7/12/08 Engallmenn Cellars Best of Fresno Festival

Thanks to everyone who put on this great event, which has even greater potential. It was well organized and on time which is very rare. We were glad to be selected to perform and be one of the "best of Fresno." its always a weird thing when you put that title on something, because immediately people start naming who was left out. I know its the cool thing to do now a days, every magazine or stupid show on MTV has the "top 10 ....." insert "crazy moments on TV/best 80s action movies/way to know if your man is cheating/ways to lose weight etc." People are drawn to that, I get it. Were there bands missing that are great? yes. But you have to break down what makes a band great. Is it fan support/draw? talent? performance? notoriety? Of course the cop out answer is all of the above. If you have the people vote for the best bands, the band with the most friends/fans willing to vote will win. If you have writers pick the bands they will play favorites and if the club owners pick the bands they will go on fan support. Its a tough call, i'm glad i just have to show up and play music. back to the festival. it was hot, but not miserable. The venue is beautiful, big lawn, lots of tents, misters, food, drinks. They had 2 stages alternating between bands. Wine tasting y todo. The crowd was decent, but people were hesitant to try out a new venue and also afraid to pay $15. $15 for 10 BANDS!!! most people don't sneeze at dropping $15 on the new blend of starbucks coffee, but $15 for a local all day music festival featuring some of the best bands we have to offer....uh, can i get on the guest list? Thanks to Bob Pierce for taking a chance and actually doing something that most people in the creative community only talk about.