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MarcO

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  1. Hmm. Interesting article. I'm of two minds on this one - on the one hand, it's clear the authorities made a scape-goat out of this man and it's a damn sham he lost his property. On the other hand, it's pretty far-fetched of him to say he had no idea of the extent of INDISCREET illegal activities taking place on his property, five or six times a year. In a sense, it would have been irresponsible for the authorities not to have gotten involved, especially considering:

    Callahan, the federal prosecutor, points to a DEA estimate that $500,000 worth of drugs changed hands every weekend at Schwagstock.

    At some point, it might have been prudent for Tebeau to reconsider even hosting the festival at all. Clearly, these events were being monitored. And, while the authorities may be trying fruitlessly to decide the difference between a music festival with drugs and a drug festival with music, I'm gonna go out on a limb and figure that The Schwag (I hate myself for typing that) wouldn't be able to draw 6000 people because they're just that awesome.

    But what I really want to say is, hey dumb hippies - carry yourself with discretion and grace and maybe you can continue to have nice things!

  2. I would think the Ottawa festival is heavily subsidized by sponsors, while the Harvest Picnic is not. Ergo, the price difference.

    Great line-up in Ottawa, though. I would love to see Vampire Weekend.... and one day I will!

  3. Great show, you really can't go wrong with DMB. There's too much amazing talent in that band to fall flat. In the end, for them, a show often does come down a setlist and this one was a pretty brave one that - apart from the opener and the final stretch - avoided their "hits" or big-league catalogue numbers ("Pig", the exception).

    As for the crowd, I found them to be enthusiastic and a pleasure to hang with on a wet, cold night. The lawn was a big wet t-shirt party and - given that DMB tends to attract the lovely ladies - I was very pleased with this!

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