miscchoc
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Post by miscchoc on Apr 27, 2011 15:32:57 GMT -8
Heard that at a show last week sometime some people were throwing around glowsticks and once they started landing close to the stage he stopped the music and threatened to stop playing...just a word to the wise lol
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Post by Pea on Apr 27, 2011 16:23:30 GMT -8
We are planning to stage the war further back toward the sound booth, so I don't anticipate them getting TOO close to the stage. If that's true that he did that then it's a bummer to hear.
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HecticDialectic
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Post by HecticDialectic on Apr 27, 2011 16:26:24 GMT -8
I really dislike the environmental aspect of so many throw away glowsticks. There, I've said my downer moment. I'm sure it will be a cool ass party though.
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Post by DeadPunk on Apr 27, 2011 16:30:15 GMT -8
10,000+ cars are driving to the middle of nowhere where a huge music festival is going on using up a zillion megahertz of energy. And you are worried about glowsticks in terms of environmental issues?
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Post by HecticDialectic on Apr 27, 2011 16:32:08 GMT -8
When I see whole dumpsters of them for no reason, yes indeed I am. And I"m also super happy there is a great deal of ride sharing going on- I wish every car that showed up was full. For my part I'm taking my smart car with 2 people to camp in.
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Post by Pea on Apr 27, 2011 16:35:58 GMT -8
Oh here we go again...
Are you even slightly aware how much trash is produced during a 3 (now 4) day festival along with extra days of camping? Even if 100,000 glowsticks were brought to Sasquatch, they would fill up MAYBE 2 garbage bags. I can't believe the "environmental" preaching that has come as a result of this...
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Post by HecticDialectic on Apr 27, 2011 16:40:51 GMT -8
I'm not preaching. I said one thing. I consider it a useless kind of waste, especially when people could equally well bring in lights that aren't single use and didn't have to be thrown away. I have a very good idea of how much trash is produced at these festivals; last year I got a free tent, sleeping pad, and about 5 tarps, just because people were too lazy to pack it up.
As I said, I'm sure this will be really cool. And not a huge deal.
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Post by know ID yuh on Apr 27, 2011 17:00:33 GMT -8
I really dislike the environmental aspect of so many throw away glowsticks. There, I've said my downer moment. I'm sure it will be a cool ass party though. Switch and J. Walter Weatherman are sticking around after Bassnectar to help clean up. You should join them. last year I got a free tent, just because people were too lazy to pack it up. A member of my crew left a tent behind one year, and it wasn't because he was too lazy to pack it up. Knowing what occurred in that tent, I wouldn't dare step foot in it. Think of me laughing next time you set that bad boy up.
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Post by HecticDialectic on Apr 27, 2011 17:02:44 GMT -8
Ha we hosed it out and aired it out. I take less precautions when i take a cab or sit on a public toilet seat and far dirtier thins have happened on those. It does worry me you are from portland though, as the people we got the tent from were also from portland- as far as I know all that happened was a lot of sex and cocaine snorting. We did a walkaround when we left and found probably a half dozen abandoned tents and shelters though.
And if I'm sober enough, I shall indeed stay to help clean up glowsticks.
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Post by Rusty on Apr 27, 2011 17:03:02 GMT -8
Oh here we go again... Are you even slightly aware how much trash is produced during a 3 (now 4) day festival along with extra days of camping? Even if 100,000 glowsticks were brought to Sasquatch, they would fill up MAYBE 2 garbage bags. I can't believe the "environmental" preaching that has come as a result of this... Is this true Pea? 2 garbage bags, maybe? It just seems like 100,000 glowsticks would occupy more space. But I am definitely no glowstick expert.
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Post by Rusty on Apr 27, 2011 17:04:34 GMT -8
A member of my crew left a tent behind one year, and it wasn't because he was too lazy to pack it up. Knowing what occurred in that tent, I wouldn't dare step foot in it. Think of me laughing next time you set that bad boy up. Hahaha, perfect.
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Post by HecticDialectic on Apr 27, 2011 17:10:32 GMT -8
Well, just the liquid of 32 glow stick makes up 1 litre, so only 2400 or so would be required to fill up a large 80L garbage bag, if it were just the liquid. That would be an awfully lot of bags.
Of course, I know most people will bring those piddly string-like ones- I don't actually know what volume those occupy, but I"m still imagining a few bags would be used.
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Post by Pea on Apr 27, 2011 17:16:11 GMT -8
Oh here we go again... Are you even slightly aware how much trash is produced during a 3 (now 4) day festival along with extra days of camping? Even if 100,000 glowsticks were brought to Sasquatch, they would fill up MAYBE 2 garbage bags. I can't believe the "environmental" preaching that has come as a result of this... Is this true Pea? 2 garbage bags, maybe? It just seems like 100,000 glowsticks would occupy more space. But I am definitely no glowstick expert. The types of glowsticks used in glowstick wars aren't the bulky 1 inch wide kind. They're the skinny 8 inch long bracelet type, like in this video... 10 of them wrapped together are only slightly wider than some of the standard sized glowsticks, so they definitely don't take up as much space.
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Post by Pea on Apr 27, 2011 17:17:01 GMT -8
Well, just the liquid of 32 glow stick makes up 1 litre, so only 2400 or so would be required to fill up a large 80L garbage bag, if it were just the liquid. That would be an awfully lot of bags. Of course, I know most people will bring those piddly string-like ones- I don't actually know what volume those occupy, but I"m still imagining a few bags would be used. Maybe you're confused about the types of glowsticks being used. Refer to my video, hopefully that will clear things up a bit.
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Post by HecticDialectic on Apr 27, 2011 17:22:58 GMT -8
There is a line directly in what you quoted where I said what kind of glow sticks people use. I just didn't use the term bracelet. And I also don't really care, I just mentioned that it seems wasteful.
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Post by Pea on Apr 27, 2011 17:30:37 GMT -8
Ya ya ya
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Post by chewedmuffin on Apr 27, 2011 17:44:04 GMT -8
Oddly enough, it actually was a blueberry muffin that inspired my username 5 years ago, or whenever it was that I first started to post on forums.
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Post by Switch on Apr 27, 2011 18:11:24 GMT -8
Switch and J. Walter Weatherman are sticking around after Bassnectar to help clean up. You should join them. Oh god, don't remind me. What the hell kind of shit was coming out of my mouth when I said that? Embarrassing. I will repeat my stance: I do feel like it is wasteful....BUT.....I will be joining the fun and expect to see the biggest and most kick-ass glowstick extravaganza ever. I will not be picking up glowsticks after the set. Let's set the record straight. If I do it will only be because I want to take them back to my camp.
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Post by Rusty on Apr 27, 2011 18:15:49 GMT -8
I have no real plans to bring and throw 10,000 sticks or whatever, nor do I really listen to/enjoy seeing this type of music live. However, I do plan on standing at the back and watching all this play out, I bet it's going to look pretty fucking amazing.
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Post by know ID yuh on Apr 27, 2011 20:07:56 GMT -8
I have no real plans to bring and throw 10,000 sticks or whatever, nor do I really listen to/enjoy seeing this type of music live. However, I do plan on standing at the back and watching all this play out, I bet it's going to look pretty fucking amazing. I am going to say many of you will barely notice the glow stick light show. I witnessed one of the best glowstick wars at a Phish show when I was a teenager. They turned the stage lights off while playing "Bouncing Around The Room," so it was an amazing mass of glowing lights being thrown up in the air IN THE DARK. Bassnectar's set is going to be heavily lit already, with a lot of cool visuals, so the thousands of lit pencils being thrown will not be as effective. I still love the idea though, I want to be near the unleashing of the beast.
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