Monday, July 3, 2017

High Sierra Music Festival 2017 - Part One - (the long part)

I didn't take too many "great" photos or seen-it-before shots, but can't help memorializing the fun with some random film-caught moments for your viewing pleasure and my Memory Book.

We drive down Lee Rd. past the log stacks to get wristbanded

Jeffery rode the shuttle while I walked some "toss over the fence" gear down from outside the festival and tossed it over the fence.  After a few trips, I found him set up and waiting for my final load. We would do two more trips together.

While I waited for the Gate to open to walk-ins, I was not left out of the fun. And there's Michelle, the left one of the Gate Security Ladies!  She's been doing it for many years.  We were sad to learn that our Bill had passed away this year.

A new sign at Vaudeville this year

And here's the Big Meadow Stage

A wee unicorn beguiles her mama

This candid-camera moment clicked just as Chance jarred Nadine's arm which spilled beer all over Jeffery while Karen posed for the photo.

need I say more?

Evening approaches

children were everywhere

Billy Strings band- one of our favorites of the Fest

Thursday's theme was glitter-wear, so I wore the stole Sara gave me so long ago.

Jeffery gets the lightsticks glowing.

Fruition was another really good show

Our tent and camp on Friday morning

view from the other direction

The front gate posts being constructed worked as an entertainment

Here's the real Wild Thing

One alley in the Shady Grove tent zone

A sign on one camp

A zen-zone where you could lay on cushions or sit on benches

Closer up of the mermaid

Ups!  We forgot to put up Jeffery's flags!  Task completed

We went into the Music Hall to hear the Jam of the "amateurs" who aren't in bands but love to play

The film crew

Here are a few of the musicians who took a turn on the stage

Hey, I saw that kid at last year's Jam.  He's getting more mature and we saw him at another venue.

Con Brio warm up for the sound man

Here we are at the Tribute to Doc Watson

Ah!  watermelon using the wooden camp utensil set we bought in Oakley's fundraiser last fall.

Jeffery forks up potato salad

Heavy Metal Hoedown with Eric McFadden, Bo Carter, and Lebo

the Hoedown seen from behind the sound and video crews

Photo one in the child-with-water-hose scenario.  This lad had been doing fine for a goodly while wetting down adults, but then...... a moment of deviltry changes the picture

Zap; squeal

consequences

new hose-minder

A pink tutu brigade on their way to the party, where-ever that may be

The emissary of imminent enjoyment

It's the Parade!  They have one every day

It's leaving the Yoga Meadow

Anyone get be part of it.

Colorful is the theme of this parade whereas the one we will see on Saturday was white
We went down to catch the Parade returning to the Goat Barn where the fun is stored during Festival

Isn't that fun?!

Wearable puppets of many kinds; this one worn by one of the professional troupe

This dragon was worn by a regular Dad attending the Festival

I liked this one especially, although there were many like it.  The Parade is pretty long, but participants don't know it when they start walking.

This deer lady was a Wild Thing on Animal Night

Oh My!  It's a dinosaur!  It just ran by us.

Oh wow!  There's another one!  It almost got snagged in the tent guy-wires, but, wily creature, it avoided them

Waiting for Ween

Art shot of lighting

Ween on Friday night
Guess I have to break this post into two.  Not much more to come, but don't want to overwhelm the blog page.

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