I know Garth Brooks sang about his friends in low places, but there's a lot to be said for friends in high places as well. Quite literally, the boys with the boom lift keys.

It's tough to see with such tiny photos on this blog, but this is the whole festival grounds with AC in the distance. If I had my druthers, I would have driven that lift about 100 feet from stage left, just to get a better sense of the crowd. In this case, what would have been a great photo would have been a terrible idea.

Speaking of terrible ideas, did I mention that we almost fell out of the basket on our way down?

DMB Caravan/Bader Field/Atlantic City, NJ/6.25.11