Bonnaroo 2009,,,,,some pics and a list of bands I rocked with.....

Knowing from my teenage years, when you go to an outdoor show, always wear sandals that can be flipped off, so I can rub my feet in the soft warm grass...........AND, carry a waterproof shoulder bag, to put cameras and bottled water..................

My first show at the 'Roo was Janelle Mona'e at The Other Tent.....

'Roo has a safety tower and a ferris wheel...................All of Bonnaroo's attractions are enclosed in a secured area called Centeroo............All bags are checked and patrons frisked, patted down........No biggy.........Made me feel better.............

White Rabbits were playing here at This Tent....Oh yeah,,,all the venues have names associated with Tents and Stages.......

Right after this show, I headed back to camp early for the day.....STORMS.........Made it back to camp just in time for a severe storm to hit the area...........Last big storm of the weekend!!!!

moe. doing an acoustic show at the Sonic Stage on Friday afternoon............Thanks for turning me onto this band Greg..........I missed their electric show the next night............Too dang late at night for me..........I was wore out after Buffett,Wilco and Bruce..........moe. played from 2 am till 8 am...............I could hear them from the campground as the sun was rising..............I was thinking,,,"Dang, someones still cranking"...............It was moe............................

The Which Stage..............Buffett played this stage..............

HEY!!!!!

Statues....nice and HOT too.....

Camp

I was in quadrant #7.............If you look real close, bottom right flagpole,,,thats M2........My camp...Big rig trailer in center of pic is the ice trailer...........3.50 a bag.........

This is the What Stage.............This is where the BIG acts played..........ie,,,,Wilco, Bruce, Beastie, Al...........

Water fountain for cooling off...........

This is my view from camp as I headed back to Centeroo in the evening..........

My beacon/baloon...........This is what you would look for at night.............This would help if inebriated.............

Camp at night........Main road through campground straight ahead in lights........Very well lit....

When Jimmy Buffett showed up on Saturday morning he came to stage edge to say hi to the crowd.......................They went nuts.............

Nadirah Shakoor was at her very best..........

Mac Macanally, Jimmy Buffett, and Ilo...............Buffett played a full set, his special know it by heart songs, and Ilo spent time on a few of his songs............Show started at noon........I was front row in the center corridor at nine thirty...................FINS to the Left!!!!!!!!

Bands seen from start of festival to last evening...........

Janelle Mona'e

White Rabbits

Murs

Kaki King

Animal Collective

moe.

Santigold

Al Green

Beastie Boys

Ilo and The Coral Reefer Allstars (Jimmy Buffett)

Allen Toussaint

Booker T and The DBT's

Gov't Mule

Wilco

Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band

Erykah Badu

Merle Haggard

Snoop Dog

Neko Case

Phish

oh yeah,,,,,,,,,,,click on any picture to see a big version...........BONNAROO ROCKS!!!

Campin' at the Indianapolis 500,,,the 2009 edition...

This pic is from Carb day INDY 500 practice and INDY LIGHTS 100 race........I sat on the front stretch.............

Thats right Jerry, an American made Chevrolet Silverado............Did not even know this T@B was behind me coming across those Kentucky hills...............I had just set up the camp and needed some pics...............I camped again at the north Coca Cola Lot...........Again, it was packed and hopping..............Like I like it...........

Beautiful blue skies with partial clouds..............This was my first trip out with our new canopy/awning..............I had no problems putting up camp alone..........

I have a small generator that is locked to the T@Bs front frame................

I made new friends with the rv pictured behind me here..............BIG cookers!!!!!!!! Also made a referance to a kitchen boy here............"HEY!!!!! KITCHEN BOY"!!!!!!!!

My truck did not move for three days

Galley faced south, awning due east............Kicking back under this awning was great..........

First day road..............Will eventually turn dusty................NO rain this year..........Equals no muddy roads.......YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!

My neighbors due east rented this porta potty for the weekend.............They kept a lock on it........Nice people.......Colts season ticket holders................rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr...........They travel to Tennessee to watch Colts @ Titans regularly............

Under the grandstands on the infield front straight away, next to the Pagoda................

Pace car,,,,,the new Chevrolet Camaro.....................American made,,,,,,,,,Jerry..........errrrrrrr......I mean grooowwwwwwwwwllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll................

Nice warm crowd,,,,,,,,,,temps in the mid eighties.....................Turn one................

What a race!!!!!!!!!!! Helio wins!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ps,,,,,,,,,,,,this year I kind of held back on the pics, I was too busy having fun and relaxing..........

Loaded,hitched and Anxious.......

Not quite ready though.............This week we head off to Indianapolis to witness the greatest spectacle in sports...................The Indianapolis 500....................Of course I have an American made Chevrolet Silverado to do my towing now. ........I sold my 2003 Saturn Vue ( also American made) to my son, at a sweet deal.............Plan on taking some cameras, and getting some very nice pictures to share.............We will be at the north side Coca Cola parking lot (LOT 1-C) .............Stop on by...............Oh yeah,,,,,,,,,,Jerry, KISS MY A**!!!!!!!

New Cover for M2

My T@B has finally gotten a cover to protect her from the harsh southern sun...........

I do not care what Jerry says over on the Yahoo group, America and Americans are still the best!!!!!!

Fixin to hit the road...................

Sue and Rich fixin to head on out on a long journey......................Follow them as they post on their blog..........Tabrific

Ken and Bonnies new canopy

Very new T@BBers, Ken and Bonnie have really been gettin' out there and doin' some relaxing....................This is their new canopy.................very nice.............

The new Canopy

These two pics were from a camera phone upload, so they not that good......... The top ones are from a Canon digital camera..........After dumping the equipment onto the asphalt I commenced to put the new canopy up with no instructions..............None what so ever.............I did not tether the canopy down, but I stretched it out a little........It took a few minutes to figure it out, but here it is..............I purchased this through Scenic Roads Rv in Manchester Tennessee...............