Being able to stop is a good thing when you are heading down the highway .. and after several hours and quite a few dollars Stage 5 can now stop again. (Believe me when I say that when the pedal is depressed and gets stuck on the floor and you roll right on by your intended turn … well you get the picture) Thanks to Art Charlet and Craig Barber for all of their help and to the Brake Shop, Bowtie Bits and O’Riellys Auto Parts for having the stuff we needed to complete the project. New brake shoe linings, wheel cylinders and flexible brake lines on the front wheels .. new wheel cylinders and springs on the back and a new master cylinder and lots of fluid and pumping the pedal. Additionally, Stage 5 got a new battery this year … because starting is good too.
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Lining up
Haven’t posted out here for quite a while but the season is beginning to turn and that means we are beginning to turn our sights to music festivals .. Winfield, KS and Guthrie, OK are two towns on our list for this year. As we already have our spot in line at the Cowley County Fairgrounds in Winfield. Went down last night and did some picking with friends and also picked with some new friends. It is such a cool fellowship of musicians under the pecan trees along the Walnut River in Winfield. So the line up begins as does the fun .. hope to see all our friends soon. Have a great and safe Labor Day weekend and if you call and we are not home … we will be in Winfield … our September home away from home.
Saturday Stage 5 Schedule
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It’s a beautiful day in the Pecan Grove… come join us for another day of fun times and great entertainment:
Stage 5 Schedule – Saturday, September 15, 2012
11:00 a.m. David Usher
11:30 a.m. John Mitchell
NOON Signal Ridge
12:30 p.m. OTC Varmitz
1:00 p.m. Cowgirls Train Set
1:30 pm. Kasey Rausch
2:00 p.m. Olassa
2:30 p.m. Rural Grit All Stars
3:00 p.m. Julie Sutton’s Gang
3:30 p.m. Maw
4:00 p.m. HoMade Bluegrass Band
4:30 p.m. Prairie Fire
5:00 p.m. Wilson Family String Band
5:30 p.m. Stitch Miller Band
6:00 p.m. Billy Palmer
6:30 p.m. Lonesome Traveler
7:00 p.m. Stateline Bluegrass Band
7:30 p.m. Box Hexem
8:00 p.m. Scenic Roots
8:30 p.m. Dewayn Brothers Reunion
9:00 p.m. Ready Brothers
9:30 p.m. Pop & The Boys
10:00 p.m. Stillwater Camp
10:30 p.m. Folk Hollar
11:00 p.m. Payne Brothers & Special Tea
11:30 p.m. Klondike 5
MIDNIGHT Carrie Nation & The Speakeasy
12:30 a.m. Piper Leigh & The Smoking Section
1:00 a.m. Driven
1:30 a.m. Purple Traders
2:00 a.m. TBA
2:30 a.m. STAGE CLOSED – SEE YOU NEXT YEAR!
Winfield 2012: Friday Night Lineup
We’re glad to be up and running out here in the Pecan Grove! Friday night will be a great evening of entertainment and fun… come on down and join us at the Stage 5 Motel:
Stage 5 Schedule – Friday, September 14, 2012
11:00 a.m. Raleigh Hinman
11:30 a.m. Caleb McGinn
NOON Miss Allison Olassa & Co.
12:30 p.m. Contraband
1:00 p.m. Truckstop Honeymoon
1:30 pm. The Prairie Acre
2:30 p.m. KC Bear Fighters
3:00 p.m. Andy Wahlberg
3:30 p.m. Tornado Rose
4:00 p.m. The Bus Co.
4:30 p.m. Smile High Club
5:00 p.m. Whiskey Trio
5:30 p.m. Flint Hills Echo Box
6:00 p.m. No TV Motel
6:30 p.m. T.J. Clancy
7:00 p.m. Lori Raven & Shannon
7:30 p.m. KBA Treblemakers
8:00 p.m. Simone Dugarfunk
8:30 p.m. Tim-Myles Thompson
9:00 p.m. Shoofly
9:30 p.m. Loaded Goat
10:00 p.m. Nikki Moddelmogg
10:30 p.m. Mackie Redd & L.R.B. (formerly The Enablers)
11:00 p.m. Kenny Cornell
11:30 p.m. My Grass is Blue
MIDNIGHT John Gamache
12:30 a.m. Dave Greenwald
1:00 a.m. Hipbilly
1:30 a.m. Indagrass
2:00 a.m. Green Earth Band
2:30 a.m. STAGE CLOSED
See you there!
Anniversaries, Art and other stuff…
Over the years friends of Stage 5 have bestowed upon us some beautiful items. We are so extremely humbled that so many folks care so much about Stage 5. We would like to share photographs of some of these items here with you plus we have a lot of fun with our logos and slogans .. you will fine some of the “swag” from over the years here too.
A sample of buttons made by Jana Dale for the Stage 5 Crew. Jana has blessed us with lots of buttons over the years.
Memorial buttons by Jana Dale honoring our friends and crew members Art Charlet & Bob Dorman
These buttons are a sample of the crew pick buttons made by Maryann Lippincott. Maryanne has made lots of these buttons for our crew for many years.
In 2016 we lost our friend and crew member Bob Dorman to cancer. This tribute was painted by Jette Summers and given to the Stage 5 camp at the 2016 festival.
Coozies – the blue one is an Art Farm design (the festival t-shirt company) from 2013. The Pink & orange (there was also green) were either 2012 or 2013.
Reservation cards .. very useful on sign-up day. 2012
What motel would be complete with out these two items … matches and soaps. Both of these items appeared in 2011 on our 25th year celebration. Dulcie & Kirby Guinty did the matches and Bill Hoy did the soap.
When our Stillwater Camp friends have an anniversary we like to return the favor. We surprised them on their 40th year with these shot glasses.
Stage 5 Motel … more than just a one mic stand. An instrument case sticker that made an appearance in 2015.
Our friends from the Stillwater Camp always come up with great ideas (and room service) to help us celebrate. Stillwater Camp Room Service surprised us everyday .. everything from wine to soap to custom embroidered towels. Thanks Stillwater Camp .. you rock!!!
A new instrument case sticker made an appearance for 2016
For our 30th year (2016) we also made reversible door hangers for your camper door.
Greeting from the Pecan Grove .. yes,we made post cards for our 30th year (2016) with a picture of the Stage 5 Motel and a brief history on the stage on the back … just write your note, address it, affix a stamp and send it to your friends back home.
This quilted banner was hand made by our great friend Kathy Reed of Tenderfoot Art. We received it in 2011.
This is the new guitar case sticker for 2013, sporting the Stage 5 Motel logo. For those that don’t know the players on the logo are: Guitar – Craig Barber and Fiddle – Jordan Chavez (Daughter of crew members Kenny & Christy Chavez)
This is the [2001] 15th Anniversary Patch designed & produced by crew members Kirby & Dulcie Guinty.
This [2009] guitar case sticker was designed by Stage 5 crew members Craig Barber & Bill Hoy.
This [1990] photograph was taken by Walnut Valley Staff Photographer Rex Flottman. It was given to us with the stipulation that it remain in the window of Walnut Valley Festival Headquarters for 1 year.
A custom made brick given to us from .. we wish we could remember from who and when. Well the mystery has been solved .. It came from Jana Dale. But neither of us can remember what year .. maybe 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001ish. Anyway we love it and it sits on a shelf in our living room. (The update happened Aug 24th 2017.) Thank you Jana!!! As a side note Jana has made lots of buttons for the Stage 5 crew over the years.
A one of a kind custom made platter presented to us from the Bunker Hill Band in the Pecan Grove on our 20th year [2006].
Cups for the crew on our 25th year from the Stillwater Camp special made by Elk Falls Pottery.
This was the 2006 Walnut Valley Festival mug thrown by Elk Falls Pottery.
Here are two more items from the Elk Falls Pottery 2006 Walnut Valley Festival collection.
Another one of a kind, this one from the Elk Falls Pottery, this is a 1 gallon mug the was purchased and given to us by the Stillwater Camp. This item was a silent bid item so every time I walked by the booth I would re-bid, until one time I was told to stop bidding because I was running up the bid to high … but I wanted it. This has a treasured place in our home and the Stillwater Camp folks have be so gracious to us over the 25 years of Stage 5. We are proud to call them friends!! This was gifted to us by our friends at the Stillwater Camp. It was a silent auction item … I would bid … Stillwater Camp would bid, I would bid, Stillwater Camp would bid … I went to bid again and the potter Steve Fry told me that “I have it on good authority that you are to stop bidding.” THANKS STILLWATER CAMP!!!
Yet another one of a kind .. this [2011] stained glass window of the Stage 5 pick logo was a gift from the Folk Holler Band. In one configuration or another the Folk Holler folks have been friends of Stage 5 from its inception and have spent many hours over the years playing music at Stage 5. We love you guys and girls!!!
This is another Elk Falls Pottery item, a [2011] Christmas ornament that was commissioned by Russell & Sherry Brace for Stage 5 crew members.
A Stillwater Camp original. The letters of this banner are made of the purple socks that Crown Royal Whiskey comes in … that’s a lotta drinking mister … but that’s how they roll at Stillwater Camp!! We received this at our 15th Anniversary party in the Pecan Grove.
This watercolor was painted by Ron McGuinty Brother of crew member Kirby Guinty. It is of the Stage 5 Gypsy Wagon theme that made it debut in 2006. The performer on stage is Nikki Moddelmog, if you look closely under the green canopy at the picnic table is crew member Art Charlet.
This clock was built and given to us by the Walnut Valley Voice editor Larry Junker in 2003. It is constructed on a banjo resonator that he got as the craft show people were breaking down and one of the banjo dealers didn’t want to take it home …what a deal!! It also contains the first 14 Stage 5 picks. Larry is the guy that makes sure the Stage 5 Schedule is printed in “Voice” everyday of the festival … be sure to tell him thanks!!!
In 1999, Ron Chandler painted this image of Stage 5. Notice that the steps are still on the front of the stage. The band playing on the stage is The Zen Okies with guest Randy Crouch [center] on fiddle.