Cry like a baby, turns on a switch! Man just really hits the mark! This song that voice that view and family all around. Captures what I feel in my heart. Perfect memory! Smite??? strange one
My very first TBG and I had no ticket. Was scooped from work by friends and we hit the road for a Fest we all had heard about through the grape vine. No money, not enough to get us all in. Sitting by the river thinking, I belong in there, those are my people. :lol Ferg let us in on Sunday last set i think. and the next year we all had tickets and the entire right front row was let in the poser pit including me. So fun and so gracious.
Every Fest for many years I would get home, exhausted, tan, dirty feet and feel so good. Cathardic, retreatish, excited about music and feeling very much connected to nature and the goodness of other folks, I would write the planet a thank you letter. Very well organized, smooth for a Fest and roomy, not packed in, and the audio was just insanely good. All things considered each fest an original experience…goosebump city batman.
Guys in tutus gotta love that one and The Boom Chicks. Fun spirit! Good times.
Beautiful moments Todd G! What part of OK do you hail from? I’m a Henryetta girl, but moved to CO in 1976 and haven’t left yet. Probably never will. :cheers
Originally I’m from Tahlequah. Spent a few years in Ned/Boulder area. In Tulsa now.
Heck of a story Todd :cheers here’s to that same ol river and the comfort it’s ripples bring
I never take pictures but 1 Fest I did bring my camera. I started taking pics of the people dancing around me, the crowd…
I tapped the shoulder of this big guy and showed him a pic I took of him and he said “I didn’t realize I was smiling”. :medal
So many wonderful memories its hard to know which one is the best! The magical moment the first year we went to festival and we rounded the curve in the road and the snow capped mountains came into view- only to be further overwhelmed as we drove into town!
Last year, we had a lot of stress and struggles in life. While at festival, I was so totally immersed in the music and the moment that I completely let go of everything else. 4 glorious days of calm and peace!!
Glorious sunsets during Sam’s set!!
This year, we didn’t think we would be able to go. Hubbies work schedule was not going to allow it. Then in February, we looked at his calendar and he had a space of time he could be away from work- June 20th-25th! :cheers :hop
So we proceeded to get plane tickets, lodging, etc. but still lacked festival tickets. When it came time for ticket resale, I thought it would be easy, but there were no 4 day tickets there. A wonderful festivarian heard my angst in my forum post and reached out with tickets for us :woohoo :clap :hop
So excited to be making this short, but oh so sweet trex to Telluride in a few days :cheers
Got to get packing!
It is still resonating in my brain. But I keep singing Grandmas Hands by Tim as soon as my feet hit the floor each morning. I saw Del standing on his balcony early in the day and we exchanged good mornings and I thought to myself, good gracious he wakes up with his hair perfect! LOL!
The kindness of others still rings out and prevails at this fest. :medal Unlike any other.
Hot, sweaty, dusty dirty, exhausted, look up and The Bearnaked Ladies were standing in front of me smiling in a row. I had to rub my eyes a few times. I smiled so big and nodded my head to show them I knew who they were. Afraid they would get mobbed so I made a cool pass by. LOL! So funny. I will never ever forget that.
Didn’t think it would be possible to top our first TBF. But, last year in TP hanging with Duk Tape and all the fine folks of TP really topped it. There’s no doubt that being in Town Park is the best option for camping, in my opinion no matter what type of festy goer you are.
Our first year we brought my oldest son and his girlfriend. They were 20/19 at the time. Last year we brought my younger son who was 13. He’s been to many festivals, and concerts and camped out for extended periods in all forms of weather so we knew he’d be alright. However he is not that into acoustic music, unless its friends he knows playing. He used to play fiddle (Bridget Law of Elephant Revival was his first fiddle teacher), but now he really plays keyboard and symphasized music. He won’t admit it, because he’s a snotty teenager but he does like a lot of bluegrass, especially instrumentals. Anyway I knew he’d have a blast regardless.
So we never do anything half ass, like most of you other festivarians. We come for the full amount of time possible to camp. Our son, Addison was mostly excited about this, and the fact that he knew there’d be other kids. On the first day there he tried his first Crawfish Thanks Paul :thumbsup, and already met almost a dozen kids around his age. By the time festival started we only saw him in the mornings, lunch, and sometimes dinner then as he crawled in the tent for bed usually around 11. He went on his first mountain bike ride, went on a few great hikes, and went out to eat dinner without any adults just kids. It changed his life. He probably only caught no more than 3-4 hours of music being inside the festival grounds, because he was having too much fun in camp, and he said he could hear it just fine.
As a parent, its rare to find a place, especially a place with so much adult acitivity, where you can feel comfortable letting your guard down a bit, and letting your child enjoy some real freedoms. It makes the experience so much more relaxing for all.
On Monday morning as were packing up, he kept crying. And as we loaded the car and said our final see you laters, he cried some more. When we got home he made me promise that we would go back. He even said he’d get a job and pay for his ticket. He talks/texts/messages with his friends from camp almost everyday. Folks are always talking about how Telluride changed their life, it’s not just an adult thing. Hoping this years memories include a Ferrata trip! Is it June yet?
Being scooped up from work by friends and a loaded car my first Telluride. Not having enough money for a pass, no ticket, sitting by the river and listening to the music and thinking, I need to be there those are my people.
Michael Martin Murphy and Willie Nelson. Those voices in the dark under the stars.
Hey Todd,
Haven’t been looking at the forum much this winter (its been so good for us powder lovers!), just saw this. That’s really cool about Addison!! :thumbsup Is he going on the Via Ferrata?
Hey Todd,
Haven’t been looking at the forum much this winter (its been so good for us powder lovers!), just saw this. That’s really cool about Addison!! :thumbsup Is he going on the Via Ferrata?
Howdy Paul, I sure wish we lived close enough to take advantage of all that powder! We consider ourselves lucky if we get two ski trips a year, and unfortunately this year we only managed one.
Addison has lots of experience “on rope” but all of that has been rappelling, or caving. He doesn’t really enjoy edges, or heights so I’m going to say no he won’t do the Via Ferrata, though I might get him up there and let him do a tiny section to see what he thinks. He just got accepted into Jazz Band at his school and is now playing the saxophone. Lets all hope he doesn’t want to bring it to TP!
And he’s a really cool guy.
See you folks soon!
Auntie Hope
Since they just keep getting better and better every year. Rain, sleet, hail, or snow I’m going to say my best TBF moments are still to come. Looking forward to TBF 2020.
When Ferg played a song after his Fathers passing… that was very moving and very special.
Sitting on the river side without a ticket and not enough money to buy a pass. It was a spur of the moment trip many years ago. I sat there on the riverside and listened to the music over the water and I had this feeling of, these are my people I belong here I will be back.
I came back over and over and over again and each time I saw the same faces and they always gravitated to the same tarp hoods. Like family 10,000 strong.
A tradition most summers for forever. :medal
About 2 minutes before Johnny Cash took the stage, I turned to my friend and said. “He is a tad too country for me”. Then he stepped out and sang a swing tune and I had to pick up my jaw from the ground. Totally an epic performer and he was all encompassing. Made all 9999 people disappear. Epic performance. Unforgettable
I heard a squeal and it came from me! Robert Plant totally owned me as soon as he stepped out. Made me squeal! I never knew I could do that! LOL!