This past weekend, I fled the heat and grime of Atlanta and spent almost three days in the heat and grime of Tennessee. There, my sun roasted in the sun, my hair practically oozed with slick oil and my toes became dirt magnets — all in the name of music.
It’s this thing called Bonnaroo.
But Jeff and I hardly took photos. We ate copious amounts of festival food, ran into a few other friends from Missouri and — of course — went to quite a few good concerts. Like Stevie Wonder. And The Avett Brothers. And She and Him.
I did take this photo, though.
Can you believe it? Three revolutions on the Ferris wheel cost $6 per person. But we rode it anyway.
And that’s really about it. I’m just glad I was able to scrub all the dirt, sweat and sunblock out of my skin.
Words and Light 
I didn’t end up riding it, although I’m sure the view from up there was pretty sweet. I didn’t take that many photos either. It was fun to see you and Jeff, though, for that one minute, heh. Who was your guys’ favorite acts?
My top five, which is probably vastly different than Chris:
1. Jay-Z (one of the top-three performances in the three years I’ve been to Bonnaroo; the other two being Bruce Springsteen in 2009, and Back Door Slam in 2008)
2. Stevie Wonder
3. Dave Rawlings Machine
4. Dead Weather
5. Avett Brothers/Carolina Chocolate Drops (seen them both multiple times, felt something was lacking this weekend, but still great shows)
Biggest misses that I wanted to see but couldn’t make:
1. Black Keys
2. Dawes
3. DMB
Hmm, here would be my top five:
1. Dan Deacon Ensemble
2. Dropkick Murphys
3. Tenacious D
4. Gwar
5. Black Keys or Ozomatli
*I based most of mine on the bands’ performances and how hard I either danced or raised my fist the air rather than which band I like more.
**Jay-Z would be No. 6, mostly beacuse we only saw 20 minutes or so.
My big misses were:
1. Aziz Ansari
2. The Middle East