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June 20, 2006 is the birthdate of the Whiskey Haulers!

Modesto Blues Festival is in the books and what a time we had! The Haulers and Blue Haven brought a bucket of Northern Nevada blues down to the Central Valley and spread it around with style!

The festival was held in beautiful Graceada Park in downtown Modesto. The temperature was tickling triple digits but the blues fans were out. Special thanks to all of you who made the trip down to see us and hang out. We really appreciate all of our friends and sharing this experience with you was the highlight of our trip!

Here's how it all went down:

Joe, Nick, and Brad went down to scout the place out Friday and ended up hitting the town a bit to calm the nerves. Geno arrived about noon on Saturday, just in time to hit the pool at the hotel with the gang. Friends arrived throughout the early afternoon and the party was on!

We checked out Rhythm deluxe and DJ Slate, a couple of fine local bands. Next up was Rene Solis and the Guitar Extravaganza featuring Laura Chavez and Johnny Cat. We didn't see too much as we were preparing to go on stage but let me tell you they were great. Check any of them out if you have a chance!

The Haulers and Blue Haven set up together, and before we knew it, the show was on! We played a short but solid set and had people dancing and shakin' in their seats. We ended with Velvet Elvis and had the crowd dancing, laughing, and singing along. Special thanks to the sound crew as the mix was absolutely killer! Before we knew it, our show was over and we could relax and listen to Blue Haven.

Blue Haven came out and blew the crowd away. Mike, Rich, Funky, and Pat put on the best Haven show I have ever seen and really had the place rockin'. Mike's tone on the harp was amazing and Rich really laid down some serious licks on the guitar! Funky's bass was bumping and the Rev's drumwork was tight! Blue Haven's show really defined them as a professional-level blues band! They would make most headliners nervous with such a strong set.......

Not these headliners!

The Mofo Party Band, just back from their latest European tour, took off like a rocket and never looked back! From Fresno, this was practically a home town crowd and John Clifton had them in the palm of his hand. I won't go into too much detail (Check out my previous posts about Mofo shows!) but Nick shot a bunch of video that should make it to Mofo's site and YouTube. Check it out!

The post-festival party and jam was just as fun as the show. It was held at a courtyard bar close to the show. When we arrived, the Mofo's were on stage and the place was going crazy! Shortly after we arrived, they turned the stage over to the Haulers and we closed the night with some rippin' dance numbers. Thanks to Rich, the house guitar player, and some guy on harmonica for sittin' in. When we finished, there was nothing but smiles all around!

That's what the blues is all about!

Join Angel Kiss Foundation on June 21, 2008 for our Annual Whitewater Raft & Music Festival at Wingfield Park in Downtown Reno from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. The park is free and open to the public so don’t miss a thing!

Music
A fantastic variety of bands will be playing all day long. First to take the sage is Kate Cotter, followed by Smokin Joe Banana, Whiskey Haulers, Jason King Band, The Bad Neighbors and Drinking with Clowns. Each band will have CD’s available for purchase during the event.

Rafting
Participants enter a two and a half mile long river race in eight different categories from serious racing to most creative floating device, best dressed crew and the corporate challenge.

Entry fee is $30 for the first person and $15 for each additional team member with up to seven people in a team. Registration begins at 9 a.m. with shuttle service to Crissy Caughlin Park where the race officially begins at noon.

You may register on-line by using the link below, or download a registration form to fax or mail in.

Food & Beverages
Enjoy morning treats including coffee provide by Blind Dog Coffee Roasters,BBQ provided by Vista Grille, micro brews provided by Great Basin Brewery andice cream treats! Each vendor generously donates all proceeds to Angel Kiss Foundation.

Garden of Hope
Tour our “ Garden of Hope” featuring unique flowers created by local children and artists. With each flower purchase you will receive raffle tickets. Over eighteen one-of-a-kind gift packages are available to select from. Each item is generously donated by local merchants.

http://angelkissfoundation.org/Home/Special-Events.html