Rowdy Float Trip 2009

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Rowdy Float Trip 2009 Jul 21, 2009 11:40:05 GMT -5

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Post by sully on Jul 21, 2009 11:40:05 GMT -5

I think you're both right on. Extended to 3 full days, no water and increased cost. I'd pay 36 bucks to go camp with all you guys anytime, without the music. Hell, we paid $105 each to camp for two days and see one set by RP. I watched a total of 10 mins of other music probably. Not saying the acts were bad, but the camping/drinking/floating/washers/horseshoes took priority over the show. I think they should bring it back to two full days with a pre-party. You can show up anytime, just as DB did last Monday. The price of the ticket for the quality of acts is out of whack, but that's what happens when hosting this on the river. Any other festival at fairgrounds or other places would be cheaper, but not quite as cool.

cowtownmike honorary peso (chingador*) I done been thru the scruggles. Posts: 12,467	Rowdy Float Trip 2009 Jul 21, 2009 11:41:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cowtownmike on Jul 21, 2009 11:41:35 GMT -5 How low was the river? I heard a guy on the radio this morning talking about "walking" the river most of the time. I don't remember EVER having to walk last year. That was a perfect float.
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sully honorary peso (chingador*) Posts: 13,045	Rowdy Float Trip 2009 Jul 21, 2009 11:41:56 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sully on Jul 21, 2009 11:41:56 GMT -5 I bet you could get 4-6 bands of better quality, pay them good, spread them over two nights and have increased attendance. Let anyone else who wants to play for free, do accoustic shows in the bar all day.

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Rowdy Float Trip 2009 Jul 21, 2009 11:43:16 GMT -5

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Jul 21, 2009 11:41:35 GMT -5 cowtownmike said:

How low was the river? I heard a guy on the radio this morning talking about "walking" the river most of the time. I don't remember EVER having to walk last year. That was a perfect float.

We rode up river where it's a little deeper and floated down to the camp. It wasn't bad. About 3 hours of nice and easy floating. Some of us walked about 20 yards and drug everyone else behind us. If you played it right, you could have made it through without getting up.

karilou honorary peso Posts: 3,759	Rowdy Float Trip 2009 Jul 21, 2009 11:43:29 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by karilou on Jul 21, 2009 11:43:29 GMT -5 mike i floated most of the way. the last 300 yrds back to MB from where we floated was pretty rough. you had to walk about 30 yrds of that 300. it was just super low and slow.
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cowtownmike honorary peso (chingador*) I done been thru the scruggles. Posts: 12,467	Rowdy Float Trip 2009 Jul 21, 2009 11:44:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by cowtownmike on Jul 21, 2009 11:44:51 GMT -5 Last year was the first time I ever floated. I guess I'm spoiled.
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karilou honorary peso Posts: 3,759	Rowdy Float Trip 2009 Jul 21, 2009 11:50:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by karilou on Jul 21, 2009 11:50:18 GMT -5 yeah you would have gotten lucky if last year was your first float. decent levels of water. this year, not so much
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duckbutter Guest	Rowdy Float Trip 2009 Jul 21, 2009 11:51:09 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by duckbutter on Jul 21, 2009 11:51:09 GMT -5 I did not float at all this year or last year. I'm not much on floating myself.

karilou honorary peso Posts: 3,759	Rowdy Float Trip 2009 Jul 21, 2009 11:54:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by karilou on Jul 21, 2009 11:54:18 GMT -5 I was not too set on floating this year but i was convinced to go anyway. i was quite content letting my cookies soak in the river on a rock right in front of the campsite
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Rowdy Float Trip 2009 Jul 21, 2009 12:08:58 GMT -5

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Jul 21, 2009 11:02:30 GMT -5 sully said:

Also, I talked to the owner of MB for a few minutes Sat morning, and he made a comment like it was the slowest weekend of the year for them. He said they gave the RFT folks a break on the rates, and were losing money.

Bottom-line Sully.

Did you give him a price for developing the entire area into condos?

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karilou honorary peso Posts: 3,759	Rowdy Float Trip 2009 Jul 21, 2009 12:10:42 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by karilou on Jul 21, 2009 12:10:42 GMT -5 hahaha I thought i saw sully pull up in a Saab convertible...figured he was scouting the area and expensing it as a business trip.
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sully honorary peso (chingador*) Posts: 13,045	Rowdy Float Trip 2009 Jul 21, 2009 12:11:14 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sully on Jul 21, 2009 12:11:14 GMT -5 This guy would never go for that. Neither would I. Best use of that space is campgrounds. No reason to ruin a good river with yuppie condos.

karilou honorary peso Posts: 3,759	Rowdy Float Trip 2009 Jul 21, 2009 12:16:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by karilou on Jul 21, 2009 12:16:31 GMT -5 thanks for thinking of the little people
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sully honorary peso (chingador*) Posts: 13,045	Rowdy Float Trip 2009 Jul 21, 2009 12:20:35 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sully on Jul 21, 2009 12:20:35 GMT -5 I am the little people.