This past weekend, Brooklyn's Prospect Park hosted the first Great Googa Mooga Festival. An estimated 40,000 people attended, and the organizers appeared to be unprepared for a crowd of that size. Problems included a lack of cell phone service, a barbaric crowd that nearly came to blows over a piece of fried chicken, and -- most upsetting -- an inadequate amount of food. While the festival's co-founder, Rick Farman, admitted that there was more to learn and promised that next year would be an improvement, frustrated festival goers took their anger to Twitter. One well-known blogger dubbed the event "a s#!t show, to put it bluntly." There are more details on the disappointing aspects of the event here.
Then again, this slide show points out the good stuff, like perfect weather and drool-inducing food. There were good tunes, too -- The Roots (and other bands) played a live show -- which is to be expected when the organizers of Bonnaroo are involved.
If you didn't get a chance to see the celebrity foodies (or the monkey that made an appearance), just remember: there's always next year.
