Wow, I’m finally HERE! The drive down was an uneventful glide through Kentucky and Tennessee back roads. I left the Interstate at Murfeesboro and had a pleasant trip seeing the rolling hills of central Tennessee. Then I hit Manchester and all hell broke loose. The Holiday Inn near Bonnaroo acts a distribution point for media credentials and unlike last year, all the VIP passes. There is only one two-lane road that leads into and out of this parking lot, and for 1-½ hours, everyone was parked – forcibly. The police finally came and broke the traffic jam loose.
This seems to be the only thing the planners of Bonnaroo didn’t get right. This is an amazing logistical task, and I can see where improvements have been tweaked since last year. There is now a short cut from my camping ground to the media compound where I file reports. No more dodging fast moving golf carts driven by the support staff! There must be hundreds of these golf carts moving between the widely spaced stages. It’s unreal how many people it takes to put on an event like this. You can’t help but feel sorry for the security staff that have to man check points stationed in the sun for hours on end.
Oh hey – I just looked up to see the members of the National standing before me. They are getting ready to record in the studio across from me. Sweet!
This seems to be the only thing the planners of Bonnaroo didn’t get right. This is an amazing logistical task, and I can see where improvements have been tweaked since last year. There is now a short cut from my camping ground to the media compound where I file reports. No more dodging fast moving golf carts driven by the support staff! There must be hundreds of these golf carts moving between the widely spaced stages. It’s unreal how many people it takes to put on an event like this. You can’t help but feel sorry for the security staff that have to man check points stationed in the sun for hours on end.
Oh hey – I just looked up to see the members of the National standing before me. They are getting ready to record in the studio across from me. Sweet!
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