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It rained hard that night but no damage or severe leaks.
| Really looking forward to SummerCamp 2004, especially Keller Williams, I didn't mind the mind numbing eight hour drive on Friday with the day off work. One of my favorite sites is a house covered with wheel covers just south of Peoria, Maybe 20 minutes to the gate. Met up right away with folks from Jacks Brains . Gwen, Sara P, Charlotte, and Uncle J had saved a good camping spot and set up an admirable common area. Alicia and Erin who we met in 2003 were again camped nearby. They are alot of fun and introduced us to more locals. (Most pix have captions on mouseover and all can be enlarged by clicking.) | ||||
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| After setting up our tents we relaxed and enjoyed adult beverages, not allowed into the camping area except by vendors, but we managed nicely. We met Hollywood who I promptly re-named Precious. You can see why. | ||||
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| Saturday morinng we hit the open fields near the Sunshine Stage for a game of Wiffleball. Deciding to photograph the event I was also able to spend time at Sunshine Stage and saw a couple of good shows. Tea leaf Green put on an excellent show. Jay drew talent from both coasts this year and the frisco sound was everywhere. | ||||
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| We ate alot! Kuhn is an excellent cook and I always look forward to him feeding me lol. After eating we headed for the main stage to see Particle and Umphrey's. I skipped most of Mediski, Martin and Wood being a guitar guy and made it back for the end of Leftover Salmon and then the highlight of the evening, moe. It rained hard that night but no damage or severe leaks. | ||||
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| Just as we were preparing to leave the camp for the evening shows that would close the festival the Sunshine Stage PA announced that we must evacuate the park because of tornado warnings. Quickly packing what we would take and securing what we would leave we started through the mud to the parking lot. The sky looked worse and worse and it started to rain just as we got to the parking lot. Made plans to meet at a nearby grocery store to make plans on where to stay overnight. The evacuation was very orderly and no panic was evident. Cell phones rock! Everybody got together and headed for Peoria where we secured rooms by phone. | ||||
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| Click here for pictures and the official story of the evacuation from Jay. | ||||
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| Soon as we had checked into the hotel the bad weather passed and we were rewarded with a rainbow right outside our windows. After ordering pizza we went out to play in the puddles and meet other evacuees. | ||||
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| Next morning we drove back to the venue, some to pick up their belongings and leave, some to see the rest of the show and camp one more night. Soon as we parked we saw VW van that we knew could get into the gate so we rode with them around to the Sunshine Stage near where we were camped and close to the main stage. The grounds were soaked and a number of tents blown down but our stuff was secure. I got to the main Stage as Keller was starting. | ||||
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| We had no problem getting up close. It was a loopless show as I hoped. There were several Dead covers right off my setlist and I thought Keller and I sounded pretty good together! | ||||
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| For a great Keller Williams site try K-Dub.org. Marty's site has everything you need. Dates, Music, Tabs, Pix, Articles, Setlists and more. Check it out. | ||||
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| Join in the K-Dub discussions at Keller Williams Discussion Board. Ed runs a board with a wide variety of Keller threads. Sign up and voice your opinion. There's even a spot reserved for the man when he decides to finally post (crosses fingers). :) | ||||
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| Oteil and the Peacemakers put on a great show when Keller was through. | ||||
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| More soon... | ||||
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