slagburn

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slagburn

Oh shoot... didn't see the linky.

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Ancient1

Now, all I have to do is learn to play.

slagburn

So how old are the two on the left? Or should I not go there?

Ancient1

The ones on your left?? or the ones that are on my left?? or the ones that are on the left side of the pic? BUT, that would once again depend on what perspective you are using to call which side left and right.

BUT, to assist, all old enuff.... but, none are dead.

GoodMorning!!

slagburn

I was thinking the youngins on the left side of the picture... or your right if you're looking at the pic from the back.

Ancient1

The pic was taken last year at the yearly "westerfest". What is "westerfest"? you ask? A couple of brothers decided to have a birthday party a few years back. They invited a few friends to come down to their lakehouse and enjoy the band they had invited. It was a lotta fun ( I just heard about that one). The next year they did it again but made it a LOT bigger. Each year it getts bigger and better. Since one of the brothers has a company that does something with theatrical productions they have easy access to stages, lights and all the goodies. Last year the bands start at ~12:00 noon and play thru 1:00 am. They supply the music, the porta-pottys and allow you to set up tents in their yard. Drinking is allowed / encouraged. They have grills outside you can use and a pool table or two set up also. Kids are allowed until sundown. You are encouraged to sleep their on their lawn so you don't drive. Boaters come by water and set up in front of the area and have an excellent view and the water is only ~5 to 6 feet deep where they anchor so getting to shore is easy.

So, free ~13 hours of music, a lot of excellent views, a place to hang out... not a bad deal!

The last couple of years they have not announced when they would have the party until 1 to 2 weeks before the party. It had gotten "oversized" and they had folks coming from several other states to also enjoy the fun. Just trying to keep the size under control. The guy in the pic played the guitar very good. I was wandering around in the crowd taking pics of folks when I saw this guy with a guitar wandering around. At first I thought it was a "wanna-be" guitar player until I realized he has a transmitter attached and this was the guy I was listening to. He wandered all over the place, mingling and having fun playing.

Ancient1

One more item to include. The entire area knows about the party and all of them are invited. Many do not enjoy that type of party and aren't too fond of all the folks and noise. If they don't attend, they usually go to a motel for the night. Well, all but one couple. They were old and cranky and always griping about everything. 2 years ago they called the cops ( as they always did). The cops arrive and tell the band they have to shut down. This didn't set well with anybody. A couple of the band folks had one of the larger boat owners load up some of the equipment onto the front of his boat. They then had him back off shore 100 feet or so. With the generator running the band cranked back up. Since the band was then playing off a boat out in the water the cops had no jurisdiction and they left. That get them several more hours of fun!!