gates open at 9am on Sunday morning and I'll be making a mad dash to the main stage to have the front row! I saw PJ front row (thanks 10c) in 2000 and the opportunity to see them again like that is worth sitting in the sun/rain/snow all day and suffering through clutch for! 2 weeks!!!!!!!!!!
“May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine.” - Frank Sinatra
gates open at 9am on Sunday morning and I'll be making a mad dash to the main stage to have the front row! I saw PJ front row (thanks 10c) in 2000 and the opportunity to see them again like that is worth sitting in the sun/rain/snow all day and suffering through clutch for! 2 weeks!!!!!!!!!!
LOL!
I am still not sure where I am going to stake out. I guess I need to make my mind up but I am sure it will be a game-time decision.
gates open at 9am on Sunday morning and I'll be making a mad dash to the main stage to have the front row! I saw PJ front row (thanks 10c) in 2000 and the opportunity to see them again like that is worth sitting in the sun/rain/snow all day and suffering through clutch for! 2 weeks!!!!!!!!!!
LOL!
I am still not sure where I am going to stake out. I guess I need to make my mind up but I am sure it will be a game-time decision.
haha
my wife & i were talking about this last night....i think we're going to make our way to the PJ stage about 1-2 hours before Dead Weather. there are just so many bands that we want to see that day. i still wish that Ben Harper played before PJ on that stage, but we love the Dead Weather..so it works out.
then there's the other side of it....there's a voice in the back of my mind telling me to go as early as possible for PJ...
gates open at 9am on Sunday morning and I'll be making a mad dash to the main stage to have the front row! I saw PJ front row (thanks 10c) in 2000 and the opportunity to see them again like that is worth sitting in the sun/rain/snow all day and suffering through clutch for! 2 weeks!!!!!!!!!!
LOL!
I am still not sure where I am going to stake out. I guess I need to make my mind up but I am sure it will be a game-time decision.
Im still on the fence with this, I think it will depend on how hot it is that day... Im sure I wont make up my mind until the day before, Im standing on the same spot for Kings Of Leon on Friday so that experience may help me decided.. Im excited!! 2 weeks... though I have PJ next weekend in Portland, this next couple of weekends are gonna be aewesome!
"Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
question: how in the heck do you eat, drink, or go to the bathroom if you get there at 9am??
well you try to keep it to the bare minimum, drink slow and not to much just enough to stay hydrated, take cereal bars in your purse/bag and then make sure someone is holding your spot if you must go to the bathroom, like BF or GF or good friend, try to go to the bathroom as early as possible before PJs set
"Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
Hopefully the latest weather trend stays here a couple weeks. They've moved the festival back a couple weeks, and after 60+ days of temps over 100 this summer, it's been hovering in the 80's the last couple weeks. And the sever drought is tapering off. I've got my fingers crossed that it sticks around. And I am trying to compromise w the gf about staking out a spot. Not first row, mind you, but for Lolla a couple years back, we had friends there around 12-1230 and they were behind the barricade. Plenty close, but I don't want to be immobile all day.
'Give me some music; music, moody food/ of us that trade in love'
-Shakespeare
From what I've seen at ACL the past couple of years if you are there early and set up a spot (or base camp, as my friends and I call it), people are pretty good about respecting that. Usually one of us will stay with our stuff as everybody else goes from stage to stage or for food and bathroom breaks, but even for brief times when we all left no one has ever taken over our space. People moved in closer and right up to where we had set up as the day went on but nobody ever moved our stuff. Everybody has been pretty friendly that I've encountered.
From what I've seen at ACL the past couple of years if you are there early and set up a spot (or base camp, as my friends and I call it), people are pretty good about respecting that. Usually one of us will stay with our stuff as everybody else goes from stage to stage or for food and bathroom breaks, but even for brief times when we all left no one has ever taken over our space. People moved in closer and right up to where we had set up as the day went on but nobody ever moved our stuff. Everybody has been pretty friendly that I've encountered.
yup. and as the time gets closer, you can move closer to the stage. we've done that for a few bands. we were in the 1st row for Bjork, MMJ, The Black Keys, The Raconteurs and a few others. Bjork got a little crazy b/c one of the speakers caught on fire & a lot of people started freaking out.
From what I've seen at ACL the past couple of years if you are there early and set up a spot (or base camp, as my friends and I call it), people are pretty good about respecting that. Usually one of us will stay with our stuff as everybody else goes from stage to stage or for food and bathroom breaks, but even for brief times when we all left no one has ever taken over our space. People moved in closer and right up to where we had set up as the day went on but nobody ever moved our stuff. Everybody has been pretty friendly that I've encountered.
yup. and as the time gets closer, you can move closer to the stage. we've done that for a few bands. we were in the 1st row for Bjork, MMJ, The Black Keys, The Raconteurs and a few others. Bjork got a little crazy b/c one of the speakers caught on fire & a lot of people started freaking out.
Oh that was hilarious when she came back out and said, all Bjork-y: "Our speaker caught on fire! But we don't care, do we?"
I'm pretty sure the gates don't open at 9 am, do they? I thought they opened around 11...
"What happens when so many people agree on something? Can we take this beyond the parking lot when we leave tonight?" -EV, Iconoclasts
i think its 11am. but i really wouldn't know. living here, im spoiled, and just mosey on ever whenever i wake up, have my coffee and my noonish poop...
i posted this in my own thread, but i'll try my chances here as well...
Before I check out couchsurfing.org, would anyone on the board be willing to share their home or hotel room for the evening of Wednesday September 30th in Austin, Texas? My friend, who I will be spending the rest of the weekend with, had to switch his flight to Thursday October 1st for business reasons, and I cannot access his condo due to "fort knox"-like security during acl. Anyhow, I arrive in Austin at approximately 9:30 PM on 9/30, and I am open to virtually any options. I just checked hotwire, and there is a 2 star hotel available for $49 (plus taxes, fees, etc.), so that is my best alternative to this point. I would be willing to make an equitable contribution to any shared hotel accommodations, and could also offer other goods/services to any fan willing to take me in for the night. If you have further questions, concerns, or inquiries, I would welcome the opportunity to discuss any additional information at your convenience. Thank you very much for looking, I hope to receive a response!
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Hey ACL vets ... where's the best place to catch the park 'n' ride?
my first year at acl, i did the whole shuttle thing. sunday night after ben harper the line for the shuttles was fucking massive. roomie and ended up walking back to the parking garage, which was like 16th and trinity or something.
Hey ACL vets ... where's the best place to catch the park 'n' ride?
my first year at acl, i did the whole shuttle thing. sunday night after ben harper the line for the shuttles was fucking massive. roomie and ended up walking back to the parking garage, which was like 16th and trinity or something.
let me go find a link...
Well, I guess my next question qould be ... how do you recommend getting around? I'm not opposed to just parking somewhere (a hotel, maybe) and grabbing a cab, if that will be easier. I just don't know about being able to find one after the show.
everybody wants the most they can possibly get
for the least they could possibly do
i park here. its an enclosed garage. always been around 7 or 8 bucks, even on acl weekend. and about a 30 min walk (i walk slow) to zilker park. its also where the pedicaps lineup, so if a 20-30 min walk is too much, you can hitch a ride for a small donation. ive never ever had trouble finding a spot here. and sometimes i dont mosey on out of the house till 1pm or 2pm. been parking here for years. and a stroll down barton springs road is part of the experience at acl.
Hey ACL vets ... where's the best place to catch the park 'n' ride?
my first year at acl, i did the whole shuttle thing. sunday night after ben harper the line for the shuttles was fucking massive. roomie and ended up walking back to the parking garage, which was like 16th and trinity or something.
let me go find a link...
Well, I guess my next question qould be ... how do you recommend getting around? I'm not opposed to just parking somewhere (a hotel, maybe) and grabbing a cab, if that will be easier. I just don't know about being able to find one after the show.
hotel to and from zilker park, and you have a car, see my last post.
downtown aftershows, id pedicab, cab, or walk depending on where you are going. find the car later.
i park here. its an enclosed garage. always been around 7 or 8 bucks, even on acl weekend. and about a 30 min walk (i walk slow) to zilker park. its also where the pedicaps lineup, so if a 20-30 min walk is too much, you can hitch a ride for a small donation. ive never ever had trouble finding a spot here. and sometimes i dont mosey on out of the house till 1pm or 2pm. been parking here for years. and a stroll down barton springs road is part of the experience at acl.
Yeah, I know where that is. Just across Congress from my old college apartment. Used to be an auditorium like thing, until they tore it down and refurbished, right?
everybody wants the most they can possibly get
for the least they could possibly do
i park here. its an enclosed garage. always been around 7 or 8 bucks, even on acl weekend. and about a 30 min walk (i walk slow) to zilker park. its also where the pedicaps lineup, so if a 20-30 min walk is too much, you can hitch a ride for a small donation. ive never ever had trouble finding a spot here. and sometimes i dont mosey on out of the house till 1pm or 2pm. been parking here for years. and a stroll down barton springs road is part of the experience at acl.
Yeah, I know where that is. Just across Congress from my old college apartment. Used to be an auditorium like thing, until they tore it down and refurbished, right?
i dunno if it was torn down or refurbished. but they redid the whole thing. parking garage is quite sizable. i actually drive in, and start going in the down/exit direction, and find a spot close to the exit. cause you never know.
anyways, that is an option. but there is always the shuttles. getting there they are quite good. getting back is a gamble.
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MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
HTFD-6/27/08
ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
KC-5/3/2010,STL-5/4/2010
Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
PJ20-9/3/2011,9/4/2011
OKC-11/16/13
SEA-12/6/13
TUL-10/8/14
woo-hoo!!!!!!!!
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LOL!
I am still not sure where I am going to stake out. I guess I need to make my mind up but I am sure it will be a game-time decision.
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MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
HTFD-6/27/08
ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
KC-5/3/2010,STL-5/4/2010
Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
PJ20-9/3/2011,9/4/2011
OKC-11/16/13
SEA-12/6/13
TUL-10/8/14
haha
my wife & i were talking about this last night....i think we're going to make our way to the PJ stage about 1-2 hours before Dead Weather. there are just so many bands that we want to see that day. i still wish that Ben Harper played before PJ on that stage, but we love the Dead Weather..so it works out.
then there's the other side of it....there's a voice in the back of my mind telling me to go as early as possible for PJ...
www.cluthelee.com
www.cluthe.com
Im still on the fence with this, I think it will depend on how hot it is that day... Im sure I wont make up my mind until the day before, Im standing on the same spot for Kings Of Leon on Friday so that experience may help me decided.. Im excited!! 2 weeks... though I have PJ next weekend in Portland, this next couple of weekends are gonna be aewesome!
well you try to keep it to the bare minimum, drink slow and not to much just enough to stay hydrated, take cereal bars in your purse/bag and then make sure someone is holding your spot if you must go to the bathroom, like BF or GF or good friend, try to go to the bathroom as early as possible before PJs set
-Shakespeare
yup. and as the time gets closer, you can move closer to the stage. we've done that for a few bands. we were in the 1st row for Bjork, MMJ, The Black Keys, The Raconteurs and a few others. Bjork got a little crazy b/c one of the speakers caught on fire & a lot of people started freaking out.
www.cluthelee.com
www.cluthe.com
Oh that was hilarious when she came back out and said, all Bjork-y: "Our speaker caught on fire! But we don't care, do we?"
I'm pretty sure the gates don't open at 9 am, do they? I thought they opened around 11...
Before I check out couchsurfing.org, would anyone on the board be willing to share their home or hotel room for the evening of Wednesday September 30th in Austin, Texas? My friend, who I will be spending the rest of the weekend with, had to switch his flight to Thursday October 1st for business reasons, and I cannot access his condo due to "fort knox"-like security during acl. Anyhow, I arrive in Austin at approximately 9:30 PM on 9/30, and I am open to virtually any options. I just checked hotwire, and there is a 2 star hotel available for $49 (plus taxes, fees, etc.), so that is my best alternative to this point. I would be willing to make an equitable contribution to any shared hotel accommodations, and could also offer other goods/services to any fan willing to take me in for the night. If you have further questions, concerns, or inquiries, I would welcome the opportunity to discuss any additional information at your convenience. Thank you very much for looking, I hope to receive a response!
BOS-9/28/04,9/29/04,6/28/08,6/30/08, 9/5/16, 9/7/16, 9/2/18
MTL-9/15/05, OTT-9/16/05
PHL-5/27/06,5/28/06,10/30/09,10/31/09
CHI-8/2/07,8/5/07,8/23/09,8/24/09
HTFD-6/27/08
ATX-10/4/09, 10/12/14
KC-5/3/2010,STL-5/4/2010
Bridge School-10/23/2010,10/24/2010
PJ20-9/3/2011,9/4/2011
OKC-11/16/13
SEA-12/6/13
TUL-10/8/14
for the least they could possibly do
my first year at acl, i did the whole shuttle thing. sunday night after ben harper the line for the shuttles was fucking massive. roomie and ended up walking back to the parking garage, which was like 16th and trinity or something.
let me go find a link...
Well, I guess my next question qould be ... how do you recommend getting around? I'm not opposed to just parking somewhere (a hotel, maybe) and grabbing a cab, if that will be easier. I just don't know about being able to find one after the show.
for the least they could possibly do
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hotel to and from zilker park, and you have a car, see my last post.
downtown aftershows, id pedicab, cab, or walk depending on where you are going. find the car later.
gates open at 9:00am folks
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Fri, Oct 2
10:00am – 4:00pm
Yeah, I know where that is. Just across Congress from my old college apartment. Used to be an auditorium like thing, until they tore it down and refurbished, right?
for the least they could possibly do
i dunno if it was torn down or refurbished. but they redid the whole thing. parking garage is quite sizable. i actually drive in, and start going in the down/exit direction, and find a spot close to the exit. cause you never know.
anyways, that is an option. but there is always the shuttles. getting there they are quite good. getting back is a gamble.