Day 4: 8/3/08

And on Sunday, we went home.

In the morning, we had a worship service with Todd Agnew. We packed our things, said our goodbyes, and headed home.

Carl’s Jr, being one of the sponsors of SWC ’08, offered us free drinks and discounted food.

All together, it was a great trip. I got a chance to meet some great people, hear some great speakers, and listen to great music. I think making it a group experience is a necessity. Combining efforts for location, food and camping made the experience more enjoyable and relaxing.

Day 2: 8/1/08

We began our day with the Running of the Christians…

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Highlights of the day included some signings with Toby Mac, and Jars of Clay.

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The evening’s highlight was definitely Toby Mac’s performance.

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Everybody got energized by the performance.

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Afterwards, we watched the comedy of Bone Hampton. It is what it is, and its funny! And he’s got clutter…..

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A good night’s sleep, and we’ll be ready for Saturday….

I’ll start this post series with Day 0, the day we arrived.

Wednesday afternoon, we pull into South Boundary Road. Then we stop. There is a looong line of campers (about a mile and a half) just stopped. People are already outside playing. This is not a great start. After walking a mile or so, I run into people with the scoop, and find out they let too many in to start with, and closed the gate until they could sort it out. Another 15 minutes, and we started moving again, so that crisis was short-lived.

After setting up camp, having a spaghetti dinner, and socializing some, we headed down into Laguna Seca for our first night of concerts.

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I got another good shot too:

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After that, we had the comedy of Taylor Mason. He makes his own puppets for his very funny ventriloquist act.