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Country Stampede....My Experiences

Topic Author: Andrew Switzer

Posted: 5:21 PM Jun 30, 2008

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Country Stampede....My Experiences

Country Stampede is a summer staple at Tuttle Creek State Park near Manhattan, but this was the first year I was able to attend. I have always heard good things about it, and after spending Saturday and Sunday there I was more then impressed. To say I had a fun time would be an understatement.

Saturday I arrived just in time to watch Terri Clark. She has been a country singer since 1994. That means she has 14 years of music, and I recognized nearly every song she played. I did the weather for WIBW News live from the stampede at 6:00pm and then Jeremy Goodwin made me stay out there the rest of the night. I got to see Taylor Swift and Rascal Flats. They both put on great shows and the record crowds were very enthusiastic.

Sunday I was back out there in time to see Charlie Daniels take the stage. To good folks at 94.5 country hooked myself and Rae Chelle Davis up with back stage passes to sit on the stage during Charlie Daniels. It was really cool to see all the inter-workings of the back stage workers. I also saw Charlie Daniels' drink of choice during his show. You would think he would have a drink of whiskey or something but he had a glass of red wine about halfway through his set. Then we spotted Rodney Atkins, who was going to be the next performer, and got him to agree to an interview during the 5:30 newscast. He showed up at 6:02 just after the news had ended, but he invited us back to his bus to do a taped interview with aired on the 10:00 news. He then took the stage and was followed by Josh Turner. We had to leave halfway through Rodney Atkins to get back and do the 10:00 news which was a little bummer but I had seen plenty to keep me happy.

As far as I could tell everyone seemed well behaved and everyone was enjoying themselves. If you didn't get a chance to go to the Stampede this year, make plans to attend next year. I promise, you will not be disappointed.

So what was your experience like this year at the Stampede? good? bad? Ugly? Tell me your story!

Posted by: Bri Location: Council Grove
"Jeremy Goodwin made me stay out there the rest of the night"... did Jeremy really MAKE you stay or did a little part of you really really want to stay?

Posted by: Melissa My daughter really wanted to see Taylor Swift so we decided to work at the Stampede this year. We worked all four nights. We got off early Saturday to see Taylor and my daughter loved it. She would have loved to meet her! We didn't get to hang out, but since we were ticket takers, we got to see everyone up close that came through our gate. We came out of there feeling happy we worked it. We will have our memories and our favorite customers you could say. Thursday night was rained and hailed out, but our tent was full of patrons and we had a chance to get to know them pretty well. We really enjoyed watching everyone have a good time. The young people really like to drink, but most everyone behaved themselves and didn't cause problmes. It's too bad we have to make everyone dump their water, the beer I fully understand though. Once we explained why the beer can't come in or go out, they were understandable. So to answer your question, we had a GREAT time!

Posted by: David Location: topeka
Ive been to all but the very first. Several things stand outEverybody mingles and talks to you and everybody, music is great a big range of styles, Since 9-11 Ive seen and visited with soldiers out enjoying the stampede experience, some are in school, some are training, and some are heading to Iraq or Afganistan. Those are some of my experiences at stampede Keep up the good work. Look forward to next year

Posted by: val Location: emporia
it was great my daughter morgan love meeting you on sun that is what she talked about the rest of the day and at summerschool mon thank you for being so nice

Posted by: Connie Location: Wichita
Darn it Drew.. you're making me a little jealous now. That sounds like tons of fun!! Guess I left a little early. lol. Oh well.. I'm enjoying myself here, even though I haven't met anyone really famous yet... except on air people. You never know though.. the State Fair is coming up in Hutch though. ;) I'll keep you up-to-date on that. lol.

Posted by: Mike Location: Manhattan
WIBW 13 did a fantastic job of covering the Stampede this year. Thank you for coming. I did not go this year but I have been there a couple of times and it was tons of fun. One of the things I liked best was the way people mingle with everyone. No one's a stranger to the person. Everyone talks to everyone and has fun. I won't miss it next year. Again, thank you for your awesome coverage of the stampede.