C2K - July 5th

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Wednesday July 5th
Fest Opening & Finding Friends

After the unofficial opening of Cornerstone 2000 with Tooth and Nail Day, Wednesday brought the official first day of the festival. It also brought the day when we look around and find some of our friends. We have friends who come to Cornerstone from all over the world - we only see most of them for this one week - so it's extra special.

A big event on Wednesday for a few of our friends was Miranda Stone’s vegetarian potluck. She served a meal to lots of people before her concert at the Acoustic Stage. Two of our friends joined Miranda on stage in a drum circle. Here are Titi and Mattias, with their drums.
Titi is naturally more of a drummer, but Mattias got into it with his finger drum.

Tidbits - about Cstone's many stages:
This is the first year (as far as we know) that Cornerstone offered an Acoustic Stage. Judging from attendance and audience reactions, I’d hope this becomes a yearly feature.

Other stages include:

Label Showcase

Indoor Stage

New Band Showcase

Acoustic Stage

Gallery

Main Stage

Underground Stage

Cornerstone Magazine Stage

HM at Night

Dance Club

Encore I

Encore II

Late-Night Worship (by the lake).

Hints - What to Bring:

Sunglasses, sunscreen, hat, aloe

Antibacterial hand gel or wipes

Money (there is an ATM across from the Hardee's in Bushnell - if you need it)

Old tennis shoes, old sandals - anything that will withstand the mud and can be thrown away, if necessary.

Here's Miranda from back stage:

Other bands we saw on Wednesday:
The Roosevelts, Steve & Derri's acoustic set, Jennifer Knapp, Third Day, the Lost Dogs. Links:
I've seen several better pictures of the Miranda Stone show - I'll see if I can link to them...

Sunset overlooking the Cornerstone farm.

Wednesday's main stage show was excellent - but we were too far back on the hill to get any good pictures. Jennifer Knapp was enjoyable enough - but Third Day was the highlight. Yes, this is Becky saying this - one who is not exactly a Third Day fan. :-) It was a high energy show - the only drawback was the number of times Mac said "Hey Cornerstone!" That's kinda cheap - but I guess it gets a good crowd reaction.
And thinking of the crowd - it was huge. I think main stage crowds are getting larger each year.
Tidbits - about Cornerstone Farm:
Cornerstone Farm is 279 acres. JPUSA bought it to hold Cornerstone Festival after outgrowing a fair ground in Lake County, Illinois.
The grounds were once a hog farm. Yes, that explains the abundance of “mud” and bouncy ground.
The entrance station is staffed 24 hours a day—so you’ll have a warm welcome no matter when you arrive.

A big event on Wednesday for a few of our friends was Miranda Stone’s vegetarian potluck. She served a meal to lots of people before her concert at the Acoustic Stage. Two of our friends joined Miranda on stage in a drum circle. Here are Titi and Mattias, with their drums. Titi is naturally more of a drummer, but Mattias got into it with his finger drum.
Tidbits - about Cstone's many stages: This is the first year (as far as we know) that Cornerstone offered an Acoustic Stage. Judging from attendance and audience reactions, I’d hope this becomes a yearly feature.
Other stages include: Label Showcase Indoor Stage New Band Showcase	Acoustic Stage Gallery Main Stage Underground Stage Cornerstone Magazine Stage	HM at Night Dance Club Encore I Encore II Late-Night Worship (by the lake).
Hints - What to Bring: Sunglasses, sunscreen, hat, aloe Antibacterial hand gel or wipes Money (there is an ATM across from the Hardee's in Bushnell - if you need it) Old tennis shoes, old sandals - anything that will withstand the mud and can be thrown away, if necessary.		Here's Miranda from back stage:
Other bands we saw on Wednesday: The Roosevelts, Steve & Derri's acoustic set, Jennifer Knapp, Third Day, the Lost Dogs.	Links: I've seen several better pictures of the Miranda Stone show - I'll see if I can link to them...
Sunset overlooking the Cornerstone farm.
Wednesday's main stage show was excellent - but we were too far back on the hill to get any good pictures. Jennifer Knapp was enjoyable enough - but Third Day was the highlight. Yes, this is Becky saying this - one who is not exactly a Third Day fan. :-) It was a high energy show - the only drawback was the number of times Mac said "Hey Cornerstone!" That's kinda cheap - but I guess it gets a good crowd reaction. And thinking of the crowd - it was huge. I think main stage crowds are getting larger each year.		Tidbits - about Cornerstone Farm: Cornerstone Farm is 279 acres. JPUSA bought it to hold Cornerstone Festival after outgrowing a fair ground in Lake County, Illinois. The grounds were once a hog farm. Yes, that explains the abundance of “mud” and bouncy ground. The entrance station is staffed 24 hours a day—so you’ll have a warm welcome no matter when you arrive.