Roo schedule screws me

The Bonnaroo 06 schedule was just announced today and they are completely fucking me. How might you ask with so many artists and bands in one festival; that is spread over 4 days?

Quiet simply, they stacked a major group of artists I wanted to see all in one fucking day. Just take a look at the Bonnaroo 06 schedule.

More importantly, look at Friday's list of shows. All in one day, they put Mike Gordon & Ramble Dove on at 3:15PM and start G. Love & Special Sauce at 3:30PM. On top of that, Ricky Skaggs' set starts at 5:30PM, both Robert Randolph & the Family Band's set and Oysterhead's set start at 5:30PM. And to drive a nail deeper into my heart, they have Nickel Creek starting at 6PM. So that's 6 of the 11 main acts that I planned to see (see post) and they all crammed into a 3 hour window. So I will only be able to see 2 full sets. Luckily, Robert Randolph is playing a mini set on the Sonic Stage at 2:30PM, so I'll get to see him perform some tunes.

To make matters worse, a blantant disrespect is being shown to Mr. Robert Randolph. Outside of Warren Haynes, he has been the hardest working man at Bonnaroo the last few years and is playing in The Other Tent instead of the Which Stage (btw Death Cab for Cutie is playing). Give me a fucking break. What moron made that decision? Something else worth noting is the fact that Nickel Creek and G. Love both played on the Which Stage at Bonnaroo 03, now both are tents this go round.

Now I know, artists' schedules have a lot to do with what days they are playing but this is only the BIGGEST festival of the summer in the US. And overall the rest of the weekend is planned out OK. But com'n Bonnaroo, spread the love out over the weekend. Don't cram everybody I love into one day.

and if you thought i could be replaced
i wouldn't just stop with an ear
i would cut off my whole fucking face
just to make my point clear

Groovin' to Iron & Wine

My iRiver has completely screwed me on playing time so I've had to result to the MP3s I have on my work computer the last few weeks and surprisingly I'm not too let down. For one I bought Iron & Wine's Passing Afternoon and received Glen Phillips' latest Mr. Lemons in the mail. New tunes are always good.

If you haven't gotten into Iron & Wine, you really should. Anyways....

Finally!!!! I will get to see the above mentioned Mr. Phillips this Thursday at the Birchmere. Its been a long time coming but I finally scored tickets and I will enjoy a show by one of my favorite singer/songwriters of the the last few years.

On another note, my birthday and Bonnaroo starts in a month. God I love Live Music and being drunk and blogging.

Mary, carry your babe
bound up tight like lips around a whimper
your fingers over my face
blind eyed Sampson driven to the temple
and night birds digging until dawn
freedom hangs like Heaven over everyone

100 Days

That's right, only 100 more days until the OBB4. It seems like it was only yesterday that the greatest party of the summer took place. Mark your calendars and tell all your friends to mark theirs. The Owens Brothers have prepared a few surprises for this year's set and the kegs of beer will be flowing like cheap wine.

Sleep all day, out all night
I know where you're goin'

Cali Photos

I finally got around to taking the photos off my camera and uploaded them to Yahoo! Photos. Most are from San Francisco from the hotel I stayed at. The Bay Bridge and Ferry Building look pretty cool at night. I didn't take too many in LA probably due to all the boozing we did. But the Southern California sunset overlooking the Pacific is breathtaking. Damn I gotta move out there.

You can view all of my lovely photos.

like a summer rose, i'm a victim of the fall
but am soon returning
your love's the warmest place the sun ever shines
my morning yearning

SoCal

So I've been out in California the last 2 weeks and I have enjoyed it alot. I spent the majority of my time in San Francisco where it has rained almost everyday which blows. I spent last weekend in LA area and I'm back again this weekend. I think I could definitely live the SoCal lifestyle; warm weather, chill people, the beach. I almost 25 and I need to figure out what I want to do in life.

Living in Northern VA for almost 3 years has been a blast, but it might be time for a change of scenery. Hell, I could probably convince my work to let me move out here. Moving across country would be crucial and I'd miss my family and friends, but I think it would be a great learning experience.

I'm just throwing this out there. Should I move out to Cali? Let me know what you think.

but my savior is not Christ the Lord
but one named Virginia whom I live my life for