Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Creamtastic Hey Hippie, Let's Get a Few Things Straight: A Local Spills the Beans on the Super-Secret Backroads to Bonnaroo
Posted by Sean Maloney on Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 9:29 AM
Are you traveling cross country and looking for the secret back roads to Bonnaroo that were mentioned in this Stereogum post a few years ago? Are you desperate to avoid an afternoon sitting in traffic, huffing exhaust and wasting gas that will probably be $2 a gallon more by the end of the weekend?
Well, you're seriously SOL. I don't own a car. I've only been to Manchester once and that was because I got lost on the way to the George Dickel distillery. I have no idea how to get to Bonnaroo—I was just trying to promote a show. I'm a tricky bastard like that.
Somewhere in the thread, our boy Richie Ghostfinger says to take Route 41, park at the Food Lion and jump the fence to the promised land, but who knows if that'll work.
Now stop emailing me, dammit.
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richie gave me that same advice a few years ago... it's not so great, and he himself hasn't tried it since '04 or '05.
besides, you don't even have to jump the fence. you can walk right in the front gate in broad daylight without a wristband or anything so long as you're not obviously hauling in tents and a cooler.
but whether you hop a fence or parade through the front door, you're not going to see any music without a wristband. but there's ways around that too.
there are folks on the inside peddling counterfeit bracelets that work just fine. or even legit ones that are stolen. pretty much anything is possible if you keep your ear to the ground and tap into Bonnaroo's flourishing black market.
i've gatecrashed the thing two years in a row with no problems. hell, last year i came home with a russian bride, two extra kidneys, a spanking new infant, and two sheets of window pane. it's all about opportunity, dude.
but in all seriousness, anyone is welcome to email me if they want more information on how to enjoy all this monstrosity has to offer at minimal cost.
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