I truly did not have fun in Ocala this year, and i am wondering if im the only one because it ended early even. The rain caused everyone to flee and the last two or three days the woods were nearly empty. I live in Ocala and I dont think i have ever seen that small of a gathering. any thoughts?
i don't know , it was my first time in ocala and i certainly had a good time and even when i was the last anybody at kid village i lingered on and on in that beautiful turtle forest . in the six weeks i was there nobody ever give me any troubles and i smoked all the free ganja i could have wanted and blissed alot and worked a little and made some good new friends forever . i suppose , mollyredmore , that we met . eh ? i iz mikul the dreadybeard . don't know when i might write again . today we go o'er the great smoky mts to the kentucky gathering .... peace
Ocala was my first gathering, and it was an experience. I arrived late, on the last Thursday because i had to go to court for an injunction that i didn't want anymore anyway against my ex. The night before i met this punk kid declared him my brother most randomly, and he says he needs a ride to ocala with his friend, so we meet the next day, drive up get completely lost, and arrive in the middle of the night. The next day and saturday were nice, i wandered, and played, and meditated, and hacked, and breathed and met interesting people, and it was good. then, late on saturday night i meet these town kids, and i don't exactly like them, but one of them stays near me almost the whole night, esp after he doses, we end up going to a convenience store for cigarettes, where i felt they might decide it more convenient to leave me there, but they didn't, but when we got back i left my backpack in the car, and the kid who had been with me all night leaves without a goodbye. he was the only person at the gathering who didn't end our conversation, hanging out period, you know whatever with some kind of acknowledgement, he just left. and my gas money, cigarettes, cd's, pipe, pot, damn near everything except my car keys goes with him. I took it really well. i may have yelled fuck a couple times, but not as loud as i truly could have, like if the kid had done it deliberately. i was at front gate, i think? I decided to stay awake, the kids were passed out in my car, they had acquired a punk dog who stank something fierce, the poor dog was just ill and dying, and the three of them were in my humid ass car sleeping for hours. this is when a man came up to the site and from what i heard he said he was the father of jesus. another man at the camp became enraged and knocked the older man onto the ground. time stopped. he held himself back from stabbing or kicking him, that's how i would describe it. Later this man gave me some ointment for my tattoo, and i heard him regretting assaulting an elder, he was troubled. it was disturbing, it was life, and it was part of the gathering. i've thought about it many times since then, and i value the entire experience i had. I'm going to the Ozarks in a couple days, i think it's going to be good times...peace
Hey dreamer, If you're going to be coming through MO. and need to crash we host Rainbows to and from. Nothing fancy just a spot to park someplace to crash and something hot to eat.
thats very cool of you brother i'm glad there are still good people out therekeep sharing the love brotherall my blessinmeasalove and light