MarcO Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 No, that was Lynn. Geez! Have a great time! Hell, I'm all excited and I'm not even going!!! Say hi to Dave for me. He's the guy with the beard. From Ohio. Good guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Jumping over fence Run faster Brah, Run! ouch! clubs hurt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Go Brah! Go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 COVENTRY, Vt. - Phish concerts are known for their carnivallike atmosphere, but on Thursday — four days before the jam band’s final performance — the event showed little of that hallmark festiveness. Driving rains the night before turned the concert site and adjoining farmland into a soggy, muddy mess and left the air thick as soup. Fans, many of whom had spent the night driving cross-country to see the show, found themselves stuck in or waiting for the gates to open in a holding area about a half-mile from the venue at the Newport State Airport. Phish devotees consoled themselves by thinking of the happier times that would hopefully lie in store during the two-day festival this weekend. “People will start waking up,” said Jeff Goodman, who left his home in Patchouge, N.Y., Wednesday to pick up his girlfriend in Syracuse and then hightail it to Coventry, a town of about 1,000 just a few miles shy of the Canadian border in northeastern Vermont. The effort paid off: Arriving in Coventry around midnight Thursday, the couple was shepherded into the holding area about 2:30 a.m., where they sat and waited for the gates to open, tired and a little worn — but among the first in line. At least 70,000 people are expected to attend the festival, which officially gets under way when Phish takes the stage early Saturday evening. Organizers say the Vermont-based jam band will play three sets a day, and it’s that promise that keeps most fans happy even when the clouds threaten to open at any minute. Not far from a row of portable toilets, Michael Mustin of Anderson, Ind., sat on the hood of his car and played lead guitar on an acoustic rendition of Bob Marley’s reggae song “Stir It Up.” He, too, had driven all night, stopping only in Erie, Pa., to fix a flat tire and for food in Burlington, 90 miles to the south. Phish, a band loved for its improvisational skills and intelligent lyrics, can count numerous musicians among its legions of fans. That quickly became evident as Mustin and another guitarist were joined by a third guitar player and a woman who sang backup. The group strummed and harmonized their way through an impromptu jam session, introducing themselves to each other just before the set ended. Mustin said playing music was a good way to pass the time before he could set up camp for the weekend. “What else are you going to do?” he said. People found other ways to keep themselves entertained. Rounds of cards were played; a group of men and women hit bongos in a drum circle stationed around the trunk of someone’s car. Some fans slept; others just walked around, hopping now and again to avoid the muddy tire ruts. Shortly before 11 a.m. organizers opened the gates. Security guards vetted the incoming fleet of cars, campers and trucks as hordes of fans slowly transformed the state airport into what temporarily will be Vermont’s largest city for Phish’s farewell concert. http://msnbc.msn.com/id/5687033/ ------------------------------------------------------------ Phish, a band loved for its improvisational skills and intelligent lyrics, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 Not sure if I like the idea of you 'tossing something off' for us and god telling you to stop touching yourself. Do think about us though I know I'll be thinking about all of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 ~Traffic is backed up on 91 for 41 miles (from the south I think)~the field is so sopping wet that they are towing cars in ONE BY ONE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 I hope things smooth out soon. I thought it was a good idea to get there as early as possible, but they are pleading for folks to hold out until saturday. Being only a few hours away makes that an easy thing to pull off. ALERT: THE FORECAST IN COVENTRY 08.12.04 The rain continues to fall steadily here in the Northeast Kingdom, and the forecast calls for steady rain all day tomorrow. The festival staff is working as hard as they can to move cars off the road and into the campgrounds, but the weather has greatly hindered this process, and traffic is considerably backed up. For those of you who have not yet departed for COVENTRY, we strongly urge you to not approach the site until Saturday morning or at least Friday night. It’s greatly in your interest to delay your arrival – you will save yourself a great deal of stress and time and help us keep the roads safe. Finally, please call friends that you know may be heading to Coventry and help us spread the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted August 12, 2004 Report Share Posted August 12, 2004 "well, after much postering, I think I might have a heady ride leaving sometime tomorrow... waiting on a call... and I will be meeting Jeff at 12am on friday.. hope to see you all there." Right on buddy, post office at midnight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 dont wanna be the bearer of bad news.... or steal anyone thunder, as it were, but number 2 told me about an hour ago that he gave his ticket to YO... just so you're not waiting around the post office for him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwa. Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 thanks scotty, sorry for number2, if i had an inch of room you'd have been in my car bro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zero Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 He's on site, got into the VIP last night in an RV after waiting for about ten minutes. Anyway, he's walking around and confirmed both the hay/grates/road-building story and the stage sinking. Apparently the back right corner of the stage rigging is slowly making everything slide that way. Obviously they are working feverishly to shore it up, and they're saying a crane is the only option and they can't get that in there until the new road is usable. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velvet Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 That's bullshit. Check the guys next post (WEAPON is his supposed source): "In addition, WEAPON talked to Geraldo Rivera, who apparently is on site looking for a hard-hitting interview with the guy in charge of organizing the festival. WE WANT ANSWERS!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guigsy Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 leave it to Geraldo to get us the answers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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