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Day One, Saturday, 7/2: Get In The Groove. As usual, the arrangement of the Festival is completely different from the year before. There seems to be more space for vendors in the new Lake Union Park, but there seem to be less boats. Lavengro, Zodiac, and Adventuress represent for the tall ships. Logan does what he does--fascinate some, frighten others. I am pleasantly surprised to be joined by old pirate buddies the Carlsens, who find me at a table behind the boat house. They join me as the beer garden opens, which this year has been expanded because it is now being run by nearby Jillian's but has lost any sense of character, with big Redhook and Budweiser banners and out of place music like Huey Lewis and Elton John. I storm the Model Boat Tent and the pond--with flintlock and megaphone!--and progress to the Arthur Foss. My Pirate Pied Piper routine pulls in a young boy named Matthew, who sits next to me and watches for the British Navy with my brass telescope as I get down to Story Time.
