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City Stages 2006: Day one

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Tamika Moore, Birmingham News

City Stages 2006 is under way. See what you’re missing …

I’m not a photographer. The proof is right here. (More photos to come.)

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Dre and Bets, the first familiar faces we find along Fifth Avenue.

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Everyone loves a baby.

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Our pal Tamika, left, is a shooter for the Birmingham News. She’s filing on deadline from her swanky office, a sidewalk behind the Mypeople.com Stage, while headliner John Hiatt and North Mississippi All-Stars are playing. Her colleague is sitting with her.

We’ll see more of Tamika’s pics below.

Flickr

Some really talented photographers are sharing their photos on the City Stages 2006 Flickr group. [slideshow | RSS]

Joshua Radin performs Friday afternoon at Coca-Cola Presents City Stages Unplugged. Photo by Jeremy Flint at Red Hot and Daily.

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A member of L’Angelus performs Friday afternoon at Coca-Cola Presents City Stages Unplugged. Photo by Guy McCullough, festival marketing director.

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And L’Angelus Friday night at the Vault Dance Depot. Photo by Southernpixel.

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Jan Hunter sings Friday night at the Mason Corporation Music Oasis. Photo by Scott Schram.

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Shinedown performs Friday night on the Miller Light Stage. Photo by Janet Dancer.

Birmingham News

We always see Tamika running around shooting the best photos at the festival each year. [slideshow 1 | slideshow 2]

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Friday night at Vault Dance Depot. Photo by Tamika Moore, Birmingham News.

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Funnel cakes at the ready. Photo by Tamika Moore, Birmingham News.

Also

  • The secret stash of free cans of Vault is here.
  • Ask for your free pin at the gates. (And no, you don’t have to donate a can of food. And yes, it’s bigger than previous years’ pins, or maybe we’re imagining it.)
  • This is the only blog entry we found live from the festival site Friday. (Hey, whaddya want? She’s only 13.) Time for some bloggers to get their laptops to Linn Park …
    god this sucks
    this sucks soooo bad im at city stages b/c my mom,her b/f,bob(my moms bro) n her friend shelinna n there is beer here n it sucks b/c i thought this was gonna be fun but its not cause everyone is fing drunk except for at least 4 people n my mom but it still sucks cause my mom is n ot payin any attention i feel like crin cause seince he n her b/f got back together she has shut me out of her life it sucks cause every night she is w/ him n she has like no time w/ me n he is like my 2nd dad n her n my dad juss got divorced n they r already tlkin bout gettin married n haveein kids thank god my mom cant have anymore n i want a lil bro or sis but i mean not now right after her n my dad divorced i mean now i dont feel like i have a mom anymore cause when she comes home then she goes n sees him n it sucks but i no u r tired of me winen so im gonna go

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