Hippies near and far gathered for the 2011 Camp Creek music and camping festival in Oxford, Maine, on August 5th-7th. Over 30 bands performed throughout the weekend and Max Creek headlined Friday and Saturday night. Words do little service when describing this unique festival and all the shenanigans that played out on and off the stage. Aside from the jammin' great music, festival goers were treated to lots of impromptu traveling entertainment by larger than life satirical crowd puppets, jugglers, fire dancers (poi), painted naked people (yes, exactly that lol), hula hoop girls, drum circles, the random naked dude streaking across the lawn, and serenading walking musicians. This festival brought the festival experience back to where it should be: rootsy, creative, and campfabtabulous! Below are some pictures that captured the general vibe. I didn't get as many pictures as I would have liked, as I was having way too much fun!
Check out the Camp Creek website here
I found this picture at http://www.last.fm/music/Pat+Benatar/+images/39250149 Imagine you are at a show where everyone is happy and on their feet dancing, and everyone knows every lyric to every song - because every song is a mega powerhouse hit. Sounds like heaven, right? That is a Pat Benatar concert. Pat has been rockin' it since the late 70's. Her amazing voice only seems to get better with time. Have you ever been to a concert where the band didn't sound anything like their studio album? Or they just didn't sound that good live? Not Pat. She is actually better live! Before turning into a rock goddess she was a trained opera singer. Her voice will surely go down in history as one of the best female vocals of all time. And yes, she's got the Grammys to prove it. There were some parts of the concert where the singing fans were louder than the band. Nobody was holding back until Pat dedicated Hell is For Children to Caylee Anthony. She was s
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