Have not been to the festival for a couple of years but always get a little pissed about people not staying with their chairs in the tarp line, which if I am correct, is the official rule. Vacant chairs lined up along the fence and around the volleyball court. So tell me, what is the unofficial rule, cause the official rule would be that a vacant chair does not count. So, fill me in.
I'll weigh in on this one, because I can handle the inevitable ridicule the "TARP LINE", and tarpology topics in general, seem to induce.
The two guidelines, or "rules" as you call them, listed under the line policy that seem to butt heads each year are... no empty chairs vs. no sleeping in line. What's wrong with bending the expectations of some to allow others to rest? Some of us come and go for our "reasonable bathroom and coffee breaks" more frequently than others, while many are sound asleep, in bags, on cots. Some of us are playing tunes a little farther away from the line to be respectful to those that are "just relaxing". Who's going to police that kind of activity. Most of us help each other out in the tarp line and things have been pretty cool, IMHO. This kind of festivarian camaraderie seems to make most happy? If you're not in your chair, or if you're asleep when the numbers get handed out, you miss out. Simple as that. I like it. Now let's talk about the 20x30s that are quite empty much of the day...I'll sit anywhere @
festivaaal!, just ask ne1 that knows me.
Listening to:
The Mayor's most excellent recording of my Newgrass elders, of course.
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