hello!
I've been away from technology for the past week and living at a campsite in Manchester, TN for the Bonnaroo music festival. I only have about 10 minutes to write in this journal so I have to give a quick synopsys (sp?) of what I've been up to. we pulled the bus in and had to get everything set up in an hour so we could start sampling and get people in the bus to check out our cool technology. it was about 95 degrees and super humid so moving objects that are as big as I am and heavy was a sweat fest. I don't think i've sweat that much in my life! by the end of summer my legs will be a hazy shade of Bruised I'm positive of it. I have bruises everywhere! a bug bit me on my ankle and my whole ankle swelled up so I've been working for the past few days on a very swollen ankle... it's really gross if I push on it the skin stays indented where my finger pushed down... it stays like that for about 5 minutes... yuk. anyway, I have gotten to see so many cool bands and I've met a lot of cool people. the Clif Bar team came in from Austin so I got to hang out with a bunch of girls which was cool because I'm in an all boy world for the next few months. there were about 15 of us total and we all camped together and hung out at night. I got to see Groupo Fantazmo, willie nelson, Metallica, Jack Johnson, Iron & Wine, Death Cab for Cutie, Pearl Jam (one of the best shows I've ever seen!) widespread panic, Allison Kraus and Robert Plant, the Duhks played on our bus and were truly amazing people I had a ton of fun with them and listening to their music, and I can't forget the silent disco! LOVE silent disco (If you've never heard of it or seen it, you go in and put on wireless headphonesand you dance to a dj... no one outside of the silent disco can hear the music but they can see everyone dancing which makes it hilarous to watch) the dj's were amazing as well! DJ Logic spun for a while and I love him so that was really cool!
last night Matt and Bill went to pull the bus out while Chris and I were at WSP Matt texted Chris to tell him that they were pulling out so we made a mad dash to catch the bus. (they were going to pull over to wait for us but then no one would allow them to pull over so chris and I had to RUN for the bus) then we got to where the bus illegally pulled over to wait for us and were told that we weren't allowed to walk down the road that the bus was on... so I looked at Chris and said, well, no one said anything about not Running down that road... and I made a mad dash (I pretty much knew that the guy who told us that wouldn't run after me so I took a run for it...) then a guy on a golf cart said, are you okay? I said, yeah I'm just trying to catch my bus and he said, hop on... so I told chris to run and he jumped on the cart with us and we got to the bus legally by not walking on that road to the bus. golf cart driver recieved a box of Clif bars for his help) Matt and Bill weren't too happy with us and we were sorry for making them wait but we got everything straightened out, checked into our hotel and I fell asleep in about 10 seconds with all of my yuk bonnaroo funk on me and I didn't budge until this morning when I took a Very long shower, shaved, and cleaned the grime off of my bruised and tired body. I feel great today! we're heading to the Jack Daniels distillery for the tour and then the loveless cafe for some yummy lunch or dinner and a jaunt through their gift shop which I hear is incredible... they sell bacon wallets and lunch boxes. (not that I need anything else in my 42 lb bag but I might get some things to send as gifts. I'll write more from the bus. I miss everyone and I hope you're all doing well.
love from the road.
Shannon
I've been away from technology for the past week and living at a campsite in Manchester, TN for the Bonnaroo music festival. I only have about 10 minutes to write in this journal so I have to give a quick synopsys (sp?) of what I've been up to. we pulled the bus in and had to get everything set up in an hour so we could start sampling and get people in the bus to check out our cool technology. it was about 95 degrees and super humid so moving objects that are as big as I am and heavy was a sweat fest. I don't think i've sweat that much in my life! by the end of summer my legs will be a hazy shade of Bruised I'm positive of it. I have bruises everywhere! a bug bit me on my ankle and my whole ankle swelled up so I've been working for the past few days on a very swollen ankle... it's really gross if I push on it the skin stays indented where my finger pushed down... it stays like that for about 5 minutes... yuk. anyway, I have gotten to see so many cool bands and I've met a lot of cool people. the Clif Bar team came in from Austin so I got to hang out with a bunch of girls which was cool because I'm in an all boy world for the next few months. there were about 15 of us total and we all camped together and hung out at night. I got to see Groupo Fantazmo, willie nelson, Metallica, Jack Johnson, Iron & Wine, Death Cab for Cutie, Pearl Jam (one of the best shows I've ever seen!) widespread panic, Allison Kraus and Robert Plant, the Duhks played on our bus and were truly amazing people I had a ton of fun with them and listening to their music, and I can't forget the silent disco! LOVE silent disco (If you've never heard of it or seen it, you go in and put on wireless headphones
last night Matt and Bill went to pull the bus out while Chris and I were at WSP Matt texted Chris to tell him that they were pulling out so we made a mad dash to catch the bus. (they were going to pull over to wait for us but then no one would allow them to pull over so chris and I had to RUN for the bus) then we got to where the bus illegally pulled over to wait for us and were told that we weren't allowed to walk down the road that the bus was on... so I looked at Chris and said, well, no one said anything about not Running down that road... and I made a mad dash (I pretty much knew that the guy who told us that wouldn't run after me so I took a run for it...) then a guy on a golf cart said, are you okay? I said, yeah I'm just trying to catch my bus and he said, hop on... so I told chris to run and he jumped on the cart with us and we got to the bus legally by not walking on that road to the bus. golf cart driver recieved a box of Clif bars for his help) Matt and Bill weren't too happy with us and we were sorry for making them wait but we got everything straightened out, checked into our hotel and I fell asleep in about 10 seconds with all of my yuk bonnaroo funk on me and I didn't budge until this morning when I took a Very long shower, shaved, and cleaned the grime off of my bruised and tired body. I feel great today! we're heading to the Jack Daniels distillery for the tour and then the loveless cafe for some yummy lunch or dinner and a jaunt through their gift shop which I hear is incredible... they sell bacon wallets and lunch boxes. (not that I need anything else in my 42 lb bag but I might get some things to send as gifts. I'll write more from the bus. I miss everyone and I hope you're all doing well.
love from the road.
Shannon
1 comment:
Hey there sweetie, Sounds like you are being YOU!!! Great update.
Hanging in here in Humid Houston working too many hours and "Vibing" folks. I need to go get some Clif Bars to see what they taste like. The concerts that you have been attending sound fantastic. Wish I was a fly on the wall :o)
Love you bunches,
Momma
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