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#ACL Rain Report
Scattered showers have not scattered the crowds at the Austin City Limits Music Festival. Ponchos on. Raincoats on. Umbrellas up. Bands blaring.
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The mood has slipped from blissful to boggy. No panic. No bad behavior so far. But the hurried gaits will ultimately lead to some pedestrian smash-ups.
In the VIP Grove, children gather in tents like chicks under a hen’s wing. Coffee, probably for the first time, the most precious liquid. Mature pecans providing unexpected shelter for awhile, then laughing festers shoulder up under cafe umbrellas (and here inside Dell Internet Cafe).
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Ran into Maxine Labovsky and Martin Fay from San Francisco, Labovsky recently transferred to Austin. They wore ponchos over their raincoats and kept their umbrellas at the ready.” We came prepared,” said Labovsky. “We even brought toilet paper.”
Maxine Labovsky and Martin Fay
Wasn’t sure what that meant at first. Weather channel says it won’t stop raining until 6 p.m. Dave Shaw learns the difference between water proof and water resistant.
Heard inside the Dell tent: “It’s (expletive) (expletive) out there.”
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