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Post by Abominable on Jun 2, 2011 10:58:23 GMT -8
All I've got to ask is did anyone else take the chocolate mushrooms pressed into a star shape mold? Those induced about as intense a high as I can ever remember being on. Made Washed Out absolutely mind blowing! ha ha, sold by the older lady with the briefcase? Sure did! I only had a little bit, but it was still good times. Those would be the ones!
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Post by Abominable on Jun 2, 2011 10:11:29 GMT -8
I had one run in with security all weekend. I had been waiting just outside the gate to get into the pit during Local Natives in anticipation of Wolf Parade. After finally being let in, I think I see my friends still in line. I decide to jump up on the little bench on the backside of the dividing fence for a better view and to coordinate where to meet them. A security guy comes up and asks me to get down; no problem. He then tells me I need to leave the pit and get back in line for this minor offense. I try to reason with him saying I didn't know it was a big deal and I wasn't there to start trouble, all in a very calm manner. He then grabs me forcefully by the arm, my reflexes kick in and I swat his hand away. Bad idea. He says something about resisting and assault. Thank god I am still relatively sober at this point and from there let him know that I had waited in line for over an hour, am really sorry and that he is about to ruin my afternoon for something really minor. He miraculously lets me go with a warning not to cause any more shit.
I really shrugged it off as not a big deal when it happened, but after reading some of these other stories, I think I was about 10 seconds away from being head-locked, wrestled to the ground, handcuffed, ejected and detained / jailed.
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Post by Abominable on Jun 2, 2011 9:58:00 GMT -8
All I've got to ask is did anyone else take the chocolate mushrooms pressed into a star shape mold? Those induced about as intense a high as I can ever remember being on. Made Washed Out absolutely mind blowing!
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Post by Abominable on Jun 2, 2011 9:51:27 GMT -8
I think I probably consumed about 2000 calories the entire weekend. Was so mangled, eating fell way down the priority list. Felt horrible the whole trip home, but a day on the couch has me right as rain.
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Post by Abominable on Jun 2, 2011 9:49:48 GMT -8
Stolen: A backpack out of my tent with a camera, some bottlecaps and illicit substances in it. Had it stashed away pretty good (back of my tent under an air mattress), so whoever took it spent a few minutes going through my stuff.
Lost: My Ray-Bans. My own fault. Way too fucked up on Sunday night after leaving the venue. No clue what happened to them.
I heard a rumor, which sounds like it could be fabricated, but I'll share it nonetheless. Apparently, a couple guys watched someone go through tents. They intervened, beat him senseless and then dragged him up to first aid / security. This is likely bullshit, but I am just going to believe that the guy who stole my stuff got what was coming to him.
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Post by Abominable on Jun 2, 2011 9:45:29 GMT -8
In the end, I didn't make it in for Twin Shadow. Going to get tickets to see him play in Vancouver later this month though, so all is not lost!
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Post by Abominable on Jun 2, 2011 9:44:03 GMT -8
Really tough to pick only five performances, but here we go:
1.) Ratatat 2.) Bonobo 3.) Washed Out 4.) Skrillex 5.) Sleigh Bells
Honorable Mentions: Gold Panda, Yeasayer, Local Natives.
Can you tell I was rolling pretty much the entire weekend?!
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Post by Abominable on Jun 1, 2011 22:53:09 GMT -8
I think I must have gone through about 10 minutes before the 'riot' kicked off as well. People were getting unruly and started to cramp in too tight. I told a few people around me to calm down and stop pushing. Hopefully nobody was seriously hurt, although I heard some stories of people being trampled. I know the wait was ridiculous, but that's how someone is seriously hurt or killed.
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Post by Abominable on May 26, 2011 9:35:15 GMT -8
Thought this was more than appropriate:
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Post by Abominable on May 26, 2011 9:28:38 GMT -8
Going out for a drink after work turned into closing the bar down. Scrambling this morning to get ready to leave hasn't be fun. Making a couple more quick stops around town, then heading out. Have fun, stay safe and look out for your fellow Sasquatchers!
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Post by Abominable on May 25, 2011 15:06:24 GMT -8
First evening we divide and conquer until someone finds a hookup. Guys cruising through the campsite with a backpack in tow are usually a good place to start. Always makes me a little paranoid though, as I would hate to have trouble with the law south of the border. Up here it's a stern talking to and you're on your way.
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Post by Abominable on May 25, 2011 9:21:03 GMT -8
Forget the 'Beers of the Word' stand. Someone just needs to send out a Tubthumper beacon in the campsite. We'll come running like moths to a bright light.
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Post by Abominable on May 25, 2011 9:05:48 GMT -8
You were his inspiration HG!
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Post by Abominable on May 25, 2011 9:02:23 GMT -8
As a member of the top 1% tallest people at Sasquatch, I'll do this dance with you guys for $100. Way to sell out. You've changed, man.
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food!
May 24, 2011 15:13:49 GMT -8
Post by Abominable on May 24, 2011 15:13:49 GMT -8
300?! How much alcohol per shooter? That's a lot of booze.
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Post by Abominable on May 24, 2011 14:23:39 GMT -8
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Post by Abominable on May 24, 2011 12:20:28 GMT -8
I definitely would like to have a beer with most of you, just not enough to sit through a Biffy Clyro set.
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Post by Abominable on May 20, 2011 12:35:45 GMT -8
Well, I don't think I've ever slept past 8:00 at Sasquatch. For me, it's whether I want to play babysitter and make sure my entourage can make it into the festival for a set time. This usually means giving everyone a countdown to departure at ten minute intervals starting 90 minutes before we need to move. I could also cruise solo, but that's definitely not as fun. Hopefully our neighbors are a good group of people and more excited about Twin Shadow than my friends.
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Post by Abominable on May 20, 2011 12:30:51 GMT -8
If they allowed in and out privileges could you imagine the bottleneck at the gates? Usually in the early afternoon you wait in a line for 45 minutes to get your bag checked and let in. That wait would only grow and carry into the evening if people came and went as they pleased. There would be no bottle neck if everyone could go in when they want and exit when they want instead of all being herded like cattle at the same times. As I already mentioned, I did not invent this idea, other festivals much larger and even smaller allow ins and outs, especially since for the most part nearly everyone is camping onsite. It is not like it increases vehicle traffic, just foot traffic going back and forth from and to the event. I really do not think it would be that big a deal for security unless every one was going back to camp for some meth or something and acting like assholes after. Again, just my opinion but it does blow big time. Oh, I think it could be done, but it would require a significant overhaul to the way the gorge and campsite are operated.
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Post by Abominable on May 20, 2011 12:19:16 GMT -8
Was it $9 or $12? I don't recall. I get into trouble down at Sasquatch financially. It is the one weekend I look forward to all year and go in with the attitude that cost isn't going to dictate my experience. I usually leave spending well over what I estimate as being reasonable beforehand. Tall boys were $9 and those huge 710ml (24oz) beers were $12. But the year before tall boys were $8 so who knows what will happen this year. I should use the inflation of Sasquatch beer prices as leverage during my next salary review at work.
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