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FitzGerald’s American Music Festival, Berwyn, IL

Date: July 2, 2009 11:59 AM
Topic: FitzGerald's American Music Festival, Berwyn, IL

It's amazing how Fitzgerald can alter his club to accommodate an event
with so much entertainment and yet keep the Fitzgerald's feel.

The groups that played were amazing, from Bill Kirchen to Marcia Ball,
and of course BeauSoleil.

Since we had flown in on the day of the first show, July 1, we were a
bit tired but played very well inside the club stage. On Thursday,
after getting rest, we played the outdoor stage and really kicked it up.

Points to note for this trip, and more specifically O'Hare airport:
Continental has moved its gates to the United Terminal, in
anticipation of the Star Alliance merger later this year. No more
Northwest and Delta!

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