James Taylor came out on time, exactly 5:15 pm. Fifteen minutes later, the scramble was on for anything covered. The rain gushed, and with fear of hail, they called the concert off. Second one today -- Actor/singer Jeff Bridges and his band had been cut short by weather a couple of hours before. Taylor had time to sing "Carolina", "You've Got a Friend", and a few other songs and then bid farewell. But no "Fire & Rain" -- the headliner for the CarolinaFest 2012 had been rained out. Meanwhile, Miryam and I had been rained in -- inside a Port-a-Jon, that is. While crowds of people were running this way and that to look for cover, we eyed the row of portable toilets nearby. A nod, a wink, and a dash for the door got us inside, dripping wet but now dry as a .... about half an hour later we were inside a cab, headed back to the Hampton Inn where we started the day in South Park. We nearly dried out by dinner time. An hour of P.F Changs later, we felt good and ready for the ride back to Albemarle and a slightly less hectic Day 2.
(two Taylor photos courtesy of Charlotte Fest; all others by LHW)
James Taylor came out on time, exactly 5:15 pm. Fifteen minutes later, the scramble was on for anything covered. The rain gushed, and with fear of hail, they called the concert off. Second one today -- Actor/singer Jeff Bridges and his band had been cut short by weather a couple of hours before. Taylor had time to sing "Carolina", "You've Got a Friend", and a few other songs and then bid farewell. But no "Fire & Rain" -- the headliner for the CarolinaFest 2012 had been rained out. Meanwhile, Miryam and I had been rained in -- inside a Port-a-Jon, that is. While crowds of people were running this way and that to look for cover, we eyed the row of portable toilets nearby. A nod, a wink, and a dash for the door got us inside, dripping wet but now dry as a .... about half an hour later we were inside a cab, headed back to the Hampton Inn where we started the day in South Park. We nearly dried out by dinner time. An hour of P.F Changs later, we felt good and ready for the ride back to Albemarle and a slightly less hectic Day 2. (two Taylor photos courtesy of Charlotte Fest; all others by LHW)
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