Summerfest Day 1

Thought I'd write a little bit about the fairs and festival this summer.....

Day 1 at Summerfest was hotter than heck.  There isn't much shade there. so I find myself a little sunburned today.  I'll be okay.  The Misses and I arrived for the opener around 2 o'clock.  We walked around some--checked out the new BMO Harris stage, it is fantastic--then settled in at the Miller Oasis.  The first band we spent anytime listening to is called A Thousand Julys.  Mixture of old and new pop, perfectly enjoyable way to start the day while visiting with people.  The next group went on at 6 and are called the Tempters.  Should have known from the name....that's right, a Temptations tribute group. They were great.  By this time I was separated from the Misses, and with cell reception being what it is on the Fest grounds, oh well she missed a wonderful show.  Dan ditched his work friends and neighbors, and we had a good time singing along.

The next group was something called Space Capone.  Have to say they were unimpressive.  Had a tough time holding the audience.  And the vocalist was difficult to understand.  I'm sure they have their fans, but very few seemed to be in attendance.  They should have been flipped with he Tempters---audience probably would have been better.

Fireworks went off as scheduled at 9:30ish.  The Big Bang was fantastic as always---long, must have been a solid half hour.  After the finale, its time for the headliners.  We stayed right where we were at for Kool and the Gang.  They did not disappoint.  Played all the classics, nice stage show. sounded great.  Some of these guys gotta' be getting up there, but the performance didn't show it.  Horn section was fantastic as well.  You could tell these guys knew what they were doing, but they really seemed to be enjoying themselves as well. As for the guy who wanted to share a joint with my "wife", well at least he was respectful.

As I said earlier it was hot.  There was no cooler by the lake yesterday, and it was a Wednesday, but the crowds seemed kind of sparse, which was great for those of us who were there.  No lines for anything, no pushing and shoving at the shows, plenty of places to sit down for awhile.  Very very enjoyable day at Summerfest.  Nice to see Dan and Cheryl and a few others I know as well.  Today it looks like I Fest solo.  It is suppose to be hotter than yesterday so we'll see how I hold up.  Off to lunch with the Leinenkugel brothers and Super Dave first....