morning afternoon evening the wee hours the low-down TW12

Nighthawks 1:00am About this time, when the moon's a stray dog and the chefs are deep into Martini hour, you find you're getting a little hungry. Gravitate to the kitchen for minibar hour! There's not much to choose from but at the moment you're not picky. Bartender Jack and "Captain" Brian mix you drinks from the tiny bottles found in every bar in South Carolina, and offer snack plates pillaged from Iron Chef leftovers. Second Cup: Nighthawks at the Diner Mystery Hour #2 2:00am You're not going to get too many chances like this. Confide in the bartop confessional, or just ponder the real mysteries, like why train wrecks are beautiful, and why Tom's wife never gets interviewed even though she's "the brains behind pa". Mystery Hour #2 2:00am You've often thought that with hindsight, there are things you might have done differently. Well, here's your big chance: don't ask us how we arranged it, but after dealing with several treacherous and shady characters we've arranged to go back in time and relive the last hour! OK, 2:00am might not be the hour you would choose, but it's the best we could do.... F A l l ing Dow n 3:00am. Just when you thought he was several lengths out of the running, Buddha makes his move. It's "hit bottom with top shelf" hour, when Buddha breaks out a half a bottle of Scotch he's been saving for just this occasion and shares it everyone huddled around the bonfire. Meanwhile, down in the basement it's time for Slot Car Racing, and for anyone awake on the hill it's Bogart and Bacall on the big screen in The Big Sleep.

Nocturnal Emissions 4:00am Except for the determined and the late arrivals from the Uke Expo, festivalgoers are falling by the wayside. Wander around and join in some late-night pool, or jam with the marching band in its umpteenth hour of frenzy. Or talk a walk in the orchard, and wonder - why, why would Tom release two albums on the same day? Loan sharks to pay off? (it's finally late enough for) The Early Years I and II 5:00am You're pretty well-behaved, in your spare time - only, you don't have much spare time. There's only one more hour to go, and there's still lots to do. Join Jordan and a motley crew for a round of the stupid French timer game, throw another plank in the bonfire, or search for the Zehr and Tamkins sisters, sure to still be awake making up time lost from missing TW10. Anyone checking out now might claim it's already been 24hrs, but why stop now?! Sign-off serenade: Closing Time Take It With Me When I go 6:00am "Ain't no good thing / Ever dies / I'm gonna take it with me / When I go" Soon the battery farm will be quiet for another long stretch. You might leave older and wiser than you came, but you'll never be guilty as charged as long as you hold on to a dream or two. So when you find yourself in one of life's little jams, remember we're around to lend an ear or a hand. So relax on the porch one last moment, toss a howdy or two with good old John Neilson, and watch the mist rise up over the low fields and ditches. A couple more drinks, a couple conversations that couldn't have happened until then, and couple last tunes scratched together for nothing but fun. Take a lucky penny from the jar, and we'll be seeing you around.