Comments on: Bumbershoot 2007: Your Guide to Surviving the Chaos http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/31/bumbershoot-2007-your-guide-to-surviving-the-chaos/ Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:15:38 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: David http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/31/bumbershoot-2007-your-guide-to-surviving-the-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-5483 David Sun, 09 Sep 2007 19:59:09 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/31/bumbershoot-2007-your-guide-to-surviving-the-chaos/#comment-5483 Diane, I don't know what you were doing wrong but you must have just planned really poorly or have very little experience with festivals. How can you see only one act in 4 hours? No planning, that's how. I had a great time. I've been going to Bumbershoot since 1988 and it hasn't been free since then (it was $6 then) so I'm not sure what you're talking about it being free "Not THAT long ago"). You're probably thinking about Folklife (which is still free). I went on Friday, got parking for $5 free all day parking 3 blocks from the venue, had a great salmon burger, saw The Cops, Gorgo Bordello at the KEXP music lounge performance, The Avett Brothers, Rodrigo y Gabreilla, hung out in the Starbucks lounge with free coffees, Devotchka, Flatstock Poster convention (bought 2 posters) and Common Market. Planning and knowing what you're getting into is what it's all about. We even had time to hit a bar in Queen Anne for dinner and to watch the Tennessee/Cal game before heading back in for the evening performances. Diane, I don’t know what you were doing wrong but you must have just planned really poorly or have very little experience with festivals. How can you see only one act in 4 hours? No planning, that’s how. I had a great time. I’ve been going to Bumbershoot since 1988 and it hasn’t been free since then (it was $6 then) so I’m not sure what you’re talking about it being free “Not THAT long ago”). You’re probably thinking about Folklife (which is still free). I went on Friday, got parking for $5 free all day parking 3 blocks from the venue, had a great salmon burger, saw The Cops, Gorgo Bordello at the KEXP music lounge performance, The Avett Brothers, Rodrigo y Gabreilla, hung out in the Starbucks lounge with free coffees, Devotchka, Flatstock Poster convention (bought 2 posters) and Common Market. Planning and knowing what you’re getting into is what it’s all about. We even had time to hit a bar in Queen Anne for dinner and to watch the Tennessee/Cal game before heading back in for the evening performances.

]]> By: diane http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/31/bumbershoot-2007-your-guide-to-surviving-the-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-5482 diane Mon, 03 Sep 2007 15:47:05 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/31/bumbershoot-2007-your-guide-to-surviving-the-chaos/#comment-5482 I took my tween kids, along with a friend on Saturday. It sucked big time. And we got there when it opened, and by 3:00pm couldn't walk around comfortably. We saw one act in that time period. Yes, I remember when it was free. Not THAT long ago. I don't mind paying the price, but Reel One should have a cutoff of tickets, cause too many people, and man help them if there is an emergency. And what is with people bringing their dogs to this? I saw a rat dog, and that surely wasn't going to last all day. Hate to say, this will be our last one. I would rather pay to go to the Paramount for one act, then deal with that bs. I took my tween kids, along with a friend on Saturday. It sucked big time. And we got there when it opened, and by 3:00pm couldn’t walk around comfortably. We saw one act in that time period. Yes, I remember when it was free. Not THAT long ago. I don’t mind paying the price, but Reel One should have a cutoff of tickets, cause too many people, and man help them if there is an emergency. And what is with people bringing their dogs to this? I saw a rat dog, and that surely wasn’t going to last all day. Hate to say, this will be our last one. I would rather pay to go to the Paramount for one act, then deal with that bs.

]]> By: Erin http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/31/bumbershoot-2007-your-guide-to-surviving-the-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-5481 Erin Sat, 01 Sep 2007 13:45:41 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/31/bumbershoot-2007-your-guide-to-surviving-the-chaos/#comment-5481 Umbrellas are allowed actually. Per the Bumbershoot website: "May I bring an umbrella to the Festival? Small (non-cane-style) umbrellas are allowed on the Festival grounds, but absolutely no umbrellas are allowed inside Memorial Stadium." <a href="http://www.bumbershoot.com/festival-faq.htm#noumbrella" rel="nofollow">http://www.bumbershoot.com/festival-faq.htm#noumbrella</a> Umbrellas are allowed actually. Per the Bumbershoot website:

“May I bring an umbrella to the Festival?

Small (non-cane-style) umbrellas are allowed on the Festival grounds, but absolutely no umbrellas are allowed inside Memorial Stadium.”

http://www.bumbershoot.com/festival-faq.htm#noumbrella

]]> By: John Eddy http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/31/bumbershoot-2007-your-guide-to-surviving-the-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-5480 John Eddy Fri, 31 Aug 2007 19:20:11 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/31/bumbershoot-2007-your-guide-to-surviving-the-chaos/#comment-5480 While I might agree with you about parking, I have to ask.. Is it *illegal* for them to park there? Or is it just inconvenient for you? In other words, I know there are areas where you need a resident permit to park. Is upper queen anne one of them? If not, they aren't taking a residents parking space, they are taking *a* parking space. I'm sorry if it is inconvenient to you, but, honestly? It's like the complaining about the Blue Angels. While I might agree with you about parking, I have to ask..

Is it *illegal* for them to park there? Or is it just inconvenient for you?

In other words, I know there are areas where you need a resident permit to park. Is upper queen anne one of them? If not, they aren’t taking a residents parking space, they are taking *a* parking space. I’m sorry if it is inconvenient to you, but, honestly? It’s like the complaining about the Blue Angels.

]]> By: Elaine http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/31/bumbershoot-2007-your-guide-to-surviving-the-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-5479 Elaine Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:17:50 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/31/bumbershoot-2007-your-guide-to-surviving-the-chaos/#comment-5479 Ah, thank you for making me happy to be painting my house this weekend. ;) Ah, thank you for making me happy to be painting my house this weekend. ;)

]]> By: Jeanna http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/31/bumbershoot-2007-your-guide-to-surviving-the-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-5478 Jeanna Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:47:46 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/31/bumbershoot-2007-your-guide-to-surviving-the-chaos/#comment-5478 ARGH! i agree! i lived on lower queen anne and every damn festival or sonics game, i was dredging eight bags of groceries down six blocks cause all the cheapskates took spots closer to my house! ARGH! i agree! i lived on lower queen anne and every damn festival or sonics game, i was dredging eight bags of groceries down six blocks cause all the cheapskates took spots closer to my house!

]]> By: josh http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/31/bumbershoot-2007-your-guide-to-surviving-the-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-5477 josh Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:41:56 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/31/bumbershoot-2007-your-guide-to-surviving-the-chaos/#comment-5477 As a related note Steph's comment: Bumbershoot will bribe you not to drive in the name of greening the festival -- cyclists get free clif bars and water bottles and there will be special shuttles for the weeknd. <a href="http://www.bumbershoot.com/green/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bumbershoot.com/green/</a> As a related note Steph’s comment: Bumbershoot will bribe you not to drive in the name of greening the festival — cyclists get free clif bars and water bottles and there will be special shuttles for the weeknd.

http://www.bumbershoot.com/green/

]]> By: Steph http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/31/bumbershoot-2007-your-guide-to-surviving-the-chaos/comment-page-1/#comment-5476 Steph Fri, 31 Aug 2007 16:25:12 +0000 http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/08/31/bumbershoot-2007-your-guide-to-surviving-the-chaos/#comment-5476 Dammit. Don't tell people to park on top of Queen Anne! This is one of my major peeves about festivals at the Seattle Center. People who park in the parking spots of residents (because most of us have to park on the street) because they either (a) don't want to pay for parking or (b) are too lazy to ride the bus in (or just plain don't think about it). Save yourselves the parking related headaches and be courteous to the residents whose neighborhood you're taking over for the weekend. Take the bus! Remember, you only come out here for the festivals, but we live here. Dammit. Don’t tell people to park on top of Queen Anne! This is one of my major peeves about festivals at the Seattle Center. People who park in the parking spots of residents (because most of us have to park on the street) because they either (a) don’t want to pay for parking or (b) are too lazy to ride the bus in (or just plain don’t think about it).

Save yourselves the parking related headaches and be courteous to the residents whose neighborhood you’re taking over for the weekend. Take the bus! Remember, you only come out here for the festivals, but we live here.

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