Sunday – 2:00 pm

I headed toward the Outdoor Stage, where there were three artists I wanted to check out with sets one after the other. My first show of the day was Donovan Frankenreiter, an artist whose name I recognize from internet radio and as frequently playing shows in Portland, but whose music I am completely ignorant. And that is a big big mistake on my part.

His set was groovy and mellow and pure, perfect for dancing underneath the beautiful California sun with no worries, just freedom and fun. I couldn’t help but groove to the music, and by mid-set the male half of couple next to me was getting into his own groove.

And it turns out that Donovan is a world-class surfer (dude!), who now travels around the world surfing AND touring with his wife and baby boy. That’s like a fantasy life. For someone whose whole aura is laidback, he is livin’ large.