Luna Sea Pictures

Iowa A.B.A.T.E. FREEDOM FESTIVAL - 7/1/2005

Melody Gilbert, Eric Althaus, and Ray Probst performed together filling in as members of the Mindy Gunn Band, opening for Friday night's Main Stage Headliners, CROW. Saturday's headliner was Great White. The events on the Main Stage for Friday included a 5pm wet T-shirt contest (which was actually a wet nude body contest), the band "2 For 1" played at 7pm, Mindy Gunn performed at 9pm, and Headliners CROW took the stage around 11pm. "Pork Chop" was the evening's 'warm-down' act that played from 1am - 3am. This is a digital scrapbook of Mel, Eric, and Ray at the event.

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Eric Althaus setting up, while CROW drummer Norm Steffen sound checks

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Norm and Eric

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Ray hangin' with the stage tech's

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Eric's new purple fade drum set

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Melody with Deb

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Ray jokes with Mindy Gunn guitarist Dan "Hoss" Berger

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Three drum sets in a row. View is obviously from behind Norm's kit

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Eric and Ray enjoying their new shades

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Melody wraps up a conversation with CROW guitarist "Tank". Aside from being one of the most incredible guitar players around, Tank was also the funniest person we've run into in a long time.

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Behind Eric's drums as the wet T-shirt contest was about to get underway. You can see several of the 'hopefuls' here. Also pictured is legendary Easy Riders photographer Terry Orr

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Eric cracks a smile during the 'Gunn' set

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Ray and Melody, along with Mindy Gunn

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Melody invited the girls from CROW (Billie and Jess) to sing with her

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Melody and Eric

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Eric starts his drum solo, as everyone exits the stage

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Blurry, but Mel is kickin' ass!

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Eric doing his solo...

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...and another solo shot

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Another blurry photo of Eric

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Ray and "Hoss"

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Extremely blurry - but here is a shot of the crowd taken from Stage Right while Mindy Gunn played. People as far as you can see - our best estimate would be 15,000 people easily!

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Another shot of the crowd - taken by Eric's wife from the ground level off stage. Just think - there were even MORE people when CROW started! Their crowd was enormous!

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Melody was invited up to sing with CROW (her former band). Here she is again with the 'Girls of Crow' - Billie and Jess

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The evening's legendary drummers - Norm Steffen and Eric Althaus after the show

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Dave Wagner, Billie, and the bass player (don't know his name...sorry dude!) of CROW during their sound check

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Tank in his element. Told ya CROW's crowd was HUGE! ;-)

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CROW drummer Norm Steffen rockin the house!

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Norm, Dave, and Billie from Stage Right

   

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