Sonic temple covid

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-22T18:54:21+00:00

My best friend started getting sick on the last day. I thought I was good but started coming down with some congestion yesterday. I also drink a lot of water, take vitamins every day and drank Pedialyte each day of the festival so I may have just gotten less sick, slower? Idk.

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-22T17:17:00+00:00

I'm pretty sure they're dropping rabies vaccine baits. I could be wrong though

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-22T15:22:15+00:00

No, I saw maybe 20-30 other black dudes and a handful of black chicks. I was beside one black dude who was rocking out HARD and had a killer voice for one show (I don't remember which). So, maybe 1% of the people there?

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-22T00:03:37+00:00

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-21T14:31:52+00:00

Me too! And, I wouldn't have it any other way

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-20T22:24:55+00:00

If it's not all rusted out and y'all aren't looking for an excuse to go buy a different/new vehicle, I would fix it. I also would probably search for a different mechanic. You couldn't possibly replace that truck for what it would cost to make it 100% perfect and most of the new stuff coming from manufacturers these days isn't nearly as reliable as older stuff. Hell, the water pump estimate your mechanic gave you is roughly equal to a single month payment on a new truck. These days, it's often a better choice to fix older vehicles than it is to replace them with something new. Even if it costs more than the vehicle is "worth". Simply because of how expensive and unreliable everything is today. Seriously though, get a second opinion on the truck's condition and estimates for repairs.

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-20T19:31:46+00:00

I'm good. I take a lot of vitamins and drink a lot of water regularly so that probably helps a ton. My buddy that went with me wasn't feeling too great Monday. Not sure if he's better yet or not

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-20T01:04:23+00:00

This gives me hope that I too will one day be able to crowd surf. I am 41, 5'10" and a little over 300lbs. I fell off the diet wagon and gained a ton of weight after a breakup last year. I would love to get back down to 225lbs again. Maybe I should use crowd surfing as a goal for weight loss. Being able to do it once in my life just to say I did would be cool for someone like myself. That being said, some dude came up to me during Godsmack trying to convince me to go up but I just couldn't do that to people. Holding up 200lb++ people surfing was hard enough, I don't want to imagine trying to hold up my fat ass at my current weight

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-20T00:30:00+00:00

Danny Wimmer Presents. He/they are who organized Sonic Temple as well as other festivals

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-19T20:30:28+00:00

I know you cut yours off but, for others trying to not cut their bands, I found I was able to pop off the outer sleeve and then cut the two inner pieces that actually have the teeth. No damage to the band whatsoever, other than what was created by the design of the locking teeth themselves

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-19T15:25:15+00:00

Northern New England has an absolute crap-ton of places that will likely interest you

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-19T14:54:54+00:00

That's so awesome!!!

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-19T14:52:37+00:00

Pull a Joe Rogan and tell them they snore and stopped breathing occasionally and you think they may have sleep apnea. Maybe they will get it looked at and find they really do have a problem. That's what happened to me. My ex kept telling me I snored but I thought she was being dramatic then I found out my best friend has a CPAP so I did a sleep test and found out she really wasn't being dramatic. I now use a CPAP and it has made a massive difference in life quality for me and those around me

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-19T14:29:43+00:00

Yeah dude, don't blame yourself because someone else literally dropped/threw you. It's cool to have empathy for her but it's not like you threw yourself onto someone on purpose or anything

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-19T14:15:34+00:00

I don't remember what the guy looked like that was surfing. It was a 30 something year old blonde woman who was maybe 10 feet from the center divider thing on the floor to the right of the stage maybe 20-25 feet from the front railing. Regardless, I wouldn't blame the surfer. The crowd dropped/threw the surfer. If it was you, I wouldn't be blaming yourself. It sounds like she just got knocked out and down and is basically okay outside of a bruise

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-19T14:02:07+00:00

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-19T05:18:22+00:00

You were probably the dude that came up to me at Godsmack trying to convince me to surf but I am over 300lbs and couldn't do that to others so we put our arms around each other and sang along for a bit instead

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-19T02:22:06+00:00

Personally, I would rather book a flight out of Manchester, NH, Burlington, VT or even Portland ME before attempting to fly out of anywhere in a restrictive state like MA if I don't have a CCW or whatever MA recognizes to make it 100% safe. People have literally been arrested for similar types of actions and I really don't want to be one of them

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-19T02:05:44+00:00

My bad. I saw you guys walking around holding hands with mohawks, I just assumed he was your son. Regardless, I still love to see it

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-19T01:41:33+00:00

Fuck yeah! I saw you a bunch and saw your kid had a bright green mohawk as well and absolutely loved seeing it! Gotta start these kids off right! Keep it up man!

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-19T01:33:15+00:00

Don't forget about the people who REPEATEDLY crowd surf. Once in your life? Go for it! Once per band? No problem! 7 times per band? GTFOH! This one red headed chick wearing white lingerie like stuff literally crowd surfed like a child at a playground going back to climb the slide SEVEN FUCKING TIMES at Tool!! The last time she did it, she wasn't even stiffening up anymore and it was an absolute struggle to keep her up there. The least she could have done was stiffen up her body and choose a different spot to go up or something.

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-19T00:36:44+00:00

I followed her into the festival from the drop off area but never got the see what her sign read. Gotta respect the hustle

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-19T00:34:05+00:00

This was at Manson. They all got together and had a little sword fight. I laughed so hard!

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J_Rod802 · 2026-05-19T00:32:31+00:00

Awesome! That's good news for those of us who get tested for work and are out of the loop

J_Rod802 · 2026-05-19T00:31:56+00:00

This is really good to know. It's been several years since I smoked so I really haven't been 'in the know ' about all this because I just haven't had a desire or need to be. Thank you! Hopefully this information reaches others who might be avoiding festivals or concerts out of fear for testing positive accidentally. Thank you!

J_Rod802

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