The third in a series of posts with "Sasquatch!" in the title.
As you might gather from the photo below, we had a blast-squatch at Sasquatch. Though that glorious sunshine didn't last long into our set. The rain started to spit down about a third of the way through and we all secretly hoped there wouldn't be a repeat of the Sasquatch Hailstorm '06. Or, you know, the thunderstorms that were predicted for that day. As it turned out, the rain eased up by the end of our set and everyone was still smiling, both on and off the stage. Exeunt rain for the rest of the day, thankfully.
Many thanks to all our peeps who were front and center and to all the folks under ponchos and garbage bags who stuck out the precipitation to hear us play the brunch slot.
Thanks to Steve, the stage manager and the Carlson Audio crew for being the exact opposite of surly and mean. And especially for letting our sound guy Kevin shadow them so he could learn how to play a Midas P-85444SX1 v9 SuperTurbo Sound Lever Table (or whatever it's called, Kevin was really excited about it. And thanks to Kevin for making us sound great!)
Thanks to Victoria for the photos - which we will link to or post very soon.
Thanks to Moxie, Sarahalfreda, JBF, MvF and The Britt for the moral support and making us look totally popular.
Thanks to the Ice Cream Man because, duh. Free ice cream!
Thanks to the blue wristbands for the all-but-The-Cure access.
Thanks to all the folks in other bands, famous and otherwise, for being really cool and making it a welcoming and relaxed environment.
Thanks to Sasquatch for a well-run festival. Thanks to geology for The Gorge. Thanks to Steve Poole for the beautiful day.
Happy Memorial Day!
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Best. Weekend. Ever!
Boys: You were incredible on the Mainstage on Sunday. A wee tear came to my eye seeing seven of my favorite people playing such damn fine music against a magical backdrop.
And thanks for getting us the magical blue wristband!!!
I was so sad when we got to the Gorge on Sunday and I realized we missed Awesome's set, all because I was convinced you were playing at 12:30! So so sad.
I even wore my "awesome" shirt as a tribute to my love for you guys! (yeah, I'm the idiot who wears the band's shirt to the show)
Hope you had a blast playing the main stage.
Oui, tres manifique! The matching yellow security shirts were hee-larious - but I couldn't make out what was on the breast - a symbol? A logo? A ?
And we could totally see you guys hanging by the VIP yurt, eatin' yer catered food at the picnic table by the chain-link fence separating you from the 1,000 foot drop-off into the chasm below - um, everybody DID make it back okay, right?
The yellow shirts (completely coincidental that we matched the security staff, btw) were brought back from Thailand by a friend and have the insignia of the King of Thailand (I believe his name is King Ti) on the breast pocket. Apparently, it's common for young Thai men to wear them as a sign of national pride or respect or whatever the hell they have over there.
Yes, thanks to Allie for the shirts! And for talking me into moving to Seattle almost ten years ago.
Can you guys post the set list so I can sigh and gently wipe tears from my cheeks imagining the spectacularrrrr that I missed?
Oh yea, nevermind, let me read everything before I start randomly posting...
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