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Thanks for the update! 3 people I know won the tickets!!!

Can't wait for Bonfire.

New updated info from the bonfire e-mail list.....

Hey everyone!

Well... we're only 9 DAYS AWAY from the gates opening for the 2007 Bonfire Music Festival so I wanted to pass along a little reminder about all the amazing things we have going on this year... and a little heads up to BUY YOUR TICKETS!

Things have been moving slowly but surely over the last few months and we're preparing for what is sure to be the BEST BONFIRE YET!

Everything is pretty much set & ready to go... and we'll be heading over Monday to get our beautiful new site prepared for your arrival.

Here's a brief rundown of some of the things that we've got for you this year...

Main Stage

RAQ

Garaj Mahal

Flowmotion

Brickhouse

Wassabi Collective

Themasses

Slammin Jack

Jackfruit

Headwater

Hey Ocean!

For The Faithful

Baked Potato

Beluga

Brainchild

Gratefully Deadicated Soundsystem

Troubadour Stage

Mike Filipowitsch (from Burt Neilson Band)

Papa Josh

Ty West

Kit & Tim

Daniel Martin

Juniper Watters

Mike Dickenson

Bing Jensen (children's performance)

Craig Glen's Summer Sessions (a number of performers from Cafe Deux Soleils' Thursday night showcases)

Some other goodies!

Kidzone

Workshops (musical & otherwise)

Creative themes and funky site decoration

Food & craft vending

Hula hooping

Glowsticks and other eye candy

An AMAZING light show

Camping

Friendly festival folks

Celebration

and of course... A BIG BONFIRE!!!

Get your tickets now at www.bonfirefestival.com, or through one of our street outlets:

Zulu & Highlife in Vancouver, Chemistry Clothing in Gibsons, MELOmania Music in Roberts Creek, 420 Hemp Shop in Sechelt, Oak Tree Market in Madeira Park, Nancy's Bakery in Lund or Jailhouse Cafe in Powell River

Weekend Passes (including camping & parking) - $102.12 + s/c advance - $130 at the gates

Day tickets only available online or at the festival gates

Thursday - $20

Friday - $45

Saturday - $50

Sunday - $40

Check out further details at the festival website... and we'll see y'all real soon for the FUNNEST FESTIVAL IN BC!!!

So all you lucky folks out east who saw YMSB recentely have another chance for a few more. They've announced a fall tour with lots of North Eastern dates (no Canada but pretty damn close!).

Here's the dates:

10/03 Columbia, MO The Blue Note

10/05 Milwaukee, WI The Rave

10/06 Chicago, IL Congress Theater w/ Jon Fishman & special support

10/07 Detroit, MI St. Andrews Hall

10/10 Pittsburgh, PA Mr Smalls

10/11 Washington,DC 930 Club

10/12 Philadelphia, PA TLA

10/13 New York, NY Irving Plaza

10/15 Burlington,VT Higher Ground

10/16 Burlington,VT Higher Ground

10/18 Boston, MA The Roxy

10/19 Rochester, NY Water Street Music Hall

10/24 Louisville,KY Headliners Music Hall

10/25 Madison, WI The Orpheum

10/26 Urbana, IL Canopy Club

10/27 Lawrence, KS Granada Theater

10/28 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall

Again... You guys are so lucky! If I was out there I'd make every effort to see both shows. These guys have serious Blue Grass picking skills (amongst the best), but on top of that they're fun, psycedelic, rowdy, funny and fun. They're one of my favourite bands these days and you guys are getting the opertunity to see them in way smaller venues than they ever play anymore.

Here's a link to the last show I saw with Darol Anger sitting in for the whole show.

http://www.archive.org/details/ymsb2007-04-14.soundboard.flac16

Baked Potato from Vancouver will be playing two shows this weekend.

Friday, Aug. 3 - Harriot Bay Inn, Quadra Island, BC

Saturday, Aug. 4 - The Waiverly Hotel, Cumberland, BC

If you're in the area or looking to travel, come on out. It's gonna be a blast!

Check out some Baked Potato tunes @ www.bakedpotato.ca

Hey Edger... I think either facebook, e-mail, and/or he still has his same 905 cell #.

bump!

sold.

Due to an injury, I can't make the show this Sunday.

I've got 2 tix, 4th row centre for Bela Fleck & The Flecktones for Sunday, July 29 @ the Chan Centre in Vancouver.

pm me if interested.

Oh yeah.... Warren still wouldn't be in the band right now if Dickey was.

Not to take away the importance that Dicky was to the band, but I've seen them lots of times now. In the mid-late 90's they began to get a bit boring. With the new line-up (Oteil, Derrek, and Warren), the music seems to have been reborn and they seem to be having a really fun time which is important. Their spirits are up and the band is more fun than it had been in a long time. The only thing I think we're really missing out on is the fact that we'll probably never hear "Blue Sky" again.

According to interviews I've seen with them on their DVD, they're happy that Dicky is gone. He apparentely was a bully, and they'd finally had enough.

I just saw them in Vancouver and it was awsome! Not just new material either. I highly recommend it!

He does. It's just that "Slave" got his info from the Gov't Mule/ Warren Haynes web page which makes mention of Warren Haynes events. On the ABB page or on the tickets it would probaly say "The Allman Brothers Band".

If I was on that side of the country I'd be all about going, and I'm pretty sure that my mom is going. I'd miss one of the nights though for YMSB @ the Horseshoe.

This Friday (the 29th), Baked Potato is the first band of 3 so start time is EARLY!

Baked Potato starts @ 9:00pm and plays 'till 10:15pm.

Come early!

Ya C-Towns.... I think you should make the trip! It's the perfect excuse to come back to the mountains.

BTW - happy belated b-day. (i think)

I'd take Bonfire over The Cumberland fest in a second even if I wasn't in two of the bands in Bonfire. This decision is based on line up and environment (Dodge City rules but Bonfire is something completely different). In a one off competition though, I'd be watching Sly & Robbie over Raq or Garage. Don't know much Sarah Harmer and not too interested. I've never seen Corb Lund nor do I own an album, but I'll tell ya, I'd sooner see them finding their way into my disc player than Raq or Garage!

Everyone can have an opinion right?

Yeah.... Don't you think Phish are assholes for trying to sell their music?? Fuckin' pricks!

Just looked at the online schedual and boy is it ever dissapointing. If I were @ Bonaroo, I think I would have gone to see only three of the bands that they're broadcasting.

-Mago

-Ratdog

-Widespread

Sounds good Jeff.... As long as the show's on, I'm there.

Yeah I put them on the calendar (except for one, but I'll do it soon). That would be easy to tell if you can scroll though other months eh?

The act is going on some short road trips, but I can't see it making it out east any time soon.

Thanks for the info. I guess I'll make the call when I'm in Toronto, unless someone who knows, finds out and wants to post it.

C-Towns.... When's your B-day? Where you gonna be?

And Sara.... I can't see me making it to Hamilton on the Tuesday. Pretty much too little time. It would be nice to see Jeff and some other folks I may know out there, but I can't see it happenning. As well, I would be all about going to you and Todd's thing on the weekend, but that night I'll be in Guelph for Rich (from S.J.) and Heather's wedding. So have fun!

jeffrey

I'm coming to Toronto from the west and wondering if the Sister's are playing at the Orbit Room on the Monday night.

I have real bad luck with this. Every time I come visit, I get all excited to see these guys (I used to see them regularly and now miss it), so I go down to the Orbit Room and find out that for some reason, they're not playing this week.

So is it on or what??

Is there any other mid week events from the 11th 'till the 15th?

This is gonna be great! I can't wait to see the new venue. Party, Party!!!

Baked Potato is playing this weekend, and a few more times this summer! The band has gone through some major line up changes, re-worked lots of material, and is stoked to bust it out on Saturday night!

Here are the summer dates so far...

Sat. June 2 - The Arts Club, Vancouver, BC - (Potato starts @ 10:00pm, then "All Purpose")

Fri. June 29 - The Media Club, Vancouver, BC - (part of Jazzfest. Potato opens the night, then "Beluga", then "Grassroots Deviation")

Fri. Aug. 3 - Harriot Bay Inn, Quadra Island, BC - (Two Sets!)

Sat. Aug. 4 - Waiverly Hotel, Cumberland, BC - (Two Sets!)

and BONFIRE MUSIC FESTIVAL - Aug 16->19 (date and time slot TBA) www.bonfirefestival.com

Check out Baked Potato on myspace.... www.bakedpotato.ca/

You Lucky Bastards!! They're also playing @ the Cabaret in Montreal!

Here's all the dates....

July 13 - Masontown, WV - All Good Festival

July 14 - Norfolk, VA - The NorVa

July 15 - Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues

July 16 - Isle of Palms, SC - The Windjammer

July 20 - Jim Thorpe, PA - Penn's Peak

July 21 - Columbus, OH - Promowest Pavilion

July 25 - Amangasett, NY - Stephen Talkhouse

July 26 - Buffalo, NY - Lafayette Square (with Old 97s)

July 27 - Providence, RI - Lupo's on the Strand (with Umphrey's McGee)

July 28 - Hampton Beach, NH - Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom (with Umphrey's McGee)

July 31 - Montreal, QC - Cabaret

Aug 2 - Toronto, ON - Horseshoe Tavern

Aug 3 - Empire, MI - Dunegrass Blues & Roots Festival

Aug 4 - Peoria, IL - CEFCU Center Stage

Aug 5 - Salem, MO - Zoe Festival

See them as much as you can. They're so much fun!!

http://www.yondermountain.com/