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BWJustCoasting

  1. Young the Giant may just have the biggest crowd of the weekend at the Letting Go Stage. And they've got a huge sound, too. #HangoutFest
  2. If you left the Jack White show wanting more, Gary Clark Jr. is delivering it now at the main stage. Wow. #HangoutFest
  3. Interview with Umphrey's McGee streaming live at 2:20 from the Lennon Bus. al.com/hangout #HangoutFest #umphreys
  4. I am trying to write my last story of the day. Wilco is making that very, very difficult, just by being impossible to ignore. #HangoutFest
  5. @robah The Astroglide festival guide turned out to be just a press release, not a survival kit.
  6. Alabama Shakes have a headliner-size crowd at #HangoutFest, and it's 2:30. Amazing.
  7. Live stream of performance and interview with #HangoutFest band Tauk coming up at 2 at al.com/hangout.
  8. Jim Marshall, legendary inventor of Marshall amplifiers, reportedly has died at age 88. bit.ly/HwtqZr
  9. Colton Cumbie of Monroeville appears to be out of Survivor: One World due to illness, possibly appendicitis.
  10. Chili cookoff: Overall winner is Global Security International.
  11. Chili cookoff: alas, the Press-Register team wasn't among the top 3 in the meat & bean chili category. Global Security International won it.
  12. Chili cookoff: the Press-Register team is in the top 20. And it's going fast.
  13. Chili cookoff: The gates are open and Bienville Square is filling up fast. Get it while it's hot.
  14. Chili cookoff: We've now added the ceremonial beer in honor of B.J. Richey. Somewhere in Heaven he's stirring the pot.
  15. Chili cookoff: No rain, and all the ingredients are in the pot. Now all the teams are busy decorating.
  16. Team Press-Register has the burner lit and the Irish coffee pouring. It's on at the chili cookoff.
  17. I love the smell of propane in the morning. It smells like ... a chili cookoff. Bienville Square is hopping at 6 a.m.
  18. Tribble Reese has picked Tristan Smith of Robertsdale as the winner of #sweethomealabama.
  19. Check out Jim Hannaford's BW interview with Jimmy Carter of the Blind Boys of Alabama: bit.ly/tZhJJP