Bend Roots Revival

THANK YOU KPOV/BEND ROOTS!!! 

Wow.  That’s about all I can say...  The 2008 Bend Roots Revival was an amazing success: Incredible performances from over 50 local bands... Everyone behaved themselves... And we only received one noise complaint from the neighborhood the whole weekend.  The police who answered the call told me that it looked like we were having a really good time, and wished they could join-in for a beer!!! Go Bend P.D.!!!

What follows are some thank yous...  I will likely forget some folks, so my apology in advance for that...

Thanks KPOV for taking Bend Roots on as a Project!!!
Thanks to Mike and Mike, Rick Miller, Gail, Pearl, Jill, Stacy, Triston, JOE K, Kevin Byrne, Joe Leonardi and everyone else who sees the KPOV/BENDROOTS vision!!!

Thanks to the Long Road Foundation for setting the bar high and recognizing the amazing pool of talent our community exudes!

Thanks John and Staff at the Vic and thanks Hefe and crew at Parrilla Grill for fabulous music venues, food and drink!!!! And a lot of work for many... Hats off to Samantha and Todd for managing your teams very well under high-volume, extreme conditions.

Thanks Bend Roots Family For stepping up and delivering a high quality event!!!!
Thanks Pat Pearsall for making sure the Revival actually happens.  Thanks to Christy, Mike and the Cosmic Depot for their amazing efforts (kid’s tent, rainbow tent, festival décor, permits for the event, traffic signs, Bend Roots Stickers and much, much more!!!)  Thanks to Esther Kang for the enlightened BEND ROOTS REVIVAL logo and T-Shirt Art, Posters, Schedules and bursting creative juice!!! Thanks Rene for the local, hand-crafted screen print job; very nice! Thanks Faith, Peter and Witt Wear for your support of the event, for the... Tent... and for your generous fundraising efforts!  Thank You Melissa Johnson for your idea for the kids tent, the Dream Board, Dance and Martial Arts Demo—brilliant and well executed!  Willow is the best face painter ever!!!!    Thanks Chris and Molly for the DJ Tent and Hula Hoops!!!  Thanks Jenny for the Solar Powered Stage.  And thanks Andy for the lights, the hay, and Greendale.

Thanks Fine Artists for your paintings and supplies that the kids used up!  And thanks Art Station for Your donation of sidewalk chalk, poster board and other kid supplies!

Huge thanks to Sonic Solutions for bringing professional level sound reinforcement to the event.  Excellent work Drew, Dale, RJ and Brendon.  When Scott Wyland of Rising Tide says you did good, you did good. Thank you again!

Thanks everyone who gave cash:  Fecteaus, Caseys, Kvockas, Pearsalls, Lowes, Rileys, The Bungalow Company and a few others who I am forgetting right now... Your donations went directly to the artists and sound techs who made the whole thing roll.  We could not have done it without you.

Thanks Dave for these cool photos:

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Finally thank you performers for a job well done!  You should be proud of the amazing performing arts community you represent!  

Long live KPOV and Long Live The Bend Roots Revival!!

With much love and gratitude,

-Mark Ransom

Creative Director
Bend Roots Revival