on 5/24/00 2:33 PM, Peter B Leidy at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Looking at the detroit extended forecast and seeing chances of > showers/tstorms on saturday & sunday. I've only been to a couple of the > blues & jazz fests & never experienced hart plaza in the rain- i hope this > is not going to seriously fudge sh!t up. does anyone know what sort of > provisions/precautions have been or can be made for this?
Hart Plaza in the rain is not quite what you would expect. I anticipate that IF one of the scattered showers hits downtown (and it's always an IF this time of year) you will have a mix of people scurrying for cover, and a few dedicated chin-strokers toughing it out (myself included). Never underestimate the commitment of a glowstick-whirling teen to let it all hang out in a storm. How many times do you get the opportunity to get your groove on while Mother Nature supplies the old-school ceiling drip? Usually the artists are protected by tents/tarps, but the only place for spectator cover is the Hart Plaza underground, good news for those booked in that space. :) I imagine that Pop Culture is making arrangements for a few tents around the main stages, but I'm not a spokesperson. - There4IM (fondly recalling last summer's jazzfest, when the rain afforded Linda and I a close-up view of Pharoah Sanders getting WAY OUT there...)
