Old Songs Festival 2001 - YES!

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: Barry Finn
Date: 06 Jun 01 - 09:06 PM

Who ever said no cheating & Kendall my mom's given me a Doctor's note saying I'm to say up aas late as it takes to wish you sweet dreams & my kids are gonna keep kicking me until that happens (I gotta pay them big time though). I thought the fine print on the camping pass said no eating for them that sleep. Barry

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: kendall
Date: 06 Jun 01 - 09:25 PM

Tell ya what, if I dont get a better offer, I'll put YOU to bed!

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: Susan A-R
Date: 06 Jun 01 - 10:24 PM

Wow! Music until 4 in the morning with Sinsull, Kendall and Barry. This is just enough happieness!!

Now, regarding creature comforts, I have this obsession. What is the situation re. food at Old Songs? Is there reasonably good, reasonably priced festival food, or are we advised to bring our own? And what about coffee? Should I come prepared with cook stove and french roast? I can usually manage for about an hour or so without it, so could get it at the festival if it's available, but I do need it pretty desparately before I really get going in the morning (or early afternoon, as the case may be.) Advice please.

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: Sandy Paton
Date: 06 Jun 01 - 11:46 PM

Ordinary coffee, Susan A-R, often weak (by my standards), is available at a couple of the food concession stands, but no French Roast to my knowledge. I survive, but just barely, on their offerings. I'm usually stuck at the Folk-Legacy booth, so Caroline makes the hike to haul back food for the working staff (son Rob, Karen K, and this old geezer). She could have overlooked some more interesting coffees, but I doubt it. Maybe we should convince Starbuck's... Nah. It'll never happen, and if it did, we couldn't afford it.

Sandy

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: kendall
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 05:19 AM

Sandy is right. I dont mind weak cfoffee, but, theirs is helpless! Generally, the food is good if a bit pricey.

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: DaveJ
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 05:56 AM

If you want strong coffee----BYO. I always make at least my first cup back at my campsite. (Oh, I definitely have been known to share.) Besides I don't like styrofoam cups.

Dave

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: Midchuck
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 07:31 AM

I'll probably bring a propane stove, a couple of carafes, and 5 or 6 pounds of french roast for the three days. People can come to our compound and whine if they're desparate.

I tend to make "Cowboy coffee" (You throw in a horseshoe nail. If it sinks, the coffee's too weak. If it dissolves, the coffee _might_ be just a tad strong).

In answer to Susan's basic question, you can eat pretty well there without cooking or hauling food and cooking gear, if you have cash and don't mind standing in lines, but it's kind of fun do do some camp cooking, especially if you can share excess around. And it can get panicky in the early morning, when the concessions first open, and there are long lines of people needing coffee, even the watery stuff they sell.

Peter.

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: Joy Bennett
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 08:12 AM

Hey Sinsull -- Steve and I set up a screen tent in the noisy at night area each year - ususally on the far side of the track from area 3 - just a table and chairs and cooler - feel free to crash there if you like - we stay late, but need our creature comforts.

let me know - we'll meet somewhere -- I believe we met at the Bill Staines concert in NYC.

JOy

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: bigchuck
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 09:16 AM

Sins, we can probably find space for you as well. I have a pretty large tent, and there's a BIG awning.
Sandy

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: wysiwyg
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 10:16 AM

The Festival website link (and a link to this thread) are now in the Mudcat LINKS pages so you can find it all easily next year, too.

~S~

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 01:04 PM

Hey- does anyone want to share galley detail with me, and drum up a coupla cheap and easy Mudcat Meals to eat behind the Folk Legacy booth? We did something along those lines one night last year and it was great fun. I'll be glad to bring scads of pasta and sauce for one night, if someone else wants to do something for another. Or we could all just do pot luck. The food is fine, but it gets really expensive, so Maggie and I usually buy one meal and cook the rest ourselves.

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: SINSULL
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 02:52 PM

Thanks all. I am trying to tie up a lot of loose ends and finalize plans. If fate complies, I will arrive with some baked goods, a supply of bourbon and scotch, and a song or two. If not, I will be home sulking.
BR>Joy, I was at the Bill Staines concert. I live in dread that the man who was scratching his back distractedly was a relative or yours or member of the Pinewoods' Board of Directors. My father once said of me "You can take her anywhere twice. The second time to apologize for the first." thanks for the offer. I will seek you out and promise to behave (or at least try).
SINS

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: Hollowfox
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 04:23 PM

Sinsull, we'll finally have achance to meet! I know you'd have come last year if I'd gotten rid of the glockenspiel first.

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: SINSULL
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 04:37 PM

Did I tell you about the glockenspiel and the bomb scare? TEE HEE - sometimes if you don't laugh, you cry.

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: Hollowfox
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 05:00 PM

*Now* we've got 'em wondering. hehehe

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: CET
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 05:41 PM

At the risk of sounding like a wuss, what are the facilities like at the campground? Are there flush toilets and showers?

Thanks for the heads up about the coffee. We will definitely come prepared (although that cowboy coffee sounds good).

Edmund

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: Jeri
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 05:54 PM

There are flush toilets, sinks, and a couple of showers. You might have to stand in line for the showers depending on time of day. Sometimes, there's hot water.

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 06:01 PM

Cols showers, with a long line in the women's unless you try it at 4 am. Not a bad idea!

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: SINSULL
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 06:05 PM

The Woodchuck's somehow arrange to have a porta potty outside their facilities.Ask them for details.

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: Susan A-R
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 09:50 PM

Alison, I'd be glad to bring a tub of pesto and pasta and a couple of jars of salsa and chips, and some Kahlua Chocolate Chip cookies. I'd rather not cook anything there though. It's something I try to avoid doing on weekends, but if someone else will boil the pasta. . .

I'll also probably show up at the Woodchuck's campsite, travel mug in hand, whine in voice.

This is getting so EXCITING!!!

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: Jeri
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 10:00 PM

Susan, I'm practicing my whining right now. :-)

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: Susan A-R
Date: 07 Jun 01 - 10:09 PM

We could do it as a duet. . . with fiddles. think of the dischord possibilities!!But then coffee, taken topically, in large, hot quantities, is a dreadful waste isn't it?

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: Peg
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 01:08 AM

I am planning to bring coffee and a plunge pot, and depending on our travel arrangements, cooking supplies for me and Kendall. Animaterra, I like the idea of a communal meal or two; I can do a good breakfast (bacon, eggs and buckwheat pancakes).

re: showers, I am used to camping at "clothing optional" campsites and using those sun shower things when the water runs low; I guess that is nt an option here...

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: AllisonA(Animaterra)
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 06:32 AM

Peg, breakfast is definitely an option. Clothing is optional inside tents only, darnit!
Susan, I'll bring a big pot and start it boiling early- pesto sounds fantastico! This is gonna be fun!

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: Midchuck
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 07:10 AM

Peg, AT, Sandy's (bigchuck's) son-in-law has a sun shower that he set up one year - of course he built an enclosure for it, but that won't be necessary if it's safely inside our compound...

I was going to buy a digital camera sometime soon...Maybe I'll go ahead now...

P.

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: GUEST
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 09:55 AM

It can get awfully dark at those fairgrounds!

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: GUEST,kendall
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 09:57 AM

Can someone give me details on the sunshower?

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: Peg
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 10:02 AM

Midchuck I am concerned that the sun shower information and your musing about buying a digital camera are contained in the same post...

just don't try developing those pics at Wal-Mart.

Kendall, a sun shower is a plastic bag with tubing and a shower head attached, You leave it in the sun and it warms the water beautifully. Then you hang it from a tree or whatever and can shower with it!

We set up a shower at our campsite at Brushwood with a garden hose hooked to the water supply and rigged it up over a wooden pallet; you just use the hose spigot control after turing in the water supply. more complicated than a sun shower but we return every year, so...also since the hose lays in the sun it also gets nice and warm...but you have to hurry before it gets cold!

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: Midchuck
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 10:59 AM

Digital means no developing. Just post 'em to the Mudcat members' photo site early Monday morning after the festival.

Peter.

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: SINSULL
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 11:02 AM

Or submit them for next year's calendar.

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: Peg
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 02:59 PM

I should hope you'd ask permission before snapping a pic of someone using the sun shower (or doing just about anything else in a state of partial or full deshabille).

I mean, if you don't want your gonads to end up where your tonsils currently reside.

:)

Peg

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: GUEST,kendall
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 03:28 PM

If I were you, sir, I would ask!

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: Midchuck
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 03:40 PM

Hey, I don't even have a camera - and I doubt anyone would actually be doing anything of that nature at Old Songs - it would tend to draw a crowd.

I was just speculating.

Peter.

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: Hollowfox
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 04:22 PM

Nah, everybody's too busy playing music.

Subject: RE: Old Songs- YES!
From: bigchuck
Date: 08 Jun 01 - 07:45 PM

Besides SOME of us are getting to the age where they should not be interested (keeping my fingers crossed behind my back).
Sandy