Posted: Sat Jun 01, 2013 12:17 am
Nice recap, creativeowlet!
Your experience sounds a lot like mine - I heard about the event the night before, but my girlfriend and I had made plans to go hiking. When we woke up, we deliberated about it for a while and decided to postpone the hike (which was actually for the best because we later found out that a problem with my shoe might have hurt my ankle had we gone).
We got there at about 4:30 after taking a wrong turn onto the dirt road to the monastery. I won't repeat what everyone else has said about how happy and nice everyone seemed, but it was a really awesome environment, both in terms of people and in terms of surroundings. My girlfriend and I sat in the shade before the album because we were too hot to wait in front of the speakers, but when the album started we moved out to the back (Also, sorry for walking in front of the crowd while everyone was waiting, I feel like that might have annoyed people and I didn't think about it until after the fact). I was surprised how loud, and how clear the sound was! We were only in the back because any closer and my ears would have hurt.
Below is my impression of the album
But yeah, I loved the album. I was texting my friend and giving him periodic updates. I lost track of which song was which, but I do remember that my girlfriend and I both liked the second half more. I'm eager for it to come out, if only because a few of those songs I'm really eager to hear again. I can get pretty obsessive about music, so I'll probably listen to those a bunch of times. I just can't remember exactly which ones they were...
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We chatted a little bit after the fact. The big posters were snatched up before we could get to them (which was a little disappointing) but we got a couple smaller ones and a sticker. We chatted with Will, the Warp UK guy, who was really nice. We walked around the park and started back after about 20 minutes or so. We had dinner at Peggy Sue's and drove home, still kind of giddy.
It was awesome to be there! It was a really great experience, and a totally fun little last-second adventure for the end of the weekend.
Your experience sounds a lot like mine - I heard about the event the night before, but my girlfriend and I had made plans to go hiking. When we woke up, we deliberated about it for a while and decided to postpone the hike (which was actually for the best because we later found out that a problem with my shoe might have hurt my ankle had we gone).
We got there at about 4:30 after taking a wrong turn onto the dirt road to the monastery. I won't repeat what everyone else has said about how happy and nice everyone seemed, but it was a really awesome environment, both in terms of people and in terms of surroundings. My girlfriend and I sat in the shade before the album because we were too hot to wait in front of the speakers, but when the album started we moved out to the back (Also, sorry for walking in front of the crowd while everyone was waiting, I feel like that might have annoyed people and I didn't think about it until after the fact). I was surprised how loud, and how clear the sound was! We were only in the back because any closer and my ears would have hurt.
Below is my impression of the album
But yeah, I loved the album. I was texting my friend and giving him periodic updates. I lost track of which song was which, but I do remember that my girlfriend and I both liked the second half more. I'm eager for it to come out, if only because a few of those songs I'm really eager to hear again. I can get pretty obsessive about music, so I'll probably listen to those a bunch of times. I just can't remember exactly which ones they were...
End spoiler
We chatted a little bit after the fact. The big posters were snatched up before we could get to them (which was a little disappointing) but we got a couple smaller ones and a sticker. We chatted with Will, the Warp UK guy, who was really nice. We walked around the park and started back after about 20 minutes or so. We had dinner at Peggy Sue's and drove home, still kind of giddy.
It was awesome to be there! It was a really great experience, and a totally fun little last-second adventure for the end of the weekend.