However, once I stopped worrying about the weather, I started worrying about our attendance. At 2:00pm we only had a spattering of regulars setting up their blankets and filling their beer cups. Everyone else stayed calm, and by 3:00pm we had our usual mob of music lovers. (Is 2:00pm too close to nap time? Should we start at 3:00pm?)
The Junkyard gang came with lots of materials for making instruments and, best of all, paint! The kids loved it and kept quite busy.
(Look for the Junkyard gang at Cooper Young this weekend. They are having the kids build a city out of boxes!)
Caleb Sweazy, a recent Memphis transplant and Rock-n-Romp poster dad, took the "stage" first. All those late nappers missed out!
The Arch Rivals were up next and confessed that this was the largest audience they'd ever played for!
(I found them totally charming until Quinn called me "Mam" later in the afternoon!!!)
Last but not least, we had Those Darlins from Murfreesboro. They are an old time country band specializing in Carter family songs. They are also the women responsible for bringing The Southern Girls Rock-n-Roll Camp to Memphis. It was really awesome to see them, especially now that they are all living in the same house and coordinating their outfits!
Beautiful weather, awesome music, activities for the kids, free beer...what more could anyone ask for? Kool-aid pickles? Well, we had those too.
Stayed tuned for the October line up!
See more RnR pictures here.
