Comments on: How I Helped Destroy a Beautiful Park; Or, An ACL Festival Trip Report

By: ww

ww — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:20:14 +0000

Gads… I hope it get’s better for the Zilker Kite festival in March of next year….. last year we had to move across the street and while the festival was fun, the kite eating trees were having a feast. Here’s hoping….

By: Zac Crain

Zac Crain — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:38:38 +0000

@Bethany: My feet never got wet, thanks to the hiking boots I brought. Even if I had been wearing sneakers, I never would have taken them off, or even thought about it.

@TLS: It’s because I am old, as far as these things go. I guess. That said, if I had been there just to enjoy myself 1) I would have drank and 2) would have cared a lot less about pretty much everything because of the drinking and being able to stay put for a stretch.

But having to cover it meant I had to at least try to keep my gear clean and dry (total pain) and go back and forth about a million times. Tough job I know, covering rock shows, but it’s still work. Also: my default is cranky, I suppose.

By: Bethany

Bethany — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:29:26 +0000

Aren’t you glad you didn’t take your shoes off, though? I had briefly contemplated it, if nothing else because it was a little easier for the non-shod people to traverse the mud.

But now, knowing I walked through human poo, I’m glad I kept mine on.

By: TLS

TLS — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:25:42 +0000

Zac, you sound old.

By: Zac Crain

Zac Crain — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:22:01 +0000

Thing is, Pearl Jam is the band I wanted to see most, if for no other reason, because I never had. But I waited too long to go over there from Girl Talk, and it was just impossible. Especially since I had been running around there since 11. Having to leave — and I pretty much had to — was irritating.

By: Bethany

Bethany — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:36:29 +0000

Also, it wasn’t mud. It was Dillo Dirt. Which is like, sewage. So we all walked through toilet yesterday. And now that you’ve said pudding, I can’t eat it anymore. GAH. Thank you, Zac Crain.

By: Bethany

Bethany — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:35:41 +0000

You did miss Perry Farrell. IJS.

By: Topham Beauclerk

Topham Beauclerk — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:35:20 +0000

Why is SNL's Lorne Michaels handing out religious tracts at ACL? And was Billy Crystal there?

By: amandacobra

amandacobra — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:31:43 +0000

I’m not a festival person AT ALL but Fun Fun Fun does look tempting. However, bringing your kids to a mud-covered music festival to expose them to “cool” is ridiculous.

Also, why is John Lithgow handing out tracts?