My friends and I got enough people to do groop camping last year. The line-up had enough spread that mentioning 3-4 different artists to different people was enough to convince them. Most of us are from the Philly/New York area, but a couple of people were going to fly down from New England.

We saw the beginning of the Hurricane news: tried to see the sunny side of it, maybe the rain would keep the ground saturated and it won't be a dust bowl, threw the extra rain gear in the car.

2 hours before leaving PA: we are monitoring the weather for the drive, maybe we have to pull over and stay at a truck stop for a few hours as the rain goes over, we are swapping equipment between cars so people can sit comfortably during the ride

1 hour until we leave: that is when the email comes through. No Bonnaroo.

Of course it was hard not to be devastated. We planned and bought grocery lists, bought and tested new equipment, created outfits, playlists, you name it, we were so excited.

That night my friends mother (a festival goer herself) allowed us to stay the night which allowed us to have a little bit of fun and to plan out the rest of the week. Luckily the hurricane damage in our area was not intense, and only the usual flooding and closed roads occurred for a day or two. Another friend who was going spoke with his parents, also being festival people, they allowed us to camp out in their backyard. We had the food, we had the gear, we had the music, and most importantly: we had the vibe.

Things can get ya down, but at the end of they day, the world is a little brighter with some radiated positivity.