Monday, August 3, 2009

8/1/09 3G's Festival, Black River Falls, WI

Saturday began with a long drive up to the 3G's Festival (Grateful Garcia Gathering) in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. We were excited to be the Saturday headliner for this small festival, on Jerry Garcia's birthday no less.

The 3G's Festival was your standard hippie music festival, complete with many bands, camping, peaceful dirty hippies, and a good time for all. The only part of it straying from the norm was the festival grounds, which when not hosting the occasional music festival, is otherwise known as the "Adults Only Sexual Freedom Campground." When we pulled into the festival grounds and saw the "Adults Only" disclaimer at the gate, we weren't quite sure what this entailed until we saw some nudists and later found a barn full of treasures which Adam had way too much fun exploring:




Adam enjoying some light reading...


Our playground tour guide asked if we wanted to try turning the electricity on in the cage. We politely declined.


Kids, don't try this at home....



Musically, the show was a blast. The stage sound was great, and we whipped out a few Jerry tunes in honor of his birthday, getting a little adventurous with an impromptu Shakedown Street > Get Outta My Life > Shakedown Street (which Jordan only mildly butchered, maybe because he got distracted by the heavy-set naked guy in the audience).

Post show, we enjoyed a nice hang with some fans and friends while loading the trailer in slow motion. Thanks again to Johnny and Tim and the 3G's crew for a great festival!

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