Date: 20 July 1998
To: RichMailList
Subject: [RichMailList 212]: Celebrate Freedom 07/04 review

From: Karen
Subject: Concert
Date: Sun, 5 Jul 1998 22:43:52

Hey Danl -   Made an attempt to attend the Celebrate Freedom concert
after  I heard they changed the start time of the Tribute to 7pm. When I
arrived  at 6pm in a downpour (complete with lightning), I spent the
next half hour in my car. Then I headed into the vendor area,  trying to
hear when they started up the performances again. The field was  a total
mud lolley, so I did not want to head to the stage if they canceled that
part of the show (like so many other acts were cancelled). After two 
more rain showers, I headed to my car to head home. Got in my car at 8pm
and it took me 3 1/5 hours to get out of the parking lot (also one of
many muddy  parking "fields"). Needless to say, I was not a happy 
camper. What a test of patience!  I did run into a friend of Linda &
Scott's at church who  hung out at right in front of the stage for over
6 hours. He said Rick  Elias did make it on stage, but only got to sing
2 songs before they had to run  off stage due to another rain shower.
Said Rick  was pretty hoarse (I'm guessing from the concert in Chicago).
Jon Rivers  said a few things. Less than 10 minutes of a planned 45
minute  segment. I was there, but did not hear that he was going on
stage.  :-[  Also per this friend, Amy Grant's band was stuck in the bus
somewhere, unable to make it to the stage (probably from all the cars
trying to  make a mass exit!!!!). Amy did make the stage at 9pm (after
the last rain  shower). Said she was a real trooper - she sang  5
(unsure of the count) songs with a borrowed "out of tune" guitar, 
backed up by someone else with a borrowed guitar who had never played
with her  before. (I bet she was in the white limo coming in behind me
when I first  arrived at 6 pm).  Well, that's the scoop. Pretty much a 
bust. Hope you had a great weekend in the Big D with your family.  

-  Karen

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