The view from the front yard of our hosts for breakfast this morning. The whole town of Mammoth embraces this festival, and a significant percentage volunteer. The people are all nice, and very receptive to us (musicians). I rejoined the Midiri band (for festival travel) in 2006. As these will usually book far ahead, and are individually negotiated, it wasn't a straight line for my inclusion. Joe did manage to "adjust the contracts" that first year for several of the festivals, including this one. The only one left I haven't participated in is Connecticut, and that will change in 2 weeks. This is the first festival that I've been to 3 times, and I feel the charm.