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The free concert series is here! Last night it got kicked off to a great start with The Wailers jamming all your favorite old school Bob Marley and the Wailers music. The stage was set up nice and the sound system was super tight. I love it when It’s loudy and last night it was. From an audio nerd standpoint the show was fucking awesome. I taped it about twenty feet from the stage in a sea of lambsbread, sandy bare feet and an occasional body surfer. Honestly there was body surfing.. crazy. The fiah was everywhere and the crowd was mostly cool but lacked um.. something. Oh Yeah! I remember now (short term loss) someone fucked up and forgot to file some something so there was NO BEER! I know.. you just can’t believe it, however it is true.

“The permit was approved,” said Dan Hartman, acting director of the Colorado Liquor Enforcement Division. “It was just that the applicant put the wrong date on the application.”

I hope somebody got shit canned for that one. WHO SCREWED UP ON THE BEER? We deserve to know. I know one thing for sure.. If you are throwing the party make sure you have beer. If there is no beer and the Wailers are playing for free in Colorado be prepared for the medical cutchie to get passed around a bit. Thats what happened.

Super phat props to everyone who hung out with me that day. Lock for the electricity, Ken for the PBR’s, Rhys for sneaking the PBR’s in, Gene and Becca ( <- donno spelling sorry) for the jedi services, and Tery for everything.

Some bumboclots to be mentioned.. The guy who threw the bottle from the first row and it went real fast right at me, the VERY ANNOYING radio announcer that came out halfway through the show and started screaming “DO YOU WANT MORE” like we were stupid enough to believe it was going to end then, Oh and one more.. Whoever that guy was with the video camera running around like he owned the place shoving everyone else around and generally not being mindful. Oh and the guy who fucked up on the beer.

If you would like a copy of the show, you can download it via bittorrent thanks to cotapers.org

If you need some Wailers right now, listen below.

 Wailers War Steamboat Free Concert [5:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (640)

 Next Time We Will Have Beer [0:10m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (81)

Once again the Steamboat Hills Country Club is throwing down for the 4th of July. This will be one hell of a good time. Bring some grub, your dog, fireworks or whatever. Heckling the players is encouraged! Golf starts at 1:00pm enter by sending email to steamboathills.com and let them know you planning on attending.

cya at tee time!

My friend Lock who lives up the hill woke my ass up so freekin early the other day, he made my head spin.

On his drive back from Oak Creek the other morning his lugnuts came loose and my house is on the way to his so he stopped here. He needed a ride home, I needed some coffee. I was hoping to run out to his truck and tighten him up and send him on his way but when I saw Lock’s nuts I just got into my car with him and drove his spastic ass home.

When I got back to my place I re-observed the damage. He was in need of some parts, striped studs, beat up nuts and a seriously screwed wheel. Two trips to the auto parts store later parts were obtained & we fixed it at Monster Shed.

Summertime in Steamboat Springs brings one very exciting thing ever year, FREE CONCERTS! The summer 2007 Lineup is here, plan your stay at the country club.

This year’s Free Summer Concert Series, which features five shows at the base of Howelsen Hill, kicks off Wednesday, June 20 with a reggae performance by The Wailers. The series continues with the “gospel-fried funk” and rock band Mofro on July 13, Texas rockers Los Lonely Boys on July 27, bluegrass mandolin prodigy Sam Bush on August 8, and a fifth, to-be-announced performance.

As usual I plan on recording as many of these free concerts as I can for your listening pleasure. To get your ears ready for this summer joy, here is a track from last year for you to listen to.

 Susan Tedeschi [6:02m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (2035)