Festival goers take a bath as three groups fail to showBy APRIL WALTON thar flights to New Bern and arrived Sheriff, Office. who could not be Gary 0«UnSun Reporter late Saturday night after the concert roachcdfcrccmmmtthUroceninit Jayeres washud already boro cancelled TV toul number of ticket* sold lor .layceci fired______Fans who can* to (war m band* Radio advertising for the concert tbr festival wu not available because festival He ,ut.d that tV «to annouxe the eeiglnal Eak could sot be reached f« can votvrmral the group had witSaturday at the Craven County Ust lt;4 perfumer* on through the ment this rocning F-ak ttatrd Satur- ctmcert was to rent the held Gary Fairground, left damp and disap evening day he needed K.on in ticket sells to Jooet. ho j in charge H reotlr* (hrA heavy ramrtorm (eared crown, break ev»« the concert field, could not be reached for) take tfwltrr under plastic bar for the A1 American Music Festival umbrella. and a livestock shod at tThe 300 to 300 pecple who turned out to take shelter under plastic bap. Eak pUnwd to use local bands to men! this nuvnUat the flfl In the time he«-en ___30 to to togoers gave up trying to May dry and andthrPopasdscldednottopliy.ae. Wally projerted by Rakbecause of ram. acrtwdlng to Mike enjoyed the rain much Ilk# feeding to Story The oily headline ,__Story, manager at WMJC Radio. W«Wock .ttendanU to 19» set .ho artuaffy played wa. for the concert it^lTii^prwhKer ^vUe.^----Producer Michael Eafc of Kagal handling the bands-ho did not show Hrc.„ large crowds -ere an- sXZ!Produrtlm. toM The S» Journal had taken the moewy and ran - tirtpated ptonty lt;4 local law teforce- ’ *that Canned Heat. New Riders of the There are • lot of people koking ment -a, on tand T-entynU According to manager SandyPurple Sage and Brewer and Shipley forthisguy Severalstotw Jmve war- sheriff’, deputies -ere hired for the Hayes, the dub purchased food foewere nrt going to be present at the canto out lt;n him.” .aid Eat who and II New Hero police dfirwr. the puty and had extra employe*, on cccert Saturday at MO pm Safer- later reportedly went to the Craven -ereropcrtodly «*rd toatmW hand to handle the croud No a* day. -hen . pro* conference with County Vagl*ral« Wflce to seek a The local Jsycees. -ho are In from the concert ever came Saturday the band, was scheduled -arrant for the Calif arua producer charge of the fairground., articled night and the dub log a night ofStory said Canned Heat and New art mis referred to Investigator II for a parking and told tat buasm plus mtney on the food, saidRldeni of the Purple Sage mkatod David Arthur c4 the Craven County tag. and hamburger, I Una