East Dallas Times

By Bruce Felps

Lakewoodstock came and went Sunday with nary a drop of rain on the parade.

It looked a bit dicey almost immediately after I arrived, about 2 p.m., when a wicked-looking black cloud blew overheard.

Feeling the disapproving glares of the crowd and organizers, the cloud moved along without incident, granted it seemed to have left behind its humidity and heat index, which becomes magnified by standing and walking on concrete.

Although there are no exact attendance numbers — admission was free, and no tickets were required — the crowd looked to these unofficial eyes to number about 2,000.

I walked from one direction to meet friends who walked from a different direction, all the time sending text messages back and forth. Only at a community event such as Lakewoodstock would one receive a message stating his or her party was approaching the rendezvous point and, “We’re behind the giant chicken.”

Of course they were.

All in all, it was a grand time. The bands rocked, the exhibitors and vendors rolled in the sales, and the brick-and-mortar shops evidently attracted impressive foot traffic. One person wrote to say she tried to get into Curiosities to visit her friends, the owners, but “the place was packed.”

Mission accomplished, and hats off to Lakewood Neighborhood Association and Lakewood Business Association for organizing a fine community event.

Check out the Facebook page, where neighbors continue to post photos and videos from Lakewoodstock.

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