for rumors of bands next year. I know I went this year for PJ, but I think I will go every year because it is that great of a time - obviously PJ makes it a must go. All the way from San Francisco too!

Went from CT and thinking of making the trip again...now if PJ plays Rothbury??? Also going closer to home next summer and up the road 25 minutes to Gathering of the Vibes. I got the bug man!

LukinFan · October 2008

I miss Bonnaroo too :( What a great weekend

Yellow Bedwetter · October 2008

LukinFan wrote:

I miss Bonnaroo too :( What a great weekend

ditto...the only thing i regret is not picking up the Burwell MMJ poster for $25

LukinFan · October 2008

Yellow Bedwetter wrote:

ditto...the only thing i regret is not picking up the Burwell MMJ poster for $25

for me not picking up a PJ Red Skull shirt XXL

Yellow Bedwetter · October 2008

LukinFan wrote:

for me not picking up a PJ Red Skull shirt XXL

at the time it wasnt worth the money...same w/the MMJ poster
now, i'm really getting into MMJ and their show was an experience for me at roo to say the least
in a couple yrs i'll prolly wish i got that red elvis pj roo shirt but still not yet

LukinFan · October 2008

Yellow Bedwetter wrote:

at the time it wasnt worth the money...same w/the MMJ poster
now, i'm really getting into MMJ and their show was an experience for me at roo to say the least
in a couple yrs i'll prolly wish i got that red elvis pj roo shirt but still not yet

I went on Sunday to buy one, but they were all sold out of my size, oh well.

Sprunkn7 · October 2008

Yeah, the Merch tent was mobbed on Sunday. If there is a next time I will get the Roo stuff I love the first day, then worry about the bands as they come out on the day they play. I wanted the Bonnaroo blanket/banner and missed out on that. Made sure I got all the PJ stuff early on Saturday. Too obsessive about the boys to let anything slide

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LukinFan · October 2008

Sprunkn7 wrote:

Yeah, the Merch tent was mobbed on Sunday. If there is a next time I will get the Roo stuff I love the first day, then worry about the bands as they come out on the day they play. I wanted the Bonnaroo blanket/banner and missed out on that. Made sure I got all the PJ stuff early on Saturday. Too obsessive about the boys to let anything slide .

exactly. The cool thing about Roo though was that I still got to see all the bands/comedians that I wanted to see Saturday and still got up front in the Pit thanks to the Pit line

poto101 · October 2008

if you went to roo, you miss roo, that's all there is to say.

Highlights:
PJ playing a superkickass, emotional show with all the lighters out. (eddie was just glowing during betterman, and during the attempted glowstick wars)

MMJ playing for 4 hours in the pouring rain!!!

Fireflies

Bobbleheads

Seeing Patrick (drummer) for MMJ eating pizza outside which stage while Phil Lesh and Friends were on.

The grafitti on the walls

Microbrews

KANYE SUCKS!!!!!!

the list goes on....

LukinFan · October 2008

poto101 wrote:

if you went to roo, you miss roo, that's all there is to say.
(eddie was just glowing during betterman, and during the attempted glowstick wars)

the "glowstick war" was hilarious! Someone actually almost hit Ed with a few of them- he's quicker than you'd think

a5pj · October 2008

LukinFan wrote:

the "glowstick war" was hilarious! Someone actually almost hit Ed with a few of them- he's quicker than you'd think

hehe i remember he caught a few and threw them back

ah roo, what a good time, aside from the heat, prices of food, humidity, and not showering for a week

really wish i would have caught mmj, but i heard them from my tent so it was aight

LukinFan · October 2008

a5pj wrote:

hehe i remember he caught a few and threw them back

ah roo, what a good time, aside from the heat, prices of food, humidity, and not showering for a week really wish i would have caught mmj, but i heard them from my tent so it was aight

I really didn't think the heat was that bad. We always took mid-day breaks in the AC comedy tent whioch rocked. The food wasn't the best, but we brought must of our own food with us, so it wasn't that bad. The great thing about Roo was that you could hear any of the main bands on the What stage from your tent, while partaking in other events

And that first shower in Columbia at the hotel- and laying down in a nice bed for the first time in a week- wow, what a feeling!!!!

Red Lukin · October 2008

Bonnaroo is great, but I'll be looking into Rothbusy this year and hoping the line-up is good. Rothbury is closer for me and the weather should be easier to work with.

The only downside to Rothbury is those VIP areas are pretty expensive!

quarterpast · October 2008

Bonnaroo was great this year, even if it went very mainstream. I'd love to see PJ return and become regulars like MMJ

Rothbury had much nicer weather and was much less crammed in like Bonnaroo, but I'm not sure what the future of that festival is (they had some money issues with the government).

I have a great photo of PJ onstage at Bonnaroo at my site (http://www.soundcapturephotos.com). I climbed to the very top of the vip bleachers and got part of the crowd with the entire stage...gives you an idea of just how many people were there for PJ!

AndySlash · October 2008

that's a nice picture, but it doesn't even come close to showing the amount of people there. sure it thinned out the farther back you got, but there were at least three times the amount you can see in that photo.

quarterpast · October 2008

AndySlash wrote:

that's a nice picture, but it doesn't even come close to showing the amount of people there. sure it thinned out the farther back you got, but there were at least three times the amount you can see in that photo.

How about this
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3233/2708326226_b783f34099_b.jpg

AndySlash · October 2008

booya

AndySlash · October 2008

I was still behind that beer tent you can barely see on the far left. There was still a ton of people behind me, too.

You'd pretty much have to take an aerial shot to get it all I think. But that last pic is much better in showing the sea of people. I don't suppose you got a shot with all the lighters up, yeah?

That pic would make an awesome banner, though.

pjfan020 · October 2008

i miss the roo too. PJ's set was so much better than i was expecting and all the cool bands..it was awesome. Shroomin to Sigur Ros was pretty sweet, chilling out with all the neighbors.. The heat was terrible for me in the morning. Never slept past 830-9. Food was overpriced for the quality but what do you expect....grilled cheese for a dollar was awesome.

..i'll have to compare rothbury and bonnaroo to see which i'll go to.

Sprunkn7 · October 2008

pjfan020 wrote:

i miss the roo too. PJ's set was so much better than i was expecting and all the cool bands..it was awesome. Shroomin to Sigur Ros was pretty sweet, chilling out with all the neighbors.. The heat was terrible for me in the morning. Never slept past 830-9. Food was overpriced for the quality but what do you expect....grilled cheese for a dollar was awesome.

..i'll have to compare rothbury and bonnaroo to see which i'll go to.

Its the same distance for me, but going to check the line up. I didn't sleep past 7am, let alone 830. It was too hot for a Yankee for sure.

LukinFan · October 2008

Sprunkn7 wrote:

Its the same distance for me, but going to check the line up. I didn't sleep past 7am, let alone 830. It was too hot for a Yankee for sure.

that's true- it was too hot to sleep and too damn light outside. I forgot about that.

AndySlash · October 2008

huge tarps to cover your tent are essential roo items, guys. you'll at least be able to sleep until 10.

LukinFan · October 2008

AndySlash wrote:

huge tarps to cover your tent are essential roo items, guys. you'll at least be able to sleep until 10.

but we got high at 9

AndySlash · October 2008

Yeah, but when we waked-n-baked at least we weren't sweating balls yet!

SammyK14 · October 2008

pjfan020 wrote:

i miss the roo too. PJ's set was so much better than i was expecting and all the cool bands..it was awesome. Shroomin to Sigur Ros was pretty sweet, chilling out with all the neighbors.. The heat was terrible for me in the morning. Never slept past 830-9. Food was overpriced for the quality but what do you expect....grilled cheese for a dollar was awesome.

..i'll have to compare rothbury and bonnaroo to see which i'll go to.

where was the dollar grilled cheese?

LukinFan · October 2008

SammyK14 wrote:

where was the dollar grilled cheese?

walking up to Center-Roo

SammyK14 · October 2008

LukinFan wrote:

walking up to Center-Roo

no kidding! i wish i'd caught that... beats the hell out of the rest of the food prices there

Sprunkn7 · October 2008

AndySlash wrote:

huge tarps to cover your tent are essential roo items, guys. you'll at least be able to sleep until 10.

We had tarps, set up correctly with the sunrise and all that. Still way too hot in the AM. The sun beat on the tarp and the heat just went right thru the tent. We had fans and took all precautions and advice that I could find. Still had one of the best times of my life, boiling hot or no.
I think it was our spot (VIP) The sun just came in where our tent was. Next time we are putting the van in the place the sun comes up over the tent. I think that was our mistake. Believe me, we had tarps!!

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