As the countdown to this year's Bonnaroo grows closer, I'm starting to get really jazzed up about seeing several specific artists: Vampire Weekend, Sigur Ros & The Raconteurs, just to name 3. The official 2008 schedule came out late last week and here is a link to it. Now the trick is to decide which shows I can see in their entirety and which I'll have to catch only part of.
Meanwhile, I continue to refine what I'll need to bring in order to stay comfortable in the Tennessee sun. So far this has been a cool, damp Spring and maybe this year won't be as hot & dusty as the past 2 Bonnaroos... but I'm not counting on it. Handy wipes, tissue packets and sunscreen are MUST HAVES. The tissue packs are for the port-a-potties; you never know when you'll find yourself in one sans toilette paper. I've also come up with a lightweight way to bring a spray mister: I cleaned out a used up bottle of spray butter. It works great and doesn't take up a lot of space in my backpack. Of course the people around me will think I'm spraying myself down with butter substitute, and that's kinda odd... but it may be a great conversation opener, who knows?