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Posted on July 12th, 2010 12:00pm

Questions about new venue

Since it's at a new location this year, anybody have any info on the place? Is the camping/stage area still close together? Is there still a family camping side? Parking close to camping? Is there still going to be a bar there?

And I'm hoping they set up the 2nd stage like they did last year, not in the beer tent but right outside of it.

and add The Breakfast to the line up!!!!

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Posted on July 13th, 2010 03:47pm

YES PLEASE!

MORE INFORMATION WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

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Posted on July 19th, 2010 12:41pm

what about thursday night?

how will they handle the rv and car line up? we use to show up in turin at 3pm thursday to get in line.

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Posted on July 22nd, 2010 12:33pm

Thursday? i think you meant Tuesday. Or maybe Monday.

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Posted on July 23rd, 2010 02:12pm

All valid questions...all good ones. I am going to compile these and any others that people post here over the next week or so and will bring them to the promoter to see if I can get them answered.

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Posted on July 23rd, 2010 03:14pm

Camping Situation

This may have been answered already but..........

Drive-Up Camping? or Park your Car in a lot and walk to a campsite?

If not drive up camping, how far are the lots from the campsite?

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Posted on July 23rd, 2010 03:41pm

i'd like to know if there's going to be some sort of shade at the venues... like i felt was missing at the second/new stage at moe.down last year, and was missing at summercamp this year (they had the posts up for the fancy, pretty wisps of fabric that provided no shade, might as well have some shade so we don't die)... keep the moe.rons alive!! ;)

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Posted on July 23rd, 2010 05:02pm

12am Curfew

there was an article posted stating that a curfew was/is set in place so music can't go past 12am I believe?

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Posted on July 23rd, 2010 05:04pm

I realize that was much of a question there, haha
so....

Will moe. be able to play past 12am?

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Posted on July 23rd, 2010 06:30pm

will there be

a 3 hour wait to get into the venue like there was at furthur? Will the RV section be closer to the music? Will the wooks be segregated and hearded into New Turwookistan? Will there be ninjas for security doing full cavity searches?

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Posted on July 23rd, 2010 07:25pm

Re: what about thursday night?

I second phreedwoman's question. What arrangements are being made to accommodate early arrival at the venue and by early I mean beginning Thursday afternoon. It is a moe.down tradition that people, both RVers and Campers begin arriving Thursday and await the opening of the venue on Friday. Will this be possible for Gelston Estate? This was very easy at Turin as it was off a small road that had grass fields on either side which allowed easy parking without blocking the road. As I understand it, the road leading into Gelston Estate has significantly more traffic and also had drainage ditches on either side so there's no where outside the venue to folks to line up early. Without a plan this is going to be a logistical nightmare for everyone.

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Posted on July 24th, 2010 12:11pm

rv camping

All the photos I saw of the gelstone estate were hills. So is there flat area? how far is it from the main stage? I have a pop up camper and level ground is crucial. There was about 300+/- rv's at the down last yr at $50 a pop. So Rvs should get a hook up, if possible, with location. Sorta like we did at turin. Yes I know we are using more space but cmon

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Posted on July 24th, 2010 07:59pm

12AM Curfew?!?

Ahem, what is this about?

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Posted on July 26th, 2010 07:44am

Emek doing another poster this year? can we get Klausen to do one in the future? Will moe. play eyes of the world ever again?

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Posted on July 27th, 2010 10:04am

What time will the gates open???

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Posted on July 27th, 2010 12:20pm

Answers so far...

-There will be a Family side for camping.
-There will be shade.
-No drive-up camping allowed.
-Parking is not more than a 1/4 mile from camping area.
-Concessions will be available in camping area.
-RV section and camping are both within a 1/4 mile or less of stages depending on where you camp.
-Plenty of flat camping /RV space.
-RV parking is $65, no hookups.

Thursday arrivals will be handled the same as Turin. There is an ample supply of land to stage cars off the road.

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Posted on July 27th, 2010 12:32pm

Thanks moe.mod

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Posted on July 27th, 2010 01:20pm

FREE WATER?

will there be free water spigots for drinking? i don't like the idea of having to purchase something necessary to live.

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Posted on July 27th, 2010 01:59pm

how about real bathrooms? sinks?

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Posted on July 27th, 2010 02:28pm

yes! thanks so much for the info. :)

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Posted on July 27th, 2010 03:41pm

Map

Will a map be provided on the site layout prior to entry for meeting up with friends and coordinating camping and RV plans?

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Posted on July 28th, 2010 06:06pm

so how is RV camping going to work?

i see no option to add in the RV charge to ticket purchases...is it just pay when you hit the venue er what?

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Posted on July 28th, 2010 06:29pm

so how is RV camping going to work?

i see no option to add in the RV charge to ticket purchases...is it just pay when you hit the venue er what?

~ Yup. That's how it's been done in the past.

Add me to wanting to know about a map, the 12pm noise ordinance and the traffic getting in. Also, several of us are staying at local hotels & such. I presume parking is one fee for the entire weekend. Is this correct? Should we expect traffic issues every day?

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Posted on July 31st, 2010 11:26am

I imagine traffic going in on day one will be horrible. Furthur was 3 hours to travel about 1.5 miles. Should be much better after the first day.

I see nothing about when the venue will actually open...Friday morning? Thursday night?

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Posted on July 31st, 2010 11:28am

ooops...actually the mod made reference to a holding area for thursday arrivals.

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Posted on August 3rd, 2010 10:08am

where o where art thou moe.mod?

Q1: Free Water? Will there be water spigots available as there were in Turin? This is somewhat of a big concern as we need to prep to bring extra water if necessary. moe.down.com says there will be rustic showers. are these portable showers brought in by a company (ie Nateva) or pre-existing?

Q2: Stage setup? Will it be 2 main stages next to each other like Mtn Jam, Nateva, etc.? Or will there be 1 main stage & a side stage in a separate location (ie. Turin)? moe.down.com says "rotating between 2 separate stages all weekend".

Q3: Noise Ordinance? I for one can not see this being anytime before 1am. But others seems to think its 12pm. The sub woofers will be bumpin throughout the campgrounds eitherway!

Q4: Fireworks? We will have them again right?

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Posted on August 6th, 2010 05:08pm

noice ordinance?!?!???

this seems to be the biggest question.

will live music be played past midnight?
if yes, which nights and for how long?

thanks mod

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Posted on August 9th, 2010 09:58am

day passes?

will there be day passes available for sunday like in years passed?

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Posted on August 11th, 2010 08:21am

Passed the new batch of questions onto the promoter and am patiently awaiting reply.

You pay for RV parking as you pull into the lot - not in advance.

Artists will perform according to posted schedule - which will be posted soon! As for bands turning into pumpkins at midnight...has that ever happened before? ;)

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Posted on August 11th, 2010 08:54am

thanks moe.mod !!! 23 days, 4 hours, 5 minutes and 13 seconds... are we there yet :-)

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Posted on August 11th, 2010 10:26am

Almost!

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Posted on August 12th, 2010 10:54pm

carry my stuff...

i hope we don't have to carry all our stuff a 1/4 mile again,,,lol and then do it again and again and again...seen ppl last year charging 10 bucks to use there wagons lol,.... wish i thought of that. :) (no i didnt rent them lol)

I CANT WAIT!!!!!

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Posted on August 17th, 2010 10:10am

CAN WE GET MORE INFORMATION PLEASE???????

17 days

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Posted on August 17th, 2010 12:22pm

RV parking discrepancy

moedown.com says $50 per RV. post above from moe.mod says $65 per RV. Some people will be very angry with a $15 price difference upon arrival.

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Posted on August 17th, 2010 01:16pm

In the process of verifying that price discrepancy now.

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Posted on August 17th, 2010 01:20pm

free water?

Any word on my free elixir of life?

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Posted on August 17th, 2010 01:29pm

Yes - free water for all.

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Posted on August 18th, 2010 09:21am

Weird metal/glass rule...

"No glass or metal containers (this means no glass bottles, only cans allowed)."

What the heck does this mean? Aren't cans metal? Are we allowed cans, canteens, kegs, etc, or not?

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Posted on August 18th, 2010 10:34am

MAP of SITE? SCHEDULE?

TSIA

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Posted on August 18th, 2010 09:27pm

Schedule should be up by Friday. Map is being worked up currently.

Apologies, I received wrong info about the RV price. Correct price is $60, not $65. The web sites are being changed to reflect this.

I am adding an INFO/RULES/FAQ sticky to the top of this forum, taken from the org. It's the latest and most complete info we have at this time.

Hmm, truavatar - you've stumped me. That metal/can rule is weird, but it's been in place for the last decade and no one has ever had issue with it. I am thinking metal of the aluminum can variety are fine, but metal of the keg and tank variety are not.

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Posted on August 19th, 2010 07:09am

Handicap / RV camping.

Our group has been trying to get this question answered for the last 2-3 months and we haven't gotten any replies to emails, so I thought I'd try here.

We have a pop up camper and will be traveling with someone who is handicapped. She cannot camp on her own and needs to be able to lock up her medications. (We have a pop up, she tents) In years past we have been allowed to put up a tent in our RV spot. I know that there is typically not any tents allowed in RV - but with this situation being a bit different they've allowed us in the past.

Will we run into problems with this at the new venue? (She has the nec. documents to "prove" her disabled status)

Thansk in advance for any insight!

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Posted on August 19th, 2010 07:10am

Cans/Kegs

I have brought kegs to the .down for the past few years and never had a problem. Cans and kegs seem to be the way to go, just no glass.
I mean really, whos going to cut up a keg?? Have fun with that, Ill sit and drink and watch you try. Ha.

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Posted on August 19th, 2010 12:17pm

serendipities7

serendipities7, I am passing your post on to the moe.'s manager and the moe.down promoter, along with your email address. You will most likely hear from one of them directly with your questions re. handicapped request.

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Posted on August 19th, 2010 01:33pm

Thanks moe.mod!

I look forward to hearing from someone.

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Posted on August 19th, 2010 02:31pm

Cans/Kegs/Metal

I have never noticed the "no metal" thing before.

moeron1984, I've also brought kegs in the past and had no problem. Thats why I was confused by this.

moe.mod, can we get a definite answer on kegs, in particular? They're so much less wasteful than hundreds of cans, but I don't want to show up with one if I'm going to have to leave it in my car.

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Posted on August 19th, 2010 03:38pm

i have a question:

will there be any real bathrooms at all? i know there were two in the lodge last year, so, i'm just curious.

will there be hand washing stations?

also, is there a place to dump your RV like there was in turin that we could do on the way out?

thanks so much.

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Posted on August 19th, 2010 09:59pm

I've been told kegs fall under the metal rule, truavatar.

My best advice to you is...the more things change, the more they stay the same. Yes, moe.down is in a different location. But most of the same rules apply that have applied for the past 10 years in Turin. Much of the staff and procedures will be the same. I'm not condoning it... I'm just saying that you have just as much chance of success or risk of failure this year as in prior years.

Penguin, all I have heard is "portable toilets". No word on indoor facilities. Yes, I believe there will be handwashing stations like at prior moe.downs in Turin.

Checking on the RV dump...

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Posted on August 21st, 2010 04:47pm

many thanks for all your answers and help, moe.mod!!

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Posted on August 22nd, 2010 08:49pm

Open Flames?

I see how it says no open flames at all dose this include grills?If so what are the limits with that?

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Posted on August 23rd, 2010 06:41am

Is there going to be a store like there was at snow ridge that sells Ice and what not?

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Posted on August 23rd, 2010 07:47am

ANY?

update on the map?

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Posted on August 23rd, 2010 08:59am

Map?

Hey now

we need map please chuak moe feno ai`

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Posted on August 23rd, 2010 01:14pm

RV dump - yes

general store - many items/necessities with be available via a vendor who has come to moe.down for several years now - he is slated to vend this year.

ice - yes, we will be selling ice on-site

grills that are charcoal or propane are ok

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Posted on August 23rd, 2010 03:51pm

continuous thanks for all the deets moe.mod !!! if all of us kats flying in one direction didn't have you as our road map, we'd never make a single connection :-)

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Posted on August 23rd, 2010 06:29pm

is that the vendor who was selling glow sticks? this is just nitpicky, but for a green-thinking band/festival, i just think it's a little funny that vendors should be selling glowsticks, which basically become, nearly instantly, garbage

meh, whatever... all in good fun

:)

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Posted on August 24th, 2010 03:32pm

Ban The Glowstick

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Posted on August 25th, 2010 02:08pm

glowsticks...

how you gonna say ban glowsticks.... when moe drops a climax... those sticks go in the air! i love it! i would NEVER ban glowsticks.... shame on you.... XD

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Posted on August 25th, 2010 02:08pm

you were the black guy holdin the flashlight last year wernt you... lol

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Posted on August 25th, 2010 02:22pm

yes PLEASE ban glowsticks

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Posted on August 25th, 2010 04:21pm

truemoeron, i presume you pick up all the glowsticks you throw?

yeah, didn't think so

that's my only complaint about glowsticks

(thankfully, i wear glasses, so a glowstick to the eye isn't much of a concern for me) ;)

i'm not trying to be a no-fun-nancy, but there's very little good i can see coming from glowsticks... they are pretty and shiny for a few hours, but other than that, they are instant garbage... just not in line with a green festival, to my mind

i'm not saying people shouldn't be allowed to bring them, i just don't think they should be sold AT the festival, ya know?

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Posted on August 25th, 2010 04:22pm

moe.mod

is there a volunteer program for moe.down? someone was asking about it on some other site ;)

thanks!

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Posted on August 25th, 2010 04:54pm

to elaborate, not only are they a waste, but last year at the .down it was way past annoying all the kids crawling around up near the stage on the ground picking them up to throw them again... WHILE THE MUSIC WAS PLAYING... so i'll be a no-fun-nancy :-)

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Posted on August 25th, 2010 05:32pm

Andrea, we are all set on volunteers this year at moe.down.

FYI, I am AGS - anti-glowstick - as well. I don't know if we can get a total ban, but we could certainly ask the vendor who sold them in the past not to. Let me talk to the powers that be.

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Posted on August 25th, 2010 06:33pm

bikes??

whats the deal with bikes, we were always able to bring them to turin. but snow ridge has the lift running for mountain bikers. so since thier is no mention that they are not allowed i guess its safe to say its cool? let me know thanx

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Posted on August 25th, 2010 07:19pm

thank you, moe.mod! :)

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Posted on August 25th, 2010 07:23pm

"grills that are charcoal or propane are ok"

so nuclear grills are a no-go?

:)

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Posted on August 25th, 2010 07:23pm

::repacks::

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Posted on August 25th, 2010 08:38pm

Nope, no nuclear grills, no pyres fashioned from glo-sticks. :D

drtyjrz I will ask the promoter about bikes.

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Posted on August 25th, 2010 09:40pm

hahaha

ok, one more for ya (from that other forum, i forget what it's called haha)

will there be day parking/single-day tickets?

forgive me if this has been covered

and thanks again for all the answers!!!

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Posted on August 26th, 2010 06:54am

I believe they will have a parking pass/hang-tag to differentiate day parkers from those who stay at the festival the entire time.

I expect the band will make an announcement mid-week next week regarding Sunday tickets.

Oh, and tell the other forum they can expect a map before this weekend. ;D

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Posted on August 26th, 2010 11:20am

Donation to charities that moe. supports

moe.mod, thanks for all your info so far. I was wondering if you might be able to help me out with the below request as well. Below is a copy of an e-mail I sent out to the band and topper a couple of weeks ago. I'm in a position where I might be able to help some moe. affiliated charities. I've been reading about the monks, and I've heard some of them are not doing so well. I know this forum may not be the the place for this, but it's devastating to me to hear what they are going through, so please bear with me everyone. Thank you moe.mod...
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I am looking for some recommendations for local charities in which a company I am working for could donate to in a couple of weeks. The two that I had in mind based on my exposure to them through you was the Burmese "shelter" in Utica and the autism center. I was hoping you could provide me with a little bit of information on these charities that I could provide to the company.

Let me give you a quick bit of background info. I am working on the construction of a commercial scale wind farm project in Herkimer County, NY, stretching from just north of the Little Falls exit on the Thruway, up towards the Adirondacks. The turbines will look a lot like the ones on one of your Transamericans CD's, only a lot taller. These will be the tallest turbines in the U.S. to date, standing approximately 450 feet tall, and produce renewable energy for about 40,000 homes. I think you'll be able to see the first few erected from the moe.down site this year, all the way across the mohawk valley, which will be pretty cool.

Anyway, I work for an environmental consulting firm called Environmental Design and Research in Syracuse, NY. I am serving as the environmental monitor of construction for the wind power project. The developer of the project (and my client) is Iberdrola Renewables, a global renewable energy firm. Most importantly, their general contractor in charge of construction is called Mortenson Construction...they're also a huge, global company, but are based out of Minneapolis...(they just built the new Twins baseball stadium).

In this morning's meeting, Mortenson mentioned that their firm is doing a company wide charity campaign in late August, all around the world and specifically in the local communities they are working. The project manager asked for people local to the area (such as myself) to give them some ideas of where to contribute. As I mentioned, the possibility of helping your cause specific to the Burmese shelter and autism center were the first that came to mind. I think it would be great if Mortenson chose one or both of these entities. It probably goes without saying, but if it helps, I am a huge fan of moe., and my wife and I have not missed a moe.down or snoe.down in years. I attended the viewing of VJ Burma last year, and donated what I could afterward, but obviously Mortenson would be able to make a much more substantial donation than I. I also have some loved ones who have been diagnosed with autism, so anything we could do to help these causes would be amazing.

I can talk to you about this at moe.down, but I think at that point it will be too late. They mentioned late August as a time they would like to make the donation.

Let me know what you think when you have a chance, and thanks for all that you guys do, music and otherwise.

Cheers,
Brian

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Posted on August 26th, 2010 11:29am

MOE.MOD

Will I still be able to make sexual advances toward Kahlil even tho there is no chairlift to cuddle on?

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Posted on August 26th, 2010 04:35pm

Handicapped Parking

Thanks in advance moe.mod,

I to have been trying to get an answer on something,
I am missing 1 leg and I injured my other good ankle recently and I was hoping that they have Handicapped parking closer by or could get some assistance with my gear.

Thank you

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Posted on August 26th, 2010 05:25pm

Fisherray - I have confirmation that there will be a special (closer) section for handicapped parking - vehicle must possess handicapped plates or handicapped parking tag.

A tractor with a flat-bed wagon (similar to what was offered during prior years in Turin) will makes stops in parking areas and drop offs in the camping area.

I've updated the Rules/Info to reflect these and other issues addressed in this thread, but feel free to spread the word. Thanks.

Sorry drtyjrz - no bikes allowed this year.

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Posted on August 26th, 2010 06:31pm

slurry > you can try, but i'm not promising i'll respect you in the morning... freak'n "moron" :-)

and thanks again & again moe.mod !!!

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Posted on August 26th, 2010 07:27pm

boo why not???

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Posted on August 26th, 2010 08:03pm

Not entirely sure. Something to perhaps ask about when there.

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Posted on August 26th, 2010 08:11pm

BRIAN - CHARITIES

I emailed Al your post (he is registered here on the forum but probably too busy to keep up with all the talk) and he thought your idea was a great one.

The Kelberman Center in Utica (autism developmental center) & All Burma Monks Alliance (monks non profit, primarily used for legal funds to free other monks still captive in Burma) are the 2 charities you are referring to and the ones that moe. has supported in the past.

If your company is in need of more info, I would suggest using a site like guidestar.org, which gives unbiased reviews as well as financial info (990s, etc).

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Posted on August 27th, 2010 02:14am

atms at .down

hey moe.mod are there atm's at this spot this year? and if there are are the surcharges ridic? lol

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Posted on August 27th, 2010 06:18am

Will check into the ATM availability - moe.down has no control over the fees, however!

In other news:
http://moe.org/festivals/moedown/directions-map

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Posted on August 27th, 2010 09:31am

moe.mod, that is a hot picture in your profile pic. wanna skype?

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Posted on August 27th, 2010 09:37am

DaveRaz, remember you're married.

Regards,
Your husband.

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Posted on August 27th, 2010 09:47am

You'll have to fight Floyd Pepper to get to me.
If moe. ends up with a Muppets theme on Halloween, you may just get your chance!

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Posted on August 27th, 2010 09:59am

moe.mod -

will the Patriots tighten up their offense and play a more solid 4th quarter this year, or is their recent acquisition of offensive lineman Quinn Ojinnaka proof positive that their time and energy are strictly focused on defense in 2010?

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Posted on August 27th, 2010 10:00am

moe.mod -

I'm sorry, you probably find me annoying. I will refrain :)

Happy moe.down.

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Posted on August 27th, 2010 12:49pm

"A tractor with a flat-bed wagon (similar to what was offered during prior years in Turin) will makes stops in parking areas and drop offs in the camping area. "


So there will be shuttles fromt the parking area to the camping area? After scaling the map it looks like most campers will have to lug their gear anywhere from .25 to .75 MILES.

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Posted on August 27th, 2010 01:32pm

Slurry...

If we're discussing the Patriots on the third Wednesday in January and it's not raining outside, then...yes. I believe so.

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Posted on August 27th, 2010 01:36pm

KamelReds...

I have been told there will be the same tractor shuttle scenario as in prior years. I cannot tell you how frequent the tractor will come by and how long it takes. But yes, there will be some mode of shuttling for those who want and need it.

I haven't seen the new site yet, but was told by the promoter the magic number was a quarter of a mile or less for most everything.

If you are on facebook, make sure you "like" the moe.down festival site...starting next week, the crew is going to start posting behind-the-scenes photos as they build the stage, etc and perhaps that may help people gain perspective as to how the place is set up.

http://www.facebook.com/moedownmusicfestival

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Posted on August 28th, 2010 02:28pm

Thank You.

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Posted on August 29th, 2010 05:29pm

Clarification on no metal rule

This will be my first Moe.Down, so needed to ask a question about the no metal rule. Does this ban apply to aluminum and steel water bottles (Sigg, Kleen Kanteen, etc.)?

Thanks!

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Posted on August 29th, 2010 06:30pm

im also curious about if there is an atm on premises. friday is payday and ill be there before the direct deposit hits. would rather not have to show up and leave to hit an atm.

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Posted on August 29th, 2010 08:39pm

Yes, there will be an ATM on the premises.

Danruss, pretty sure the Sigg, etc water bottles are A-OK.

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Posted on September 8th, 2010 03:11pm

not to complain

because i had an absolute blast at moe.down but
"a quarter of a mile or less" is completely not even close to being correct information...Luckly i brought a wagon, but because we were misinformed there were a lot of people who did prepare properly because of the misleading information. Just something you might want to warn people of if moe.down is going to be set up the same way at the same place next year.....

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Posted on September 9th, 2010 07:18pm

No complaints here...

BUT... roads paved?, maybe? Maybe a few more shuttles running? These old bones aren't as quick as they used to be

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Posted on September 13th, 2010 10:23am

Please don't shoot the messenger - I was told by the promoter "a quarter of a mile or less" when I asked. Not having been up to the site before the festival, I had no way to tell whether this was accurate, and had taken his word for it.

Please know that Topper and the band are in the midst of very in-depth discussions about the site, what the likes/dislikes were, about the positive/negative feedback they've received, etc with the sole intent to make it better for next year.

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Posted on September 17th, 2010 08:43am

Thank you for all of the info you did provide before the actual event! :)

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Posted on August 9th, 2011 03:28pm

Still says "Parking is 1/4 mile or less from camping area."

"Parking is 1/4 mile or less from camping area."

Is this actually true this year? or is the website still misleading people? I'd like to know if i have to bring my wagon again this year. Or purchase a new one. I bet there are a lot of 1st timers at moe.down this year & if they layout hasn't changed then quite frankly i find that information to be extremely misleading & deceitful. I think the good paying fans need to be informed properly in order to prepare for the haul. If i never went to gelston before & read 1/4 or less I wouldn't bring a wagon. But thats just me, i'm sure there are hundreds of other people that would think the same. I just feel as though the people need to properly prepare.

Thank you,

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Posted on August 11th, 2011 09:14am

KamelReds, some of the parking and camping has been reconfigured this year, and they (promoters) are still standing by the 1/4 mile estimate. But as you know and I know, even the shortest distance from parking to camping was full of hills, so it is wise (and advisable) to bring a wagon, and I will have the admins update the info on the web site to reflect that. Thanks, as always, for your feedback.

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Posted on August 11th, 2011 07:42pm

So no camping by the car? That sucks. it is soooo much better when you get to camp by your car. But unfortunately, i was at all good and what happened there was tragic but parking by cars do make it easier on the camper.

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Posted on August 11th, 2011 07:44pm

Hows the security and cops here? At all good they were complete dicks and even heard stories of robbing people.... are there were even undercover cops also.

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Posted on September 1st, 2011 07:07pm

Didn't know about RV passes, how can I be sure I get in?!

I purchased two 3 day passes on May 4th as we have come to moe.down for many years and always buy early. At the time I purchased my ticket RV Passes were not available online, you had to purchase at the gate. Today (9/1) at 7:30pm I found out you were offering RV passes online on as of 8/1. I had no idea this was happening and if I had known I would certainly have bought one ASAP; now it is too late and the site says I could be in danger of not even getting one after I drive 3 1/2 hours with my husband and 14 month old child?????!!!!!! Let's just say I am more than a little distraught about this. If I could leave early to ensure I got a pass I would. But, my husband must work all day on Friday so earliest we can leave is 6pm. Is there anything I can do to ensure I don't drive all the way there with my child and then get turned away in my RV due to lack of space?

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Posted on September 1st, 2011 07:35pm

I would try and call them. 888-512-SHOW I wish you the best of luck