Our friend Adam Sears of Lobate Scarp alerted us to an excellent photo diary of the Progressive Nation at Sea cruise.  Enjoy.

The cruise has now ended. As I write this, I’m walking the two miles from the Port of Miami toward downtown so that I can catch a train to Fort Lauderdale for my flight home. It’s a beautiful Miami morning. The walk is providing me time to reflect on the week and create a rough draft/outline of this chronicle. I expect to clean it up some on the plane. Once I get home, I’ll add some final touches, photos and videos.

I’m having a hard time finding the words to describe the experience of the last few days. Perhaps the word joyous would work best. At least that’s what I think separated this festival from other concerts I’ve attended. Pure joy. From both fans and artists. Everyone on board knew that this was something unique and unprecedented. The bands knew it wasn’t “just another gig” or “just another meet and greet.”

As I detail my day-to-day experience, I’ve decided to write for myself. I’m not sure who else might read this – friends, family, other prog fans. I’ll include enough information that even a non-fan would know what I’m talking about, but I am my main audience. I want to ensure that this memory stays with me as vivid in 40 years as it is now. I’ll likely include many seemingly insignificant, uninteresting details and encounters. Also, in some special moments, like the second Spock’s Beard set, I plan to include some backstory to help capture how the show made me feel. Let’s see if I’m successful.

Successful it is.  To keep reading Kris McCoy’s take, go here: http://www.spatter.net/pn14/01/