Click here for a review of the festival by Scott Rosner on Jambase.com.

Well, this is my first try at doing a photo essay myself and I think it turned out okay. I don't think I took enough candid shots of the event itself and I'm very disappointed in my night shots, but for a guy with a new digital camera who hasn't picked up an SLR for ten years it's not half bad. Enjoy em...

Hookahville XVII - Spring 2002 Photos By Tim Cripe (May, 2002) All photos on this page courtesy of Acoustic Productions.

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Random Shots

Thursday night sound check Camping - Friday around noon Lonely Goat had a mini-lounge for this trip where we tried to keep a few of the the HV crew recharged Me with Dave Katz (eh keyboardist) and I'm told that's Trip from Sunshine Daydream on the right

A shot of the stage from the hillside camp Friday evening Saturday night - gathering of the schwa Saturday night - the ancticipation mounts Ed McGee (eh rhythm guitar) with friends

Vending in the back of the field We got the hookah vibe, how bout you? Cliff Starbuck (eh bass) with friends

Railroad Earth - Friday Afternoon
The set was rained out about halfway through...

Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Friday Afternoon

ekoostik hookah - Friday Night
It was still pretty muddy from the rain that came during the Railroad Earth set and damp in general so I put up my camera at set break thinking I'd get some great stuff Saturday and that I would get my groove accounted for during Friday's second set. Boy was I kicking myself when Bela Fleck & Jeff Coffin and three folks from Railroad Earth joined ekoostik hookah for 'Little Maggie' and 'Highway 61 Revisited'!

ekoostik hookah - Friday Evening

Here are some shots of the jam session with Bela Fleck, Jeff Coffin and three members of Railroad Earth during ekoostik hookah's second set Friday. Many thanks to Scott Rosner at JamBase.com for sharing these images.

Umphrey's McGee - Saturday Afternoon

Medeski, Martin, & Wood - Saturday Afternoon

Bruce Hornsby - Saturday Afternoon

ekoostik hookah - Saturday Night
Despite my desire to cut loose, I intended to keep my camera with me for the entire show Saturday. I was still kicking myself for missing shots of the guest jam Friday and I wanted some good encore shots. The rain storm towards the end of the second set, however, persuaded me to stow the camera away somewhere dry and I did not risk taking it out when the music started again. Further night shots would have apparently been a waste of time anyway judging from the quality of what I did shoot early in the second set so I'm glad I chose to groove. However, I hate not being able to share shots of the encore including Billy Joel's 'Big Shot', Blood, Sweat & Tears' 'Spinning Wheel' with the 'Tower of Shower' Hookahville horn section, AC/DC's 'TNT' complete with props and an amazing fireworks display, followed by Sly & The Family Stone's 'I Want To Take You Higher' with the 'Tower of Shower' again, and finally a climactic jam of Santana's 'Soul Sacrifice.'

I hesitate to share these night photos because I did not do a very good job. I'm just learning this new camera's features and my photography technique is a little rusty, not to mention it can get pretty hectic up front so get what you can from them.

Sunday

Time to go . . .you too Scooby

The aftermath . . . a groundscore cornucopia

SuperHippies! The clean up crew gets started . . .