SmoothedShredder Posted June 12, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2006 The only conflicts are in your mind Grasshopper.Sold out though... here's another reason I love the 'roo:BONNAROO MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES EXCITING LARGE SCALE GREENING INITIATIVESThe Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is proud to announce greening efforts for its 2006 event, to take place June 16-18 in Manchester, Tennessee. The Bonnaroo organization is dedicated to producing a festival that is as environmentally friendly as possible while raising awareness among patrons about green products, technologies and issues. Organizers are taking significant steps toward reducing or eliminating the environmental impact of major facets of the event. Earthchange Technologies, an environmental consulting company, is assisting the event with its greening efforts. A full list of environmental initiatives follows.Bonnaroo’s greening plan includes the use of organic cotton and hemp t-shirts, post-consumer recycled paper, biodegradable concession service items, revolutionary waste management strategies, and cleaner fuel options. In partnership with Tennessee-based company WastAway, Bonnaroo will participate in a revolutionary recycling process that will turn 250 tons of festival garbage into construction material and park benches to be used at future events. The festival will also continue its own extensive recycling and composting program in partnership with Clean Vibes, an organization that has diverted approximately ten percent of the event’s total waste since its inception. This year, Bonnaroo organizers expect to divert over 60 percent of the event’s waste from landfills.Bonnaroo is also implementing plans to mitigate its predicted impact on global warming. All of the festival's non-music stage generators will utilize biodiesel fuel, and one such stage (the Solar Stage) will run on solar power alone. In addition, festival partner Clif Bar & Co. will purchase renewable wind energy credits from Native American energy company NativeEnergy, to offset carbon dioxide emissions created by the festival and minimize Bonnaroo's overall contribution to global warming. Attendees will also be encouraged to purchase personal wind energy credits called 'Cool Tags', at the Clif Bar & Co. booth in Planet Roo, to help offset emissions produced by their own travel to the event. To further involve attendees in greening efforts, the festival will run a contest for "Greenest Campsite."Bonnaroo will bring back the popular Planet Roo village within Centeroo, an area dedicated to preserving the environment and promoting healthy living. Non profit organizations, eco-friendly vendors, and Solar Stage performers will gather to educate patrons about what they can do to protect their own health as well as the planet’s. Fans who stop by Planet Roo will have the chance to learn about alternative fuels and energy sources, eat organic food at a waste free restaurant, and hear festival artists discuss topics related to the theme “Social Change through Music.†Representatives from organizations such as Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), StopGlobalWarming.org, Rock The Earth, and World Resources Institute (WRI), will interact with fans and artists to raise awareness about ways to fight global warming in everyday life.Recognizing that green issues are of paramount importance to the organization, its patrons, and the world at large, Bonnaroo is proud to present an event that is not only a great entertainment experience, but also an example of an environmentally sound gathering that helps our planet remain hospitable to life.Bonnaroo 2006 Green Initiatives: * Over 25,000 gallons of biodiesel fuel (B100) to replace diesel for non-music stage generators * WastAway refuse handling process to recycle over 250 tons of garbage * Concession food served with biodegradable wraps, plates, cups and cutlery manufactured from a renewable resource * Festival wide recycling and composting program * Cool Tags wind credits purchasing (and facilitation of purchases for patrons) * Solar stage and sound system * Organic cotton and hemp t-shirts * Post-consumer recycled toilet paper for portolets * Post-consumer recycled paper for all administrative needs * Aggressively seeking ways to make Bonnaroo 2007 even greener Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayRay Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Deeps and Edger, the ride is arranged, I'm getting very excited to shake it all weekend long!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 RayRay, after all this time I didn't know you were you. Glad to actually put the pieces together that you are on this board!! (Ahhh-duh?)I wonder what the weather is going to be like this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattm Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Can't make it to the Roo? Hit up:http://blueroom.att.com/events/bonnaroo.phpfor live video stream all weekend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted June 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Wow that's a great link... watching some Gomez live as we speak! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattm Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Yeah, I should have mentioned, it's not just good for the Roo but that's all I've got on the brain at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeps Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Excited.Ride settled, laundry doneish...tent obtained.Signing papers for the house pre-roo tomorrow.After Wednesday @ 5:00 I am free for 10 days. When I get back from the 'roo it's first ever house time.....Jesus life's moving at a fast-ass pace right now.Yeeehawwww.Deeps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingstoned Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Excited.Ride settled, laundry doneish...tent obtained.Signing papers for the house pre-roo tomorrow.After Wednesday @ 5:00 I am free for 10 days. When I get back from the 'roo it's first ever house time.....Jesus life's moving at a fast-ass pace right now.Yeeehawwww.Deepscool - congrats - looks like it's a busy month for you - have fun at bonnaroo!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afro poppa Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 one more day!speaking of One More Day, anyone else excited to see the Wood Brothers on Thursday night? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted June 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Excited.Ride settled, laundry doneish...tent obtained.Signing papers for the house pre-roo tomorrow.After Wednesday @ 5:00 I am free for 10 days. When I get back from the 'roo it's first ever house time.....Jesus life's moving at a fast-ass pace right now.Yeeehawwww.DeepsWow congrats!!!... If I fail to mention it at Bonnaroo when I see you... It'll be because I've lost my brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afro poppa Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 just checked the weather and its looking mighty fine!! (and by mighty fine I mean meltingly hot)http://www.weather.com/weather/tenday/USTN0310?from=36hr_fcst10DayLink_undeclared Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chameleon Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Whatever, hot is hot. Just no fuckin' rain! It always rains and makes Bonnarro a mission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afro poppa Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 I don't really mind the rain...nor do I mind the heat Rain is cool because it makes mud which is fun to dance in and heat is cool because it gets everyone to take off all their clothes and dance around naked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakis Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Im very excited. It will be my first Bonnaroo. Im in New York right now, wasting time waiting for the moe. central park show to begin. After this we are off to chatenuga tennessee tomorrow and then bonnaroo thursday morning. Cant wait!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Look for a big group of drunk-ass canucks in the no-car area near the centeroo....Man that's disgustingly hot. Pace yourselves during the day. No more than 6 beers an hour! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afro poppa Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 btw - I'll be sporting a Canada Umbrella hat for most of the weekend, so keep a look out for that...if you see me from a far feel free to throw a water balloon/beer at me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freak By Night Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 ...if you see me from a far feel free to throw a water balloon/beer at me How about beef?! Just kidding around of course... good luck with the border crossing... I'll keep my fingers crossed for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted June 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Afro Poppa... I'm SURE we'll be seeing you!!! 24 Hours, and we're on the road... in a car... heading to Tennessee!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balogna pogna Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 I decided not to go this time & this will be the first one I've missed. Mostly because I can't leave the country due to big daddy law, but the Zappa play Zappa Friday night in TO makes it a little easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edger Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 I'll keep my eyes peeled for nash jerseys, sombraros, umbrella hats, and anything that is Canadiana or says 'skank' on it. (Okay maybe not everything that says 'skank' on it...)Not sure what I'll be wearing, but Afro Poppa, you know what I look like, and the rest of you may recognize me from shows. I got blonde, curly hair...Ridin the good vibes will take care of the rest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AD Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 chances are i'll be wearing a green/grey montreal jazz festival hat with the piano logo on it....as for the rest of my attire, i'll be buck nekkid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffhead77 Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 THIS JUST IN: I WILL BE BRINGING MY LIFESIZE WOODEN CUTOUT OF MR. T WITH ME!!! Look out for his bad self...in this shot he is posed with Paul Beavdoin ( aka Chad Beamish) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deeps Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 I decided not to go this time & this will be the first one I've missed. Mostly because I can't leave the country due to big daddy law, but the Zappa play Zappa Friday night in TO makes it a little easier.That show's gonna be titties.Have fun.Deeps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimafleck: the living legend. Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 see ya'll there....don't bother saying hello, i hate you all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoothedShredder Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Have a fun safe trip everyone! I'm am out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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