Life Off the Grid 24 –
July 7, 2012
Another freakishly hot
day.
Small children enjoy
playing in the sandbox under the shade of brightly coloured
umbrellas.
The Tavern is popular.
As are the games, which
have been transported from the campground to the festival site for
the day.
I heard Adam Cohen
(Leonard Cohen's son) on Q some weeks ago and found his music and
what he had to say very interesting. He was playing at the festival
so, of course, I had to go.
He wears a hat on
stage, just like his dad.
He also sounds a lot
like his dad, both vocally and lyrically.
We also saw two Celtic
bands at a workshop stage, The Fretless and Sketch. Lots of dancing,
in spite of the heat.
We went to another
stage with several bands playing...
Not every day you see a
harp at a folk festival...
Atmospheric sky
Heather and Jenny
heading off somewhere.
The dome stage across
the way
The neighbours...
I didn't take my camera
to main stage. I knew we were going to be dancing and I didn't want
to be tied down to it. I danced on my own at main stage to Todd
Snider's music. It was very liberating. I was all on my own, so I
didn't need to worry that people would think my dancing was weird. I
wasn't trying to impress anyone. I was just dancing for the joy of
it. And it was truly joyful. Then I found my friends, Patti and
Linda, and hung out with them for awhile. Then it was off to Big
Blue to find Heather and her crowd. This is where Sketch, the
Scottish Celtic dance music band, was playing. It was an interesting
scene. A rave, complete with video projected on the canopy, crowd
surfing, tons of neon bracelets and necklaces, people dancing wildly.
I danced too. Very fun.
We encountered a neon
man on the way to Pope`s Hill after the evening show ended.
The Temple was all lit
up with torches. Very cool.
The scene at Pope`s
Hill...
The fire dancers
began...
Apparently, not
everyone takes rules on signs seriously...
The fireworks were
cool. Also, quite close and probably quite unsafe.
Lots of neon...
Things are in full
swing at the Temple. Dancing girls gyrate to a band playing on the
ground.
We wound up visiting a
bunch of campfires. Some were quite strange. Witnessed many odd
things going on. Went to bed about 4:30 AM. Sky beginning to get
light.
