Umbrellas? We don't need no stinkin' umbrellas!

I know this is a few days late, but many people deserve recognition for braving the rain last Friday at the first Uptown Friday Night of the season. First and foremost, we salute the fans who sacrificed their dryness to see a great show. Rude Mood rocked, playing through all but the worst of the storm (good thing we bought a tent for the stage). We also appreciate our guest pourers from ARA Gallery, Interconnect Consulting, Taylor Ball, and VMF Capital. Selling beer in the rain isn't much fun, but you all did a fine job.

As always, we want to thank our corporate sponsors AT&T; Broadband and Mix 96 1/2 for their tremendous support. Thanks to AT&T;, Uptown Friday Nights now has its own television commercial. Look for it on several channels of AT&T; digital cable. Listen to Mix 96 1/2 for our radio commercial and other exciting news about the event. For example, this Friday Gary Walters from "Gary & Kristen In The Morning" will be on stage to announce the first big winner in the Mix 96 1/2 Summer Of Fun.

Speaking of this Friday, Jampact will be on stage from 5 to 8. It promises to be another great show, and so far the weather looks like it will cooperate. See you there!

- Nathan Franzen
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