Could someone please pass the Korn?

Remember that Family Values Tour show I had mentioned a few entries ago? 'Kay, now remember the insane wind and rain that the area saw this past Saturday? Yea... that was the day of the show. The outdoor show on Jones Beach on the Long Island Sound. See where I'm going with this?

All of the images in this blog are courtesy the cell phone cam of Jesse Elgarten, the valiant man who helped both another femme and myself endure high winds, crazy rain and a three-hour rain delay (he was also fabulous as a chauffeur -- you rock!). Above, you see the Long Island Sound raging over the side of the venue. The top section of the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater - where we were supposed to be sitting - was closed due to dangerously high winds after four bands played.

This is the other side of the venue as the water continued to rise. Delays between bands increased and we knew that something was going on. A major powwow of roadies, stage hands and assorted other rock tour folk gathered on the stage. The equipment was getting soaked even with the plastic coverings that had been brought on stage, and the waves were crashing precariously close to the mixers.

Here you see the entire front section of the venue... flooded. The water rose to the height of chair seats, and that section was closed off as well. At 4:30 p.m., they announced a three-hour rain delay. When we returned at 7:30, the show was cancelled.

Hopefully they will reschedule. We did, however, get to see Bullets and Octane, Deadsy and 10 Years (Bury your Dead came on before we arrived). The three bands I saw totally rocked, and even with the insane weather, I had an awesome time.

Now I'll just hope that Korn, Deftones and Stone Sour reschedule something cool (I'd love to see more of the other bands on the tour, too, but I can only hope so big). Craziness!