this past weekend was an annual pilgrimage for many tenderfoot wannabe hippies, bonnaroo. for some reason someone felt a farm in manchester tennessee was a good place to have one of the largest concert festivals in the states. true to any concert of this nature, there's always some wonderful stories of people doing stupid things influenced by drug of choice. last year it was fsu quarterback (at that time) going home with the impression that he was god.
this year's oddity is the death of a ohio man who left the concert and walked onto the highway in front of ricky skagg's tour bus. the oddity isn't about the man, that's tragic, be it suicide or death due to drug impairment. what is odd is the viewpoint from people at the concert.
"That's horrible," Estrada said. "I wish there had been some adults (with the victim) who had been more responsible."
uh, if this were a youth or children's event this comment would have weight, but isn't the make up of the 80k plus people all "adults."
Rick Bidelman of Nashville said that he thought things at the festival were going better than the drug overdoses and unexpected deaths of past years' festivals.
uh, if there are drug overdoses and deaths each year wouldn't it be prudent to not promote this? or is the lure of a few million bucks enough to risk a few lives.
Carrie Anne, a 25-year-old Skaggs fan from Portland, Maine, was disappointed to hear of the death but said, "There are worse ways to go than to be hit by Ricky Skaggs' tour bus."
uh, yes, that's the way i want to go. i'm sure others are with you carrie.. btw, what are you smoking!!
