Words by: Sarah Hagerman | Images by: Rod Snyder & Dave Vann Bonnaroo :: 06.12.08 - 06.15.08 :: Manchester, TN Bonnaroo 2008 by Rod Snyder "I hope each of you find whatever 'Roo you are looking for." -Sam Bush I'm attempting to distill the memories from this weekend while I wipe the mud stains off my feet and apply aloe to my sunburn. It's been a popular pastime on certain music site message boards to kvetch about this festival, and indeed some complaints are justified. The unforgivably outrageous prices in Centeroo (with that in mind I would like to give a shout out to the fine folks at Bearly Edible, whose dollar grilled cheese in the campsites kept me fed throughout the weekend), the clashes that force you to make sometimes heartbreaking musical choices, occasional slow moving security searches, the odd technical difficulties and the prevalence of corporate sponsors (did anyone seriously get a shave at the salon?). But, the blank canvas and numerous tools this festival throws you give license to paint your weekend in whatever shades you like (musical or otherwise). I would point to the above quote by Sam Bush from the Bluegrass Allstars set - in the gently rolling Tennessee hills, thousands of people each set off on individual adventures. This is the story of one writer's journey through the mud and heat and back again. Thursday, June 12 Walking by the cavernous What Stage on my way to the media area, the field was clean and t ...
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Words by: Sarah Hagerman | Images by: Rod Snyder & Dave Vann Bonnaroo :: 06.12.08 - 06.15.08 :: Manchester, TN Bonnaroo 2008 by Rod Snyder "I hope each of you find whatever 'Roo you are looking for." -Sam Bush I'm attempting to distill the memories from this weekend while I wipe the mud stains off my feet and apply aloe to my sunburn. It's been a popular pastime on certain music site message boards to kvetch about this festival, and indeed some complaints are justified. The unforgivably outrageous prices in Centeroo (with that in mind I would like to give a shout out to the fine folks at Bearly Edible, whose dollar grilled cheese in the campsites kept me fed throughout the weekend), the clashes that force you to make sometimes heartbreaking musical choices, occasional slow moving security searches, the odd technical difficulties and the prevalence of corporate sponsors (did anyone seriously get a shave at the salon?). But, the blank canvas and numerous tools this festival throws you give license to paint your weekend in whatever shades you like (musical or otherwise). I would point to the above quote by Sam Bush from the Bluegrass Allstars set - in the gently rolling Tennessee hills, thousands of people each set off on individual adventures. This is the story of one writer's journey through the mud and heat and back again. Thursday, June 12 Walking by the cavernous What Stage on my way to the media area, the field was clean and t ...