How long did you have to wait to get a sunny day.

Riggs-

Is that from today-Friday? We were down there yesterday after work and it was sooo dead!

never seen it that dead before- even on the raniest of days- it was nice tho!

Oh Craiger says hi!

-- Edited by JD The Jazz Doctor at 22:43, 2005-07-08

I think its the 2nd year without her, if I recall. I think its dead too because a lot of the kids are complaining that there are no real "good" bands there that the kiddies like- its all geared for the 30-45 crowd- less people but with more money than 100 little tommy "green day" fan.

what kinda sucks about that tho is that these kids then will go to see someone like steve winwood and just make a lot of noise, not really listen. makes the real fans ticked off.

Actually Ray,

There's five or six stages I believe, each a different size.

The big building near the top is the Marcus Ampitheather where the main acts play.

I don't think they do anything with the island other than some golfing game, but I'm not sure.

riggs your right- there is a seperate little floating island for the golfing game (a hole in 1 or closest to the pin wins a car), but I think the boats they use to retrieve golf-balls in the water

anchor on the big island.

Doesn't Summerfest attract the big names anymore.  When I worked at Park East--early 80's we had the Pointer Sisters, Hall and Oates, Corey Hart, Belinda Carlilse, Bangles.  I thought those were pretty big names at the time.  Maybe I was wrong.  I always got free backstage passes and tix working at the hotel they or the road crew was staying at.

...which makes me happy to an extent. But when they are booking acts like Hall and Oates 5 yrs in a row, its never as fun as the first year or two- it becomes a "same old same old" vibe then, and it really reduces these bands from their legendary status to like a working band status. David Lee Roth has now played 2 yrs in a row- heck I think this is about the 3rd straight year each for Tom Petty & Mellencamp at the ampitheater. These are names with drawing power, but it does have a lot of people finally peaved off this year, calling it "Bummer Fest".

oh heck yea if you are a big fan of any of the big names, you got it made! I was fortunate enought to catch steve winwood this year- he played last year but I missed him, and thought that might have been it from ol' Stevie. I was wrong. Not sure I'll go next year if he's back again tho! I guess a lot depends on what is offered on a nightly basis.

The other night I was at Pixies and Wheezer. I had seen Pixies late last year at the Milwaukee theater at the start of their reunion tour. They were on fire. But on Thursday, 9 months into the tour, you could tell that they were wearing out. Not that it was a bad show or that they were just going through the motions, but its one thing to be on the road for a year when you are 22, another thing when you are 42! they seemed tired.

I get to check out late 80's early 90's rockers Living Colour tomorrow night. Haven't seen them perform since '92! It will be interesting to see how well they have held up. I did have a chance to meet Corey Glover, lead singer, in '95 at a solo show he did at the fest. Real nice guy....checkin out the ladies!