Freaknik Revisited
Remember Lil Man-Man who wore his Daddy’s Freaknik shirt to school, well the AJC featured Freaknik today in it’s “Whatever Happened To“ column and I just had to revisit the topic. Freaknik disappeared because it was no longer the college picnic that it started as. I know I’m old….but I remember Freaknik as a joyous gathering of classmates who couldn’t (or didn’t want to) go home for spring break. Everyone just chilled and brought a bottle.
Each year it got bigger and bigger as more out of town students joined in. The “outsiders” turned the hometown event into a car show which eventually morphed into some kind of crazy “Freakfest” where there were strippers in vans and ghetto hoochies in Toyota’s all taking it off for whoever asked.
If you don’t remember, I have video taped proof of the nonsense…
These videos were taken in 1996/97, which was when the real “Freaks” came out. If you are a hometown ATLien, I’m sure you remember the drama of the traffic plans, the cries of racial discrimination and the hundrends thousands of Freaknikkers that descinded on the “A” each year from 1983 - 1999. I had my fun during many a Freaknik but am more than glad that the celebration moved on. The videos really put the event in perspective. These were fun times but it was crazy as hell!! Talk about living in the moment…
Read the entire AJC article HERE.
Did you ever participate in an Freaknikking events? Do you have bad or good memories? I wanna know!! 
rawdawgbuffalo
April 14, 2008 @ 10:55 amman u know i have freaknic tshirts from 1984 on up
ATLBlogger
April 14, 2008 @ 2:21 pmMan, I was a lil’ young back in those days.
I was like around 10 or 12…..But, I remember the traffic. The ish used to be RIDICULOUS…I’ll never 4get the time when we was on our way home from a wedding and my cousin took the wrong turn and we got caught in that mess 4 a good 45min….and him and this girl almost got into ’cause he almost hit her with the car….U talkin”bout Hillarious!!!!!
ATLien
April 14, 2008 @ 2:26 pm10 or 12??? WTF…
I officially feel OLD now. Thanks ATLBlogger for eff-in up my day! 
Dana T.
April 15, 2008 @ 10:03 amAggyfest, Greensboro back in the late 80’s and then there was Freaknik.
Where did the time go?
Thank you Bill Campbell for nothing.
Dana T.
Dana T.
April 15, 2008 @ 10:11 amTalking about feeling old. I have some T shirts from back in the day as well.
This is my last year to claim 30 something.
I remember the days of the old Road Show’s from back in the 70’s. My cousin who attended Morris Brown at the time would take me around to see different bands that were new then, like Earth Wind & Fire, Lakeside, War, just to name a few.
Dana T.
ATLBlogger
April 15, 2008 @ 2:23 pmLOL….:( My bad
ATLien
April 15, 2008 @ 2:41 pmno prob ATL…DanaT made me feel better!
Earth Wind & Fire…Lakeside…War!!! I’m not even gonna go there!
ATLBlogger
April 16, 2008 @ 7:38 amATLien said: “no prob ATL…DanaT made me feel better! Earth Wind & Fire…Lakeside…War!!! I’m not even gonna go there!”
LOL….Damn