・rockers' experiences vol.3

Need your first-hand experiences from the festival! Asking your help for those who are still wondering if to come to the festival or need more information, we started this series of "rockers experience". Now your reports have been gradually trickling in.Thanks a lot. but we still want more.

We'd like some dealing with camping experiences, about transportation or anything worth reading about for people who have never taken part in Fuji Rock. It doesn't matter if you can write very well or not, any information is welcome. So please e-mail ORG-master. The word count should total no more than 400-1000 charachters in Japanese, or 180-450 words in English. Please title your e-mail "FRF report". Today we have the report from aya.

Reported by ORG-master and translated by ORG-kaori with a help of ORG-jason  (March 21, 2002)

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I got my first "Fuji Experience" last year. Before getting to the festival, I was over excited and felt like my mind and body were floating in the air. That feeling kept me with no sleep during the entire trip to Naeba. Watching the performances and sleeping there went by fast.

Three days had passed so quickly since I was having so much fun. Questions like: "I must see this and that" or "How long does it take from Green stage to White stage?" or something like that were blown away once I got there and saw the nature of Naeba and heard the music .

This might sound far too obvious and true really, but what I kept thinking for three days was that I'm a small part of this great big globe. I was thinking like that when I was watching Oasis, New Order and Dengeki Network. Listening to music, getting sweat and covered with dust all over, we always enjoying the music. By being there and having fun, and especialy when I experienced that amazing performances of Shibusa Shirazu Orchestra, I felt what tiny and silly worries I have in life.

Anyway, everyone seems to spend their time at Fuji at their own pace. I guess this is the key to enjoying the festival. See what we want, sleep when we want, take a nap listening to the sound of drums or guitars from somewhere far. Such lounge-around time is one of the appeals of Fuji Rock, I guess.

On the 3rd day, it really was nice to hear the sound of Little Tempo at river side.I could experience warm interection with a lot of people whom I would never come across if I hadn't gone to Fuji Rock. For example, while Juno Reactor was on stage, a stranger next to me gave me a sip of beer. Someone said "I go to Fuji Rock because it's Fuji Rock. It doesn't matter who plays on the stage." I agree with this opinion completely. Our group of friends always keeps the last part of July free for Fuji.

Iam thinking of trying to camp there this year.

letter from aya   (March 21, 2002)