The day started off a little later around noon. Good for me because my ears were still ringing from the night before. I need to remember to bring ear plugs.
...nah.
Around 1:00, Lefty Williams performed a great set. From where I was working, I could only listen to his music. After reading his bio, I learned that this Atlanta native was born without a right hand but had been playing guitar since he was four. That's some serious God-given talent. He delivered some funky, blues flavored music to the start of the day.
I managed to catch iMOYUBA! on the second stage later in that day and Im glad I did. They're a unique percussion quartet playing some mean Haitian and Cuban music on the congas. They had listeners dancing and hula hooping in the streets.
I took a break in the Budweiser Tent and watched an intense game of beach volleyball inside. It involved many head shots and knocked over beers.
I also got to see the Heaven and Hell Car that's been touring the nation for 10 years now. By local Athens resident Chris Hubbard, the awesome car has been winning art car show awards all across the U.S.
The final band to play at Athfest was Dubconscious on the main stage. This eclectic six-piece band drew a huge crowd with its funky, bass-heavy reggae sound. They've been making a name for themselves performing at festivals like Wakarusa and Bonnaroo and bringing a great and unique sound to the Athens scene. We definitely need more reggae here in the Classic City.
There was a huge rumor about R.E.M. making a surprise performance at the end of this year's AthFest. For about 10 minutes, I was seriously getting excited, but after a few phone calls, it was given the real news. Everything made sense though, since they just performed in Atlanta the night before. Oh well, it was fun getting texts from friends asking about it though. Maybe in the future?
Overall the day was awesome and the weather was great. Up until the very last minute: we were just about done tearing down and packing and the skies started pouring like a waterfall. I was soaked! But that couldn't keep me from having the best weekend I've had in Athens in a very long time.
AthFest 2008 was a very successful year and I am so honored that I was able to be a part of it. Thanks to all the awesome bands and the great people I was able to work with and I can't wait till next year!
Now back to my regularly scheduled blogging;)
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