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Saturday, October 3, 2009
#ACL Rain Report 3
People got grumpy. The west parking lot was closed because of mud. Music lovers slid and fell into the muck. The rain returned again and again, finally driving some fest-goers from the field.
Big umbrellas kept Erin Beaudkofer and Adam Scott in big smiles
Still, I was able to find some merry folks who made the best of the mess. The musicians played on and some took the opportunity to feed into the wet masses.
Eric Marley and Caroline Duncan, at their first ACL Fest, were worried about the grass, which they cherished the blissful night before
Ticket holders were still streaming toward the park after dark. Scalpers wanted my wristband bad. Uh, no.
Matt Aderhold, Zane Weave, Chris Combs, Georgia Thomsen and Mark Hill ducked into the Rock Island football tent — full most of the day
Meanwhile, over at the ACL studios, we hear that Laura Dern, Meg Ryan and Lance Armstrong attended the Pearl Jam taping.
My favorite quote of the day came from former Mayor Will Wynn: “My 13-year-old daughter is out there in the pit having a safe Woodstock.”
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#ACL Rain Report 2
Music firing up on all the stages. Sounds especially celebratory now that the rain has stopped. People filtering out of the dry areas — food tents, football-viewing center at the Rock Island, makeshift shelters.
Lynn Brennan and John Semmens
How did festers survive the rain? “We just got wet,” says Vijay Ravula. “I thought we brought the right gear, says Sefaly Ravula. “She didn’t listen to me,” says Vijay.
Sin City Social Club’s Shilah Morrow and Bug Music’s Eddie Gomez
“Garbage bags,” says John Semmens of Califorinia, sojourning with Austin’s Lynn Brennan. “And Tito’s vodka.”
Clayton Harrell and Sarah Caddell
“The music keeps you in the spirit,” says Eddie Gomez of Bug Music, hanging with Sin City Social Club’s Shilah Morrow. “Rain or shine.”
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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.
Sweet Leaf CEO Clayton Christopher and Paul Haybood, who runs a juice joint on Barton Springs Road
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).
Danielle and Diego — A Rock & Recycle romance?
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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#ACL Live at Seaholm After-Party
Epic.
That’s the word for the Live at Seaholm After-Party.
The decommissioned smokestacks lit up like inter-planetary transportation devices.
The concrete ribs of the generating room outlined in blue, recalling urban clubs set up in old industrial sites.
Jason and Claudia Blanchette with Kristin Owen
Hundreds — perhaps thousands — gathered around the stage for the three musical acts, culminating in Broken Social Scene.
Katie Clark and Alan Case (Generationals)
Inside, the VIPs mingled over liquid refreshments.
Jonathan Saad, Roni Gendler and Matt Smith
We spent some time with the Generationals band members. They come from New Orleans, Jesuit-educated and, therefore, pretty worldly yet other-worldly. When we pointed out many musicians had settled here after Hurricane Katrina, one said: “Send them back. We need them.”
PJ Raval, Heidi Bollock and Megan Gilbride
Rare Magazine’s Taylor Perkins, his partner in production, Jason Hicks, and Voodoo Cowboy’s Mark Mueller beamed with pride. (Also expressing pride was Taylor’s father, an oilman down from Houston.)
Sonia Hargrave, Heather Nance and Margaret Potyrala
They should be pleased.
Juanca Lopez, Monica Monroy and Enrique Gonzalez
They built the most buzz-about event outside ACL this week. And, as far as I know, it went off without a hitch. We heard members of Phoenix, Kings of Leon and other ACL bands dropped by, but we were out by the witching hour.
Ted Joyner and Grant Widmer (Generationals)
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