Such a great festival! I turned 40 on Friday and the entire weekend will make this the most memorable birthday ever.

The joys are too may to list, but I do want to say how much I enjoyed the Friday night Press Room session with all the special guests -- particularly Andrew, Carole and Liam. I'll also treasure the quiet session in Dave's attic studio at the after party...Jeff W., Liam and a few others whose names I don't know...pure flippin' magic.

On behalf of Mudhook, the lads and I would like to thank everyone for their kind words. As Dave said at concert, it was a honor to represent "the home team" at the concert. Considering the wealth of talent that gathered in the Port City this weekend, it would have been easy to choose a better known, more seasoned act to open the concert. We are eternally grateful for the opportunity.

Finally, thanks to Tom, Linn, Jeff, Barbara, Bruce and Dave: not only for their hard work in pulling the festival together, but also for their friendship, support and tutelage.

I can't wait to see how the 10th Annual turns out next year...

Peter