It’s been two weeks. I’m down a phone and my cardiovascular levels are still well below average. I haven’t been “medically” diagnosed with a completely ruined liver, whatever the technical term for that is, but it hasn’t been “medically” confirmed to be working correctly, either. Let’s be clear: one cannot do Bonnaroo unprepared. Much like a marathon, there is preparation that goes with it, preparation that is a must. Without th
at preparation you find yourself in an open tent, underneath a torrential downpour with a pool-type situation developing on your moderately inflated air mattress. It’s four days of non-stop sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll … and hip-hop and indie-whatever and folk and dance and trance and creepy Santas and Beatles doing Beatles things. It’s survival of the fittest, and it’s worth every second of it.
My plan going in was to live-tweet my ‘Roo experience. This was a great, amazing, flawless plan. My phone died (Like died, died.) roughly 2 hours after I arrived on Friday afternoon. Now that I’ve had time to sit back and reflect on that memorable June weekend, though not physically recovered, and had time to purchase a new phone, I thought I should remedy the problem of the lack of live-tweeting and retroactively relive ‘Roo 140 characters at a time. Won’t you join me?
Friday
1:45
@mattwink: I just took a cab, a plane, another plane, a bus. Now walking through 80,000 tents looking for someone whose phone isn’t on. #Rooproblems
3:00
@mattwink: Made it in time to see the homie @RaylandIsHere play his first ‘Roo. He’s good at music. People seem to be into that. Smiles.
4:50
@mattwink: @monstersandmen straight into @passionpit is a Spotify playlist I made once. It’s also what’s happening in my life right now. Ok with it.
6:15
@mattwink: OMGZ @BIGKRIT IS THE KRUNKEST PERSON WHO HAS EVER DONE LIVE THINGS AND IM WATCHING THEM HAPPEN
6:30
@mattwink: OMGZ @BIGKRIT IS STILL THE KRUNKEST PERSON OF ALL TIME RAP GAME MLK AND STUFF DO PEOPLE STILL SAY KRUNK?
6:50
@mattwink: I need water and FOR BIG KRIT TO PERFORM EVERYDAY OF MY LIFE
7:15
@mattwink: I’m 15 minutes away from seeing @WuTangClan perform for the first time in my life. I’m not mentally prepared
8:15
@mattwink: WU-TANG CLAN AIN’T NOTHING TO **** WITH WAS JUST SAID TO ME. JUST ME. THEY SAID IT TO ME.
8:55
@mattwink: “I bomb atomically, Socrates’ philosophies and hypothesis can’t define how I be droppin these mockeries…” I. Can. Die. Now.
11:30
@mattwink: Paul McCartney. There is no more. #TheEnd
Saturday
12:15
@mattwink: .@portugaltheman acoustic performance. This is why you come. You meaning me. This is why I came.
1:45
@mattwink: watching RayLand, again. Different stage, less instruments. Bigger crowd. Word gets around ‘Roo.
2:30
@mattwink: .@JEFFbrotherhood IS SHUTTING DOWN ‘ROO A DAY EARLY OMGZ
5:25
@mattwink: .@Nas. #LifeIsGood and #TheWorldIsMine and #LifeIsPerfect (that one is not Nas-related, but is)
8:00 p.m. to 3:00
Even in a retroactive Twitter diary, you have to put your phone down and live life. Saturday night brought in The Lumineers, Jack Johnson coming in from the bullpen to take over the stage for the ill-fated Mumford and Sons, R. Kelly, The Super Jam, Weird Al and Empire of the Sun. It was the most chill, awkward (in the very best way) series of live acts I’ve every seen in my life and the picture could not be painted with just a few fake tweets. It’s why you come to ‘Roo. That block of time.
Sunday
12:15
@mattwink: I’m watching live country music. I’m not hating it. This @KaceyMusgraves person is good. And attractive. Very.
1:50
@mattwink: NO ONE LOVE LIFE MORE THAN @ActionBronson. NO. ONE. EVER.
2:00
@mattwink: HE WON’T STOP RUNNING (WALKING) THROUGH THE CROWD AND SMOKING ALL THEIR WEED.
2:15
@mattwink: I CAN’T TWEET WHAT JUST HAPPENED!!!!
2:45
@mattwink: I am currently NOT watching Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
4:45
@mattwink: .@kendricklamar already owns ‘Roo.
5:15
@mattwink: There are new laws at this point. Kendrick is our ruler and we must obey.
5:30
@mattwink: No one knows what just happened and no one will ever forget it
5:45
@mattwink: .@Themowglis love everyone. I love them. The people here do, too. There’s a lot of love happening.
7:35
@mattwink: .@The_National just played “England” and I felt every lyric. I’m not crying though b/c Kendrick: The Ruler might see me.
8:15
@mattwink: EVERYONE TOOK ALL OF THE DRUGS AND WENT TO SEE @asvpxrocky
8:30
@mattwink: WHITE PEOPLE LOVE A$AP
8:50
@mattwink: EVERYONE IS NAKED
9:00
@mattwink: one can not go see Tom Petty after that just happened
10:45
@mattwink: changed my mind. Just saw “Free Fallin’” live. That’ll do it.
11:00
@mattwink: Note: @mattwink, make doctor appointment immediately after returning to Tampa
