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    "* 1346 - arrived at concert. Asleep at the Wheel playing \"Boogie Back to Texas\".",
    "* 1424 - Asleep at the Wheel finishing up. Wind kicks up as the storm blows in.",
    "* 1425 - Stagehands scramble from unseen places under the stage to cover equipment.",
    "* 1426 - In a strange matchup, man races cowboy hat blowing down the track. The hat wins.",
    "* 1432 - Rain and wind.",
    "* 1434 - A couple with a small baby is brought to the media tent for shelter from the storm. Baby is subject of bored photographers' cameras for the next 6 minutes. The parents look pissed.",
    "* 1527 - Rain finally stops. Ray Wylie Hubbard opens with \"Snake Farm\".",
    "* 1600 - First tittie flash of the evening.",
    "* 2100 (circa) - Willie makes his first appearance. Does anyone else smell a skunk?",
    "* 2152 - Crowd simultaneously puts their arms around each other as Willie plays \"Always on My Mind\".",
    "photos by Bruce Wiggins"
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