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Posted: 04/05/08 2:41AM ET
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"We went through Canada and cut off all the traffic. Made it in in 2 hours"
actually buying a detailed "gazateer" or map of maine resulted in the same outcome for me without crossing borders and giving up my herb, after the first year i never waited in traffic for more then an hour, i'd simply drive through carabou, take a few back roads and join the traffic a 1/2 mile from the entrance...
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Posted: 04/05/08 2:43AM ET
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immodium is your friend at festivals
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Posted: 04/05/08 2:48AM ET
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after like 96, always keep that little flyer with the hotels, restaraunts, and show/venue info, handy at all times.
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Posted: 04/05/08 2:56AM ET
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i'd book a motel 6 in every city on tour as soon as tour was announced even before i decided what shows i was going to, all they needed was a name to hold a room till 6pm so if you didn't show, no harm no foul. so if the weather was bad, or you just really needed a cheap room on that particular day one was waiting for you. also, booking a room based on rumors isn't a bad idea, you can always cancel...
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Posted: 04/05/08 3:23AM ET
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if planning to spend the night in a rest area i'd find one on the other side of the highway, a few miles between exits, i'd get off the highway, drive a few miles in the opposite direction to the rest area and in the morning drive a few miles to the next exit and head the other way to the next show. often the rest area on the other side of the highway where all the other people were staying would be dirrectly accross the highway and we'd pull up a cooler to one of the picnic tables, drink beers and watch the steady parade of troppers harrassing the circus that set up 100 yards away on the other side of the highway...
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Posted: 04/05/08 3:24AM ET
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Don't ask the gas station attendant "Where do I live?" when you're tripping really, really hard; that dude has no idea where you live.
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Posted: 04/05/08 3:32AM ET
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if you get good tickets on line do ticketfast and make a few copies this will save you the trouble of leaving your seat to stub your friends down and also foils the venues that punch a hole in your ticket and give you a wrist band...
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Posted: 04/05/08 3:33AM ET
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come on people, this stuff is gold and i wouldn't be sharing 1/2 of it if phish was still touring...
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Posted: 04/05/08 3:46AM ET
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if you're one of those people trying to get a free ticket or a $5 ticket i don't want to hear you bitching about scalpers charging a premium for sold out/tough tickets
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Posted: 04/05/08 3:49AM ET
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pop, i like the rest stop idea a lot.
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Posted: 04/05/08 3:57AM ET
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also, if you are trying to save money by sleeping in your van at a rest area pick one that is close to a state park with a campground, in the morning simply drive in, pull up to the bathhouse and get a free shower (always have quarters handy in case you have to feed the shower). if you plan well there might even be a nice lake for swimming and a trail or two worth hiking,,,,
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Posted: 04/05/08 4:02AM ET
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if you're planning on leaving a festival show as soon as the show is over by all means pack up all your shit and move your vehicle as close to the exit as possible, I've seen to many friends diregard this advive only to sit in traffic for hours trying to get out...
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Posted: 04/05/08 4:09AM ET
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this is the worst advice ive read on this thread:
porky:
"skipping a few shows to play golf, go swimming/hiking, or just visiting loved ones will ensure you miss some magic, but imo, ensure you keep your sanity/perspective"
sorry, but you suck at tour
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Posted: 04/05/08 4:16AM ET
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i don't know gordeaux, i'd skip a show here or there to do fun shit, missed burgettstown in 99 to see a game at detroit tigers stadium, blew off pheonix and texas in 98 to camp in colorado and rejoin tour in kansas and skipped st louis in 97 to spend a few days in glacier nat'l park, no regrets
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Posted: 04/05/08 4:20AM ET
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"blew off pheonix and texas in 98 to camp in colorado"
lol. smart move...NOT
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Posted: 04/05/08 4:25AM ET
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keep an eye on the guy who's eyes are rolling around in his head. He might die.
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Posted: 04/05/08 4:31AM ET
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Free soup probably contains Salt Peter
Wookie is as wookie does
If you want to see some girls boobs, most of the time you just need to ask.
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Posted: 04/05/08 4:45AM ET
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NEVER follow the leader...
the morons sitting in traffic just haven't found the right way in
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Posted: 04/05/08 3:42PM ET
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DO NOT poke the hippie.
At Big Cypress after night one I think, we were heading back and decided to duck into one of the grass huts to check it out.
Sure enough there was a wook passed out in there and I felt as though we should check and make sure he was ok.
So was like, "dude, dude, dude", nothing. A friend of mine picked up a stick and was like, "should I poke him?"
The other friend says, "No way man, never poke a hippie."
We just started laughing uncontrollably.
"Do not disturb the hippie as he sleeps. This is his natural habitat."
After a few minutes of pretending we came across him in the wild or something we could tell he was just passed out so we moved on, but DO NOT POKE THE HIPPIE lasted all weekend.
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Posted: 04/05/08 3:54PM ET
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remembering what lot the car is parked in is a complete must.
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Posted: 04/05/08 4:14PM ET
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WHAT, NO ONE SAID POCKET CHECK!!! most important thing ever
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Posted: 04/05/08 4:15PM ET
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avoid the 'prisms' at all costs (summer 98)
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Posted: 04/05/08 4:23PM ET
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"WHAT, NO ONE SAID POCKET CHECK!!! most important thing ever"
I'm sure quite a few of us have had those times where we obsessivly check out pockets
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Posted: 04/05/08 4:29PM ET
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im sure we did but no one said it so thats why I put it there kidd
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Posted: 04/05/08 11:41PM ET
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check all the drawers and under the beds and in the bathroom prior to leaving a hotel.
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Posted: 04/06/08 12:01AM ET
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and oh, if the girl you are with is sick in bed, dont bang her friend on the floor.
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Posted: 04/06/08 12:15AM ET
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asking "why?" always has a good answer, asking "why not?" never does
if someone else is doing it, you can to
your friend's mom, no matter how cool she seems, will not be happy if she catches you snorting shit off of her john grisham novel
driving a chrysler sebring convertible with a bent rim leads to a blowout and flipped/totalled car, but no injuries
a dodge neon hatchback with leaking windows can fit 5 people for a 10hr drive
if no one else wants to go, go by yourself
camden may be the worst city on the planet
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Posted: 04/06/08 12:24AM ET
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When you think you can't push it any further, you can. There's such a thing as a tenth wind.
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Posted: 04/06/08 6:08AM ET
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you can make a bong inside the show if you bring in a glass one hitter and starburst. get a plastic water bottle, put a hole in it and seal the onie with the starburst for your slide. make another hole for a carb. people will give you things to use your tube.
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Posted: 04/06/08 6:14AM ET
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i can relate to the pocket check. my failure to do so almost got me busted at 2nd night atl 2000.
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