The Festival Express: Part 1

I had one of those childhood sicknesses... chicken pox, maybe tonsil removal...

I was couchbound and miserable.

and Dad brought home a movie for me:

WOODSTOCK.

And that was That...

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Flash forward to 2002:

Nick & Jay went to see Phil Lesh in the woods of New York. But it wasn't any regular concert. It was a FESTIVAL. You camped next to your car and bands played for THREE DAYS, and wonderful, weird, crazy things happened. I bought a super advanced ticket for the next Summer.

Gathering of the Vibes 03 was my first festival. James Brown. Allman Brothers. Jorma Kaukonen. Everything about my first festival was Big. At this festival I realized that "One" by U2 is a song about Love.

We had to go back in 04. Smaller bands, way less people, which was Fine by Me. At this festival I learned the importance of the Tarp.

Dan & Beth came with me in 06 and although they claimed to have Fun, I think certain parts of the weekend shook them to the Core, which may have been the plan all along... At this festival I met a young peach farmer from Georgia who had with him the best peaches I've ever tasted.

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coming soon:

Part 2: 08 Langerado solidifies a Relationship... a Song emerges from a Rainstorm, a Vow emerges from the Rubble of Frustration, and the Topless Omen of Glad Tidings in 2011