BlogaROOOO...recap

Hey there Pals. Alisa Ali checkin in on ya. Just got back from the Roo and I have to say it was another stellar year.

I had such a good time. As always. Honestly I cant see how you could not have a good time... and this is coming from someone who almost passed out from the heat. Yes the heat was intense - but so were the good times, man.

I imagine that most people wanna know what the best show was. Good question. For me it was the White Stripes. No surprise there - I know. But listen you know that the White Stripes are supreme. You know this. So Im not gonna try and pretend that it was this really tiny obscure band that no one knows about. No. It was just as you imagined. The Stripes blowing your mind! Which by the way was bizarre to me that they actually did not headline. Instead Widespread Panic headlined that night. What kind of sense does that make?

Anyway, After the White Stripes another fave was The Flaming Lips. They are so great for the Roo. & Oh man, I have to tell you about this kind of sad situation with the Lips and the Police later. I'll post about that separately though. Stay Tuned.

After those guys, I liked Hot Chip. I danced my blank off at that show! Oh and also On my way over to Gogol Bordello, I heard this band playing and I was like whoa! WHAT is THAT? so I went over and I am so glad I did because they could be my next favorite. They were so good. Funky Rock. A little Screamy. Great southern guitar sound. They remind me of a mix between Kings of Leon and MMJ - whom I ADORE and was so sad that they didnt play this year. But anyway this band I saw was called and probably still is called, Cage the Elephant. I need to find out more information about these guys. So let me know what you know world wide web.

Alright well I could really go on and on about bands at the Roo, but I also want to say that the Bonnaroo experience is actually much more than then bands. One of the main reasons that Bonnaroo is so much fun is that you ALWAYS meet really cool people. The folks are just so open there its like they shed all their shyness and inhibitions - This is clear from the random naked people you see walking around. FYI - yes, you are still naked even though you have glitter all over your body. And even though there was your random naked person walking around, people werent perverted about it, you know. It wasnt skeevy. But apparently I have a high tolerance for this. Ehem. Moving on.

One of the best experiences that I think almost everyone shares @ the Roo is when you randomly find your friend on a crowd of about 20,000 people. That is such a great feeling, isnt it? Its chaos & fate with a great soundtrack.

-A-Roo, signing off for now.