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Post by parenthesees on Mar 22, 2011 6:41:11 GMT -8
Maybe one the tricks up their sleeves will be a reasonably priced selection of good beer, which they could now afford to grant us due to less money spent on lineup!
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Post by Friendly Destroyer on Mar 22, 2011 6:50:12 GMT -8
I can't help but feel that this is Jerry Grgich that we're talking about here. Which is totally appropriate. Really Gerry!?
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Post by StormyPinkness on Mar 22, 2011 7:01:32 GMT -8
Maybe one the tricks up their sleeves will be a reasonably priced selection of good beer, which they could now afford to grant us due to less money spent on lineup! HA! What is it that the kids say? I loled?
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Post by Horned Gramma on Mar 22, 2011 7:06:17 GMT -8
There was a LOL in the conversation.
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Post by Pea on Mar 22, 2011 7:11:55 GMT -8
Thar tricky tricks up said sleeves = free beer 2011!!!
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Post by Horned Gramma on Mar 22, 2011 7:13:01 GMT -8
Ruffle Meow.
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Post by wompwomp on Mar 22, 2011 7:39:46 GMT -8
I understand people on here are a little disappointed, but you have to realize the people on this board or the "hard core festival junkie/music lover" make up maybe 5% of the festival audience.
You guys call this lineup safe, but honestly it is one of the most accessible lineups they have ever had. To the majority of casual fans or borderline attendees, this is a pretty great lineup.
*Anecdotal evidence alert* Last year I think everyone here would agree featured a much better lineup, but to the non-hardcore music fan, there really wasn't any major draws. Bands like Massive Attack, LCD or MMJ are some of my favorite acts, but a ton of people really have no idea who they are. Like them or not, the Foos are a huge draw. Bigger than those three previous bands combined.
Last year I tried to round up a crew to come down, and I couldn't find anyone that wanted to come. This year there is a group of 15 of us coming.
Now, you say that the festival will feel the effects down the road. I disagree. The people that post on this board (and the people that are the most upset) are likely going to go every year. What Adam Zacks has done this year by making a broader lineup and attracting a whole new crowd is possibly catching a few of these "borderline" fans and turing them into lifelong fans.
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Post by interstateeight on Mar 22, 2011 7:51:18 GMT -8
Shit, I may just add 800 posts to this guy's post count for that.
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Post by Pea on Mar 22, 2011 8:00:42 GMT -8
Good points wompwomp. I tend to forget that I listen to "weird" music when chatting with all of you, but anytime music gets brought up around my friends from school and work I get looked at like I'm some kind of a leper. I also remember not being able to find anyone to go with me last year since literally the only name on the bill some of my friends knew was Public Enemy. Not exactly a selling point for a $200 ticket to a casual music fan. This year with Foo, DCFC, and Modest Mouse, I definitely heard more of a buzz among those same people who couldn't have cared less last year. That doesn't change my opinion about how AZ still seems to be cheating us a bit out of what originally appeared to be a grand slam anniversery in other ways, but I definitely see you're saying.
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Post by Pea on Mar 22, 2011 8:03:38 GMT -8
AZ: Give me a bigger dance tent with lasers and I will forgive you and you will sleep much better at night
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Post by revolutionj on Mar 22, 2011 10:58:26 GMT -8
I think there are two different circumstances being discussed here. One being what was actually quoted by AZ for the 10th Anniversary "stock-pile", and secondly, the lineup itself.
The lineup, with the exception of most headliners and comedy acts, actually is fairly decent and diverse, IMO. Now let me ask you this....if this was just another year for Sasquatch and not the 10th Anniversary, would everyones opinion stay the same, or would most people continue to feel let down?
Again, this is total speculation, and maybe there are additional features AZ has planned within the festival grounds itself (hopefully). Only time will tell.....
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Post by StormyPinkness on Mar 22, 2011 11:12:05 GMT -8
I am hoping he is getting Sasquatch to make an appearance.
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Post by Horned Gramma on Mar 22, 2011 11:15:12 GMT -8
Truly, Sasquatch has been conspicously absent from all previous Sasquatch! Festival weekends.
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Post by Pea on Mar 22, 2011 11:18:43 GMT -8
100% certain I hugged the real Sasquatch during deadmau5 last year. When the world slipped me a Jeffery, I stroked the furry Squatch.
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Post by Catherine Sun Chips on Mar 22, 2011 11:44:37 GMT -8
100% certain I hugged the real Sasquatch during deadmau5 last year. Go figure! Me too! (I know..I've posted this pic already, but I figured it'd be fitting)
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Post by bradberad12 on Mar 22, 2011 11:51:52 GMT -8
I think there are two different circumstances being discussed here. One being what was actually quoted by AZ for the 10th Anniversary "stock-pile", and secondly, the lineup itself. The lineup, with the exception of most headliners and comedy acts, actually is fairly decent and diverse, IMO. Now let me ask you this....if this was just another year for Sasquatch and not the 10th Anniversary, would everyones opinion stay the same, or would most people continue to feel let down? Again, this is total speculation, and maybe there are additional features AZ has planned within the festival grounds itself (hopefully). Only time will tell..... You are correct. I do believe that if this was just another year, I wouldn't feel as jaded by Adam, or perhaps not jaded at all. There still are 30-35 bands on the lineup I would be happy to see. But there have been very few surprises, and few genuine ideas that have made me more excited about the 10 year anniversary. To me, it seems Adam had been planning some big Ideas, and since they seem to be not line-up related, what are they??? So far I have not been impressed. There's still time, though, so perhaps this is premature. Or, perhaps his historical perfection has made it more difficult to impress me
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Post by Pea on Mar 22, 2011 12:05:23 GMT -8
LASERS.
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Post by revolutionj on Mar 22, 2011 12:09:18 GMT -8
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Post by alex on Mar 22, 2011 12:14:21 GMT -8
New this year: An even more gorgey Gorge!
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Post by Horned Gramma on Mar 22, 2011 12:16:04 GMT -8
Yeah, lasers would go a long way to make up for any other problems I might have with the festival.
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