Bayfront Blues Festival 2009

It's the one thing that is certain.  I WILL be at the Bayfront Blues festival, come hell or high water.  This year the weather has presented us with some problems but nothing that couldn't be overcome so far!

Friday was cold and windy.  I thought I was prepared and my only answer to that is "that'll teach me to think"!  I wasn't prepared enough, for I didn't pack long underwear or a hat or gloves.  No amount of clothing was going to help without the long underwear so I ended up leaving early.

On Saturday, I came prepared to do battle with the elements.  I had half of my winter wardrobe in my car on this August afternoon, along with rain gear and an umbrella.  

I headed out to the festival on Saturday through the fog that was created by wicked storms on Friday night...

The fog never did leave.  It stayed throughout the day.  By 2pm it was obvious nothing was going to changeand the layersI was already wearing were far from enough, so I ended up putting on the long underwear early.  

And rain gear to help keep out the wind and preserve body heat.

I wasn't the only one who dressed like this.  Sans a few tourists, pretty much everyone was bundled up!

But we're a hearty bunch up here and hard core blues fans!  Besides, Los Lobo's was the headliner for Saturday so we stayed.

We did end up leaving a little early though, lightning and a downpour was the straw that broke the camel's back, or in this case...the dragons!

I've got to unload my car of warm clothes for today's finale.  It's supposed to be 80 with high humidity!  Only in Duluth...

 Added monday Aug 10...

Sunday proved to be perfect, and the music was all good.  The Legendary Blues Revue with Tommy Castro Bernard Allison and Magic Dick made the conditions we suffered the first two days of the festival but a memory.  It was quite the send off for this year!

 

Until next time...I can hardly wait for 2010 Bayfront Blues!