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The Rain Song: Festival Overwhelm and Finding the Strength to Stay Afloat (Eighty Thousand’s Company – VOLUME IX)

by Corey Bell | Jul 5, 2018 | Best, Eighty Thousand's Company, Favorite, Festival, Holiday, Life, Lifestyle, Live Music, Musings, Outdoor Venues, Playlist, Stage, Stories, Travel

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger The Rain Song: Festival Overwhelm and Finding the Strength to Stay Afloat (A Continuation of Rollin' & Scratchin: The Bizarre Bazaar that is the Festival Drug Marketplace) Volume IX of Eighty...

Rollin’ & Scratchin’: The Bizarre Bazaar that is the Festival Drug Marketplace (Eighty Thousand’s Company – VOLUME VIII)

by Corey Bell | Jul 4, 2018 | Best, Eighty Thousand's Company, Favorite, Festival, Life, Lifestyle, Live Music, Meditation, Musings, Outdoor Venues, Stage, Stories, Travel

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger Rollin' & Scratchin': The Bizarre Bazaar that is the Festival Drug Marketplace (A Continuation of The Sprawl: The Boundless Grounds of Bonnaroo through the Eyes of a Virgin) Volume VIII of...

The Sprawl: The Boundless Grounds of Bonnaroo Through the Eyes of a Virgin (Eighty Thousand’s Company – VOLUME VII)

by Corey Bell | Jul 2, 2018 | Best, Eighty Thousand's Company, Favorite, Festival, Life, Lifestyle, Meditation, Stories, Travel

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger The Sprawl: The Boundless Fields of Bonnaroo Through the Eyes of a Virgin (A Continuation of Enter The Joker's Lair: Tiptoeing Around the Edge of the Festival Rabbit Hole) Volume VII of Eighty...

Enter the Joker’s Lair: Tiptoeing Around the Edge of the Festival Rabbit Hole (Eighty Thousand’s Company – VOLUME VI)

by Corey Bell | Jun 30, 2018 | Eighty Thousand's Company, Favorite, Festival, Life, Lifestyle, Live Music, Musings, Outdoor Venues, Stage, Stories, Travel

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger Enter the Joker's Lair: Tiptoeing Around the Edge of the Festival Rabbit Hole Volume VI of Eighty Thousand’s Company: The Modern Music Festival and the Pursuit of Community, Freedom, and Reverence in...

Eighty Thousand’s Company: All Volumes (Table of Contents)

by Corey Bell | Jun 29, 2018 | Eighty Thousand's Company, Festival, Meditation, Musings, Stories, Travel

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger Eighty Thousand’s Company: The Modern Music Festival and the Pursuit of Community, Freedom, and Reverence in Personal and Collective Celebration ALL VOLUMES: Table of Contents I. The Coolness...

The Road to Joy: The Variety of Paths that Can Lead to a Festival’s Gate (Eighty Thousand’s Company – VOLUME V)

by Corey Bell | Jun 28, 2018 | Eighty Thousand's Company, Favorite, Festival, Life, Lifestyle, Live Music, Outdoor Venues, Stories, Travel

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger The Road to Joy: The Variety of Paths that Lead to a Festival's Gates (A Continuation of Blue Boys: Two Yankee Teens Cross the Mason-Dixon En Route to Bonnaroo) Volume V of Eighty Thousand’s Company:...

Blue Boys: Two Yankee Teenagers Cross the Mason-Dixon En Route to Bonnaroo (Eighty Thousand’s Company – VOLUME IV)

by Corey Bell | Jun 26, 2018 | Eighty Thousand's Company, Favorite, Festival, Life, Lifestyle, Live Music, Musings, Outdoor Venues, Stories, Travel

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger Blue Boys: Two Yankee Teenagers Cross the Mason-Dixon En Route to Bonnaroo Volume IV of Eighty Thousand’s Company: The Modern Music Festival and the Pursuit of Community, Freedom, and Reverence in...

Til’ The Record Stops: Music as Victim, Message & Weapon at the Modern Festival (Eighty Thousand’s Company – VOLUME III)

by Corey Bell | Jun 22, 2018 | Eighty Thousand's Company, Favorite, Festival, Life, Lifestyle, Live Music, Outdoor Venues, Stories, Travel

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger Til' The Record Stops: Music as Victim, Message & Weapon at the Modern Festival (A Continuation of Youth Knows No Pain: A Musical Childhood Turns into a Festival Obsession) Volume III of Eighty...

Youth Knows No Pain: A Musical Childhood Leads to a Festival Obsession (Eighty Thousand’s Company – VOLUME II)

by Corey Bell | Jun 21, 2018 | Eighty Thousand's Company, Favorite, Festival, Life, Lifestyle, Live Music, Outdoor Venues, Stories, Travel

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger Youth Knows Know Pain: A Musical Childhood Leads to a Festival Obsession (A continuation of The Coolness Factor: Overcoming Self-Doubt and Taking on a Music Festival) Volume II of Eighty Thousand’s...

The Coolness Factor: Overcoming Self-Doubt and Taking on a Music Festival (Eighty Thousand’s Company – VOLUME I)

by Corey Bell | Jun 20, 2018 | Eighty Thousand's Company, Festival, Life, Lifestyle, Live Music, Outdoor Venues, Stories, Travel

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger The Coolness Factor: Overcoming Self-Doubt and Taking on a Music Festival Volume I of Eighty Thousand's Company: Music Festivals and the Pursuit of Community, Freedom, and Reverence in Personal and...

The High Road

by Corey Bell | Apr 21, 2018 | Life, Lifestyle, Meditation, Musings

LIFE / MUSINGS / RAMBLINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger The High Road: A Few Lessons for Your Earth Day Weekend Happy Earth Day, Travelers! And whichever other holiday(ze)s you may be celebrating this weekend … ;o) As the eco-conscious (and totally...

First Breath After Coma

by Corey Bell | Apr 20, 2018 | Life, Lifestyle, Meditation, Musings, Travel

TRAVELOGUE / LIFE / MUSINGS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger First Breath After Coma: The first steps of the Ultimate Journey “It’s all right, children. Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it.” Truer words are very seldom...

Chasing Waterfalls

by Corey Bell | Apr 16, 2018 | Favorite, Life, Lifestyle, Meditation, Playlist

LIFE/MEDITATIONS/PLAYLISTS Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger Ridin' on the Storm: A Brief Meditation on the Cycles of Spring and Missing the Thunder Ahoy, Travelers! It’s spring, and that means the April showers are starting to pepper the weekly weather...

Spring Awakening: Enter Phase Two

by Corey Bell | Apr 6, 2018 | Life, Live Music, Travel

TRAVELOGUE/LIFE Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger Spring Awakening: Enter Phase Two Stepping things up for 2018 Well met, fair Travelers. Spring is upon us, and with this new season brings new life, new meaning, and new prospects. I write to you now from...

Taking the Long Way Home

by Corey Bell | Mar 13, 2018 | Festival, Live Music, Travel, Venues

TRAVELOGUE/LIFE Corey Bell, Stage Traveler & Blogger Taking the Long Way Home A New Lease on Life (and Property) & The Journey Ahead Hi-ho, Travelers. It’s been a while, hasn’t it? How have y’all been? You all look fabulous, by the way….Me? Oh, I’m fine,...