Winfield Glossary

Alpha Picker
The person leading a jam, nodding breaks, asking specific people for a song, etc.
Camp Dog
Someone who stakes out camp sites for others.
Check Point Charlie
Security gate to the Grandstand area
Chieftains or Chieftanettes
Heads of campsites or anyone who has attended more than ¾ of all festivals to date
Crusin
After the main stages finish, looking for jams, etc.
Do the Shuffle
See Winfield Shuffle
Don't Tell Bob
Don't tell Bob Redford, usually while Bob is standing right there
Doodle-ooo's
The condition of having a particular fiddle tune stuck in your head
Flood Plain
Area in the Walnut Grove near the highway bridge
Flushers
Bathrooms under the Grandstands
Going Into Town
Going to the Walnut Grove, from the Pecan Grove
Going Over the Hill
Going back and forth between the Walnut and Pecan Groves
Grab my Chair
Usually said before a walkabout, so seating is available when a good jam is located
Hollywood or North Hollywood
The Walnut Grove
Hooterville
The Pecan Grove
Inner sanctum
The grandstand area
Land Rush
A date set when campers can line up for camping spaces
Midway
The wide area between the Grandstands and the T-shirt barn
Off the Grid
Areas where no electric cords can be stretched
Picker or Player
Long timers, as in "She's a real player"
Prairie Dog Bob (Jim, Cindy Etc.)
Those who venture only a few Yards from the campsite, look both ways and scurry back
Road Toads
The people gathered under the streetlights jamming
RV Land
The Walnut Grove
Shuffle Up
See Winfield Shuffle
Sooners
Those having numbers for Land Rush; also those coming in the backside of the Pecan Grove during land rush.
Spank It
Play louder, with enthusiasiam!
The Other Side
Used to discern between Pecan and Walnut Groves
The Road Over
See Going Over the Hill
The Swamp
Area in the Pecan Grove on the East end, by the river where cars are apt to be up to the axles after a rain.
Topside
The Grandstand area
Tune Bugs
See Road Toads
Tune Hog
Someone who dominates a jam
Voting Booth
Porta Potty, when you visit, you vote
Walkabout
Crusin the other campsites for jams, etc.
Wandering
Crusin the other campsites for jams, etc.
Wander On
Said when it is time to look for more music, etc.
Wheel Hoss
See Alpha Picker
Winfield
The Bluegrass Festival, not the town
Winfield Chair
The chairs sold at the North end of the Grandstands, or a copy thereof
Winfield Moment
Becoming Spastic with laughter
Winfield Shuffle
Moving closer to the stage at the end of a set, to get the best spot
Winfield Time
Looking at your wrist band.
Winfield Virgin
Someone who is experiencing their first Winfield. May be asked to do outlandish acts in public.
Yellow Shirts
Security personnel, as in" We need some yellow shirts at the Carp Camp"

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