I'm writing this post while sitting at the Grist booth at Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn. If you're here, come say hi -- and explain why you're reading Gristmill instead of listening to some of the amazing music out here.
It seems like it was just a year ago that I was out here reporting on all the ways Bonnaroo is making efforts to go green. And wondering how I would survive four nights in a tent ... let alone set it up. I guess I just couldn't get enough.
Except you know how they say "practice makes perfect"? Yeah, far from ... A little tip for all you campers out there (not that you should take camping tips from me): if you're borrowing a tent from a friend (thanks, David!), make sure to set it up before you leave your comfy roofed apartment so that you'll know you don't have a rain fly before you're out in the middle of a field in the middle of Tennessee in the 90-some-degree heat pondering what you'll do when those isolated thundershowers hit.
Oh well, there's always next year.
If I'm not too waterlogged, I'll keep you posted throughout the festival as I interview the famous, semi-famous, and not-so-famous; log some hours at the booth chatting it up with future Grist fans; and in general, try my best to survive the week.
Ciao, for now.
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Corey McKrill Posted 5:30 am
14 Jun 2007
I recommend buying a poncho and using that as a rain fly.
How's that headlamp holding up? ;)
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atreyger Posted 5:35 am
14 Jun 2007
Artem
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green room media Posted 7:40 am
14 Jun 2007
the green touring and sustainability of the music industry is really moving forward in recent years. lots of festivals and events like bonaroo, lollapalooza, sasquatch etc are going green.
the recycling seems key, would be great if they could move that number closer to %100 than %50.
i also am a bit skeptical off the offsets vs things like public transport, wind/solar power but that just me...
if your interested in this sort of stuff reverb, music matters and atctower.net have some cool resources for bands and fans alike!
stay dry,
grm
green is the new black...
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Kit Stolz Posted 9:02 am
14 Jun 2007
http://wilcoworld.net/news/index.php
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