Due to the massive (and repeated) server outage of baudburn.com, I was unable to post this set of blogs until now. They recount the experience I had with VIP tickets to this years (Bonaroo)[http://www.bonnaroo.com/2005/] music festival.

As a final note, I apologize in advance for the writing below. I’m sure it’s terrible as it was composed at 3:00 am.

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It’s 3 am here in Manchester, TN and I’m typing this blog entry in a tent in the middle of a field in the VIP parking and camping area.
Question: How the hell did I get here? Answer: I’m still not exactly sure why he did it, but Kerry’s dad’s friend Rick had an extra VIP ticket to this festival and was gracious enough to donate it to the “special K” graduate school fund for music and the arts. So here I am. Now to summarize the day..

Kerry drove in late last night and crashed my place after grabbing some coffee with Dan and I at Cocoa’s. We got a late start the next day and rocked the IHOP international crepes with lingonberry sauce on the way out of town. After a short ride we exited on some random road that took us on the “VIP route” to the festival. We ran into no traffic on the way (though we drove over 24 once giving us a view of the 5 hour traffic jam below). At the end of the road, we quickly picked up the tickets and only waited in a short line before getting to the camping field. This is my first festival like concert.. I’m now going to be spoiled forever.

After setting up tents and all that good stuff we basically just chilled all day long. Had some food, walked around, looked at the booths and things. Dinner was served in the VIP area, buffet style. Some Caesar salad, mashed potatoes, baked fish, and chicken. I was happy.

In the evening we walked around and checked out a few different bands. Nothing was outstanding except for the arcade/disco which seemed to be hopping… weird man.

Random point of interest: The silent disco was interesting. Think people with wireless headphones rocking out on a lit stage while everyone else looks on in confusion.

After all that we came back to the RV and chilled. A cool ass couple in their early 30’s starting chatting with us. They were really cool. The guy was getting his PhD in Psychology and she taught Japanese and French at the local technology magnet school in Louisville, KY. They have traveled quite a bit ( She lived in Paris for a while, they have lived together in Japan and the Czech Republic for more than a year each). They were a very interesting couple to talk to and a great way to end a great first night. Now I will crash, for Brazilian Girls, Jurassic 5, Mars Volta, and many other good shows are on tomorrow. Good night.