\/\/illy Posted June 2, 2003 Report Share Posted June 2, 2003 ... was awesome fun! Thanks for encouraging me to join you Mark, Tigger, Deb, Pinchy, Ms. Hux, Bouche! The lot of you are definitely some of the most fun people I've partied with in a long time! Love and peace! PS: The border was smooth as silk for me on the way back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted June 2, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2003 You know what is still rolling around in my head? The Disco Biscuits. Wow. They were tremendous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark tonin Posted June 2, 2003 Report Share Posted June 2, 2003 Wi!!y, So glad you made the journey and hooked up with us. That was an absolute blast!!! My mind was blown time after time by the great tunes that I heard, but I think the late night Benevento & Russo show was the musical highlight for me. I've never danced so hard in my entire life, and I like to dance! Having said that, Steve Kimock, Sound Tribe Sector Nine, Soulive, Derek Trucks, The Session with Charlie Hunter, and the Disco Biscuits all got my body dancing and my mind spinning, as did our Saturday afternoon and night time jam sessions under the tarp in the rain. Good clean fun!!! And what a great venue ... there's nothing like dancing on sand surrounded by a lake. Thanks Scot (Tigger), Deb, Trevor (Mr. Pinchy), Wi!!y, Bouche, Ms. Hux, and all of the other awesome people that I talked with and laughed with and danced with all weekend. Two memorable quotes from the weekend: "Send that one to Mr. Pinchy." "Giddy up Mr. Pinchy." One memorable sound/action from the weekend: the Possum "bam" combined with the Tigger "kick it up a notch" leg kick. Many many many happy stories to share from the weekend, but they'll have to wait until I get more sleep and have more time and until my "scrambled eggs brain" gets put back together. Peace, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted June 2, 2003 Report Share Posted June 2, 2003 Yup, that was some fun for sure. I am so glad we camped where we did. I enjoyed the company of Willy, Deb, Tigger, Mr. Pinchy and Tonin SO DAMN MUCH!!! Our jams under the tarp camp was a highlight for me. Tonin played the chip bag percussion like nobody's business! There will be a huge review and pictures to come, but I urge people not to miss this one next year. It is full of kind people, on the most beautiful spot for a festival there ever could be, relatively low key (around 4000 people), very well orgaized with lots of clean potties, great vendors that have good products for reasonable prices, and the music, man what a killer line-up. With the exception of Soullive, I hadn't seen any of the bands before and I was blown away with every single one of them. I'm with you Tonin, Benevento Russo was the gem of the weekend. I'll be writing a review on just them alone. And the Sunday morning session with Charlie Hunter, Medeski, DJ Logic, Joe Russo and sax player Skerik (who borrowed my hat for the cold show!) blew my brains out! I had no idea such music could be created before noon on day three!!! We met some artists and some great festival goers from all over and despite the medicore weather, we had an absolute blast! No trouble at the border either way...smooth sailing! More to come.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted June 2, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2003 And now... by popular demand... a new avatar! It's me as a lego person! Do you recognize me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_pinchy Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 Had an absolutely amazing time at AMMF, I'll definitely check it out again. Starting with the Steve Kimock Band on Friday and ending with Derek Trucks Band on Sunday afternoon it was killer!!Not the greatest weather Saturday but it didn't matter much, great crew of folks to party with.........Tigger(Scot), Deb, Mark T., Sharon, Booche and Willy. Thanks for the laughs ...there were plenty Highlights musically: Kimock and his Franklin teases STS9- the entire set.....mind blowing Benevento and Russo...incredible soulive Derek Trucks, especially Kofi Burbridge on keys and flute Boche and Mrs. H sitting around the camp playing lots of Dead!! Highly recommended!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms.Huxtable Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 Ha! Willy, I'm a bit afraid, but would still love to see that footage of the potatoe chip jam. You know, sometimes you just have to use what's available to get the jam out! Too much fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted June 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 My musical hightlights were: Soulive Disco Biscuits Benevento and Russo Booche & Ms. Hux (with wildman Tonin on the chip bags and Tigger kicking it up and Mr . Pinchy screaming out the opening verse to "The Race Is On" and Deb and I just sitting back and enjoying it in glee!) Ween had some potential but boy did I find the crowd trying. It was way too much baseball cap wearing, cigarette pack tucked into the sleeve, square-jawed yokels giving the band and everyone else the finger and screaming obsenities about female genatilia. Some of my favourite quotes: Ms. Hux - "Well then giddy-up Mr. Pinchy!" American #1 - "Wow, do you guys have like Canadian money and shit up there?" American #2 - "I'm tripping out man: You've got like hockey players on your money." American #2 - "Too much heady buds? I've never even heard of that." - which almost immediately triggered the group response, "No kidding!" American #1 - "You guys sure know how to party!" Damn that was fun. When are we doing that again? Anyone got a spot I can host a couple of movies? You've got to see Mr. T. on the chip bags! Love and peace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermontdave Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 Vermont ain't ready for ya, you're all crazy! Trey in less than a week. You better be rested up. I secured the shitter today, so we're prepared on that end! hahahahahahahahah! but seriously, that sounds like a lot of fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
\/\/illy Posted June 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 I've got a special surprise for everyone! I've actually got video footage of Tonin playing the chip bags! LOL I've also got some footage of Bouche and Ms. Hux having a little sing along session. I thought I was shooting still pictures but I guess I had left my digital camera in video mode. If I had only known I would have grabbed a shot of Tigger's "kicking-it-up-a-notch-kick" and we could have synchronized it with Bouche's "Possum" sound effect that we grabbed with the MP3 player. Talk about reliving the experience! Love and peace! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted June 3, 2003 Report Share Posted June 3, 2003 This weekend was fine , had a great time.It was great to see so many bands i've never seen before .The folks in my company were fundabulous,between seeing fruit on fire,a character from the movie scream and giggling until my brain hurt, this was one of my most enjoyable festival outings. Check the ammf next year and let's hope the same people are booking the bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigger Posted June 5, 2003 Report Share Posted June 5, 2003 This is Deb, posin' as Tigger. Just wanted to say thanks to the AMMF crew for an absolute blast! Didn't have a whole lot to add to the jam sessions, except the constant smile and the occasional, uncontrolled outburst of laughter! You guys are a riot. Still not 100% happy about being back in the real world. Stellar lineup, stellar company...thanks again and I hope to see you again soon. ...Doogie Howser?!! Giddyup, Mr.Pinchy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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