We don't even really try to go to the ACL Festival anymore. It's harder for us to be on our feet for 12 hours a day than it used to be - where you have to walk a mile to find a spot to sit - crowded and sweaty. This year it wasn't just sweaty, on the penultimate night of it we got something like 4 months worth of rain in one night, so they cancelled that day. A lot of the bands did 'popup' shows, last-minute-arranged stuff you need to be on twitter to find out about. One band played at the homeless shelter for just food donations. Atoms For Peace, which sells out venues at the $100 range, played for $10 a ticket. Many bands put on free shows! Lionel Ritchie picked up a house concert and played for maybe 50 people, don't know what he charged though.
I got happy because one of my favorites, The Lone Bellow, played a couple of free shows -- one of them at 5:00pm (perfect for us old timers who just wanted to get home in time to watch The Walking Dead, then hit the sack for the workweek) (priorities).
I love these guys! This one is a slower ballad but most of their songs are up-tempo -- check them out if you like this:
Still getting some rain (so wonderful) and later this week it will cool down enough to maybe turn off the air conditioner.
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Yeah, I hear ya. My old gams aren't what they used to be, either.
Falling apart, more every day.
I think my friend Danny's film is opening at the austin film festival..I think..
I think my friend Danny's film is opening at the austin film festival..I think..
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