Update from Alpine: We Miss You Already

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  • rick1zoo2
    rick1zoo2 between a rock and a dumb place Posts: 12,632
    RKCNDY wrote:
    So, still in the parking lot, waiting to get on a real road...waited one hour to get 'in the car', waited an hour to move, 20 feet.

    What the hell was unlost thinking when she told 81 he could crash in our hotel room? :?


    we waited quite a while, now we are back at hotel. apparently Lake Geneva is a hopping place, people are still out and about - the McDonald's drive-thru still open!!
  • unlost dogs
    unlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    Newch91 wrote:
    unlost dogs wrote:
    5:12pm Wisconsin time. Had a text from Katy Z offering me VIP seats tonight.

    So instead of lawn... Oh my God we're in Row N!!!

    I'm speechless.

    Katy Z... (((hughughug)))

    Holy crap!

    Oh, & 81 won the lottery & is in row L. Which is close enough for me to pelt with peanuts.
    VIP?? I should've gone with her.
    :lol:
    15 years of sharks 06/30/08 (MA), 05/17/10 (Boston), 09/03/11 (Alpine Valley), 09/04/11 (Alpine Valley), 09/30/12 (Missoula), 07/19/13 (Wrigley), 10/15/13 (Worcester), 10/16/13 (Worcester), 10/25/13 (Hartford), 12/4/13 (Vancouver), 12/6/13 (Seattle), 6/26/14 (Berlin), 6/28/14 (Stockholm), 10/16/14 (Detroit)
  • unlost dogs
    unlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    Fifthelement wrote:
    Keep the updates coming UD :mrgreen:


    Oh, and this thread is useless without pictures :mrgreen:

    Have to figure that part out, since I'm working with my iPad :?
    15 years of sharks 06/30/08 (MA), 05/17/10 (Boston), 09/03/11 (Alpine Valley), 09/04/11 (Alpine Valley), 09/30/12 (Missoula), 07/19/13 (Wrigley), 10/15/13 (Worcester), 10/16/13 (Worcester), 10/25/13 (Hartford), 12/4/13 (Vancouver), 12/6/13 (Seattle), 6/26/14 (Berlin), 6/28/14 (Stockholm), 10/16/14 (Detroit)
  • unlost dogs
    unlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    So it's almost 4 a.m. and yes, dear reader, 81 is indeed in my hotel room.

    We have shared a pillow.

    Holy crap! It's a 10c scandal!

    Okay, in all honesty, Mr. and Mrs. RCKNDY are here to, 81's on the pullout with a pillow he took from my bed. If he snores, I'm going to smother him with it.

    Oh, and somebody clogged the toilet. I told RCKNDY she shouldn't have had that second chicken sausage.

    I'm just saying'.

    I can't believe we're doing this again tomorrow night.
    15 years of sharks 06/30/08 (MA), 05/17/10 (Boston), 09/03/11 (Alpine Valley), 09/04/11 (Alpine Valley), 09/30/12 (Missoula), 07/19/13 (Wrigley), 10/15/13 (Worcester), 10/16/13 (Worcester), 10/25/13 (Hartford), 12/4/13 (Vancouver), 12/6/13 (Seattle), 6/26/14 (Berlin), 6/28/14 (Stockholm), 10/16/14 (Detroit)
  • Black Pearl
    Black Pearl Posts: 116
    Enjoying your updates ... keep 'em coming! Have fun tomorrow!
    "Change what you can't accept, accept what you can't change"
    (Arnhem 2006 - Antwerpen 2006 - Verona 2006 - Düsseldorf 2007 - Werchter 2007 - Berlin 2009 - Nijmegen 2010 - Amsterdam II 2012 - Berlin 2012 - EV Amsterdam I 2012)
  • BLACK35
    BLACK35 Hanover, Ontario Posts: 23,059
    Sounds like you all having a CRAZY time, what a show you all got to witness. Like you guys, can't wait till tomorrow, hope the weather is better
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  • pandora
    pandora Posts: 21,855
    Great thread :clap: :thumbup:

    enjoying reading it thank you!

    and

    update from Jonesboro Ga

    A little miracle sent my way yesterday

    feeling abnormally blue due to too much of life's crapola

    we were out and about early Saturday morning
    and came upon the random sighting of cows! :wave:

    Not just cows!

    but four playful babies who bucked and galloped amongst each other
    and around their watchful Mamas. 8-)

    This a very rare sighting in our neighborhood ...
    'aw shaw baby moo moos' !!

    it felt like home :D love you Wisconsin forever and ever

    Enjoy a sunny day everyone! It will be green....

    Life will be GOOD! :D
  • unlost dogs
    unlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    Woke up to find a smoking baby on the pull out couch. :shock:

    And now he's in the shower. That means he's naked. :shock: :shock:

    Had breakfast, heading out momentarily to return to Alpine. We're determined today to see more opening acts and the PJ museum.

    Our consensus is that last night was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that we'll never forget. Great setlist, loved how happy the band seemed and all the special surprises.

    Also, the partickredeyes / Speedy tailgate was a blast. Met jammers from a Texas, Arkansas, Canada, Mexico... Unbelievable. It was pouring at times and the mud was ankle-deep in places, and I wouldn't change a thing.

    Patrick's pickles were quite yummy. That is one talented fellow.

    And my buddy CloneofaSon had a very happy birthday indeed.

    We sat with the coolest people, a couple from Texas originally from Arkansas and Louisiana, they were as enraptures as we were. Those random PJ connections are what make these shows for me.

    I can't believe we get to do this again!
    15 years of sharks 06/30/08 (MA), 05/17/10 (Boston), 09/03/11 (Alpine Valley), 09/04/11 (Alpine Valley), 09/30/12 (Missoula), 07/19/13 (Wrigley), 10/15/13 (Worcester), 10/16/13 (Worcester), 10/25/13 (Hartford), 12/4/13 (Vancouver), 12/6/13 (Seattle), 6/26/14 (Berlin), 6/28/14 (Stockholm), 10/16/14 (Detroit)
  • Claireack
    Claireack Posts: 13,561
    Sounds like you're having a fantastic time!!

    I think it was 81 that blocked the toilet, he prob threw his nappy down there.
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  • PJ_ROCKS
    PJ_ROCKS THE 406 Posts: 6,736
    unlost dogs wrote:
    Woke up to find a smoking baby on the pull out couch. :shock:

    And now he's in the shower. That means he's naked. :shock: :shock:

    Had breakfast, heading out momentarily to return to Alpine. We're determined today to see more opening acts and the PJ museum.

    Our consensus is that last night was a once-in-a-lifetime experience that we'll never forget. Great setlist, loved how happy the band seemed and all the special surprises.

    Also, the partickredeyes / Speedy tailgate was a blast. Met jammers from a Texas, Arkansas, Canada, Mexico... Unbelievable. It was pouring at times and the mud was ankle-deep in places, and I wouldn't change a thing.

    Patrick's pickles were quite yummy. That is one talented fellow.

    And my buddy CloneofaSon had a very happy birthday indeed.

    We sat with the coolest people, a couple from Texas originally from Arkansas and Louisiana, they were as enraptures as we were. Those random PJ connections are what make these shows for me.

    I can't believe we get to do this again!


    Thanks unlost

    1995 San Francisco
              San Jose

              San Diego 2 shows 

           
    2003 Missoula

    2005 Missoula

    2006 Denver 2 shows with Tom Petty 

             Gorge 2 shows

    2009 Utah

              LA1

              LA2

    2012 Missoula : Meet and Greet : "Instant Classic show"

    2013 Portland

             Spokane


    2018 Missoula



  • Green Circle
    Green Circle Posts: 5,192
    Unlostdogs has asked me to share the pics that she has sent me...Since I am too much of an idiot to figure out how to post the pics individually I am posting a link to the album in my snapfish account...If you know how to get them up here...feel free.....enjoy!!!

    http://www2.snapfish.com/snapfish/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=3700738020/a=153577239_153577239/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

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    sorry for the inconvienience...
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    I got memories. I got shit so much it don't show."
  • Green Circle
    Green Circle Posts: 5,192
    bump
    "...And I fight back in my mind. Never lets me be right.
    I got memories. I got shit so much it don't show."
  • justam
    justam Posts: 21,415
    I like reading your updates unlost dogs. :thumbup:
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  • magga1976
    magga1976 Albury NSW Australia Posts: 522
    thanks for the updates, keep them coming!
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  • vedderlover1
    vedderlover1 Posts: 178
    LOVE the updates unlost!! enjoy tonight!
  • Jeanwah
    Jeanwah Posts: 6,361
    justam wrote:
    I like reading your updates unlost dogs. :thumbup:

    They're great entertainment! Keep 'em coming!
  • Newch91
    Newch91 Posts: 17,560
    Green Circle wrote:
    Unlostdogs has asked me to share the pics that she has sent me...Since I am too much of an idiot to figure out how to post the pics individually I am posting a link to the album in my snapfish account...If you know how to get them up here...feel free.....enjoy!!!

    http://www2.snapfish.com/snapfish/thumbnailshare/AlbumID=3700738020/a=153577239_153577239/otsc=SHR/otsi=SALBlink/COBRAND_NAME=snapfish/

    If needed....login is <!-- e --><a href="mailto:theo316@charter.net">theo316@charter.net</a><!-- e -->
    password is mandavl

    sorry for the inconvienience...
    Loved these! Thanks for sharing!
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  • unlost dogs
    unlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    Okay boys and girls, it's been a very long day and I am tucked into my hotel room bed with RCKNDY and Mr. RCKNDY in the other bed... He's sleeping, she's posting. She's trying to catch up to me again. :P

    Tonight there are no smoking babies in this room. Of course, it's always possible that he's hiding under the bed, one never knows what 81 might do.

    Wow. What a day. Dawned sunny and cooler, maybe 70s, air dry. Ideal festival weather. We all shuffled down to breakfast, bleary but ready for more. The hotel has a waffle maker, which was quite exciting, but I did not partake as I imagined scenarios involving hot waffle batter injuries. So I stuck with an English muffin.

    We got to Alpine around noon. Or it might have been 2, I really have no idea. We saw more cows on the way in, I believe they were the same cows, although they did not appear to have moved around much since yesterday.

    Parked, split up as the RCKNDYS and afroannnie wanted to see the early bands, and I was interested in the tailgating. Found myself in the bus / RV area with RyeZupSF and learned my first new thing of the day: I asked ryeZupSF if she chose her username because of a fondness for flavorful bread. She did not. She chose it because rye is also a whiskey and there is a story about her family and nicknames that I know I enjoyed at the time, but I do not fully remember at this moment.

    I should mention that she was very kind and patient in explaining this to me. RCKNDY, who is planning to post a n observation of the various things I learned this weekend, will likely be less kind, but still funny. (I learned quite a bit.)

    At the tailgate I signed flags from Mexico and from Ireland, declined to bare my breasts in order to receive a free t-shirt, observed several games of corn hole, danced to Crazy Mary with Speedy, and drank a series of delicious beers.

    Must stop now. Exhausted.

    Dammit, RCKNDY's still posting. :x
    15 years of sharks 06/30/08 (MA), 05/17/10 (Boston), 09/03/11 (Alpine Valley), 09/04/11 (Alpine Valley), 09/30/12 (Missoula), 07/19/13 (Wrigley), 10/15/13 (Worcester), 10/16/13 (Worcester), 10/25/13 (Hartford), 12/4/13 (Vancouver), 12/6/13 (Seattle), 6/26/14 (Berlin), 6/28/14 (Stockholm), 10/16/14 (Detroit)
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    Yes, I shall keep posting as Mr. RKCNDY is sawing wood at the moment.
    I cannot really speak of the new things I taught unlisted as I would not like my account to become 'read only'

    I did not meet as many people as I would have liked, but feel honored to have finally met sink, speedy, smoking baby, BD, thrills, chime, comebackgirl, and so many more! I would love to do this again, especially the tailgate and pre-party.

    Must try to get some sleep, since Thursday morning about 5 am, I have had appx. 15 hours of sleep. :?
    The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.

    - Christopher McCandless
  • unlost dogs
    unlost dogs Greater Boston Posts: 12,553
    RKCNDY wrote:
    Yes, I shall keep posting as Mr. RKCNDY is sawing wood at the moment.
    I cannot really speak of the new things I taught unlisted as I would not like my account to become 'read only'

    I did not meet as many people as I would have liked, but feel honored to have finally met sink, speedy, smoking baby, BD, thrills, chime, comebackgirl, and so many more! I would love to do this again, especially the tailgate and pre-party.

    Must try to get some sleep, since Thursday morning about 5 am, I have had appx. 15 hours of sleep. :?
    :shh:
    She just fell asleep. (is it weird that she posted that when she was literally 3 feet away from me?) :?
    :lol:

    Here's the big thing to thank the band for: creating a world in which I get to know someone like RCKNDY!!!!

    More when I've had a chance to close my eyes...
    15 years of sharks 06/30/08 (MA), 05/17/10 (Boston), 09/03/11 (Alpine Valley), 09/04/11 (Alpine Valley), 09/30/12 (Missoula), 07/19/13 (Wrigley), 10/15/13 (Worcester), 10/16/13 (Worcester), 10/25/13 (Hartford), 12/4/13 (Vancouver), 12/6/13 (Seattle), 6/26/14 (Berlin), 6/28/14 (Stockholm), 10/16/14 (Detroit)

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