Recovering from Roo-monia

On Tuesday I came down with a serious cold. I'm still not feeling 100 percent, but I have the energy to at least sit at my computer and contemplate last weekend for this blog. Here is my photo album from this year:

Sitting Around Today...

I've just been sitting around all day today not doing anything. It was kind of my Monday plan. Tomorrow I make sure everything's packed up right and Wednesday we prepare to leave. But still... There are so many things I could be doing other than lying around. I feel kind of guilty. Maybe a little stir crazy.

My Priorities List and Conflicts

Thursday -
4 p.m. River City Entension or Greensky Bluegrass
5: 30 p.m. Wavves or Freelance Whales
7:15 p.m. Best Coast
10 p.m. The Walkmen
11:30 p.m. Deerhunter

Friday-
12:15 p.m. Jessica Lea Mayfield or Graveyard
3:15 p.m. Matt & Kim
4 p.m. Abigal Washburn
5:30 p.m. The Decemberists
6:35 p.m. Florence and the Machine
8 p.m. My Morning Jacket
11 p.m. Arcade Fire
1:30 a.m. Lil Wayne

Saturday-
2 p.m. Old Crow Medicine Show
4 p.m. Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas
6:15 p.m. Mumford and Sons
6:45 p.m. Loretta Lynn
7 p.m. !!!
8 p.m. The Black Keys
9:30 p.m. Buffalo Springfield
11 p.m. Eminem
12:45 a.m. String Cheese Incident
2:30 a.m. Girl Talk

Sunday- 
12:30 p.m. Smith Westerns
1:15 p.m. Mavis Staples
1:30 p.m. Nicole Atkins & the Black Sea
4:30 p.m. Iron and Wine or Gregg Allman
6:15 p.m. Beirut
6:45 p.m. The Strokes or Explosions in the Sky

Last Day of Work Before Roo X

Trying to get stuff done but ....just....can't.... be productive. Maybe a lunch break will help...

I am a total blog slacker this year

:( I've kept myself too busy and haven't had the chance to properly prepare for this momentous occasion. That being said, my wristband came in!



The bad news is that because it's plastic, I may have to retire all three this year :(

Neil Young Fans Have Spoken

Here is this year's *initial* lineup!

I'll have to get on that playlist here soon... but right off the top, I'm most excited about: Arcade Fire! The Black Keys! BUFFALO SPRINGFIELD!!!!! MMJ! Lil Wayne! The Strokes! The Decemberists! Girl Talk! Big Boi! Gregg Allman!!! The Walkmen! Smith Westerns.... and many more to come.

Stay tuned. For now I actually have some work to get done

Happy Lineup Day!

The Bonnaroo X lineup drops today at 11 a.m. (CST) and I will be at the computer mostly the whole day if you need me. Reactions after. (Follow me @lauranette, see widget at right).

New website design is up!

Woohoo! The new Bonnaroo.com website design is up. Lineup drops on Tuesday, tickets go on sale again on Saturday. I will be spending the weekend at Inforoo...

Pre-Sale on Black Friday

Reminder from my e-mail:

"Don't forget, we're going to give you the opportunity to purchase tickets at a very special price - an amazing $209.50 (plus service charges) - this Friday, November 26. Luckily for you and your sleep schedule, our ticket sale begins at 12/noon Eastern Standard Time and doesn't involve a coupon of any kind.

After that first allotment of pre-sale tickets is gone, we'll continue to offer tickets at a great value of $224.50 (plus service charges)."

I'll be there ;)

I Actually Got in the Fountain This Year

One more thing before I call it a night...

I actually got in the Centeroo fountain this year, and it felt. like. HEAVEN. Luckily, I got in on that Thursday and it hadn't turned brown yet. I'm the one in the red Champs shirt above. Below is a video on Bonnaroo's YouTube. No, I'm not in it.

Was Dave a Little Weird for Anyone Else?

Dave Matthews Band is one of my favorite bands of all time, and when I remember seeing him before, I remember it being epic - so of course I looked forward to them closing out this year's festival.

"Shake Me Like a Monkey" was a highlight for me, even though it's off the new album. It was a little disappointing they didn't play more of the stuff everyone knows. Personally, amongst a crowd like Bonnaroo where maybe everyone isn't a huge DMB fan that's on top of everything the band's done lately, I would have thought they would have made the show more accessible.

David and Justin didn't like it, I could tell, and I think that affected my opinion of the show. I tried to be off in my own little world as I danced to the music, but everyone leaving also had me a little distracted.

Also, it kind of seemed like Dave was super high or drunk or something.

How about that -"shake your sexy ass" breakdown he came up with out of no where? That was entertaining.

Anyway, we left right after the show and we were all kind of tired and cranky so that might have had some effect on how I felt about what I'd just seen. I'm curious - what did everyone else think?

Langhorne Slim Was a Surprise

He wasn't exactly on my priorities list, but we ended up seeing Langhorne Slim on Sunday. Justin's idea. We enjoyed the show, but took things easy and even took a nap at one point. It was the beginning of what was sure to be a long day.

That doesn't mean the guy can't hold his own though. He rocked the house. The proof is in the pudding. Thank God for Bonnaroo's YouTube page.

Local Natives from Afar

I stuck around This Tent to catch Here We Go Magic's "Fangela" and couldn't find the boys when I arrived at That for Local Natives.

I loved the album but was for some reason not that pumped to see them. In any event, I did lay out a blanket in the lawn and enjoyed the show. This for me was when Bonnaroo 2010 really started picking up.

The show was high energy and the music sounded great. I couldn't see much from my vantage point being that there are no screens at This or That or Other (or Which for that matter), but it was a great time anyway. I was reminded me how much I really did like heir album... And the guys were even funny between shows.

I'll give their live show a 4.5/5 for good measure. The self titled album is also amazing.

Here We Go Again

...I mean Magic.

Beatle Bob was off just a bit. Anyway, the first band we saw this year was The Entrance Band - but I won't even dignify them with a post. Really we only started with them to get a good seat for Here We Go Magic, otherwise I would have seen Fanfarlo instead.

I wasn't sure how the low-fi sound was going to translate live. I wasn't 100 percent satisfied but it was a pretty good show. One of the girls looked like an ex coworker of mine so that was a little distracting.

David and Justin left early to get a good spot for Local Natives, but I stuck around to hear "Fangela" which I am obsessed with at the moment. For one, it's about a vampire. Second, I think the band has a sound similar to Simon and Garfunkel plus a lot of potential.

On a scale of 1 to 5, Ill give their show a 3.5, but their album a 4.

Check them out. I'll add pix tomorrow.

Lots more posts this weekend

I swear I'm going to blog more about Bonnaroo this weekend.

Epic Birthday Experience

This girl was luckyyyy!

Shows I Saw 2010

I will rate these later and do a countdown of the best shows, but for now, these are the bands I was lucky enough to catch at this year's festival:

Thursday

The Entrance Band

Here We Go Magic

Local Natives

Neon Indian

Friday

Trombone Shorty & Orleans Ave.

Carolina Chocolate Drops

Damien Marley & Nas

She & Him

The National

Tenacious D

Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Rangers

The Flaming Lips ft. Star Death & White Dwarfs

Kid Cudi (for a song or two)

LCD Soundsystem

Saturday

Langhorne Slim

Brandi Carlile

Norah Jones

The Avett Brothers

The Dead Weather

Stevie Wonder

Jay-Z

Sunday

Ingrid Michaelson

Calexico

John Butler Trio

John Fogerty

Dropkick Murphys

Phoenix

Dave Matthews Band

Bonnaroo 2010 Multimedia

I'm trying to compile a list of places you can find photos and video from this year's Bonnaroo, but I haven't even been through everything myself so this will be a running list.

• Bonnaroo Flickr
• Flickr search for "Bonnaroo"
• Bonnaroo Group on Flickr
• Camp Inforoo Flickr group
• Bonnaroo Official YouTube
• NPR Streaming Concerts from Bonnaroo 2010
• Pitchfork Photos from Bonnaroo 2010
• Pitchfork Videos from Bonnaroo 2010

Also, Linda from Splendid Communications contacted me with a link to a Wheat Thins Crunch Den video below. Thought I'd share, even though I never made it into the Crunch Den like I'd planned, it looks pretty cool in the vid, which gives you a nice look at the farm.

If anyone else has anything else they'd like to share, feel free to contact me.

I'm Back!

We left the farm around 1 a.m. this morning after the Dave Matthews Band closed out Bonnaroo 2010 and got home around 7:30 a.m.

After we got showered up (it felt ohhh so good) David and I took a nap, and then I started processing digital photos. Walgreens has my film, so tomorrow when I go pick it up we'll see how that little experiment with. I'm not counting on anything.

I can't believe how late it is already and am in no mood to go to work tomorrow, so I'll have to make sure I get to bed at a decent time.

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

See more photos on my Facebook or Photobucket.

Getting Ready to Leave for the Farm

Tomorrow is my daddy's birthday, so I went with him to the doctor this morning and then took him out for a fish sandwich and ice cream for lunch. I also bought a new cell phone. Too bad it's on backorder, or I could have taken it with me to Bonnaroo! (8-megapixel camera and with flash and all)

I spent the rest of the day packing up, and now I'm chilling on the couch in the wonderful AC with my kitties. In about an hour I'll take a nap, then get up just in time to get everything into the car, take one last shower and hit the road around midnight.

I get excited every year to go to the farm, but things I am not looking forward to include not enjoying my air conditioner or my comfy bed, not being around my kitty bitties, and most of all having to use porto potties. I survived last year and will again, but I don't look forward to it.

Anyway, the coundown is just about over. We'll see you bright and early tomorrow morning, Manchester!!