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Post by blaablah on Apr 27, 2013 22:07:42 GMT -8
Stupid question probably, but I'm desperate. I'm going to miss some of the NHL playoffs. I'm a Canadian male so.. this is basically the most important time of the year to me. I'm wondering if there is any way to watch television or connect to the internet while at Sasquatch so I can watch the games. Possible to leave and go to a near by town or something? I'm open to extreme suggestions.
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Post by DrEwe on Apr 27, 2013 22:15:13 GMT -8
You will be lucky to even get cell service most of the time, let alone 3 or 4G. I'm not aware of any wifi anywhere on festival grounds. Your best bet is to find a way to get to Quincy or George (maybe 10 miles or so) and find a sports bar (but I bet most of the locals won't be really into NHL..... I could be wrong)
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Post by emptyfox on Apr 27, 2013 23:13:04 GMT -8
Ya, it's not going to happen, and you're not going to care because you will be at Sasquatch.
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Post by kymess_jr on Apr 27, 2013 23:22:04 GMT -8
The way I see it, you have two options:
1) Realize you're at one of the best music festivals around for the next five days, give in to the party and music surrounding you and have one of the best weekends of your life, or
2) Realize your life is run by a sports game that won't let you go on vacation anywhere without access to TV or the Internet for five days, give in to this pathetic state your life has become and sell your pass for face value to one of the boarders here.
Besides you'll be far from the only Canadian male attendee with an interest in hockey that is missing his oh so precious play offs. Just wander the campgrounds with a bag of wine yelling "coconut scones" and you'll make tons of new friends to share these sorrows with.
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Post by rimjobflashmob on Apr 28, 2013 6:48:35 GMT -8
Just wander the campgrounds with a bag of wine yelling "coconut scones" and you'll make tons of new friends to share these sorrows with. I seriously didn't realize that what they were actually yelling was "Go Canucks Go" until the festival was almost over. I just thought coconuts had gotten really popular or something. |
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Post by Drew on Apr 28, 2013 8:51:01 GMT -8
You could stay at a hotel in Ellensburg or wherever
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Post by J-Dawg on Apr 28, 2013 18:32:12 GMT -8
This comes up every year, the only variable is whether it's hockey or soccer. You will get internet access (3G) in the campground, but you won't be able to comfortably stream anything. You'll either have to go "to town" as others mention, or just let go a bit, wear your Canucks jersey during the festival, and watch the games on your PVR when you get home. If you're at all into music you'll probably forget you're missing the games in all honesty. The Gorge's high magick will take care of that.
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Post by weenie on Apr 28, 2013 18:42:42 GMT -8
J-Dawg, I forget, are you going to Sasquatch this year? You're one of the last people on my boarder bingo!
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Post by J-Dawg on Apr 28, 2013 18:44:59 GMT -8
J-Dawg, I forget, are you going to Sasquatch this year? You're one of the last people on my boarder bingo! Not this year, no. A combination of newish job, poor planning, a decision to prioritize Coachella, and family obligations wiped out any chance of Sasquatch this year. Next year is a distinct possibility though. Assuming I can get my work visa renewal straightened out in April (or earlier). |
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Post by J-Dawg on Apr 28, 2013 18:46:18 GMT -8
And if I do show up, you'll definitely be able to get me on your bingo card. I look like my avatar after dark (though possibly a different color).
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Post by weenie on Apr 28, 2013 18:48:17 GMT -8
Also the whole hanging out with the same large group of people.  hope to see you next year! |
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Post by J-Dawg on Apr 28, 2013 18:56:42 GMT -8
Also the whole hanging out with the same large group of people. hope to see you next year! All of the Coachella peeps can confirm that I don't hang much during the festival. I'm the stereotypical lone wolf. If you want to see the same things as me, that's cool, but I'm not going to waste a lot of time meeting up nor am I going to expend a lot of effort beyond telling you where I'm at. I probably spent < 10% of Coachella hanging with the boardies (during the festival, not at the camp site) even though I camped with them. I still had a blast, that's just how I roll. |
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Post by Drew on Apr 28, 2013 22:04:32 GMT -8
J-Dawg is a classic lone wolf. But I spotted him four or five times at the festival. At one point I steered nater through a massive crowd at the outdoor theater to him.
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Post by Darth on Apr 28, 2013 22:29:52 GMT -8
Just wander the campgrounds with a bag of wine yelling "coconut scones" HAHAHA, this is gold. My kids spent most of today making "GoCanucksGo" signs because we have tickets for Game 1 in Vancouver. I think I'm gonna have to make a sign as well. Look for "Coconut Scones" in the crowd during Tuesdays Canucks game. |
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Post by emptyfox on Apr 28, 2013 22:57:08 GMT -8
Do it, Darth! Hahah
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Post by Darth on Apr 29, 2013 0:04:53 GMT -8
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Post by Horned Gramma on Apr 29, 2013 20:28:25 GMT -8
Every fucking year. I'm so glad I don't understand sports, my life is enough of a nightmare as it is.
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Post by Pea on Apr 29, 2013 20:47:31 GMT -8
HEY GRAWMAH TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALLGAME  |
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Post by Horned Gramma on Apr 29, 2013 20:50:24 GMT -8
I am down with drinking beer in public with wonk. And there's definitely a nostalgia factor involved in watching the A's lose.
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Post by Pea on Apr 29, 2013 20:51:24 GMT -8
We are going to get so fucking sloshed dude. I hate baseball as much as you hate sports in general.
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hope to see you next year!
