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For some, parking wasn�t a big feat Bob Pennell photo Jan Anderson had no problem finding a parking spot in Jacksonville Friday night. Anderson, her husband, Richard, and son, Brian � all first-time Britt Festival concertgoers � didn�t have to trek far to take their seats on the green, if somewhat wet, Britt lawn. They parked just downhill in one of the city�s lots. "We were lucky," said Anderson, of Ashland. "Someone pulled out just as we pulled in." Britt organizers were warning patrons about a shortage of nearby parking spaces since the city implemented a parking-permit program intended to keep crowds out of nearby neighborhoods. "Our original plan was to bring two cars, but because of that (the new parking policy), we didn�t do it," said Jim Bates of Talent. He joined more than 1,000 others Friday night to kick off Britt�s 38th season. Little Feat opened the festival, which ends Sept. 9. Gray skies and rain showers threatened audience members as they settled in Friday, but those who braved the weather were ready for the show. "We�re Oregonians," said Pat Garoutte of Grants Pass. "We�re used to the rain." The usual picnic baskets, Igloo coolers, lawn chairs and blankets were accompanied by plastic tarps, raincoats, umbrellas and plastic bags intended to repel raindrops. "It all just adds another dynamic" to the show, said Suzann Winder of Monmouth. Obituaries | Sports | Business | Classifieds | Tempo | Prime Times | So Oregon Sites | Outdoor Journal | Subscribe | Contact | Movies | Advertise | Real Estate Showcase | Archive | Editorials | Letters to the editor | Religion | Wake-up Call | NIE | Cyber Chef | Job Network | So Oregon Weather | WSJ Northwest | Forums | AP Wire | AP Money | F.A.Q. | Awards Ottaway Newspapers, Inc. The Community Newspaper Subsidiary of Dow Jones & Co, Inc Copyright �The Mail Tribune 2000, Medford, Oregon USA