2009 will be a first visit to Telluride & I can’t wait.
I’m traveling alone and after reading this forum it seems as though there is a certain festival spirit of everyone joining in together but also lots about separate ‘camps’.
What’s the form for joining the sessions? (better to ask than get it wrong).
Pete
Well, it’s not quite like your form in bowling, or the form in which you hold your bat in baseball, or the form you take when kicking in a scoccer (foot) ball.
It’s the form of how you hold your hand when reaching out to say Hi! :wave It’s the form of how you hold your cup when making a toast! :cheers It’s the form of your arm when you wave someone into camp! :flower
Your never alone at Festival unless you truly want to be alone. Where are you camping (or are you camping)?
Auntie Hope :festivarian2 :green
1 Step up with your axe
2 accept any bottle that is passed to
3 Jam your Arse off
:cheers
grab your instrument.
put your flask in your back pocket.
go forth.
trip over the log on the path next to your tent.
give the log a new name - ie OH F*** or OUCH damnit!.
stand easy and take a deep breath
listen for the sounds of sweet pickin swirling through camp.
set your course for that music most appealing.
watch out for that unamed rock
pause at the tent and savor the sweet sounds of acoustic music
enter with respect
unpack your instrument
breath
step up and accept an offered flask since yours’ fell out of your poclet at the last trip
realize you left your tuner in camp and ask your neighbor for one after the first pick
Play like mad wen you get the nod to grab a lead of 8 24 or 32
Relish the sweet feeling for a job well done in that awesome pickin circle.
stumble back to your tent at sunrise
you avoid the named and unnamed obstacles
sleep for an hour
get up and do the tarp run
listen to music
Repeat as needed
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Is that close enough???
:peace
We haven’t trained nearly enough! :eek
Welllllllllll get with the program !!!
:cheers
the sound of wind through the trees, laughter, and notes floating by. It is wonderful to feel the space where everyone is smiling and your friend.
Geez…could not have put it better, myself! I think you covered the first…second…ahhh…third experience quite well! That is, though, awfully nice of you to give the newby’s that much insight. I would prefer they find the rocks and logs there first time, just as we did, years ago. Crap! I still seem to find new one’s every year that those camp nazi’s put out during their annual cleanup. :lol :lol
If you get high enough you can see the festival is a great big moving mandala, all colors, all kinds. Each actor moving with some intention, its all in motion
been there a few times! 
trying to describe the soul of festival is like trying to describe the taste of chocolate, there’s nothing to compare it to. you can say it’s sweet and delicious but many things are, this is unique. it’s all at once, peaceful, exciting, relaxing, exhilarating. you’ll never here a raised voice (except for the ever present cries of “FESTIVAAAALLLL!!!” or “RUMBALLS”). it’s like the biggest family reunion you’ve never been to, where you are family just because, and as a bonus, you get the best background music on earth. oh and by the way it happens in the most beautiful place on the planet! :cheers
Show up with whiskey and a pick and you’ll go far.
Oh yeah, a nice low-back chair is always key!!!
Accepting the love and bouncin’ it back… :medal :ball
Keeping that everydays a holiday,mojo workin, smooth sailin’, groovy Sunday feelin’ before, during and after fest.
:medal:cheers
hehe. My name is also Pete and 2009 will also be my first Telluride. My wife and I were lucky enough to get town park tickets, so we’ll be diving right on in! We can’t wait to meet all of you!
Yeee hawwww! congrats on the TP tix! der jus’ ain’t nuttin’ better den dat! look forward to meetin ya 
FESTIVALLLL!!! ow ow!
What I like about Sarah is even online I can’t keep up with her energy 
Such a good way to describe it. I remember walking into Run-a-Muck in 2007, having never met anyone outside of the forum. I stuck out my hand to introduce myself to Auntie Hope, she looked at me like I was crazy, pushed my hand aside and gave me a hug. I knew I was home.
Oh, get over it, I look at everyone like they’re crazy. :lol
Can’t wait to see ya, Beau. :flower Tell me again, were ya camping this year?
Auntie Hope :festivarian2 :green
Still waiting for some festiluck on the Town Park / Warner Field Tickets, and from there anything goes!
You’re in line behind me, Honey. Good Luck to BOTH of us!
I have good festi-faith that I’ll be seeing BOTH of you in Town Park!!
:vibes :vibes :vibes