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Sunday, July 19, 1998
Columbia, Maryland

11:00am
They are going to have to drag me away from this hotel. This is our second day in Columbia, Maryland and as far as I'm concerned, we could have a third and a fourth or more. Bus call is in one hour and I'm in the mood just to hang out here. I know I'm lame, but hey man, it's Sunday.

3:00pm
We interviewed Rebekka, a singer/songwriter from Ohio. It just so happened her dad was at the show, so we got some footage on him as well. It turns out, though, that this is the first time he'd seen her perform. He radiated pride from every single pore and absolutely could not stop smiling and talking about his daughter. And even though he insisted he didn't want to do any of the talking during the interview, one question broke the ice and he was all over it.

6:00pm
I don't think I've described how cool the Village is set up here. As you may or may not know, the Village is where all the vendors set up their booths and sell their sunglasses, t-shirts, oils, jewelry, coffee and stuff to people. Unlike many venues where tents are set up on blacktop or near restroom facilities, here the Village becomes a real village. Nestled in the woods, all the tents are under trees and rest on grass and hay. To get to each vendor, you have to walk around the trees and picnic tables. The Village stage is also set up here, and since it's nice and cool under the shade, it attracts quite a crowd. It's really the perfect place for something like this.

7:30pm
I got to meet Natalie Merchant. I didn't act too star-struck, thankfully, but we had a nice conversation in her dressing room along with one of my friends. Situations like these take some getting used to as well as practice--not that I normally get to meet famous people in my real life--but you know what I mean.

8:00pm
The house is on their feet for the Indigo Girls. It's really a bubble-blowing, beach ball passing, happy, peaceful event today and the Indigo Girls totally embody that. With just two guitars and two microphones, they can rock the house down.

Midnight
Well, it's sad to leave this lovely venue. I suspect that aside from a few others, this will be considered one of the best. Fortunately for us, we're headed to Virginia Beach tomorrow for our day off! I hear there is an awesome beach party and again, even though I'm sleeping better these days on the bus, I can't wait for a nice big bed!


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