First (read: not only) Timer

[ahriman]

OK, gotta admit, when people started talking about how sad they were going to be _after_ the TBF, but _before_ it even started ... I was skeptical. I diligently did my homework and read the forums before my first TBF, practiced my tarp toss and studied the land rush techniques on YouTube. I got excited to see awesome performers like Del McCoury and The Frames, and looked forward to seeing Yonder open the festival on Wed night. The time came and we landed (after a nightmare of cancelled flights and rushes to different airport gates...) in Montrose, bound for Telluride (to-hell-u-ride ... I learned the less poetic origins of the town name in the shuttle on the way up, the mineral tellurium). By the time we set up camp on Warner Field we had offers of Rumballs, help in with our packs and a good notion of the good people we were to encounter.

[This part in here you all know well as 34 before this have come and gone]

Cut to the chase, I am in a deep post-TBF35 mortem funk and wishing I was still in the midst of it. Thank you to all who contribute to the spirit of the festival, and what a special Thing it is. Feeeesstivaaaallllllllll!!!


 Listening to: my own weeping and echoes of "Packing For Telluride"

[Hooch]

At least take comfort in knowing that you are not suffering alone. 

[BillyBeru]

OK, gotta admit, when people started talking about how sad they were going to be _after_ the TBF, but _before_ it even started ... I was skeptical. I diligently did my homework and read the forums before my first TBF, practiced my tarp toss and studied the land rush techniques on YouTube. I got excited to see awesome performers like Del McCoury and The Frames, and looked forward to seeing Yonder open the festival on Wed night. The time came and we landed (after a nightmare of cancelled flights and rushes to different airport gates...) in Montrose, bound for Telluride (to-hell-u-ride ... I learned the less poetic origins of the town name in the shuttle on the way up, the mineral tellurium). By the time we set up camp on Warner Field we had offers of Rumballs, help in with our packs and a good notion of the good people we were to encounter.

[This part in here you all know well as 34 before this have come and gone]

Cut to the chase, I am in a deep post-TBF35 mortem funk and wishing I was still in the midst of it. Thank you to all who contribute to the spirit of the festival, and what a special Thing it is. Feeeesstivaaaallllllllll!!!

It's a total bitch, isn't it? For me the pain after the 2003 TBF felt like the first time I was dumped.

There may not be any cure for it other than time. That being said some ways to reduce the symptoms:

 - download and replay as many live shows as possible. I get a kick of listening to the show and remembering the zany dance I was doing at the time.
 - drink everything out of your KOTO cups
 - keep that bracelet on as long as possible
 - load up Telluride pics in your screensavers
 - "strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand"
 - etc

Of course all of the above could just prolong your symptoms. In that case, my advice to you is to start drinking heavily. 

peace,

BB

[BillyBeru]

At least take comfort in knowing that you are not suffering alone. 

Is that why you look despondent in your profile picture? Are you now in your "woe between festivals period"?

[Auntie Hope]

At least take comfort in knowing that you are not suffering alone. 

Is that why you look despondent in your profile picture? Are you now in your "woe between festivals period"?

Billy,
Pretty sure Hooch is still wearing that outfit, well, at least the lampshade part. 

[BillyBeru]

At least take comfort in knowing that you are not suffering alone. 

Is that why you look despondent in your profile picture? Are you now in your "woe between festivals period"?

Billy,
Pretty sure Hooch is still wearing that outfit, well, at least the lampshade part. 

I thought he was Buckethead's cousin.

[Auntie Hope]

At least take comfort in knowing that you are not suffering alone. 

Is that why you look despondent in your profile picture? Are you now in your "woe between festivals period"?

Billy,
Pretty sure Hooch is still wearing that outfit, well, at least the lampshade part. 

I thought he was Buckethead's cousin.

I think Hooch took the less commercial track, and we're proud of him because he did so!

[TheBanjomatic]

At least take comfort in knowing that you are not suffering alone. 

Is that why you look despondent in your profile picture? Are you now in your "woe between festivals period"?

Billy,
Pretty sure Hooch is still wearing that outfit, well, at least the lampshade part. 

I thought he was Buckethead's cousin.

Hooch is clearly more "enlightened" than Buckethead

[Hooch]

At least take comfort in knowing that you are not suffering alone. 

Is that why you look despondent in your profile picture? Are you now in your "woe between festivals period"?

Not yet.  Luckily I have Rockygrass coming up in a few weeks.  Then the Pagosa Springs Folks Fest in August.  Maybe Folks Fest in Lyons too.  Then the Lake City Wine And Music Festival in September.  After that I may get into my "Woe" stage but there is an option for a music fest in Moab in November and CSI Mike has found a winter fest in Steamboat springs, which gets me into the timetable of the Town Park lottery for next TBF.  I may never take off my lampshade!    

[Hooch]

By the way....Hey BillyBeru.....how about you find Jesus and get your happy ass back to TBF next year???

[Cindy Lou]

Hooch is clearly more "enlightened" than Buckethead

good one Adam!

[connielv]

At least take comfort in knowing that you are not suffering alone. 

Is that why you look despondent in your profile picture? Are you now in your "woe between festivals period"?

Billy,
Pretty sure Hooch is still wearing that outfit, well, at least the lampshade part. 

I thought he was Buckethead's cousin.

Hooch is clearly more "enlightened" than Buckethead

That deserves a bah dump bump ! 

That's just frickin' hilarious!!!!!          

[ahriman]

It's a total bitch, isn't it? For me the pain after the 2003 TBF felt like the first time I was dumped.

There may not be any cure for it other than time. That being said some ways to reduce the symptoms:

 - download and replay as many live shows as possible. I get a kick of listening to the show and remembering the zany dance I was doing at the time.
 - drink everything out of your KOTO cups
 - keep that bracelet on as long as possible
 - load up Telluride pics in your screensavers
 - "strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand"
 - etc

Of course all of the above could just prolong your symptoms. In that case, my advice to you is to start drinking heavily. 

peace,

BB

CHECK - download and replay as many live shows as possible.
Though Sam Bush on computer speakers just does not have the same zing
(UN)CHECK - drink everything out of your KOTO cups
Mine got stolen!!! If you can believe that...but I prefer to think someone picked it up and turned it in to L & F
(UN)CHECK - keep that bracelet on as long as possible
Had to come off as work life is unforgiving...
CHECKCHECKCHECK - "strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand"
Words to live by brother (assuming brother, not sis "Billy")

Hooch, in a perverse way suffering amongst others feeling the same is comforting. Humans are a strange lot ain't we?

bwell all, the time to TBF36 is getting shorter every day.
-michael
bwell