MusicFest less exciting this year
Sunday, October 5th, 2008
I walked around for three hours tonight at MusicFest, and I must say, in the three years I have attended, this year seemed to lag behind a bit.
I stood on a sparsely populated Elm Street when John Anderson took the stage, and most everyone seemed stoic and lacking energy. When Shooter Jennings played, I was able to walk to the edge of the stage without any trouble.
That wasn’t possible during Joan Jett last year and Charlie Daniels the year before.
I talked with a co-worker tonight who speculated that the economy may have something to do with it. Or is it perhaps that the headliners this year were not great crowd pleasers?
Everyone I saw put on a great show, though.
On another note, intoxicated people were everywhere, which is no surprise. One poor woman was being dragged by two friends down Main Street. Half passed out, her head kept bobbing up and down, and her friends were laughing. People stared. It was a sad scene.
At least I didn’t see anyone urinating on the sidewalk this year.
I did see underage drinking — clear and visible on Main Street.
Overall, I don’t think this year’s MusicFest will go down as the best ever. I just didn’t feel it. Did you?
