I chose to do these posts in the order in which I saw things. I got there late on Thursday, so this will be a shorter post, but the next three days will be longer.
Also, even though these posts are day-to-day, my days don't exactly end at the midnight threshold. So, if something seems incomplete, go to the next day and you will most likely find the rest there.
11:30 p.m. – After dragging my feet on actually leaving Urbana, I arrive at Three Sisters’ Park in Chillicothe. I park, get my press pass and do a bit of exploring.
The band 56 Hope Road is playing on the Campfire Stage, a small stage near the entrance, and I get bored quickly. They try to be funky in the whitest way possible, with absolutely no semblance of musical ambition. It’s a party-vibe vamp, and I get bored.
Much more interesting was a tent located in the middle of the two main stages. There was a DJ who is playing to about 25 people, and a Bloomington-based artist named Jason Mack who is starting a weird sculpture involving melting shopping carts. The melting metal was cool to watch, and Mack plans on finishing it by the end of the festival (Note: even though it’s hard to have a bias about melting shopping carts, I should disclose that I knew the artist’s girlfriend from when I attended Illinois State University).The tent also had some art activities, including a painting made while it is spinning (see the photo below). It made for a very cool visual.
The people are friendly and wanting to talk. Usually it’s about what bands they are looking forward to, but hey, that’s the main reason everyone is here.
Tonight though, it’s all about drinking, smoking and having a good time. Tomorrow, it’s about the music…and drinking, smoking and having a good time.
Almost everyone I ask is pumped to see moe. I am looking forward to it too, but these people are dedicated. One person I met came from Pennsylvania (he said it took 14 hours to get here) to see them.
Again, here is the photo of the spinning painting:
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