Singalong in the Boneyard - Bonnaroo 2009

I've started logging my footage and I came across this gem. A late, late night singalong in the Boneyard with Mickey Western, the Bonnaroo Buskers, The Unbearable Light Cabaret, Miss Lolly Pop's Review, the Modern Gypsies and The Lady Circus.

Mickey Western at Bonnaroo 2009

Sometimes things just line up right and wild, wonderful things happen. Here's a spontaneous performance by Mickey Western with the help of the Bonnaroo Buskers, The Unbearable Light Cabaret, Miss Lolly Pop's Review, the Modern Gypsies and The Lady Circus.

The Bonnaroo Fountain Painters' Music Video

It's amazing how many multi-talented people are involved in putting Bonnaroo together. It turns out the fountain painters are also talented musicians. Here's a song written and sung by Candace Randolph with George "the human ladder" Finney on congas. The fountain crew is led by Phil Carroll, also a talented singer/songwriter.

Bonnaroo Visual Design Doc - June 5 clips Jerry Harner/neon

Local (Manchester, Tennessee) neon sign artist Jerry Harner and his son Pat show me how Bonnaroo's neon signs get made. Three generations of the Harner family are in the neon or tube bending (as they call it) business. Fantastic people....got a great taco dinner at their place too. Thanks Jerry.

Bonnaroo Visual Design Doc - June 5 clips

Meet Sherrie Hannah, textile artist. Cool time lapse sequence as Sherrie dresses one of the fireflies.

June 4 - Bonnaroo Visual Design Doc footage

The visual design team's Jason Vasseur and Jorge "Tiki" Dinapoli reinforce Bonnaroo's straw bale post office. Also some shots of the bobble heads which will end up on the top of tall posts.

June 4 - Bonnaroo Visual Design Doc clips

Here are some clips of the main stage being constructed and then meet a couple of the painters on the visual design team.

June 3 - Bonnaroo Visual Design Doc clips

Meet two members of the visual design team, Suz Snell and Victor Scott. Then join me for a drive around the grounds as I try to get an idea for how this place is laid out.

June 2 - Bonnaroo Visual Design - Unedited

These are clips from my first day of shooting at Bonnaroo. The guy with the long white hair and beard is Russ Bennett the director of visual design at Bonnaroo. Russ has been doing this since Bonnaroo started eight years ago. The other guy with the dark hair and beard is Steve Sayers (full-time carpenter -- many years/shows). He was introduced to me by Russ as "God". Apparently his building skills are remarkable and they can communicate without words. The woman is Anne Marie Flusche (assistant to Russ -- her 3rd Bonnaroo), organizer extraordinaire. She seems to be the brains that keeps this whole thing together and moving forward.

I shot for three hours in the blazing Tennessee heat (I'm from Vermont) and quickly became dehydrated, got a pounding headache and had to shut down for the rest of the day.

Clips from each day coming soon.

I'm going to be posting clips from each day. Stay tuned.

Intro Message - Bonnaroo Visual Design Doc

I'm making a documentary about the visual design team at Bonnaroo 2009. I'll be posting raw and unedited footage so people can see what I'm doing and what it's like here. I'd love your comments, ideas and feedback. I'm incredibly busy. I'm shooting this on my own with a couple of volunteers who'll be showing up soon.