I started my day at the fest earlier then I normally do so that I could see  some people I went to HS with perform in the Battle of the Bands contest,Sandlot Heroes, which was cool to see.

I came back later in the evening for two reasons. The first was that I wanted to catch part of Carrie Underwood because I scored some free tickets. Now there are part of Idol that I like and don't like and while she isn't one of my favorites she does have more talent then a lot of other people out there making a lot more money then her. So I checked that out a bit then I headed up to Americaplatz to see Live Wire.

Live Wire is the AC/DC tribute band in case you didn't know. That place was packed. Now I thought they were pretty good but some people were just going nuts over them. They had one of the most rockin' crowds I've seen this year anyway.

The crowd however is a story in itself. There were people smoking pot in the middle of the crowd. Ok I get it's a rock concert but come on you have to be pretty dumb to do that there, the cops will find you. Even the band on stage made the comment that they smelled something cooking. I even say a girl and her friend leave in the middle of a song and a really crowded area because I think she was too high and drunk. This girl was a total, total mess. She couldn't even walk for two seconds without tripping or falling over something. Now that's sad.

I have nothing against anyone having a good time and doing their own thing. I just wish some people would use common sense and realize there's a time and place for everything. C'mon people, Musikfest is a family friendly place - which I'm sure you can tell by all the baby strollers you've tripped over walking around, but that's a different issue.

What people forget is when things like this happen and people start to get out of control it tends to ruin it for everyone else. We wouldn't wan't a band like Live Wire to not be invited back because of the kinds of trouble that follow them...so act responsible people!

~G