Comments | dremiel: ACL 2010 with pictures and thoughts and parasols, well parasol.

dremiel

ACL 2010 with pictures and thoughts and parasols, well parasol.

Oct 13, 2010 10:34

I'm reposting this to make the images behave. Don't be scared.

( PIC SPAM OF DOOM! Well, no. Not DOOM per se. But 'here be a fair number of images but not too many to load, really' is kinda lame )

keeping austin weird, three chords and the truth, supreme awesomesauce, acl

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paragraphs October 13 2010, 15:36:47 UTC

i hate fort worth.

This looks amazingly wonderful fun and awesome and I love Sam's hat.

dremiel October 13 2010, 15:46:21 UTC

But you have the Kimball! And that good science museum.

It was fun but exhausting. I like the hat, too. He done good.

paragraphs October 13 2010, 15:50:20 UTC

Yeah we have a couple okay things but how often do we go? A couple times a year? Austin rocks. I swear if my daughter ends up there I am moving too. I warned her! Or Nashville. Or... we will see.

dremiel October 13 2010, 15:58:08 UTC

Oooh, if you move to Nashville we can have reciprocal spare bed rights!

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sabriel75 October 13 2010, 16:13:00 UTC

SO FREAKING ENVIOUS I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO BEGIN... AND OMIGOD YOU GOT TO SEE TWO DOOR CINEMA CLUB! WTF WOMAN?! YOU DIDN'T MENTION THEM IN YOUR FIRST LINE UP, DID YOU BECAUSE I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE MADE A BEELINE TO YOUR PLACE PRONTO!

(I saw them in NYC and for the love of God, all that is Irish and Musical stays dear to my heart always.)

dremiel October 13 2010, 16:26:33 UTC

It was luck! Fate! Karma!

I had never even heard of them (WHY? Why had i never heard of them, this is criminal!)

I was planning to go hear Gaslight Anthem but I got some food and some tea and my buddy April, the PR gal for Sweet Leaf Tea said she was really excited about them and we had the base camp at that stage anyway...

OMG THEY ARE SO FREAKING GOOD! HOW ARE THEY NOT SUPERSTARS ALREADY???

This encapsulated two of my three main fest rules:

1) You will discover something AWESOME if you give yourself a chance
2) ALWAYS ask people who they are excited about hearing
3) More sunscreen and water than you think you need

The rest are, in no particular order:

Don't feel bad about what you miss
Carry extra tissues for the port a potty
Don't be a dick
Go home when you get tired (or the kid is tired)...it's not an endurance event

sabriel75 October 13 2010, 16:34:26 UTC

You are a fest warrior and really did get to see a lot of people, groups, acts that I love.

(We need to plan on me coming next year. :D)

I buy the Kitsune Maison Compilations because they always include a wild array of newbies that deserve attentions. This is where I found TDCC first and owe their appearance in my life to junkshop_disco who feeds my love of music with tantalizing youtube videos all of the time!

kel_reiley October 13 2010, 21:49:06 UTC

I AM SO JEALOUS RIGHT NOW IT IS NOT EVEN FUNNY

dremiel October 22 2010, 01:51:00 UTC

You can flip C and Beth for the extra bed if you make it. Don't worry, we always have plenty of space for an air mattress. And by next September we'll have an extra bath!

nandamai October 14 2010, 20:55:23 UTC

I've always been pretty sure my brain would EXPLODE from the overstimulation and awesomeness of ACL. It'd be a fun way to go, though. I'm jealous that you get to do it every year.

dremiel October 22 2010, 01:53:52 UTC

It's all about pacing! Life became a LOT easier after the third year when I admitted I needed to be able to hibernate the Monday after the fest! Still, I find this easier to manage than SXSW with the hundreds of showcases at dozens and dozens of clubs over five days.

And, of course, let me know if you ever come down for it!