1997 was memorable for several sad things - several long-time Winfield Wipers were unable to make it this year, and of course there was the fire downtown. |
Speaking of sad things... They needed to rename Maria's Delight and held a contest to determine the new name of the best drink on the face of the planet. I suggested that I should be the judge, since I do believe the 25 of them I had in 1996 is probably a record. If anybody knows what the winning new name is please
let me know!
Preparing for the 26th. We didn't get in until Wednesday the 17th this year, so for pre-festival activities see the shots taken by Don Shorock and posted before we left. |
Usually I take hundreds of photos because I don't trust my "eye" for a good shot and it takes that many for random chance to cause a few good ones to happen. After I started these "trip report" pages last year, I thought this time I would start with a theme in mind, and take fewer, higher quality pictures. Didn't work - there were just too many views and not enough time to waste thinking about anything other than having fun. The theme stuck, though. I thought I'd take pictures of all the camps I'd heard about on Windfield-L. I was unsuccessful (where'd all the time go? Is it Sunday already?) but just about the first thing on the list when I got home was a suggestion that the "permanent" camps start web pages. I'll be adding camp photos to this page as time permits, if you see yours and you have a web page, drop me an e-mail and I'll turn the photo into a link. |
The Coffey Grounds became the unofficial rallying point for the Winfield-L members because it was easy to find. I wonder if it was not a coincidence that the Internet Access point was right across the street from the Coffeys?
If I'd had this map with me (and been there a few more days?) I'd have found all of the camps. Since I didn't, Don Shorock provided a Virtual Campground Tour. |
Some camps are more banjo-friendly than others. |
The Fiasco Brothers camp. "HEY THERE! Anybody seen Don Shorock today?" On the way to the FB camp, I noticed the heaviest camp sign on the grounds: and the froggiest. |
I thought the gate search would surely have prevented this kind of thing from happening at Winfield. The Bluegrass Police were definitely not around when this picture was taken... |
Every time I went over to the Irish Tent there was nobody there. One of those times most of 'em were at Stage 3 for the Hammered Dulcimer workshop. |
I didn't know this is where Sam A. Funk lives until I got back home. But then I don't get out much... |
Ratalot and the Rataissance was the theme of the River Rats camp this year. I was able to find my name and title (Ratscallion, for getting on the list withuot having been by last year to say Howdy.) I also found a Barbara Kislanko in the puzzle (but not on the list of names in the book). |
Winfield Wipers |
This page is Still Under Construction - more camp photos will be added as I have time. If your camp is not pictured and you have a digital image of it, e-mail it to me and I'll add it. Deadline for submissions is 1 September 1998. That's day (minus)9 in the Winfield 27 Calendar. |
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