Cornerstone 2003: Liz’s Diary, July 3
Thursday I ended up hanging out with Peter of Selah Records. I’d met him at the Alliance World Coffee tent the night before, while I got my hundredth iced americano of the week. He made hamburgers at his campsite, where I met some people. They’re all from Michigan I guess. Peter’s from Detroit and was a really cool guy to hang out with. Plus, he likes Cursive. =) So, Peter… if you’re reading this, hello!
Starflyer 59 (Indoor Stage) — Um… I dunno, everybody just loooooves Starflyer 59, and I like their CDs, but I’ve never been a crazy huge fan, just due to the fact that there is simply too much music out there to get into, and it seems Starflyer is putting out a new CD every week. So I felt kind of intimidated trying to get into their stuff. However, I think they put on a fine show, though everybody knows they’re not exactly known for stage presence.
Over the Rhine (Acoustic set at the Grassroots Stage) — You just really can’t go wrong with Over the Rhine. They played some new stuff that sounds really amazing, and I like the acoustic sets because they have that homey feel to them, like a good friend is just sitting in your living room on the couch playing the guitar quietly in the background.
Bellador (Rock For Life Stage) — I actually don’t remember much about this band, but I remember thinking it was pretty good I guess. (Convincing, huh?) I remember liking the music, but thinking the guy’s voice was a little hot, but you can’t really blame anybody for that when you’re working with mid 90-degree temperatures.
Danielson Famile (Cornerstone Magazine Stage) — Well, it was just Dan Smith and his brother, and not the whole famile, but it was one of my favorite shows of the week. Dan was in the famous tree for the whole set, and had a projector with the lyrics to the songs so everybody could sing along. It was a lighthearted show, and just made me feel happy inside, as cheesy as that sounds.
Denison Witmer (Cornerstone Magazine Stage) — Also one of my favorite shows of the week. He sounded really good, and everybody sat down in chairs, and it just felt like he was playing to a small room of people instead of a huge tent.
Later on Thursday night, Melissa, Anji, Kevin and I were sitting at a picnic table in the food court near the volleyball area, and a woman was there giving full-body massages for donation only. I’d seen her flyers here and there throughout the fest. The thing was that only men were getting the massages. Also, the woman was really attractive. Also, you should have seen the looks on these guys’ faces. It was quite disturbing, but somewhat amusing.