This will be my first Fest experience. really fucken stoked. bands i realy wanna see include:
dillinger four
modern machines
grabass charlestons
marked men
ergs
tiltwheel
billy reese peters
measure
tim version

i've seen NMDS, smoke or fire, and dead to me many times before so i'll probably be checking out other bands instead, as much as i do like em.

let's get drunk.

sorry to rain on your parade... but modern machines broke up

i think Nate has a new band though...

modern machines are on hiatus yes, but they are gonna still play the festr this year. nato has already confirmed it many of times. can't wait to see em.

this will be my first Fest too!! im coming from northern california. I'm super excited. i've never been to florida! i got my plane tickets today, now all i need to do is figure out where to buy Fest tickets.. haha.

This is also my first Fest. I think the last time I was this excited for anything was when I was about to lost my virginity. I'm in training mode right now: Getting in walking shape, improving my alcohol tolerance, and balancing my chi. Should be a good time.

jmadrix? you going now for sure? (!!!)

The thing I recommend the most is learning to deal with the hangover the next day and keep going. (This is if you choose to sleep) Walking is overrated, but improve your hugging skills. Also learn to keep track of your shirt, cause undoubtly it will come off sometime during Fest. You will have a blast.

this is going to be my first Fest.
im coming from newfoundland in eastern canada!

pace yourself with your drinking. it's real easy to get caught up in the "wooh" just go hog wild. i've tried to improve each year. and yeah, definitely keep track of your clothes. i can't even count how many shirts/boxers/shorts i've lost.

the only Fest i didn't go to was fest2 but every other year it's been one hell of a time. bring a pad for names/numbers and jot down something to help you remember who's who.

one thing i have learned from all the past fests is you really don't need to try to get wasted. that will take care of itself. trying too hard generally leads to blacking out/passing out too early. if you pace yourself, you will be able to enjoy/remember a whole lot more.

Oh yeah i will definetly pace myself. i just stick to the brew these days so i should be good. definetly plan on gettin wasted though. can't wait, my buddys band the rogue nations might be playing.

i will give you a horrible tip:

Axid AR is a drug for acid reflux and heartburn.

thing is, when you get to feeling you'll hurl, take one early enough, and you'll hold on to your lunch...then it's time for another round.

seriously, I'm mainly a smoker, cause I don't deal well with alcohol all the time. I've gotten nearer to alcohol poisoning on these than I did with shit I don't even talk about anymore...yeah, but that was the early 90's.

anyhow, hope I can make at least one fellow pussy/lightweight's Fest.