Starting Again
middle row seat = camp couch |
To and Fro
Horning's Hideout |
Horning's Hideout
I hadn't been to Horning's Hideout in probably ten years. The last time was for the McMenamin's company picnic where a band I was playing with had a spot on one of the smaller stages. That stage wasn't even there anymore, and you couldn't really tell where it used to be. I was able to find about where it was based on my memory of the view. Horning's has had trouble keeping music because of neighbor complaints and unruly patrons. We were especially grateful that they allowed this multi-band multi-day event take place. The Hideout hosts a stocked fishing pond and multiple 18 hole disc golf courses. Our focus was the main stage where 10 bands played over two days. I'll review the bands in another post. For now, I'll just focus on the event.
Hootenanny
view from main stage |
I hope Scottie chooses to host this again next year. Boo and I suggested a few ways to make it work, and he already had a few ideas of his own. I think we will start with volunteering to help out however we can. If we can get each attendee to do just one hour of effort for the greater good over the course of the weekend, we can keep the load at a manageable level. Maybe then, Scott can see some of the bands he booked and not have that 100-mile stare from no sleep and managing chaos all weekend.
Camping
This has already gotten long, but I wanted to touch on how the bus handled camping after a Winter of improvements. The new deep-cycle battery and supporting electrical systems worked almost perfectly. The dome light, kitchen lights, and the 12V outlet by the slider door were flawless. We strung up a set of 12V lights around the awning/canopy for night-time lighting, creating a nice mellow vibe. The awning hadn't been used in years, and I'd lost the old rain-gutter mounts. Instead, I used 2 vice-grips to hold the bus-side edge to the top of the pop-top scissor supports. It ended up higher, and better, than before. At a stop at Goodwill last weekend, I got a 4' square indoor-outdoor rubber-backed rug for outside the bus door. I also bought a bolt of 2-tone blue fabric at the same Goodwill stop. Between bands, Boo cut the material into thirds, creating 3 rectangular strips that perfectly covered the jalousie windows, the front windows and the windscreen. It was so dark, we slept until 10 on Sunday morning; unheard of in the bus. Last, we nabbed a full-size bed memory-foam from home, and used that on top of the stock cushions on the rock-n-roll bed. Sleep was amazing.
Camping
This has already gotten long, but I wanted to touch on how the bus handled camping after a Winter of improvements. The new deep-cycle battery and supporting electrical systems worked almost perfectly. The dome light, kitchen lights, and the 12V outlet by the slider door were flawless. We strung up a set of 12V lights around the awning/canopy for night-time lighting, creating a nice mellow vibe. The awning hadn't been used in years, and I'd lost the old rain-gutter mounts. Instead, I used 2 vice-grips to hold the bus-side edge to the top of the pop-top scissor supports. It ended up higher, and better, than before. At a stop at Goodwill last weekend, I got a 4' square indoor-outdoor rubber-backed rug for outside the bus door. I also bought a bolt of 2-tone blue fabric at the same Goodwill stop. Between bands, Boo cut the material into thirds, creating 3 rectangular strips that perfectly covered the jalousie windows, the front windows and the windscreen. It was so dark, we slept until 10 on Sunday morning; unheard of in the bus. Last, we nabbed a full-size bed memory-foam from home, and used that on top of the stock cushions on the rock-n-roll bed. Sleep was amazing.
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