I am officially back from The Roo 2007. We left a little early, we were planning on leaving tonight, but to be really honest…Saturday nights do something strange to Bonnaroovians. They get incredibly disgusting. It becomes a putrid enviornment and in 95 degree weather, its not a pleasant place to be.
But I had a blast. Every fucking bone in my body aches, I can only imagine that this is how Jesus felt when he had to walk with the cross on his back. Yep. I just compared myself to Jesus.

Anyway…I saw a buttload of cool bands. I think the first act I saw was Lily Allen? Something like that. Then I saw Tool. That was Friday night. I was pretty pooped, and id vomited my brains out so I didnt feel like doing much but sleeping.
Saturday I saw Gogal Bordello..and let me tell you, they fucking ROCK.  Then I saw..dun dun DUN…The Police! Sting looked really old

The highlight of my time there was probably The Flaming lips…theyve created a perfect memory for me. But first, let me give some background info.

Ok..My boyfriend and I didnt bring a tent or anything, we were just gonna sleep outside in Centeroo (where all the bands play). Well, he got up at about 2am and said he had to go shit and wanted to walk around so I was like cool..im gonna stay here and sleep. Around 4AM some staff members told me that I was not allowed to sleep in centeroo this year.. no one was. I dunno why? So, I met back up with my boyfriend and we made our exodus into the crazy campground area to look for a spot that would be shady, so we could lay down our tarp and blankets and go to sleep. We found the BEST spot. There was no one else there..it was this small wooded oasis, the trees provided the perfect amount of shade and they framed the sky beautifully.

Ok..onto my story..
Saturday night we decided to see some of The Flaming Lips show..and it was fucking cool..I have to admit..real fucking cool. I started feeling sick (I called this the Bonnaroo syndrome) so we decided to go back to our camping spot..it was about..1AM. So we made the 15 or 20 minute trek back to our campsite, laid out our tarp and blankets, made our pillow..and laid there listening to The Flaming Lips blaring in the background..just enjoying being there together. Well, about that time fireworks started to go off in the sky in front of us, it was sooo cool..and then the best thing ever happened..
In the background…in that perfect moment..I heard..
Do you realize…that you have the most, beautiful face.

And the song played, while the fireworks lit up the sky in front of us. We both knew that something special was being created then for us, and I have never experienced a moment full of emotion and comfort like that in my life. It really was a moment that everyone in love wishes they could have, it was a small time in my life that felt like everyone longs to feel when they hear that very song..and I felt it. It was perfect.

Through all the pain my body is feeling now, the sickness, the trash, stinky people, nasty port o potties…

Im doing it again next year.