boogieknight

wookie porn!! wow who knew?!!??

the flood cause me not getting to move into my new house until the 3rd of august. which realy sucks b/c i have to be out of my house i'm in now on the 1st. gonna be homeless for 3 days. but really we had it good. some people really got wiped out. and the lose of the only is still hard to believe

Yes quite nice. maybe i'll see ya at great woods. Also I was thinking you could do a few prints for coventry and/or great woods. You know the date, venue that type of thing. Those type of posters always sell well.

Check out this heady webcam shot from time square. I wonder how someone got the still of this? did the sit there all day knowing/hoping he would walk by? weird

someone should rent a drive in and have camping for the weekend. almost like being there.

thanks earthy.

HELP ME

Great idea. I have just recently got into disc golf. What a great way to spend the afternoon. Any suggestions on how to keep my disc going straight. I can get some good distance but they always curve to the left. I'm aiming way right to help compensate this but it would be alot better if i could just get them to go straight.

wow. i love the softer world. really great. As for sibling issues, i have found that love and understanding are the best medicine and time is the cure. I remember my parents would always tells me when i was picking on my brother to be careful cause one day we'd be all grown up and then he'd be able to kick my ass. wow am i ever glad we have always been able to get along, you definatly don't want to see a big Un-friendly

Actually I could be. I have a couple that I could sell. Kuipers has my number and if not PM some details and I can call you.

i'm packing up boxes in the patch, doesn't that sound like fun? I wish I had a desk

Rebel Coventry landowners eye Phish profits

Special Phish section

By Andy Netzel

Free Press Staff Writer

COVENTRY -- The 70,000 Phish fans coming into Coventry with a ticket to the Vermont jam band's final show will have a spot to camp on one of several properties organizers have secured.

It's the unknown number of ticketless Phish followers that worries police and promoters. Both are trying to stop neighbors whose property was passed over as concert spots from leasing their land to those without a pass to the show.

The choice Great Northeast Productions Inc. made when slating Coventry for the show has created two types of landowners near the concert site: those who are being paid by Phish and those who want to be paid despite Phish's wishes.

Meet Dan Gauvin and John Mead.

Gauvin is leasing a few acres to Great Northeast Productions. Mead is renting campsites abutting the Phish-sanctioned campsite to those who don't have a ticket to the show.

Opinions differ on private landowners' role on the Aug. 14-15 concert weekend.

Mead believes he has every right to try to turn a profit on the mega-concert. Police and promoters, though, say adding auxiliary spots for unticketed visitors risks their choreographed effort to keep the town safe and accessible during the show weekend.

Mead said he would have considered leasing his land to the concert promoters if they had been interested, but he's willing to face the tremendous opposition from the production company and Vermont State Police to make his money.

Mead meets today to listen to the concerns of the two groups. Great Northeast Productions has asked police to stop these renegade campsites so the crowd stays manageable. Police are concerned too many additional fans pouring onto the site will overwhelm public safety and health efforts. Mead said these arguments aren't likely to change his mind.

Dan Gauvin

Gauvin plays a dual role in Phish's plans for the large concert.

He's a state employee who runs the Vermont-owned Newport State Airport in Coventry. Part of that property is where the tens of thousands of ticketholders will sleep. He also owns buildings and other property on five acres near the airport that he's renting to band organizers. They will stow trailers and use the property for logistical purposes.

Gauvin said he has received calls from dozens of Phish-heads who had hoped to fly into the airport for the concert from places as far away as Florida, Arizona and Texas.

Because the airport will be closed for the days surrounding the Phish show, he'll miss out on the money he could have made providing aircraft maintenance, storage and selling fuel. Gauvin rents land from the state at the airport to provide these services and teach flying lessons.

He's still making money on the deal, although perhaps not as much as he could.

When Phish organizers approached him in February, he was intrigued and later accepted an offer.

"It's a hard country up here," Gauvin said. "Jobs are hard to come by. If this helps you get through a year and breathe a little better, then good."

Not everyone can benefit, he said, but everyone in the Kingdom should be happy for those who do.

He didn't seriously consider trying to go it alone without Phish, he said. He has had no regrets. The Phish organization is treating him well, he said.

"Just to be part of history in the making is worth it," Gauvin said. "We'll have the biggest party in the history of Vermont in our back yard."

John Mead

Mead intends to turn about 20 acres next to the Phish-sanctioned camping area into a party area for Phish followers who don't have a way into the show.

Access to the concert grounds isn't included in a ticket to the Mead land, but the music will be audible. People camping on his grounds will see ticketholders on adjoining property.

He's heard pleas from neighbors, Phish organizers and the Vermont State Police not to allow 200 ticketless fans to camp on the land. Mead leases the land from his brother. He used to farm it to feed his 150 Holsteins. He sold them two years ago and now milks cows on his brother's farm.

Mead said he's just trying to offer something to fans, make his cut from the concert and watch something he can't imagine: tens of thousands of people living in Coventry.

The opposition, he said, illustrates how Coventry residents are prevented from capitalizing on the event.

"I have this piece of property and they go and get angry at me," Mead said. "I don't think they really care about people in this area."

However, State Police Maj. James Dimmick said caring about the community is the reason for the concern.

"Everything we have set up is for maxing out at 70,000 people," Dimmick said. " There is some wiggle room , but enticing more people to the area gets in the way of public safety and public health."

Police are first going to ask those offering camping to reconsider. If that fails, Dimmick said, other avenues will be considered: They could, for example, close roads to prevent would-be campers from reaching private lands. The police would do that to provide good access for emergency and public safety vehicles, Dimmick said.

Adam Lewis, spokesman for Great Northeast Productions, said the company doesn't want to stop residents from making money. However, the company has a responsibility to the people attending the show and those who live near it.

"All the land we're renting is within a manageable and controlled area," he said. "It's all in the interest of public safety."

Dimmick said events that attract 2,000 people or more require an assembly permit. Mead doesn't intend to lure that many, so he doesn't require a permit.

Mead plans to invite 200 campers to the area next to the concert. Those spots cost $200 apiece. A little farther away, he'll offer another 800 campers a spot in his back yard where they'll be able to hear, but not see, the concert site. There, he said, it will be private and in the woods. Those spots cost $75 each.

"As far as my own land, I know I can do what I want," Mead said. "I don't have a clue what 70,000 people are. I don't have a clue. I'm going to find out what it is, though, same as everyone else."

I do like the part about wiggle room. Makes me wonder about the tickets at the gate rumors

it's a trick question. christ is everywhere my child ::

whatever I could empty that thing in 2 friendly sized ballons. They should be offering up a 200 pounder ::

How's this for a heady trade??

N20

NOOOOOOOO!!!! Wow! I can't believe it. This was one of my favorite spots in all of canada, definatly on the top 5 places to get breakfast. Man, hard to imagine p-town w/o the only. Well, i guess that's how it goes. Maybe they'll build a new and improved only with a modern gordon best. who knows this could mark the begining of something new and improved. It would be nice if it could be in the same spot but i have a feeling they'll want to get away from the river. Man, no more heady coffee and raspberry pankcakes.

Yes i've seen these pedals before but have never had a chance to try any of them out. I just checked out the videos, some pretty interesting stuff. The seek pedals seem cool as do the octane and fuzz pedals.

I have 7-20-99, 7-6-00, and 9-14-00 but i am in the middle of moving and won't be able to burn them until mid august. So if you can't find them sooner i'd gladly help you out.

i'll take any extras if someone feels like ordering one they don't want.

morphine always takes care of a good hangover

yes. i really think this disc is great. some really well written tune. Well done steve. he should take that show on the road

Pure jerry - disc 2

Ten years after - space in time

Dick's pick #31 - disc 4(fu©king amazing)

Joel plaskett emergency - truthfully

Steve murphy - friends and I (great disc, well done steve)

today is one wet day in peterborough, the downtown is flooded with over a metre of water and a state of emergency has been declared. good thing i have the rescue bong to save the day.

i would have paid full price to see Al Kooper. But being the wishy-washy procastinator that I am I wouldn't have bought a pass/ticket until the day of, which seems to be the way alot of people do it when it come to alot of shows and that makes it hard on promoters who need advanced sales to help cover costs.

eye witness news is squarer than a rubic cube convention

yes, got it in the mail about 2 weeks ago. It is amazing. looking forward to more PURE JERRY. Nice to here crispy jerry outside of the Grateful dead. I hope they release some Legions of mary someday

Anyone in town today feel like shooting a couple of rounds? I'll be free anytime after 2pm. I got some new disc that I need to get friendly with. If anyone interested call me (876-1513) or leave a message here.

cheers