A Few Floyd Fest Favorites
1.Jack in the hat. Jack (on the left) is a member of the meditation satsang I belong to. Here, he and his friends in various hats are volunteering at the Jacksonville Center information booth.
2. Is it any wonder that I lost my parked car and almost missed my scheduled reading under the Poet Tree?
3. The go-go-girls of Hill Holler Stage. Anonymous friend, Grace, and Kyla.
4. This is Iris Dement singing on the Dreaming Creek main stage. I enjoyed her song about her mother giving her truth. She’s a songwriter who stands for something. Recently, in an interview she was quoted as saying that “the poor are treated like the enemy.”
5. Deana likes the lights in the beer garden. I like the antique fence that surrounds it (connected in places by grapevines). It’s my favorite place to hang out at Floyd Fest because it’s cozy and wooded and off the beaten track. And see Tabor, I’m wearing cool summer clothes here that are not black.
6. Under the Floyd Fest Big Top, you can buy festival music, T-shirts, and posters, and even books by moi. You can meet the performers and get your CD’s signed by them here as well.
7. Kathleen, a member of the writer's workshop I belong to, always has an interesting perspective. Here, she’s holding a frame that once held a poem that was hanging from the Poet Tree. Remember the magic mirror from Romper Room? See you next year, boys and girls!
Comments
i absolutely LOVE iris dement!
Posted by: Lu | August 2, 2006 1:45 PM
That was my first introduction, and I only heard a few songs. Guess I should have bought a CD. I love anyone who uses their voice to speak for the voiceless.
Posted by: colleen | August 2, 2006 2:46 PM
OMG the magic mirror! Miss Jean! Yes!!!
Posted by: Janet | August 2, 2006 6:32 PM
Kathleen's smile looks perfect behind the frame.
Posted by: Kathy | August 2, 2006 6:41 PM
Colleen, this has been such a lively, vivid series of posts. It's a shame they aren't in a newspaper somewhere. Really. What a pleasurable few days you've given us all!
Posted by: Jennifer | August 2, 2006 6:43 PM
I told Martin next year we are taking a RV. I didn't feel like I got to visit enough tents or booths this year. I just went from music act to beer garden to music to beer....over and over. I need more time!
I had to ask him today if he saw the blue fairy!
Posted by: Deana | August 2, 2006 7:40 PM
Colleen, I am very sorry but I had to tag you tonight in my post. I really needed you! Sorry...but TAG you're it!
(you can always refuse)
Posted by: Deana | August 2, 2006 8:47 PM
What fun! This had me grinning.
Posted by: Elissa | August 3, 2006 12:13 AM
Wonderful pics, it looks like a great time!
Posted by: mar | August 3, 2006 6:25 AM
Really enjoyed these photos...ALmost feel like I got to attend Floyd Fest this year.
I was surprised at how many tents there were with people sleeping outside.
And OH...Miss Jean...another blast from the past! That magic mirror
Posted by: Terri | August 3, 2006 12:36 PM