{"id":260,"date":"2012-10-16T08:02:08","date_gmt":"2012-10-16T13:02:08","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T05:00:00","slug":"","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lithoguru.com\/life\/?p=260","title":{"rendered":"ACL Fest 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

I haven\u2019t been to the Austin City Limits Festival<\/a> since its second year (2003), thanks to having kids. But now that they are a little older, it was time to go again. While some things are the same, many things have changed in nine years. Here are some of the things I learned by attending ACL Fest last weekend.<\/p>\n

Best Rule<\/b>: ACL Fest is a non-smoking event (except for pot).
\nBest band I\u2019d never heard of<\/b>: Ben Howard.
\nBand that was good but didn\u2019t quite do it for me<\/b>: Florence and the Machine.
\nBand that exceeded my (already high) expectations<\/b>: Rufus Wainwright.
\nBiggest Surprise<\/b>: It wasn\u2019t the fact that putting my daughter Sarah on my shoulders during the Rufus Wainwright show resulted in a camera focusing on her and projecting her onto the jumbo screens to either side of the stage. After all, she is really cute, and she was the only person up on shoulders. It\u2019s that seeing herself on the big screen prompted her to flash a peace sign, which caused the entire crowd to applaud. That was really cool.
\nLesson in obviousness<\/b>: When you take an event that works for 50,000 people\/day and let 75,00 people in, it is too crowded.
\nNext lesson in obviousness<\/b>: When an event is sponsored by Bud Light, don\u2019t expect the beer to be good.
\nObvious truths that are not always true<\/b>: Even though there were 20 massive beer stands spread throughout the park selling nothing but AB InBev pizzel, there was one small \u201ccraft brew\u201d stand tucked away in a corner that sold one or two decent brews (Red Hook IPA, Kona Porter). Thank goodness for small favors.
\nBest way to meet up at the festival<\/b>: Forget it. You can\u2019t do it \u2013 there are too many people. Unless, of course, you carry a 20 foot pole with a bizarre flag on top. There were hundreds of poles with flags.
\nBand that is as good as everyone says<\/b>: The Avett Brothers.
\nHighest energy performance<\/b>: The Avett Brothers.
\nShow where mere attendance will get you high<\/b>: Red Hot Chili Peppers (see \u201cBest Rule\u201d above).<\/p>\n

In all, a great time (it helps that the festival is two miles from my house, so I don\u2019t have to worry about driving or parking). I can\u2019t wait for next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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