[CH] Re: Open Fields Historical

Alex Silbajoris (asilbajo@hotmail.com)
Tue, 19 Feb 2002 18:43:54

J -

I forget whether you were there in 1998, the first year.  There were five or 
six of us, counting Jim.  I was the first to camp overnight (froze my rear 
then, too).  Somewhere I have an underexposed picture of Jim, leaning on his 
pickup loaded with tubs with the fading red sunset in the background.

By 1999 we had maybe half a dozen tents overnight, with lots of people 
coming and going all day.  I'm pretty sure you were there.  That was the 
year I was cooking mash at an improvised table, reaching behind my head to 
pluck another apple off the tree once in a while.  I recall that afternoon 
as a single, six-hour-long sneeze.  I still am using that mash, it has 
mellowed a little bit but is holding up fine.

In 2000 Linda and I showed up way late; the film crew caught Jim greeting me 
not long before they left.  By now it was motor homes and big plans.  And 
mud.

2001 is the best-documented event yet, best planned and with weather as 
difficult as usual.  We were among the last to leave, which really hurt 
because the day was becoming so nice.  Man, it felt very far from home, 
though.  This time I made a purira sauce, which I think is hotter than the 
hab sauces I made.

- A


_________________________________________________________________
MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: 
http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx