ProgDay, N. Carolina USA, September 2006

Prog_Traveller wrote: He he. Yeah, I better pack an umbrella and remember my rain coat. Oh well, the upside is at least it won't be too hot if there's a storm. I'm glad I have my ticket already in case the festival moves indoors.

latest forcasts have it coming right at us... (I live not far south of Chapel Hill)    hopefully the jet stream will catch it and blow it out of here by Saturday...  Friday though... urrgg... be careful on the roads...

Jeff Schu wrote: ^^^ Wow Mikey, Risking life and limb in the pursuit of prog. ... Living up in NJ , No way will I be able to attend it sounds like a good time though. Be sure to have a warm Guinness for me. Now is this festival a gonna be going on Rain or Shine???

looking at it on radar now... it is a beauty.... been raining all day here.... flood alerts everywhere... may take the day off work tomorrow....   I believe that there  are provisions for rain....  not if their are provisions for mass flooding who knows ahahhahahha....


yes I have a 2 6-packs of warm Guinness at the ready... rain or shine....  progday or not hahahha...

Oh CRAP.  I really really wish I could go and see IZZ!  

micky wrote: bhikkhu wrote: Well, it sounds great. Unfortunately this is when my town starts to go nuts again. The students are back, Wolverines play on Saturday, and the restaurants get slammed (that hurricane doesn't look too welcoming either). Have fun, and get some pictures for us.     oh I will.... and may have a spare bottle of vintage apple moonshine or two sitting around to try to ply an interview out of someone...  if I can get to them without getting out of my rowboat hahahha.  Who does UM play this weekend....

Vanderbilt, not much of a contest. It will still be huge, because it is the season opener.


    

A  beautiful day for music here in N.C. today..


cloudless blue sky... and 61 degree... very fall like ... and supposed to warm up nicely.. could ask for better weather.   Shame more people couldn't make it..  would have like to met any of  you all. 

Prog_Traveller wrote: Wow, it's kind of weird looking at a picture of a bunch of people who I was talking to this past weekend(IZZ that is). What a show they put on too. The whole weekend was great. I can honestly say I liked every band. Sure the prog snobs had a field day with IZZ and Spiraling but that's their problem. THe key to this festival is diversity. TOo bad only about 220 or so people showed up. I guess it's not the numbers that matter though. Anyway, Micky I missed you unless you are the really tall guy with a mustache who always seems to wear King Crimson t-shirts. I guess you could have been anyone. In fact I might even have seen you or talked to you and not even known who you were. Hopefully, I'll be back next year and hopefully with a crapload more money to burn on cds too. ;)

hahha.. I did make it  you might have seen me but I woke up Saturday feeling under the weather a bit.. arrived late ...halfway through Woodenhead's set, spent more money than I care to say (great albums though hahah) with Greg, caught Beardfish and Uzva, then started to feel rather ill again and went home,  went to bed... and got back out of bed Monday missing the whole 2nd day.  Sorry I missed you but as you could imagine.. not feeling well.. I wasn't particularly social hahahha.  No that wasn't me... I was the short little runt in the tie die... not that that helps at all   I was going to post a review of the festival but since obviously isn't possible...why don't you take a stab at it.   I did really enjoy Beardfish though.. bought both of their albums and can't wait to see what they do with that last 28 odd minute piece of music on record.  Did get a chance to talk to them... nice guys and some real potential though.  There's always next year perhaps...