ACL Friday

Its the first day of ACL and me and two crazy girls are getting ready and jamming out, listening to music we are about to experience live. This is all our first time experiencing Austin City Limits, we arrive and the line to get in is extremely long, people of all ages waiting to enjoy a day of music and culture.

We venture to the Honda stage after we get our wristbands. Miike Snow is playing and the crowd is huge everyone is dancing and I am so glad that I bought tickets. My friend Alex is already lost and I wonder if I should be worried, my mind is suddenly directed back to the stage while Ezra Koeinig from Vampire Weekend appears. The crowd goes crazy and I feel content. Alex shows back up and we go start walking to the AMD stage to see The Black Keys, as we start walking toward the stage we soon realize that there is no possible way for us to get close so we find a place in the grass to sit. Alex wonders off again and I start to get a scared i'm alone she shows back up with two beers, I love this girl. We sit and listen to the music drinking our beers as we wait for the next show.

Alex wants to see Beach House and I unsure of who they are take an interest and agree to go with her. We get there before they start to play and get a spot close to the stage. Beach House starts playing and I can feel the bass pounding in my chest, I recognize some songs from there newest album Teen Dream. Beach House has a soft electronic pop feel and I make a note to download there music when i make it back to Stillwater. Slightly Stoopid, the band I wanted to see the most today is about to begin after walking across Zilker Park me and the girls decide to just sit out in the crowd on my tapestry and chill. Slightly Stoopid is a reggae band comprised of all white guys who you would stereotype as punk rock guys. There is a little girl about the age of 3 next to us dancing around to the music, it makes me happy that her parents have brought her to ACL. 

It is now dark and Phish is about to go on, this is the show all of my friends told me I have to go see. We walk to the bar and get new beers,  Me and Alex decide we need to get in the front the very front and we do front and center the security gates pressing our stomach. Phish walks on stage and there is a roar from the crowd, I smile at Alex and as the music starts to play my body starts to move. I didn't want it to end but it did we get a ride back home and I begin to get sleepy.

After I get ready for bed and lay down, I begin to dream about tomorrow and what joy that will bring. 

PEACE, LOVE & LISTEN