Well, if I were still attending primarilly as a performer I'd boycott this year's festival. But, since I now attend mainly as a craftsperson and the FFF is one of my best shows for sales, I'm still going.

For those not familiar with our festival, and that'd be most of ya, one of its biggest drawbacks is that only participants are allowed to camp. The new participant-selection system that was put in place to try to get some new faces into the lineup has had the side effect of leaving many folks who have been participating for years out in the cold. For most, it wouldn't really be that big a deal to not be picked to play on stage as long as one could just buy a weekend pass, pitch a tent, visit with friends and jam. But you can't do that. Non-participants have to either rent a room, camp in a private campground or dash home for the evening. What really sucks is that there's a huge open field that could be used for non-participant primitive camping, but they won't open it up.