OFFICIAL Virgin Mobile FREEFEST 2009 Q/A - Hype Thread! REVISED

so overall, i had a fantastic time. i saw the usual crew at the 9:32 and around the place - the director, got haggis?, kosmo and sweetcell and mrs. cell

franz were the highlight of the show for me.
mates of state were good in the couple songs i caught of them.
the national were good times.
public enemy not too shabby.
st. vincent is gorgeous and rocks.

i have a friend who lives within walking distance so i was able to park in her community and walk over within 5 minutes. there was no traffic in or out for me either. the setup for merriweather was great, but man, the terrain is dangerous. there was basically no way i could stay on skates the whole day - which made me sad. hardly a gripe .. just personal :)

the event staff was pretty nice and helpful.

also seeing thatguy on the stage during girl talk was fun to watch. also the little boy dancing, adorbs. i'm sad i wasn't able to catch any of weezer, but i was in the front for the national/girl talk/franz and didn't really want to move. the west stage was a total win.

anyone who watched blink - how was travis in light of am's death?

sweetcell wrote:

betao wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
yup, and the wrong dates on the back.

it was totally possible that i said something to you, as i talked to people wearing NIN t-shirts (mainly just talking about the last shows they've done)

yup, a random person came up to me at the 932 and asked me about which show(s) i saw - must have been you (i answered that i was at both T5 shows).  there were 4-5 of us sitting at a table in the near corner on the left (near the stage) as soon as you walked in the 932.

dammit, planning fail on my part.  next time i'll let y'all know what i'm wearing or some other way of ID'ing the gang.

This was not me, as I never approached a group of people sitting at a table - my victims of conversation were mainly random people standing around by themselves. But it would've been nice to share words with you, sweetcell (same goes to the other forumers too!)

Ruiner wrote:
betao, i think you spoke to me after the Holy F**k set…we also talked about MBV in Richmond….was that you?

Yes! That was indeed me. I claimed how jealous I was of you seeing TDS done front to back. I never even thought to ask if you were a forumer. Nice meeting you sir, hope you enjoyed the festival.

http://www.tmz.com/2009/08/31/blink-182-cancels-concert-over-dj-ams-death/#comments

we didn't care last night . . . but we do tonight.  i guess it does take a day or two for tragedy to set in.

weird, I wonder why they didn't cancel last nights show as well

wml7 wrote:
weird, I wonder why they didn't cancel last nights show as well

have you ever seen seth?

yes, he's a big guy.  I saw him play drums tutti fruti at last years v fest  ;D

betao wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
yup, a random person came up to me at the 932 and asked me about which show(s) i saw - must have been you (i answered that i was at both T5 shows).  there were 4-5 of us sitting at a table in the near corner on the left (near the stage) as soon as you walked in the 932.

dammit, planning fail on my part.  next time i'll let y'all know what i'm wearing or some other way of ID'ing the gang.

This was not me, as I never approached a group of people sitting at a table - my victims of conversation were mainly random people standing around by themselves. But it would've been nice to share words with you, sweetcell (same goes to the other forumers too!)

well, i might have been in line at the bar, or spaced out b/c miss p was going on about how kick-ass her roller girls are, or… anyhoo, i strongly suspect it was you but who knows.  we'll def make a more coordinated effort next time!

that was the best sunday ever!!!!!!!!!!
parking was hella easy. 
it was hot as hell..but the shade was a heaven.
the toyota tent…too funny.
street dancers on the orange cone stage…awesome.
got to see holy fuck///then half of mates of state. their songs get stuck
in my head.
jet/bravery/
the national was a surprise hit for me.
girl talk w as crazy…getting pushed around. oh well
pete tong. i was so wasted i just wanted to dance and i did.

too bad i didn't get to see one or two songs of st. vincent
all i heard was her say 1 2 2 1 2 2…eep. 

crab cakes..yummy

love it!!!!

haha yeah St. Vincent had sound check problems.  So for like 10 mins it was 1 2 1 2 and some other alphabets.  Was annoying but she sounded great after all that.  ;D

miss wrote:
also seeing thatguy on the stage during girl talk was fun to watch.

was my sheer joy at being in that position evident from the crowd?

it was a good day from my standpoint, but i'm considering entirely different things than most attendees.

plus, i got that awesome camp counselor outfit.  a bunch of staph members came up with new names and jobs.  i'm kip, from cabin 3.  i teach archery.  make sure you sign up at breakfast, because my group fills up fast.

is that guy the guy with the big hoop earings?  ;D

wml7 wrote:
is that guy the guy with the big hoop earings?  ;D

Yes. 

I too got a kick out of Thatguy and his constant, stoic, on the job pose with oodles of dancing crazies just feet from him.

This guy?! :)

hutch wrote:
This guy?! :)

thatguy!

so this guy is that guy known as thatguy?  ;D
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOyP-f1tZvU&feature=channel_page

thatguy wrote:

miss wrote:
also seeing thatguy on the stage during girl talk was fun to watch.

was my sheer joy at being in that position evident from the crowd?

it was a good day from my standpoint, but i'm considering entirely different things than most attendees.

plus, i got that awesome camp counselor outfit.  a bunch of staph members came up with new names and jobs.  i'm kip, from cabin 3.  i teach archery.  make sure you sign up at breakfast, because my group fills up fast.

yes it was quite evident you were nothing but pleased to be in that position. but glad you were since yahoos started throwing crap into the audience, like that box .. wtf?

haha yes the box was crowd surfing  ;D

ugh…no pictures of me in white and khaki.  it's painful to see.

no way, kip!  it's nice to see you in a different "look."