Matt and I went and watched JC Epidemic's BMX and MotoX show, the stunts the BMX guys pull are just fantastic. However the MotoX didn't really happen as the damp ground meant they were unable to reach the speeds needed to jump - and then on one attempt Jimmy Bartel pulled off the jump ramp just as a camera man was stepping out to catch him on video. Unfortunately Jimmy ran into the guy and came crashing off his bike.
It was a pretty big accident, the video camera was destroyed and initially it was thought the camera man had a broken wrist, also Jimmy went down and didn't get up after landing heavily on an already injured knee. It was pretty shocking and they cleared the crowd out pretty quickly. I felt compelled to see if I, being a motorsports chaplain, could help in any way. The Easterfest staff were thankful for the offer and let me through down to where the medical teams were working. I did the usual chaplain thing, letting the medical teams deal with the injured and just stayed at the back talking to friends and officials who's been close to the accident. They took Jimmy off to hospital and the camera man ended up being ok.
I spoke to the JC Epidemic guys a couple of times again over the weekend and Jimmy even came back to the Festival on Sunday, on crutches as it seems he has torn ligaments in his knee. Keep all the JC guys in your prayers this week.
Music wise the day went well - I caught a 'secret' NewWorldSon show and saw Half Way Out's final ever gig (with mate Dave Poulsen on Sax).
The Main Stage in the arvo was the place to be though with The Sowers Group an African Gospel band who really reminded me of church singing times in The Gambia, and Naturally 7 with their amazing acapella and human instruments - the bass and drums done only by the voices of two of the members was mind blowing, the harmonies even more so - certainly the most talented act of the entire festival!
The highlight for me though was the Paul Colman Trio reunion! Having been a huge fan for so long, to see Paul, Grant and Phil together on stage once more was almost overwhelmingly exciting. It was a great show, with Adam Lester on lead guitar and even getting Adrian Ross out on didjerydoo. Again I ended up in the mosh pit right at the end of the catwalk, receiving a hi-five from Paul and Grant during the acoustic set they did right there. I only have dodgy camera phone photos unfortunatly, but I did find a YouTube vid of Dip with the didj solo from Adrian.
Check em out and feel very sad that you missed an amazing concert.
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