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Engine · 01-05-2010, 05:54 PM

I kinda agree with Bane.
Especially regarding music festivals in Austin. For instance: Austin City Limits. Many great/notable acts play but the atmosphere is horrible. It's always either way too hot or it's raining and the ground turns to mud. Then the sun comes out and the already 100 degree air becomes super humid creating a sauna-like atmosphere. Also the ground is either mud or dust. They decided to make it better this year - they moved the date of the fest back so the weather would cool down a bit and they planted a lot of new grass (paid for by tax $$ btw - it's held in a city park) to overcome the ground issues. They even used envorinmentally-friendly fertilizer with a lot of local manure compost added.
But it rained for a long time and everybody ended up soaked, trudging around in processed shit and destroying all the new grass.

Anyway, this is still no excuse to miss Fun Fun Fun fest - it's held late in the year when the weather is perfect and it's in a smaller park with a lot less people. Oh - and the music is 10x better too.

01-05-2010, 05:54 PM	#15 (permalink)
Engine air quote Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: pollen & mold Posts: 3,108	I kinda agree with Bane. Especially regarding music festivals in Austin. For instance: Austin City Limits. Many great/notable acts play but the atmosphere is horrible. It's always either way too hot or it's raining and the ground turns to mud. Then the sun comes out and the already 100 degree air becomes super humid creating a sauna-like atmosphere. Also the ground is either mud or dust. They decided to make it better this year - they moved the date of the fest back so the weather would cool down a bit and they planted a lot of new grass (paid for by tax $$ btw - it's held in a city park) to overcome the ground issues. They even used envorinmentally-friendly fertilizer with a lot of local manure compost added. But it rained for a long time and everybody ended up soaked, trudging around in processed shit and destroying all the new grass. Anyway, this is still no excuse to miss Fun Fun Fun fest - it's held late in the year when the weather is perfect and it's in a smaller park with a lot less people. Oh - and the music is 10x better too. __________________ Like an arrow, I was only passing through.