What are your best TBF memories?

[synchronicity]

I saw the Seldom Scene do that with "I Know You Rider"
back in the late 80's or early 90's

[BillyBeru]

could it have been "riding that bluegrass train" or whatever the title is by the house band??

What about Bertha by Los Lobos???

[synchronicity]

What about Bertha by Los Lobos???
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That would do It too.

 Listening to: The generator - Happy Solstice

[Auntie Hope]

What about Bertha by Los Lobos???

That would do It too.
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Ahhh, memories.... that one DID do the trick last Festival!

Auntie Hope 

[danfromiowa]

As a newbie, I don't have a lot to offer in the "memories" department, but I've really enjoyed reading this thread!  I've only been to one festival (2006), and I'll be there again in 2008.  I won't make it every year (cost, time, blah, blah, blah...), but TBF will be a recurring event for the rest of my life!  Here are a few things I recall, including a few "newbie blunders" - hope you enjoy!

1.  Camping at Illium!  While it's far removed from the main action around Town Park, the setting, facilities, transportation, and of course the people were wonderful!

2.  Two days before the festival started, hiking from Illium to Mountain Village and taking the gondola into town so I could use my laptop at "Baked In Telluride" to find out where in the heck my buddy from Nevada was, only to learn later that Illium had wireless connectivity!  (file that one under "blunder", although the hike itself was wonderful!)

3.  Seeing Victor Wooten walking his bicycle down the sreet as I sipped a brew in the Opera House bar (is that the right name?  I failed to take good notes).  I found it so cool that such a highly anticipated musician could just walk around town without be accosted by fans or paparazzi (sp?);  It's weird, but this single event is one of the things that cemented my desire to return to TBF...

4.  Seeing Bela Fleck and the Flecktones for the first time (there's a much longer story behind why this was so important, but I won't get into that here - ask me later over a beer if yer interested...)

5.  Seeing Edgar Meyer and Mike Marshall together, although it was a bit sad that the crowd was rather small for their set.

6.  Giving away my NightGrass ticket for John Prine.  When I bought it, I had no idea that his show was the same time as the Flecktones, so I was faced with a bit of a dilema.  I met a guy on a neigboring tarp who loved Prine, but didn't get a ticket before they sold out.  I gave him mine.  A gift of music has few equals, for both the recipient and the giver.  

7.  Fumbling with my tarp because I had no idea how to properly secure it against the (nearly) ever-present wind.  

There're more (naturally), but I try to avoid long posts and this one has already become too long.  I'll be happy to share more later...

[Ron N Deb]

what a great Posts !

Karma points for you !

[danfromiowa]

My first karma points!!!  Thank you!    

[livluvgrow]

One of the many beautiful memories that I have from my first festival last year
Emmylou was on stage and her angelic voice was floating through the air. My eyes as blurry and wide as they could be I looked to my right and noticed that the sun was setting ever so beautifully right into the V of the canyon. I look to my left and the moon is coming up over the mountain peaks. The waterfall in full view. I turn to my wife and say "Laure maybe we never made it to Telluride maybe we were in a bad crash where we died and this is actually heaven. 

 Listening to: ymsb sometime 06 forgot the date

[Auntie Hope]

You made it, no crash... and yes, you were in heaven! 

Autie Hope 

[Ron N Deb]

and to think in a few months we can all be back there
 
 

[livluvgrow]

Ya know Ron I think it is safe to say that telluride frequently dominates my thoughts. I even broke down the calander for my students the other day in such a way that makes telluride feel all that much closer. Lookin forward to meetin all you folks.

[Ron N Deb]

we are a festy fiesty bunch thats for darn sure !!

 

[danfromiowa]

I certainly hope I'll be lucky enough to meet some of you this year - I didn't get into Town Park, so I'm doing the condo thing at Mountain Village, but I sure hope our paths cross sometime - I'd LOVE to share stories face-to-face!

By the way, I've been following the pre-festival events thread as well, and it sounds like a lot of you are seriously into home brewing.  A buddy of mine from Iowa wanted to join me this year but couldn't because he and his wife just welcomed their first baby into the world (so all their vacation time will probably be spent with family around the country), but he's been a huge home-brewer for many years, and he's a musician (upright bass, mostly), and he REALLY wants to do TBF sometime.  Sounds like I'll have to try harder to get into Town Park in future years!   ;-)

[Ron N Deb]

Howdy Dan
and welcome to the Insainity
We have some great brewers , alas i am but a novice
but was pleased with my product
Look for us at Smugglers or The Last Dollar Saloon
 

[TellurideTom]

Dan, if you get there early enough you can still join in some of the insane pre-fest activities. Hope you can make some of them.