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Post by digginmary on Jun 15, 2004 10:01:39 GMT -5
According to cnn.com it was a combination of drugs, booze and heat. the first day (thursday) I saw the medic's come whizzin by on their quad, shouting "Medical emergency" and some guy laying in the back literally convulsing. Im thinking he might have been one of the people. So scarey and sad to see.
I feel deeply for the familys who lost people dear to them last weekend at the Roo. I equally pisses me off all the news outlets headlines about the Roo are the two deaths. What about the good stuff, whitch certainly outnumbered the bad. Guess I should expect no less from the media................
It is very sad that those two people died. My heart goes out to their families. I just hope that it doesn't put a negative tone to Roo. My opinion is that people have to take responsiblity for themselves too and not do too many drugs or drink too much or not drink enough water. How sad that they chose to do something that ended their lives instead of just enjoying the music. I think that's enough.
Yea my friend was in VIP and he told us about the one guy, who I guess, O.D.ed on coke. Cause his mom came by my friends tent and told them to be very careful if they do any. I guess they saw him being dragged away too. No one is invincible, so be careful about what you do.
Post by FreeKittens on Jun 15, 2004 17:36:27 GMT -5
I really wish that this were true and only two people died. I'm not sure how the media hasn't found out, but I'm good friends with the head guy of Safety. I talked to him Saturday night around 9:30, and he told me that right when he got on around 8:00 Friday night he gave a girl CPR for twenty minutes only to have her die in his arms of a heroin overdose. He also told us he walked up on a guy that had cut all of the meat off of his arm with a pair of scissors who was so messed up he couldn't even feel it. The guy was walking around carrying a beer, lit out of his mind. We also heard rumors of a four year old getting heat stroke and another safety guy told us that someone jumped off the bridge onto the interstate. I'm not sure if any of it is true except for the first two.. It bothered me all weekend though. I feel extremely bad about the whole situation. I'm even considering not going next year.. It just makes me too sad.. Hil
And one day we will die And our ashes will fly From the aeroplane over the sea But for now we are young Let us lay in the sun And count every beautiful thing we can see Love to be In the arms of all I'm keeping here with me.. ~Neutral Milk Hotel
Post by FreeKittens on Jun 15, 2004 18:04:28 GMT -5
Oh yeah, I also forgot to tell you guys about the most awful thing I saw all weekend long. Sunday night, right after Trey started playing, my friends and I were walking down Shakedown and there were cars trying to leave and alot of people walking around. This chic was pushing her baby (I'd say about a year old) in a stroller and this huge truck started pulling forward and the stroller got caught underneath the bed of the truck. We made the guy stop by beating on the car, but obviously he thought that he had hit something and tried to back up.. needless to say, the stroller got dragged even farther. I hate to say this, but I was so mad that people were even bringing their kids. I understand that there are circumstances you can't control, but Bonnaroo is not a place for kids. Well, I just thought I'd let you guys know. Hil
And one day we will die And our ashes will fly From the aeroplane over the sea But for now we are young Let us lay in the sun And count every beautiful thing we can see Love to be In the arms of all I'm keeping here with me.. ~Neutral Milk Hotel
WOW that really sucks. I did shrooms on Fri. night. and I kept getting all these strange vibes, just from the whole scene. Something just didn't seem right. It bothered me all weekend to the point that I didn't do anything else but drink and smoke the rest of the time. I just didn't want to feel those vibes anymore. It's hard to explain, but I just felt like bad things were happening even as wonderful music was swirling around me. I really don't think I'd go again either. I think I'll stick to the smaller fests myself
Post by TimewarpShakti on Jun 16, 2004 0:53:43 GMT -5
I heard the same news from security that others heard: 4 deaths including the person who jumped from the bridge/overpass.
There was an ugliness in the air that has not been present at other festivals I've attended - I don't know if it was just heat and mud -- other something worse that was hardening the vibe.
This year was my first and last time at bonnaroo. It was not as fun as I thought it would be actually, the only show that I got close enough to see was the dead. Only because of the rain i would imagine, but I really liked their show, had never seen them before. Think I will vomit if I hear the words, shrooms or headdy nuggets ever agian. Way to many people selling drugs, and way too many severely abused children, it was very sad, people like that should be sterilized. I would not even think about bringing my kids there. Me and my buddy left sunday afternoon, mostly due to missing our kids and family, and I for one had had enough of it, but i will say most people were very kind though, but i just ended up getting a bad vibe from the whole thing. I guess i am just getting older and more mature, and my priorities are more in the right place i guess. Glad i went though cause last weekend made me see alot of things in a whole new light, and im starting to see things how they really are.
Post by JayFromRochester on Jun 16, 2004 15:10:23 GMT -5
noel1 said:
...It was not as fun as I thought it would be actually... i just ended up getting a bad vibe from the whole thing. I guess i am just getting older and more mature, and my priorities are more in the right place i guess. Glad i went though cause last weekend made me see alot of things in a whole new light, and im starting to see things how they really are.
I said this very thing to my wife on Saturday morning.
I've been really conflicted about the whole thing. I really, really wanted to love it the way I loved last year. But there was something in the air...I can't put my finger on it...that gave me the impression that the scene has changed again and it's not for the better. There was a lot darker, harder edge this year. I got The Fear this year a couple of times. That never happened once last year.
I spent a lot of the weekend and the whole 900 miles home wondering if it was just me getting old and square or if something really was different.
Reading what everyone's had to say on the topic today, I guess I can safely conclude that it's some of both.
But at least I'm not alone--and that's really comforting...
Post by spacebunny on Jun 16, 2004 16:06:35 GMT -5
dude's parents posted to the listserv. evidently the kid had heart problems and died of congestive heart failure, NOT DRUGS. go figure people jumped all over it without the facts.
I agree with you. There were definetely alot of people there who had no intention of ever seeing any music. Alot of people were just there for the party and to get f*cked up. It sucks for people like us who went to have fun and listen to good music. This was my first Bonnaroo and some things will have to change for me to go back(and hell, its only like an hour from my house).
I thought the air felt different, then I'm paranoid. I don't like the fact that people were there just to get messed up. I don't mind it if your there for the music first and the drugs second, I'm all for that, in moderation that is. I got annoyed at the rude people all weekend long. I picked up trash any time I sat down. I actually got my foot steped on this year. I wasn't layed out or anything. I was sitting down watching antigone and some guy wearing some frat shit steps right on me and looking back at me just gives me a smirk and keeps walking. Several people I talked to that went the last few years mentioned rude people and just how the people are different this year. I'm hoping they lower the amount of tickets sold next year. Maybe that will help keep out the chuckheads that trash the place and show no respect to fellow Rooers.
I've been thinking about this all day at work. I don't think it really had anything to do with this group of people or that group. I think it just comes down to respect. There are people that don't respect themselves, other people, nature, the heat. You gotta be smart and not go nucking futs. Some people may think that they're invinsible and nothing they do will harm them. It's ignorance to think like that. What goes around comes around. I don't know if that attitude applies to any certain person or groups of persons though. Ignorance has no prejudice.
I just think that something drastic would have to change to make me want to go back. I really don't see that happening. It's interesting to hear from those that have been there before and know that things weren't like this before. Since this was my first time, I wondered if what I was seeing was par for the course. I guess not. It just sucks that people can't appriciate music and concerts, as nothing more, than something to do when you're f*cked up.
yeah this was my first roo and although i had an awesome time... i dont think ill be going back next year . i really enjoyed the music but the people there were just not what i expected. the only way i will be going back is if the event organizers can find a way to keep out the people that are there only for the drugs and partying... dont get me wrong, im an 18 year old college kid and i do my fair share of drugs and partying but the music comes first. i had one beer at all of roo because i knew that there was no way i was gonna survive that sun drinkin beer all day. people just have to make smarter decisions concerning themselves. no one is invincible and you have to know your limits. i would really love to go back next year but i really dont think its gonna happen... not unless some big changes are made. hopefully these unfortunate deaths will force the event organizers to make some changes for the better... only time will tell.
Post by jammin4420 on Jun 17, 2004 10:40:36 GMT -5
I saw something about the guy going over the bridge on the way to 'roo on another board... It was posted from a guy who saw it happen. Take that as you want it (I can't say it's true or not), but I'm going to pass along what I read. According to him, they were in the line of traffic waiting to go in, and the guy was going over the guardrail to use the woods, but it was dark (3:30 am) and he couldn't see that there wasn't anything on the other side of the rail but a 20ft drop to a creek bed. I don't think he died, but he broke both legs and some other stuff.
Man dies from drug overdose at Bonnaroo,Sheriff Graves says
By Linda Barr, editor June 11, 2004
Friday, about 1:30 p.m., a young man died from an apparent drug overdose combined with effects from heat at the Bonnaroo music event, according to Coffee County Sheriff Steve Graves.
Graves said the 20-year-old man, a Bonnaroo festival-goer from Michigan, was taken to Medical Center of Manchester, where he was pronounced dead.
He attended the event with his mother, Graves said.
The man's death represents the first fatality at Bonnaroo this year, Graves added.
Earlier in the morning, at 3:37 a.m., another man in his early 20s jumped off an interstate bridge between mile marker 111 westbound and 112, mistaking it for a wall.
The Bonnarite, Chris Omer from Linda, California, fell 45 feet into a shallow creek, breaking both of his legs, according to Graves.
He was airlifted by Lifeflight to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where he remains in stable condition, according to Manchester Fire Chief Sam Miller.
He was accompanied by two other men who immediately sold their tickets and followed him to the hospital, Miller said.
In an incident unrelated to Bonnaroo, a state trooper responding to a report of an 18-wheeler on fire about 3 p.m. Friday, was badly injured when one of the rig's tires blew up, hitting him in the face, Graves said.
The truck's rear axle had caught fire, causing the tire to explode. At the time of the incident, the tractor-trailer was parked just off Interstate 24 near the 122-mile marker.
Now, if the fnal reports are in, that's another story. But, in the REAL world, many of us have too often seen the actual cause of death (especially when it's AIDs, suicide, or drug related) glossed over or explained away as somethinig else by families who did not want to face things. While I'm not saying this is the case with this unfortunate family's loss -- I did merely ask a question in light of the PRELIMINARY reports made to the media AND reports on another board that there was talk of coke use with regard to his death - a rumor that is, of course, unverified.
Oh, and the media is saying that thepreliminary toxicology reports on the young woman are indicating drugs :
"Amber Stephens of Missouri, who would have been 23 Monday, also died from what is believed to be a drug-related incident that occurred about midnight Friday on the festival grounds.
She was also taken to Medical Center of Manchester, where she was pronounced deceased, according to a hospital spokesperson.
"Her father has positively identified her," Shannon Moultrie, warrants clerk for the Sheriff's Department said Monday.
An initial toxicology test indicated Ms. Stephens' death was drug-related. Autopsy reports conducted by state medical examiner Dr. Bruce Levy would be needed to confirm the actual cause of death, Graves said."
Cause Released In Bonnaroo Death Posted: 6/15/2004 6:14:18 PM Updated: 6/15/2004 6:14:18 PM By: Nick Beres
A Michigan man died of heart failure at Bonnaroo.
There is now information in the cause of death for one of two people who died this past weekend at Bonnaroo.
A preliminary report found that 20-year-old Brandon Taylor from Michigan suffered from a congenital heart defect.
The medical examiner found that drugs were NOT involved.
No word yet on the cause of death for a woman from Missouri.
Its a shame that the media was so quick to point to drugs as the cause of death. We got to Nashville, Sunday night and Channel 5 reported that he died of "a cocaine induced heart attack". That was complete fiction and whoever was responsible for that report should be fired. I think the cops are to blame here too, because they were quoted as saying drugs appeared to be involved. They should have kept their mouths shut until they knew what the cause was.
I experienced a similar situation in college. My friends & I went out bar hopping one night, drank a lot, smoked a little. The next morning, one of our friends died in her sleep. The local and college media blasted her saying it was a drug overdose, etc.
The medical reports came back proving it was a heart defect .. nothing that could've been detected.
Although the papers eventually printed the truth, the sad fact is that people will always remember the worst thing they heard - which was the first thing they heard.
The deaths at Bonnaroo are extremely saddening. This was my first time there .. and I must admit that I expected it to be a bit more fun-loving & warm. I kind of had a bad feeling all weekend. I think I'll give it one more chance next year because the music was amazing & I've heard such wonderful things about it in the past .. but if things don't change, that'll be it for me.
I don't think anyone will argue with you on the seriousness of this topic. We are all sory this happened..........My thoughts are with his family, I hope they find the strength to deal with this............That still gives you no right to be downing people for their opinions. No bad feelings here, just didn't think it was right to degrade someone in public for their speculation. Thats all I have to say on this topic, enough is enough.
I don't think anyone will argue with you on the seriousness of this topic. We are all sory this happened..........My thoughts are with his family, I hope they find the strength to deal with this............That still gives you no right to be downing people for their opinions. No bad feelings here, just didn't think it was right to degrade someone in public for their speculation. Thats all I have to say on this topic, enough is enough.
I'm don't know how old you are Steve, but people not being able to deal with grief and choosing a different story is not uncommon. I've taken way too many classes and seen it way to many times, with friends and family. I know a woman her husband died, he took some sleeping pills and drank way too much, dies. Reports all say sucide talking to people about how he was acting, sucide. If you ask her, heart attack. It's a fairly common thing, the pain gets soo bad that you don't want to think of the person in a negitive light, so they don't. When he said that he didn't mean any disrespect, he was stating what happens all the time in the real world.
You new around here so I don't "know" you but, we all try to get along fairly well. Disrespecting people on the board isn't nice. It's a Bonnaroo board, were all hippiesh here, so please refrain from name calling. You have a opinion that's fine, downing someone on their's isn't.
ok, steve i get your desire to defend the family, really i do. but there's no need to bump up everyone's @$$ about it just because they have different information. from what i see, everyone would be and has been open to new info. especially if you don't call them idiots while you're giving it to them