Favorite Maplewoodstock Moment?

noo2wood

Jul 13, 2015 at 3:20pm

Fave moment: standing backstage and seeing what the Wailers were seeing. I'm sure they probably do their "One love... no divisions" schpiel wherever they play. But here, with all the different kinds of faces looking back at them, those bits about togetherness must have seemed really right. At least they did to me.

Also, the hula hoop gals.

TarheelsInNj

Jul 13, 2015 at 3:28pm

The red velvet funnel cake grin

treetops

Jul 13, 2015 at 4:46pm

TommyOrigami said:
Alejandro's set, and All The Young Dudes encore in particular. He's one of my favorite musicians and I still can't believe he was at lil' ole Maplewoodstock. Thank you thank you thank you to the organizers, the whole weekend is fantastic every year!

I couldn't agree more! Alejandro Escovedo was fabulous and All the Young Dudes was a memorable end to his set. How did we ever get him??? So great!! Thanks to the organizers!

hankzona

Jul 13, 2015 at 4:48pm

Alejandro did do a show at SOPAC last year wit Shelby Lynne.

Formerlyjerseyjack

Jul 13, 2015 at 6:09pm

The beef stew at Lalabela stand.

j_r

Jul 13, 2015 at 6:41pm

Getting off the train from work just in time to hear Alejandro Escovedo (whom I would happily pay to see), and running into friends and neighbors I have met one way or the other over the last 21 years.

EBennett

Jul 13, 2015 at 6:46pm Edited

@formerlyjerseyjack good point- food is a key part of this festival. Enjoyed Freeman's lobster rolls and all the options at Falafely Yours.

nan

Jul 13, 2015 at 6:54pm

I liked the Wailers and Alejandro Escovedo and the falafel sandwich from Falafely Yours and the tame white parrot that was making the rounds and the Hunter S. Thompson vibe under the orange draped tree and my appreciated (and used) shady spot on the hill.

prerak77

Jul 15, 2015 at 7:07am Edited

Wanted to add another pic I got of the awesome hula hooping at night. My kids and nephews especially loved it.

The_Soulful_Mr_T

Jul 16, 2015 at 11:11am

I bought a hot sausage and peppers sandwich from one of the food vendors Saturday afternoon, don't recall which one. I hadn't had a hot sausage and peppers sandwich in a long time. I used to always have one at San Gennaro and at the Hoboken street fair.

I grumbled that it was $9 but when I got back to the booth to eat it, it was soooo good. So worth the $9. The bread was good crusty Italian bread. The onions and red and green peppers were caramelized and almost sweet to the taste and marinating in the juice from the delicious pork sausage. The only downside was it was hotter then hell and in my haste, nay in my passion, to consume this guilty pleasure I charred multiple cellular layers of flesh off the top of my mouth. It's only now healing, five days later. But oh what divine misery.

The_Soulful_Mr_T

Jul 16, 2015 at 11:27am

The_Soulful_Mr_T said:
I bought a hot sausage and peppers sandwich from one of the food vendors Saturday afternoon, don't recall which one. I hadn't had a hot sausage and peppers sandwich in a long time. I used to always have one at San Gennaro and at the Hoboken street fair.
I grumbled that it was $9 but when I got back to the booth to eat it, it was soooo good. So worth the $9. The bread was good crusty Italian bread. The onions and red and green peppers were caramelized and almost sweet to the taste and marinating in the juice from the delicious pork sausage. The only downside was it was hotter then hell and in my haste, nay in my passion, to consume this guilty pleasure I charred multiple cellular layers of flesh off the top of my mouth. It's only now healing, five days later. But oh, man, what divine misery.