I apologize to Steve if I’ve overreacted. I suppose I still feel the way I do, but I don’t hold anything personal against him & realize he’s simply doing what he feels needs to be done.
It’s just frustrating to see how this all went down when I think there could’ve been some decent common ground to stand on where everyone felt good about most aspects an arrangement.
Haven’t been writing much these days, but this particular issue deserves dusting off the keyboard:
An offer by a promoter to schedule a concert by Buffalo Springfield in Telluride Town Park a week prior to the Telluride Blues & Brews festival was shot down by the Telluride Town Council after pleas by Telluride Blues & Brews promoter Steve Gumble.
I don’t think I’ll ever get over this — not the fact that Buffalo Springfield will not be coming to Telluride — but rather that Telluride Blues & Brews apparently took the lead in pulling the plug. This incident has single handedly turned me off to this festival for a LONG time! It may never be known whether they’ve “saved some revenue” from being lost to Buffalo Springfield, but I won’t be running to buy tickets from them anytime soon!
This could’ve been a mutually beneficial back to back pair of weekend events which would give the ENTIRE Town of Telluride a much needed shot in the arm during uncertain economic times. Instead, it looks like fear wins out.
The 2009 Telluride Blues and Brews Festival was rainy, but also very good in terms of music. The highlight for me was Ruthie Foster & Jackie Greene’s version of Scarlett Begonias (I have a video clip of this I will try to add at a later date). Here’s a shot of the festival crowd during a window of partial sunshine (notice the snow up at higher elevations):
Here’s a shot after it cleared up on sunday evening:
