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Recap: Bonnaroo 2009

By PHOENIX STAFF | June 19, 2009

The Beastie Boys, live at Bonnaroo 2009
Photo by Lexy Winter

"All I could think about was how awesome the Beastie Boys' set sounded from across the campground. The knowledge that I would never be sure of its ass-kickingness gnawed at me almost as much as the Staph infection I’m pretty sure I contracted when my poncho fell on the floor of the Porto Potty and then I put it on anyway."

READ: All of Rob Turbovsky's blog posts from Bonnaroo 2009.

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