Bonnaroo aftermath

Herein lies a plethora of pictures. I have some thoughts on Bonnaroo. Mostly that it was more laid back than I figured it would be, and by the end I was sad to be leaving the little oasis in the countryside of Manchester, TN, where wifi and cell service eluded us for about five days... a welcome reprieve from the daily grind. (Still need a break from the daily grind when unemployed.) Now we're heading back East to Buxton and soon I'll be in the throes of optometric life again, earning some wages and flipping some dials. Transitioning again.

The infamous mushroom, day one.

 Trendy trucks

Cool as shade 

Kava and meat 

 John Deere strikes again

 The boy and his shirt designs

Loving the arch 

SOJA 

 Alabama Shakes--- the 60's revived!

Robot man 

 Smuggled beers

 Waiting for Radiohead

 Been watching for Radiohead near me for over 10 years

Radiohead!!!!! 

 Mos Def

Charles Bradley is the man 

 Blind Pilot I (PDX band)

Hot stuff 

 Love a man in a kilt 

 View of general admission from the VIP area

Take 2 

 Script tattoos are all the rage

 Blind Pilot II

 Sleeping babes

 Wish Sitting Bull was still around

 A SURPRISE visit from Lionel Ritchie during Kenny Rogers' show!

 Bon Iver - amazing

 Bonnaroo: not for the crowd phobes. About 80-90,000 attendees.

  

  

 Jealous of the blue hair 

 Running with chairs!

 Dancing in the streets

 Phish

 Playing with glowing balls

 Phish

It was this man's on the right first Phish concert. His son took him--- they danced the whole time! 

Aftermath in GA 

ASHEVILLE 

Yep. 

 Yep.

 Haven't had a TV for at least 5 years. No sadness here.

Yep. 

Yep. 

Asheville coffee shop, Double Ds 

Heading home... :((((

Bonnaroo

"Is he a farmer?" the man in the RV from Nebraska in the Walmart parking lot asked me. Referring to Justin, with the John Deere hat on his head. "No," I explained, "We just have a John Deere fetish." The Nebraska man grows soybeans and corn, and was returning home from Florida.

On my recent trip back to Iowa, I returned with my John Deere fleece blanket, which is now inside the camper. We've since relocated the camper to the VIP camping section of Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN, about a 13 hour drive from the Outer Banks. Nice people surround us, and I feel lucky to be here with this guy who I met six months ago, never dreaming that I would be at a festival waiting to see Radiohead, whose tour dates I've watched for the last ten years.

On the road again... to Tennessee this time.

 We're not the only ones Bonnaroo Bound...

 Manchester: We're in the mirror.

 I found Justin's creations in the Bonnaroo Guide: Blue ladies pyramid sweatshirt, and campy green tee. Pretty damn cool.

Eating lunch

Tasteless chewing

Greens & almonds & parmesan

Thick air surrounds me

I cannot breathe

Guitar wafting

Engines pass

Dragging cars

Down the road

Not unlike us

The feet keep moving

Head spinning behind

Trying to keep up

Where am I going

Nowhere

Anywhere

Nauseous

Heart racing

Fighting for what

I have no idea

June

Trees 

blue 

bikes

& you

is all I need.

"Summertime and the livin' is easy"