May 2012
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Submission: Now is all there is
from the blog:
http://memoirouswrite.blogspot.com/2012/05/now-is-all-there-is.html
Now is all there is.
We never once thought it would change.
There would always be dusty roads and distances to cover
And egg water and mildewed hay bales and volleyballs hitting us in the head.
There would always be long lines, too many people, and heat
That descended like a sweat fog covering the land like a...
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2012 Lineup Changes
Cornerstone Festival just released an email announcement regarding the final Cornerstone and the lineup changes that are being made.
You may have noticed some changes in our lineup lately. Due to budget constraints every band performing this year is now doing so for free. We would like to extend a huge thank you to all the bands who have made this commitment! Here is a list of bands who have...
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@cstn: Tomorrow we announce all of the bands who...
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a personal note.
Repeated Necessary Disclaimer: I do not work for Cornerstone or JPUSA. This is not an official Cornerstone blog. I run this on my own, voluntarily, without connection to the festival staff.
I want to take a moment to thank you all for your submissions last week. It was a comfort and an honor to read and share such heartfelt words about what Cornerstone has meant to you (if you missed them, you...
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Submission: Making it to Cornerstone: From...
This is an excerpt of an article I wrote in Catapult magazine which was a review of Cornerstone 2006 which describes what I thought was the essence of the festival which brought together a wild, sweet mixing of Christians that will be sorely missed:
I first became aware of Cornerstone through the magazine of the same name sometime in the late 80s or early 90s. And, though I didn’t know it, it...
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Submission: One last time.
Coming home yesterday and seeing the news that this would be the last Cornerstone was definitely heartbreaking. Even though I felt that without a miraculous act of God the festival was on it’s last legs, the reality that after July I will never be making a return visit to the beautiful festival grounds, that I would never again see my favorite bands under the sweltering tents was like a...
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Submission: Cornerstone Shaped My Life Before I...
I have only went to one Cornerstone in my life, but Cornerstone has had an influence on who I am even before that. It’s been affecting my life since I was a young teenager finding new music and finding who I was.
I don’t have the same sentimental and emotional attachment to Cornerstone like others do (Nikki and Sarah!). I was first introduced to the idea of Cornerstone when I was around 14. I...
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Submission: Just found out that Cornerstone is...
Well, if this is what is really going down, I must say, I’m pretty heartbroken. Even though I haven’t attended Cornerstone for 10 years or more (I have attended 2 years in a row, making this final one my third), I have experienced so much within those 2 years that I went. The first Cornerstone that I attended was my first actual “vacation” without my parents. I had heard...
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Submission: Bittersweet
God used Cornerstone to change my life. I was fresh out of rehab and did not have much direction in life.. Christ met where I was while I was in rehab, but when I got out, I didn’t know what to do… I was on myspace, (back when it was cool) in June 08 and saw a post from a friends Non-profit (Love the Unloved) and they said they needed volunteers for Cornerstone. I had never heard of...
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Submission: I am honored to be a part of...
I have never been to a Cornerstone Festival, but my band, Farewell from the Gallows, now has the privilege to play on the last. Let’s make this the best Cornerstone yet!
- fftgkenny
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A Note for Our New Followers
A lot of traffic has been directed here tonight since the announcement was posted, so I just want to take a second to clarify that this blog is NOT run by the Cornerstone staff.
I do not work for Cornerstone and this is not an official Cornerstone Festival blog.
If you have questions or comments for the festival directors, you can reach them at: www.cornerstonefestival.com...
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One day at a time...: I can't believe it's... →
trisarahtoops:
Cornerstone Festival has transformed my life in so many ways. My first year attending in 2005 introduced me to some of my best friends that I can’t begin to fathom life without… Subsequently, in 2009, after spending 5 Cornerstones with these people I moved halfway across the country to live with one of those friends (which then turned into living with 2 of those friends and now...
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Punch Face Champions: The end of Cornerstone... →
hellowind:
The end of an era. Although I’ve only been attending since 2005, this really breaks my heart. It’s one week out of the year that I can see all my far away friends and laugh and joke and hug and feel like it hadn’t been a year since the last time I saw them. It’s the only place where there’s more music than my ears can handle, falling asleep to whatever band might be playing the late...
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Submission:
Cornerstone is more than just a music festival; it’s the body of Christ, it’s the burning sun, it’s the music flowing in every direction… it’s home. Cornerstone gave me what I never had in my hometown, a place to feel like I belonged. 4,170 kms travelled brings me from Vancouver, Canada to the sun-scorched landscape of a pig farm. Numerous friendships, my personal...
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electr0girl's disco circus.: there is no feeling... →
electr0girl:
there is no feeling in the world like my first year. i was sitting under a circus tent, in the middle of a field. lights were circling the room, a couple walked up, hand-in-hand, brushing their teeth, making themselves at home, (they were, after all, already there). a ragtag group of people was seated and/or standing all around me. every age, race, style, and background was...
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an eloquent mistake: Cornerstone →
stewbottalborg:
Cornerstone felt like home to me. It’s one of two places in the whole world that I see when I close my eyes. Even though I haven’t been in three years I still feel like I’m almost there every time I turn down an old country road. I’ll miss the cornfields, the dirt paths, the food court, merch tents, the Anchor Stage and morning church, the music, and most of all all the wonderful...
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I’m at a loss for words to express how much my heart is breaking at the news of Cornerstone’s end. It has been such a huge part of my life for the last 12 years and I’m sure many of you feel the same way.
I don’t know if there’s any way we can possibly save the our festival (but you can bet that I’m sure gonna try). I’m praying that God provides the...
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE FUTURE OF...
From Cornerstone Festival, via email:
A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM CORNERSTONE FESTIVAL May 15, 2012 Dear Cornerstone Festival Family: We are so grateful to have been able to share with you the gift that has been Cornerstone Festival all these years. Our annual gathering in this truly special community has shaped and illuminated our journeys together and apart, beginning in 1984, when the first...
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Submission: Cornerstone means Home.
How can you even quantify what it means to you when you can’t even accurately define the experience? I’ve been going for some years now and honestly hope that I die before Cornerstone does. That’s my home—- the only place where I and my ragtag Midwest family feel we truly, 100% and without a doubt, belong. We pick up like we never left off and leave crying and already...
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Submission: what Cornerstone means to me
Cornerstone means everything to me, literally. its where i found my truest friends, my love for nature, great music, and most importantly, my faith. i was never raised in a church or with the love for God, even. it wasn’t up until my first year at Cornerstone that i really was brought into this faith. if it wasn’t for Cornerstone, i would have nothing to look forward to every year. it...
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What Does Cornerstone Mean to You?
I’ve seen the title thrown around:
“Cornerstone Music Festival.”
While technically correct, I can’t help but feel it falls short in accurately describing just what Cornerstone is.
Because for myself and a lot of other people out there, Cornerstone is so much more than just a music festival. The bands are great, yes. But there is something incredibly unique and special about the...
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ROLE CALL:
trisarahtoops:
Who will be at Cornerstone for free hugs, nice music, and good times?
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Cornerstone this year...
cometortoiseundefined:
Who wants to find me and be friends? :) Or at least let me camp by them :)
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Impact Stage Schedule 2012
The Impact Stage (generator stage) has posted its schedule for Cornerstone Festival 2012. Bands include:
Almost Taken
aThin Place
Bears and Company
Blood of the Martyrs
Carielle
Cece and Me
Chris Bernstorf
Currents
Da MAC
Darien Clea
Death & Desire
Doug Mains and the City Folk
DUBSTiPP
The Dwelling
Eleventh Hour
Exegesis
Faith in the Unseen
Forsake it All
Gamblers Die Broke
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