See you at Nedfest

You will have a good time. The drive into town from Boulder follows a 17 mile canyon and it's worth it to pull over and check out the scenery and rock climbers. Also check out the woodfired pizza in the middle of town -- Crosscut Pizzearia & Taphouse. Town consists of several blocks and a shopping center with a merry-go-round. Once you park, you can walk everywhere easily. Plenty of bars and dispensaries, healthfood store and deli. Cops wil enforce speed limits.

We'll be at Blue Oyster Cult. Have fun!

I'll be there Saturday for EHT. 

Nederland is still pretty small. It's just a lot busier on the weekends. Drove through today and was surprised by the number of people sitting outside eating everywhere. I guess it's good for the town to have thriving businesses.

Ned hasn't really changed much over the years.

Still full of dirty hippies, but the grows are (mostly) legal now.

What is this?

Hey Jaz, so glad for you that you're going to Nedfest, and that you and your wife will have some vacation time.

I hope it's all big fun.

"Zoner mead up" at the mead tent during 330 tweener Pickin Pear?  

Excellent. As you probably know, sunny 77 degree forecast for daytime, but it's been dipping down to upper 40s at night. Damn, that's cold for August.

Hoping Jorma will have a couple advance copies of his book to sell, as it officially releases a couple days later. 

Bring rain gear. Even if it's not in the forecast, quick storms often roll through in the afternoon.

<Anyway look for a gray beard with a camo jungle hat.>

I asked this one guy I saw wandering around town looking kinda swampy if he was JazFish, and he smiled and bit me on the arm. Luckily I was wearing long sleeves.

Then I remembered you are still driving out here. Safe travels.

Looking forward to the 20th NedFest. I'll be easy to spot...

Today I look like this:

By Sunday I'll look like this:

Saturday I'll be somewhere in between. See ya at the mead tent!

That sounds good. I want to got to Switzerland because they eat breakfast for dinner. 

Does this trip include your first visit to a legal recreational marijuana dispensary? 

Either way have a blast and stay hydrated

Have fun, Jaz!!!

If I get there late look for the Octoskull... 

There’s a festival going on today, just up the road from me. It’s called Godstock.

I’m not going.

Mr. JazFish --

Happy to hear that you had a safe and pleasant Road Trip to the Rockies.

Enjoy your time there and Have a Fun !!

Good times ...  Solid Zoners on site... Nice to meet yas.

HFT still going strong. 

Kid's parade tweener.. BTW That's Keith Mosley from SCI wearing the blue hat and having too much fun. 

 No kids visible.

Scramble Campbell was on board as well. 

>>>>no kids visible <<<<

That's the front of the parade. I didn't take pics of the kids. 

A no-hassle great time, as always. New 3D Zoner friends were like old buddies --- funny how that works.

Highlights were mostly the expected ones - Jorma acoustic, Tuna, and JGB -- all solid shows.  A pleasant surprise was the opening night's "all star" hodgepodge band (which can suck due to no rehearsal, but fuckin smoked -- do your self a favor and hunt for a recording).

Festival lowlights were probably the late night shows at the Caribou Room which lacked dance groove (I'm not really into intellectual music at that hour).

That high altitude dry air and dust takes it's toll. I'm actually glad to be back to sea-level and humidity.

Jorma had the world's mellowest book signing - a small folding table set up in the dust in front of the merch booth. He spoke to everyone in line in a relaxed, polite, genuine manner.

I'm 200 pages in due to a long flight.

Funny story - Tuna and company were staying at one of the area's few local lodgings. Check-out time came around and the place wanted them out. But they weren't scheduled to play until night, so last minute phone calls were made back and forth to try to finagle a late check out.

Someone from the festival staff reached the hotel manager and asked.. "Do you know who these guys are?"

"No."

"Have you ever heard of the Jefferson Airplane, from the sixties?"

"No."

"Have you ever heard of the Jefferson Starship, from the seventies?"

"No."

"You know them.... remember that song? (starts singing) We Built this City..."

"(slight pause) ...Oh yeah... I hate that song."

Needless to say the band didn't get their late check out and hung at the festival all day.