the progression of awesome

thanks to ANDY & John Baise & O'Dell's I got a free ticket to RIOT FEST

didn't know what to expect / but seeing these two w/n the 1st 15mins of arriving was a good sign

I hadn't seen Dr. Jody since the 90's. I had seen Mel Bean more recently, but it had been a few years.

got there just in time to see SUPERCHUNK - driveway to driveway

hey, who's that taking pictures in the yellow shirt?

yep....Chris Shary was in town!

we all flipped our lid

Jody couldn't believe it, Mel couldn't believe, I was just stoked!

after Superchunk we walked over to Dismemberment Plan to visit w/ Josh Schac & Chris

then we took a breather & sat on the hillside & got caught up

and watched a bit of Alkaline Trio before going over to get a spot for ROCKET

yep, that's a ferris wheel at the punk rock music fest

they all came out in matching outfits as I expected

John was pretty cheeky in talking to the audience

nevertheless they ROCKED it and the crowd & I were loving it

there's Chris Shary again - right up front getting some good snaps

horns tend to sum it up

 

blurry crowd shot before it started getting dark

hell of a performance

met up with Rachael & Andy Weiss right after Rocket

soon we bumped into the newlyweds, Sean & Susie Kelly

Moby Dick was one of the carnival rides

I was getting tired quick, but I held out and saw a few IGGY songs

such high energy / it was totally worth it

and the wrap up - totally a blast