philly folk fest???

I will be attendending the Fest this year too, last year was the first time I was able to go, despite my friends stories year after year for the past 10 or 12 years. I will never miss it again. I will be staying at Castle Crazy this year, last year we were the Grotto on main street, did anyone else stay in a particular campsite last year? I might have met you at one of the drum circles in front of our site.

 

I am camped in Oasis Alley, right next to Club Ned. I am on the Purchase and Supply committee, so I have to work 5 out of the 7 days I go......not that it's really work...hehehehehehe!!!! I am a crew cheif at the general store.


Things are going to be different this year because of the MASSIVE amount of space the FF committee is taking up for more heavy camping. I am close to the fence near the creek. I may not even go this year. This will be my 4th year volunteering if I do go. The honest truth is that the FF committee is making the trip too much of a hassle for me to come down from Massachusetts. Things are going to be way more crowded now in the back camping areas because the FF cares more about the $$$$ than the people who have helped them run this thing for over 40 years. It gets crowded enough as it is when the paying campers come in. The new camping arrangement is going to be very cumbersome. It's not worth the 6-7 hour trip from New England, just to be uncomfortable while I'm there for 7 days.

 

:::bump::::

 

I just back from the PFF office on emlen street in Philly, and I got my Prefest pass wooo. I cannot wait. Ill be in there on Wed setting up my stuff, I got a good work schedule too.

This year you should see the emergence of a new long standing campsite that should be a round for awhile. Many of our friends sites have consolidated, so what was the Grotto last year and Hobbit Hills has now formed the Black Castle Crazy. The theme is kind of a dark castle rising up as the foil of camelot haha. It should be fun though if we manage to get our walls up.

I cannot wait for the folk fest, I have dreams about it here and there even.
Anyone who would like to volunteer do so now before Aug 15th at www.folkfest.org

 

I want to go. I have no one to go with though

 

Mushy, you shoud set up the volunteer thing now, jsut go to the site and volunteer on it, then post on the ride board they have on the site, Im sure someone would be coming out from that way. after that, all you needs a tent. Cmon youll make it haha
shitnevermnd the volunteer thigs wont work for you.
but the ride board will if you were able to get a ticket .

 

I can't wait. I've been going since 97. My sister volunteers in the food tent. I, however, pay to camp. I have been so tempted to volunteer, but it's the only vacation I get and I really just want to relax.

It seems that all we have been talking about for the last 2 week is Fest. It just won't get here fast enough. Everyone who is going-have a blast. I know I will!

 

i was supposed to go and do volunteer work but i wasn't able to, i just hope people have fun and bring back some stories and pics.. =)

 

im going! just got my tickets tonight....

willywonka i wanna meet up with yoU!! and anyone else too!!

 

interval do you stay witha particular campsite?

 

i really REALLY want to go. as a matter of fact, i live about 5 miles away from spring mount/schwenksville. but i have no money, and im not old enough to voulenteer, so no luck for me...

 

Thats is a shame, I can not wait to see Taj Mahal, I got my schedule booked around seeing him, and all my paperwork is finished, I cant wait I cant wait.

 

I cant't wait to see Taj Mahal. I saw him when he was there in 1990. He's so awesome. I also want to see Natalie McMaster she's amazing. I just can't wait until it gets here. My friends and I consider Fest the start of our new year. Everything revolves around Fest for the whole year.

 

I agree with that hands down, its seems that all stories for 3 months after the fest revole around what happened there. I cant wait, I cant wait, I cant wait. hahaha If anyone wants to stop by our site, my name is matt and Ill be at castle crazy with the lunatics. god I get excited just thinkinga bout it. Everyone who can should go. Thats it thats all I will say anymore cause im overkilling it, but if anyone in south jersey needs a ride or something in I may be able to help. Ill b e prefestin on wed

 

Okay, so I got a new job, and I start tomorrow. I am going to tell them I need those days off. Trish told me she would give me a ticket if I can get up to PA . . . So-o-o I really have a chance now of going. I hope that I can get off work. I think they should let me off. I am gonna tell a white lie that I am going to a family reunion though because I think they will be a little more willing to give me the days off for that rather than a festival.

Argh! I am nervous that they might say no though. Keep ya'lls fingers crossed!~

 

wow your coming all the way from tN? thats awesome, did you used to live around here and found out about it that way?

 

my fingers are crossed for you, angela.

 

Wouldn't miss it for the world. This will be my ninth year. Taj is gonna rock! I'll be on camping commitee for the third year. This will be my first clean and sober folk fest and I'll be one of the craziest sons-a-bitches there.Let's have a folkin' good time!!!!!!!!!

 

~*folk fest*~!!!!

This will be my 13th year
Safe travels to all on there way here next week!

 

I too am on the camping commitee, I have shift 4. Any one on this shift in the camping commitee?