October Sunset
after 2 rainy days there was a lull in the rain and this spectacular sunset before another set of rain clouds covered the CIty - from my window Friday October 11, 2007
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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival
The mellow crowd John Prine Boz Scaggs there were 5 stages - spaced far enough apart so the sound didn't overlap - in different little vales and meadows - the organizers used the space wisely - the road was closed to cars so people could walk on the road between the concert areas - over 40 crowd - very mellow - no tobacco use allowed in the park but plenty of pot being smoked and passed around - no one got rowdy on alcohol - lots of standees swaying to the music - John Prine was amazing and funny - Boz Scaggs sang and played beautifully- Jorma Kaokaunen and Barry (?) on mandolin wove intricate melodies like ragas that took me to fanatsy dreamworlds - I heard David Grisman and many others - The weather was perfect - sunny and cool - the blue angels occasionally blasted by in formations overhead - not often enough to spoil the music - as i was leaving i passed John Cippolini, Jorma Kaokaunen and Wavy Gravy with their arms around each others shoulders - yakking like the old fr...