I am back and fully recovered from my weekend at Rock on the Range Festival in Columbus Ohio.  (You may notice it took me 4 days to “fully recover”…).  The bands were great and of course I enjoyed watching them, but the most outstanding thing from the entire festival was the crowd.  Masses of sun-soaked,lobster-red, sweaty, happily buzzed rock fans having an awesome time.  I’ve never seen so much crowd surfing before in my life.  Big, small, dudes, chics, a guy in a wheelchair all crowd surfing with no trouble.  The security was catching people all day long with grace.  This is how raucous should be!

Here is a taste of the fun.  Inspiration for the crowd provided by Zakk Wylde and Black Label Society