Bonnaroo Update: Sunday TurchiTweets 5.0->6.0

Sunday’s Bonnaroo Updates from Vinyl Records field reporter (Mixtur)Reed Turchi

TurchiTweet5.0 (3:06am): “So far, Girl Talk and MGMT win for most obnoxious fans. I am both impressed and alarmed. Let’s put on more sparkles.”

TurchiTweet5.2 (5:16am): “MGMT may have a larger following, but in my mind Hockey won best performance for an indie electro pop band.”

TurchiTweet5.4 (3:45pm): “Rebirth Brass Band makes an unscheduled appearance and I get there just in time to see it end. Missed the best show here!”

TurchiTweet5.6 (4:01pm): “Brett holding it down right now, then Andrew Bird and Band of Horses.”

TurchiTweet5.8 (8:28m): “Comedy tent hipsters have ironic sex. Like how’s this? Whatever.”

TurchiTweet6.0 (9:28pm): “Snopp Dogg: ‘What’s my mothafuckin name? Snoop Dogg Snoop Dogg, are you ready for Phish?!’ How many times do you think he’s said that?”

Relevant Grateful Dead quote of the day:
“Almost aflame still you don’t feel the heat, takes all you got just to stay on the beat.”

Bonnaroo Update: Saturday TurchiTweets 4.0, 4.25, 4.5, and 4.75

Saturday’s Bonnaroo Updates from Vinyl Records field reporter (Mixtur)Reed Turchi

TurchiTweet4.0 (9:56pm): “Phoenix gets a thumbs up, Crystal Castles was outrageous and stole my soul, Girl Talk was out of control and repeatedly unplugged. Tonight is The Boss and MGMT!”

TurchiTweet4.25 (9:58pm): “Crystal Castles was really another world. A guy fell 8ft onto my ankle at Girl Talk, so I struggle on! Of course aided by the one and only Paige Smith.”

TurchiTweet4.50 (11:05pm): ” ‘We’re about to build a house of sexual healing in this field, right now,’ says The Boss. Long live.”

TurchiTweet4.75 (11:36pm): “Request time begins with ‘Santa is Coming to Town’. “

Relevant Grateful Dead quote of the day:
“The fields are full of dancing, full of singing and romancing, ’cause the music never stopped.”

Bonnaroo Update: TurchiTweets 3.0, 3.25, 3.5, and 3.75

Friday’s Bonnaroo Updates from Vinyl Records field reporter (Mixtur)Reed Turchi

TurchiTweet3.0 (12:57pm): “Went to the press meting and I must say I’m overwhelmed. A lot to learn for next year, need to be more prepared.”

TurchiTweet3.25 (1:03pm): “Today’s lineup- Gomez, Animal Collective, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV on the Radio, Beastie Boys, Phoenix, Crystal Castles, and Girl Talk.”

TurchiTweet3.50 (3:07pm): “Front row for Animal Collective, which puts me at the hip center of the world for the next few hours.”

TurchiTweet3.75 (4:08pm): “It must be Animal Collective, seeing as its 95 degrees and everyone has a damn scarf on. Security just tore the head off an inflatable flamingo.”

Relevant Grateful Dead quote of the day:
“Dressed myself in green, I went down unto the sea. Try to see what’s goin’ down, try to read between the lines.”

Bonnaroo Update: TurchiTweets 2.25, 2.5, and 2.75

More of Thursday’s Bonnaroo Updates from Vinyl Records field reporter (Mixtur)Reed Turchi

TurchiTweet2.25 (1:08pm): “It’s confirmed! Jimmy Buffet will be here Saturday afternoon”

TurchiTweet2.5 (1:15pm): “Standing in line for press credentials and Paige finds grilled cheese, sweet tea, and fries with honey mustard at local diner. Morale boosted.”

TurchiTweet2.75 (10:09pm): “Hockey does a great show until the vocalist gets too into it and unplugs the mic during ‘too fake’ “

Relevant Grateful Dead quote of the day:
I ain’ ready yet, it ain’t complete, that’s why I am headin’ down to Alleycat Street.

Bonnaroo Updates: TurchiTweets 1.5 and 2.0

TurchiTweet1.5 (8:03pm):
“work shifts over, guy with two 40s strapped to his hands, 300 brownies in a cooler, and way too many acoustic guitars. Campers arrive tonight at 12.”

TurchiTweet2.0 (11:08am):
“Thousands still coming in, 7 hours until the first music, and now it starts to pour-and there is a tornado warning. And now lightning everywhere.”

Grateful Dead quote of the day (1.5):
“Such a long long time to be gone and a short time to be there.”

Grateful Dead quote of the day (2.0):
“A box of rain will ease the pain and love will see you through.”

Reed Turchi’s Bonnaroo Updates: Day 1

Its that time of the year again, when you can hear “Casey Jones” blaring from one out of every thirteen car along I-40 all the way from Wilimington, NC to Manchester, Tn. Some are drivers, others passengers. Some are bros, some flower children, some too-hip-for-school, and others merely go for the “experience.” The Roo bell has rung, and many are answering its call.

One such comrade is Vinyl Records’ own Reed Turchi, who in his second year of attendance is doing double duty as both an officially registered volunteer staffer and a registered member of the Bonnarro Press circle.

Each day, Reed will be sending along a twitterific message via our Vinyl Press webspace, keeping us updated on who he interviews, who he helps through a bad trip, and who he’s rocking his socks off to.

Without further ado, and I apologize for any anti-climaticism, here is TurchiTweet number one:

TurchiTweet1 (10:48pm):
“Made 100 beds in rv’s, 105 degrees and now watching someone that is on a double dose of e”

Be safe, stay hydrated, and have fun, Reed.

Grateful Dead quote of the day (1):
“Well everybody’s dancin’ in a ring around the sun, nobody’s finished, we ain’t even begun. So take off your shoes, child, and take off your hat, try on your wings and find out where it’s at.”