View Full Version : ROMS ( regret of missing something )
marignygreg
05-08-2007, 10:19 AM
For csoul it was Steely Dan. For me it was the whole Fest. Anyone else suffering from post Fest ROMS ??
mendelj2
05-08-2007, 10:23 AM
We tried too hard on Saturday and missed a good chunk of the allmans... that's what we get for being greedy!
Also would trade zztop for counting crows if we had it to do over again. Crows were fine, but not exciting.
Frosty
05-08-2007, 10:37 AM
Wsih I'd raced over to the Bobby Charles Tribute after finishing Henry Butler.
csoul
05-08-2007, 10:47 AM
For csoul it was Steely Dan. For me it was the whole Fest. Anyone else suffering from post Fest ROMS ??
I also regret not making a t-head meetup......but I'm used to that. I miss 'em every year, and swear I'll make one the next year. Just never happens. I also regret that I had to come home ;)
KYfunkfan
05-08-2007, 10:50 AM
i regret not wearing my traditional sandals (two blisters) and forgetting my suntan lotion (i'm burnt yo)...
I truly regret not seeing/hearing Irma's tribute to Mahalia Jackson. I'll see her on Sunday at the Zoo, but it just won't be the same.
bluedog
05-08-2007, 11:00 AM
I regret having to come home too! I actually cried when we left yesterday. Damn I LOVE NEW ORLEANS!!!!
I know I missed a lot of shows that I wanted to see and had every intention of doing but there just wasn't enuff time and my energy level petered out from lack of sleep before & during the fest. *note to self - Don't get a hotel on bourbon if you plan to sleep in NOLA* Sorry I missed a lot of the ThreadHeads ... but the few that i did meet gave good hug! Love you guys! Thanx for the good times! Swag RAWKS!
pokerchick66
05-08-2007, 11:06 AM
I truly regret not seeing/hearing Irma's tribute to Mahalia Jackson.
I think this is my only regret. I knew it would be outstanding but just didn't feel like going at that time. I wasn't in church mode for some reason (too loaded, prolly).
bluesmama
05-08-2007, 11:10 AM
i regret that i didn't get to meet all of you - but, i enjoyed meeting the many of you that i did - there is always next year & I'LL BE BACK!!!!!
I think this is my only regret. I knew it would be outstanding but just didn't feel like going at that time. I wasn't in church mode for some reason (too loaded, prolly).
Same with me. I just wasn't up for fighting my way through the crowds to leave Gentilly, and figured the gospel tent would be packed anyway. But I could have hung out with Rosetree at his booth and heard it just fine, I'm sure.
Priestboy
05-08-2007, 11:18 AM
The way I look at it (and how I try to live my life in general), I look at my options, make a decision, live in the moment and move on. I had no expectations about Fest (it being my first one), so each event, each show, each Threadhead I met was a gift. Thanks, guys, for making my first Fest (just one of many!) a great one!:D
pokerchick66
05-08-2007, 11:51 AM
Same with me. I just wasn't up for fighting my way through the crowds to leave Gentilly, and figured the gospel tent would be packed anyway. But I could have hung out with Rosetree at his booth and heard it just fine, I'm sure.
Good idea. We should have thought about this BEFORE we missed it, lol. ;)
I regret telling those evil cocksuckers at the IRS to fuck off 3 years ago.
saturn
05-08-2007, 11:57 AM
I regret not visiting longer with some of the Threadheads I only got a chance to talk to briefly -- I kept thinking I would have lots of chances to talk to everybody again.
Visits were way too short with Ozzie, Amyloves, Swampie, Breambob and a whole lot of others. :(
almarco
05-08-2007, 12:04 PM
I regret not seeing steely dan but the alvin baptise tribute was very moving and a highlight of any fest and I was glad to be present ...where is that steely dan tour list....lol
glinda
05-08-2007, 12:06 PM
No regrets, it was sooo fabulous and the time flew by. Whatever I did was great, even if it wasn't what I had planned. But I would say there are some lessons learned:
1. Arrive extra early for your must-see shows (bad timing caused me to miss Irma's Mahalia show & the Allmans).
2. Write down Threadhead meetup times on my schedule (made it only on Saturday & missed a lot of cool people I wanted to meet).
3. Bring lagniappes!!! (if they are that much fun to receive, they must be even better to give!)
4. Don't invite high-maintenance companions (detracts from festfun)
NYMAMA
05-08-2007, 12:08 PM
My only regret was not staying for the whole enchillada. But I will fix that next year.
almarco
05-08-2007, 12:10 PM
you go girl!
Zydekitten
05-08-2007, 12:15 PM
The way I look at it (and how I try to live my life in general), I look at my options, make a decision, live in the moment and move on. I had no expectations about Fest (it being my first one), so each event, each show, each Threadhead I met was a gift. Thanks, guys, for making my first Fest (just one of many!) a great one!:D
I'm with you, Padre!!
I don't have a single regret; I'm just grateful for the gifts and opportunities presented to me being here in New Orleans, and with you guys - thank you all for being such a important and wonderful part of my Jazzfest 2007!
:)
"When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us" -- Alexander Graham Bell
Bill/KC
05-08-2007, 12:24 PM
4. Don't invite high-maintenance companions (detracts from festfun)
LOL....I hear ya there! :D
ibjamn
05-08-2007, 12:25 PM
I'm with you, Padre!!
I don't have a single regret; I'm just grateful for the gifts and opportunities presented to me being here in New Orleans, and with you guys - thank you all for being such a important and wonderful part of my Jazzfest 2007!
:)
"When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one which has opened for us" -- Alexander Graham Bell
Ditto what kitty said!
NYMAMA
05-08-2007, 12:30 PM
you go girl!
Hey Al how ya doin? It was great fun meeting up with ya.
PaulC
05-08-2007, 12:31 PM
I don't have a single regret; I'm just grateful for the gifts and opportunities presented to me being here in New Orleans, and with you guys - thank you all for being such a important and wonderful part of my Jazzfest 2007!
I sure don't regret meetin' you kitty kid,... but glancin' at the off beat fest bible for the 15th time jus' this mornin' has me regrettin' that i am but one peep.....
now don't any of ya' make me regret sayin' that :rolleyes: ;)
Zydekitten
05-08-2007, 12:55 PM
I absolutely don't regret meeting you too, Legume Guru (Leguru?)!!! It was one of the bestest highlights of the Fest Fortnight . . . mahalo nui loa for sharing the joys of pod shaking and peanut wearing!! :D
I am starting to miss New Orleans though and I haven't even left yet :eek:
Lester_leaps_in
05-08-2007, 01:01 PM
I regret not buying Swag a beer during the first Friday meet-up. He was busy receiving accolades from his fans, and I thought that I would surely have another opportunity. I didn't.
Thanks again, Swag, for all of your hard work in making it so easy for us to get the most from JF.
NeenAtlanta
05-08-2007, 02:21 PM
My only real regret was not getting that photo of Swag, Dank, Chris and Me at the patry.
But I'm so happy I got to finally meet Chris and Dank! Met both of them while dancing, too!
Corona
05-09-2007, 11:08 AM
I regret not visiting longer with some of the Threadheads I only got a chance to talk to briefly -- I kept thinking I would have lots of chances to talk to everybody again.
Visits were way too short with Ozzie, Amyloves, Swampie, Breambob and a whole lot of others. :(
shit, amen to that sister...that's my biggest regret of all!
Fest-wise--no fairground regrets I don't think....it was fantastic....maybe catching more of Big Sam but we did actually get almost all of our highlighted cubes in and I feel very satisfied.
Nightshows- Anders at DBA 2nd Sunday, Tips 2nd Sunday for SURE!
Amyloves...
05-09-2007, 11:42 AM
I regret not visiting longer with some of the Threadheads I only got a chance to talk to briefly -- I kept thinking I would have lots of chances to talk to everybody again.
Visits were way too short with Ozzie, Amyloves, Swampie, Breambob and a whole lot of others. :(
Awwww....thanks so much.
Amy Winette
05-09-2007, 07:20 PM
Regret is a wasted emotion! I only regret that I didn't have an extra voice, two extra livers and thousands of extra brain cells. Then I might feel human right now . . . ;)
Orleansnj
05-09-2007, 09:13 PM
my only regrets include not meeting a bunch of you who I wanted to chat with - or being able to spend more time with those I did meet.
My second regret is that there are only 24 hours in a day - but hell - i can assure you that i made use of all 24 that do exist :)
Fred (Texas JF Fanatic)
05-09-2007, 09:21 PM
I regret not making the patry... hoping for next year. 2008 might have to do the dazes between. Seeing all these pics & everything that I missed is not helping.....
LisaRI
05-09-2007, 10:01 PM
I regret not visiting longer with some of the Threadheads I only got a chance to talk to briefly -- I kept thinking I would have lots of chances to talk to everybody again.
Visits were way too short with Ozzie, Amyloves, Swampie, Breambob and a whole lot of others. :(
We were just saying that too! we would have liked to visit longer with you and so many others! \Otherwise, no regrets, I'm just glad we were able to go for the time we did. Yes we missed some planned, and long anticipated performances (like Van Morrison) but not because we weren't catching something else that was just as great. It's fun to see what everyone else did - makes you feel like you were in more places at once.