Tell me a little about the history of Wakarusa, how did it start?How did it come to start?
It was four buddies sitting around having a beer in the middle of winter thinking it would be a good idea to start a music and camping festival, so we launched it about seven years ago.Did you think then that it would be where it is today?Well, we’re certainly happy that we survived. It did experience really rapid growth early on, and we knew we’d hit a nerve pretty early on because we ran into some issues with our beloved state officials, but we feel like we’ve been given a second lease on life down in Arkansas, and we’re really looking forward to the future.Concerning what Kansas, from your point of view, what happened?There were just some bigots here that didn’t believe in treating everybody equally, so we moved on.In hindsight, with the move to Arkansas going so well, do you think what happened was a blessing in disguise or is it still too fresh to make that call?Well, it’s just not worth looking back on. It’s our future now, and we’re tickled to be where we’re at, and we do feel e
