From: owner-jangle-poets-digest@smoe.org (jangle-poets-digest) To: jangle-poets-digest@smoe.org Subject: jangle-poets-digest V9 #199 Reply-To: jangle-poets@smoe.org Sender: owner-jangle-poets-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-jangle-poets-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk jangle-poets-digest Thursday, July 31 2008 Volume 09 : Number 199 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [JP] "Just the Rain" - Maura at Guitar Gods & Goddesses Workshop [KPalmat] [JP] a post from Anne Saunders [Sheila Turner ] [JP] Falcon Ridge pictures and blog ["rhiannon giles" Subject: [JP] a post from Anne Saunders Not sure from whence it originated (it was passed on to me), but I thought it worth posting. *********************************************************** This is Anne back in office in Sharon CT. Most important news, only a few bruises from monster hail and a couple panic attacks but NO INJURIES. This was a mini tornado that hit us Sunday, it never touched down. We had been tracking this storm, labeled F5 on NEXRAD radar on my laptop in the Communications trailer. Was moderately severe, very compact and moving rapidly. It was past us & thought we were OK. Storm track animation showed it was moving away. Than there was a sudden rotation and it came back with 70 MPH winds, 3 inches of rain and up to golf ball size hail. There was no time for a warning like the ones passed on earlier, it happened so fast. We could not believe the same storm that had passed on the radar was now in front of us again, was on us before we could even get on the radio. I got one call in to mainstage and one to security base. Hail started WHILE I was making these calls on my cell, radio communication was totally OUT. Tornado formation is very unpredictable. We just did not think anything like that was possible, indeed 4 of us looking right at the radar were puzzled at what we were looking at for several precious seconds. As mentioned, no one was hurt, the clean-up is a bear and the income loss, just don't know yet. Janis Ian has donated back half of her fee and other performers have offered to do a benefit. We'll just have to see, honestly don't know yet. - ------On surveys, FR Money and Refunds Will get up survey up on website ASAP, may take a couple days will post a PDF as well as a Text Doc that can be Emailed back. FR Money, you can use it next year if there is a next year, we hope so. You can donate it to the local Food Bank as usual by sending back to: Falcon Ridge Folk Fest POB 144 Sharon CT 06069 If you have a large amt, over $25 and absolutely need a refund, send back to same address. We will need to take a processing fee of $5 per refund. Sorry about this. It costs us banking fees, staff time, postage, gas to do this and right now every little dribble sends us further in the red. Tix refunds. Send your unused ticket, wristband, cc receipt or order info. We will keep a list and give all a one day tix of your choice for next year. Worse comes to worse we will send refunds minus the $5 fee to that list. What is happening now? Site clean-up still in progress, Bub is there all day with a small crew. I am doing 20 or so loads of laundry at home. All our backstage and green room wall hangings, curtains, tablecloths and the 300 or so towels for performers will be unusable if not dealt with immediately. Lots of other stuff drying out all over the place, lost & found items mostly dried out, hanging in my garage and everywhere else we could hang them. Dealing with Lost & Found and Performer Merch rest of day, Weds. Thanks to all our patrons & staff who stayed on into Monday and helped us with the stages and dance floor and Cantele Tents who came immediately on Sunday and started on the downed tents. Big thanks to all of you who I know have unused tix and FR bucks and are NOT asking for a refund. That is so helpful and could make all the difference in the world to the future of the fest. That's it for now, Anne _________________ Anne Saunders Falcon Ridge Folk Festival Always on the fourth weekend in July 20 years of Folk Music & Dance in the Berkshires ***** Check out the Kennedys' Official Home Page: http://www.KennedysMusic.com/ Fab photos, the Official tour diary, dashboard Buddha haiku, groovy merchandise...what more could you ask for? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:31:26 -0400 From: "rhiannon giles" Subject: [JP] Falcon Ridge pictures and blog Hi all! Sorry for the mass email, but I just wanted to let everyone know that I have my Falcon Ridge pictures up. I haven't spend much time cropping/editing them yet, because I haven't even had time to unpack my clothes. http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhiannongiles/collections/72157606456900564/ I have 15 videos from the weekend that I'm trying to put up on youtube, but it keeps giving me errors. Just let me know if you want me to tell you when I've gotten them up (I'll email all the lists, don't worry)... and if anyone knows what "transient error" means, let me know :) Also, here is my blog about FR, just in case anyone feels the need to read one more recap of the crazy thunderstorm. http://rhiyaya.wordpress.com/ I hope everyone stayed safe and relatively dry during the storm! Love, Rhiannon (okay, I'm seriously going to go unpack my clothes before the mildew) Check out the Kennedys' Official Home Page: http://www.KennedysMusic.com/ Fab photos, the Official tour diary, dashboard Buddha haiku, groovy merchandise...what more could you ask for? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:40:03 EDT From: MercyHouse1@aol.com Subject: [JP] Snacks 2:30 Friday > >-- The Snacks at the Family Stage on Friday > The Snacks were Pete & Maura with Cadence Carroll, Chris Thompson Lively, and Eric Lee helping out. Cadence was a return performer from several Falcon Ridges ago, and both Chris and Eric were repeat offenders from last year. This year the band was introduced as Pete Snack, Maura Snack, Cadence Snack, Chris Snack, and Eric Snack. Meet the Snacks! Life Is Large Half of Us Shaking Hands Creature Was a Teacher Some Kids Bad Hair Day I Found a Road (with Snack-for-just-one-day Bruce Snack) Air Guitar Love Train (conga line as in past years) Dancing in the Street Twist and Shout I was pretty happy with my rear-view-mirror, Pearl's Eye View of the Snacks' debut of the song "I Found a Road" -- having looked at Snacks from "Both Sides Now" -- ! :-) Bruce Check out the Kennedys' Official Home Page: http://www.KennedysMusic.com/ Fab photos, the Official tour diary, dashboard Buddha haiku, groovy merchandise...what more could you ask for? ------------------------------ End of jangle-poets-digest V9 #199 **********************************