Gathering of the Vibes in Bridgeport

Hippies with nothing better to do will invade our city........ GREAT!!!! Let freedom RING!

I'll be there

I think it is wrong to block off the entire park so that the local people who pay their taxes cannot even enjoy the beach. That is totally wrong.

You drugies come to the park and drug it up all weekend while the people from the town cannot even enjoy their park for a whole week and they pay the high taxes in the city not you.

How ignorant of you people to assume that because people like a certain kind of music they are druggies.....it's a shame that you sterotype like that. Why not a celebration of likeminded people? There are tons of fairs and festivals out there that celebrate different kinds of music, jazz festivals, blues festivals, fairs with country music singers...should we assume that the country concerts will have nothing but rednecks? I can tell you one thing...i will be at both Gathering of the Vibes and the Toby Keith concert later this month, and I am neither a druggie nor a redneck.

Wrong wrote:

I think it is wrong to block off the entire park so that the local people who pay their taxes cannot even enjoy the beach. That is totally wrong.
You drugies come to the park and drug it up all weekend while the people from the town cannot even enjoy their park for a whole week and they pay the high taxes in the city not you.

Theses people will bring in a ton of revenue for the City of Bridgeport. What else will bring people into a city that a lot of people consider a arm pit. Besides Harbor Yard the main draws are drugs and prostitution.

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Theses people will bring in a ton of revenue for the City of Bridgeport. What else will bring people into a city that a lot of people consider a arm pit. Besides Harbor Yard the main draws are drugs and prostitution.

i agree. their won't be any more or less drugs their this weekend than any other weekend. Seaside has been a pit for years, and it least there won't be any hard drug pushing thugs like usual

I am a working professional and I am spending the entire weekend at the 'Vibes'. I am not a hippy but I love music and camping. You probably don't know what fun is. We 'hippies' will be glad not to see you there this weekend.

ramo26o wrote:

Hippies with nothing better to do will invade our city........ GREAT!!!! Let freedom RING!

Get a life. We love music and camping. Apparently you have a miserable life and don't like to see people have fun. Stay home "wrong'.

Wrong wrote:

I think it is wrong to block off the entire park so that the local people who pay their taxes cannot even enjoy the beach. That is totally wrong.
You drugies come to the park and drug it up all weekend while the people from the town cannot even enjoy their park for a whole week and they pay the high taxes in the city not you.

Wrong wrote:

I think it is wrong to block off the entire park so that the local people who pay their taxes cannot even enjoy the beach. That is totally wrong.
You drugies come to the park and drug it up all weekend while the people from the town cannot even enjoy their park for a whole week and they pay the high taxes in the city not you.

bridgeport is trash anyways so if anything having this concert helps out that ****. i went last year and it was awesome. and it gets cleaned up too. we all know bpt citizens wouldnt be doing that.

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bridgeport is trash anyways so if anything having this concert helps out that ****. i went last year and it was awesome. and it gets cleaned up too. we all know bpt citizens wouldnt be doing that.

If you feel that strong about bridgeport being trash, why come here! Take that **** to your own town!! Is your town to "good" for Hippies?

what wrote:

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Theses people will bring in a ton of revenue for the City of Bridgeport. What else will bring people into a city that a lot of people consider a arm pit. Besides Harbor Yard the main draws are drugs and prostitution.

Are you serious? REVENUE...what revenue? They are Hippies & Drug Addicts! Hippies live off the bare essentials. Even the non-hippies are CAMPING...bare essentials!

Luke Duke wrote:

I am a working professional and I am spending the entire weekend at the 'Vibes'. I am not a hippy but I love music and camping. You probably don't know what fun is. We 'hippies' will be glad not to see you there this weekend. <quoted text>

Ok, make up your mind. Are you a Hippy or not? It must be the drugs :)

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Are you serious? REVENUE...what revenue? They are Hippies & Drug Addicts! Hippies live off the bare essentials. Even the non-hippies are CAMPING...bare essentials!

Lol I hope you get shot tonight later in your **** of a city. I mean I'm from New Haven and really New Haven and Hartford aren't much better, but Hartford has a nice business downtown section, New Haven has Yale and a really nice downtown area, Bridgeport has heroin and crack dealers. And they're camping because an all festival pass costs almost near $300 as it is. Why would you pay for a hotel when you could just camp with hundreds of like minded people.

And 15,000 basically rich suburban kids and old hippies coming into the poorest city in the state. Yea obviously that helps Bridgeport's economy in no way. Hell even the WTNH article about it starts off with:

Bridgeport (WTNH)-- A four-day festival kicks off in Bridgeport today, bringing thousands of music lovers, and their pocketbooks, to the Park City.

hello wrote:

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If you feel that strong about bridgeport being trash, why come here! Take that **** to your own town!! Is your town to "good" for Hippies?

I would LOVE to have this in my town. I'd take Hippies over gangtsa rappers any day.

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I would LOVE to have this in my town. I'd take Hippies over gangtsa rappers any day.

Yeah, I gotta agree. Im not really a fan of hippies, or gangsta rappers. Hippies are the less of 2 evils.

"Wait a minute. This looks like rock and/or roll."
-Reverend Lovejoy

I just want to commend the organizers of this event, "Gathering of the Vibes"
for their wonderful contribution to our community here in Bridgeport CT.
So many positive aspects are wrapped up in this kind of event. Of course the music is the center attraction, but it's the fellowship and the many wholesome social causes that are advanced in gathering of this kind and magnitude. Whether it's the registering of first time voters or food drives to keep east coast
food banks stocked, preserving the Long Island Sound, the advancement of needed green energy, or simply the pleasure folks have coming together,camping and enjoying incredible Rock Music, it's
all good stuff! As a resident of Fairfield county, I am very pleased to see this kind of energy and culture come to town. I just wanted to take a moment to thank Ken Hayes and his administrative team.

Rabbi Shaul Praver {Rabbi Rock TV}
Congregation Adath Israel of Newtown
www.rabbirock.org
www.congadathisrael.org

Well, I hung out all day Friday, with my 9 year old daughter, and neither of us did any drugs or even drank beer.
We just listened to the groOvy music and danced the day away!
I don't think I've ever seen Seaside Park look cleaner or happier.
Kudos to Fabrizi and the current mayor. This is GOOD for Bridgeport.
I'm a business owner from New Haven.
Personally, I think it would be a great idea to put on a Latin/Brazilian music festival on in the park, invite bands like Maná, Los Jaguares, etc., Charlie Brown Jr. from Brasil.
I'd hang out for that, too, and, probably 3/4 of Bridgeport would, since it's mostly immigrants.
That would be fun.
I'm sorry I missed Los Lobos at last year's Gathering of the Vibes.
Heard lotso great tunes this year, anyways.
Deep Banana Blackout ROCKed! I'd never heard them before.
Black Crowes are awesome. Assembly of Dust...
lotso great tunes.
And, it really isn't that much like a Dead show, anyway.
This was a lot more...commercial, really.
There may have been a few folks passing a joint, but drugs were not nearly as prevalent or in the open as in the old Dead tour days. I know...I was there.

My neice went to this concert with a friend, and ended up missing. Her mom is looking for her. She has put out a missing person report. She is 24, about 5.5 tall, slender build, short lite brown hair, has a boston accent, and may be druged, I belive she has a tatoo on her. If anyone sees her, please, call the bridgeport police and respond here. She is from Enfield Ct, and we miss her terribly.

I heard of the missing women on the news if i hear of any thing i will report it.That is sad hope things come to a good ending.I will pray for her.