Vacation Booked!

Very exciting news. Kirsten and I will be taking our first vacation since the honeymoon last November. Today I purchased a couple tickets to the Bonnaroo Music and Arts festival in Tennessee. I know what you're thinking: "Derek, don't you despise country music?" Well, it's not so much that I despise it but rather I don't accept it as a form of music. But that's neither here nor there.

Bonnaroo is not a country music festival, it just happens to be in country music territory. Here's the run down from the website:

Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a three-day, multi-stage camping festival held on a beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee every June. Bonnaroo brings together some of the best performers in rock and roll, along with dozens of artists in complementary styles such as jazz, Americana, hip-hop, electronica, and just about any contemporary music you can think of. In addition to dozens of epic performances, the festival's 100-acre entertainment village buzzes around the clock with attractions and activities including a classic arcade, on-site cinema, silent disco, comedy club, theater performers, a beer festival, and a music technology village. For its peaceful vibe, near-flawless logistics, and unrivaled entertainment options, Rolling Stone magazine named this revolutionary entertainment experience one of the 50 moments that changed the history of rock and roll.

The artist list is quite impressive with the likes of Tom Petty, Beck, Death Cab for Cutie, Blues Traveler, Buddy Guy, Ben Folds, Sonic Youth and much more. The "headlining" act is Radiohead which is very exciting for me since I'm a big fan....for those of you who noticed, the sub-title of my blog is from a Radiohead song. The festival takes place from June 16-18 so the plan is drive down to Nashville on Thursday, June 15 and go out/stay there and then go to Manchester (60 miles away) Friday morning and camp at the festival for the weekend like the 70,000 other people that will be there. Should be a great weekend! More details to come...