Summer road trips

Headed up to Bethel Woods next weekend for Furthur 7/15/12.  Going to spend the weekend with high school friends in Shohola, PA before going to the concert.  
Probably going to the Gathering of the Vibes in Bridgeport, CT the following week at least for Friday's shows,  Phil & Friends, Weir & Hornsby, etc.
July 27th going to SPAC for Allman Brothers & Santana. 
Early August headed up to Charlestown, RI for a week of R & R.  Plan to hit the beaches for some Blues, Stripers and Fluke.  Some fresh Lobsters from Point Judith will cap off the week.   

The times may have changed but there is a whole new generation of fans that appreciate the music of our era.  Great stuff, regardless how old, is still great.  It's the main reason I try to get out to as many concerts as I can.  These guys are not going to be around forever and neither are we.  

They only got as far east as Bonnaroo.  Furay and Stills did solo gigs in the area.  I guess a half full glass is better than being empty.  Touring interferes with Furay's preaching.

I love PJ.  I used to take my girls out on the Sakarak (Capt. Mitch Chagnon) for stripers, fluke, etc. trolling the rips off Block Island with wire and parachute jigs.  Now that's work.  The old Sakarak had two fighting chairs, the mate and me would work a rod until we hooked up and then had the girls fight the fish from the chairs.  We would work the rod and they cranked the handle.  Used to fish the safe harbor near the lighthouse chucking metal after taking the girls for ice cream near Scarborough Beach. If I could have rented the house last week I would have been at the concert with bells on.  Enjoy your time up there.

Already a done deal.  Bought 8 tix for ABB/S a few months back.  May have one extra if you want it. 

My daughter went to all three Phish shows at SPAC and AC.  Nice to be young and still in college.

The boys played one of my fav's in the first set up in RI, Reuben and Cherise.
"When Reuben played on his painted mandolin
The breeze would pause to listen in before going on its way again"
Nice setlist for Canandaigua also.  Minglewood>brown eyed women, reminds me of Barton Hall 1977

How far are they up and what color are they hitting?

Geeeezzzz- 40 years ago I was done with the Military and working to pay a mortage, car pmt, and support a wife and 2 kids.
    Used to see you guys with the vans and hippie hats goin to the concerts on TV news between the day job and the night job.  lol

   Was a tin knocker with local 40 out of Hartford and goin to apprentice school some nights.--Glad that changed -lol
    Kinda liked Joplin and the Stones in those days-heck still do. Generally those peace and happiness protest singers didnt all get my attention too much although I did get to the  Powder Ridge Festival around 1970 or so.
  Went to see Dylan a few years ago in Newport -- dit dit dit da da da da guitar guitar dit dit dit da da da sounded like the same song over an over to me. Folks in the audience were a hoot to watch  though.  Then he left with an outlaw MC gang covering him.  To each his own music though and most folks think he's great.
   Personally like to see the 50s and early 60s bands. Most are no longer original though. Guess they got so they couldnt remember their own  songs anymore.
 OHMIKRIKIES how did we get here from the SR ??? Sharks cant come soon enough.
 BTW- if ya ever see grey hair (well -a little hair) buzz by  in a pickup truck on the Throughway with Janice or Start Me Up  turned up all the way -its me.

An ya earned bout a buck fifty an hour-----------------------------lol
 
 
 
aint it all relative

Still use my old Mitchell 300 on the noodle for Steel in late fall-reliable- reliable-have never worked on the drag other than to clean it and its perfect. Did have some spring work done though.


 
 
I caught these beauties off of Block Island, RI on August 8, 2012 aboard the Sakarak out of Point Judith RI. 
 

You aint kidding jack... i feel bad for the birds. They are chirping away in the snow covered trees... the past two weeks ive seen large flocks of geese flying south. It would be nice is it sprung soon but apparently its not