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Friday, July 28, 2000 "Port Lionsfest" Port Washington, WI

Sound: Go Audio Operated by Brian Ingwell Lights: Go Audio Operated by Dan Olsen

SET 1: Turn Up the Radio - Autograph Runaway - Bon Jovi Smokin' - Boston Youth Gone Wild - Skid Row Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue Looks That Kill - Motley Crue Fantasy - Aldo Nova Right Now - Van Halen Heaven - Warrant Little Suzy - Tesla Final Countdown - Europe Here I Go Again - Whitesnake Turn Me Loose - Loverboy Faithfully - Journey Jump - Van Halen My Sharona - The Knack Pour Some Sugar... - Def Leppard   PHOTOS:

SET 2: Nothin' But a Good Time - Poison Photograph - Def Leppard All She Wrote - Firehouse New Girl Now - Honeymoon Suite Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi Don't Treat Me Bad - Firehouse Love Song - Tesla Wait - White Lion Uncle Tom's Cabin - Warrant Monkey Business - Skid Row Sister Christian - Night Ranger Everything About You - UKJ Rebel Yell - Billy Idol Lovin' Touchin' Squeezin' - Journey Beth - Kiss I Wanna Rock - Twisted Sister Round & Round - Ratt In My Dreams - Dokken Still of the Night - Whitesnake -------- Down Boys - Warrant

Action, Action ACTION!

Crowd Participation

More Action

Faces in the Crowd

Even More Action

More Faces

This was another outdoor festival and, like Summerfest, we worried throughout the afternoon about the threatening whether. Also like Summerfest, the skies had cleared when it came time to play. The show ran from 8:00 to Midnight, making it a "Twilight" show, beginning in daylight and gradually growing darker as the stage lights slowly grew more and more vibrant adding an extra dynamic to the evening. Another special thing about the gig on a more personal level involved Kevin Konchan, one of my young guitar students. By sheer coincidence, Kevin and his parents Fred and Mary maintain a large boat which is kept at the marina where this event was taking place. In fact, it's docked on a pier only a few yards from the stage. John and I accepted their invitation to hang out on the boat before the show where they provided "rock star" style hospitality. Later, this treatment continued as Kevin served as my personal roadie throughout the show. Toward the end, his efforts were rewarded when Shane brought him out on stage to play bass with us where he made the most of the moment. Overall, the crowd was a few hundred strong and included Barb Prueher, Shelly Korlesky, Karen Fleck, Scott "Rock" Aney (who came up on stage and sang part of "In My Dreams"), Connie Aney, Ann "Red", Stacy Hackl, Sheila Tate, Maribeth Luedtke, Erika Kaegler, Nikki Schmitz, Vic Manchester, Susan Schudiske, Mam Meyer, Sue Swanke and Cheryl Swanke. During our first set there were many young children near the stage. Seeing them dance to our music was absolutely adorable. Gradually, however, as the hour grew later the bopping toddlers were replaced by headbanging party animals. The crowd's intensity kept building right to the final note.    -Josh

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