I am most happy to report that I ( we ) have returned safely from the Vortex , otherwise known as the Austin City Limits Music Festival.Allow me to "set the tone", if you will.....Our son is a Senior in High School this year . He is a huge music fan & a very good guitar player ...particularly "Texas Blues" i.e. Stevie Ray Vaughn etc. , so w/ that being said , his wish for a graduation gift was to attend the ACL.
After much planning ( by my wife ,a former travel agent) & saving ($$) the time was upon us to travel to Austin,Tx. to this 3 day festival.
I am a fan of music & the city of Austin , however I was a little hesitant about this event.
We arrived Thursday & after a nice meal @ Magnolia Cafe ,we settled in to be ready for the concerts on Friday.We arrived @ the gates to Zilker Park & were "in" about 11:00 AM.
Oh my gosh !!! 45 acres of park space w/ 8 stages , food courts, art tents & porta-johns too numerous to mention! The music was ongoing & we took it all in @ a slow pace.
After listening to: ( I'll mention ONLY the ones I liked!), Eli Young Band, Freddie Jones Band & Jackob Dylan we left & headed out to eat.
Saturday brought more of the same ( Longhorns vs. Razorbacks also) & the music was great w/ John Fogerty , Black Keys & Allison Krauss & Robert Plant as well as others. I enjoyed alot of the music & alot I didn't care for @ all. Austin enjoyed the music & food & got to visit SRV's statue @ Town Lake Trail (awesome running place) & also visited a guitar shop where SRV shopped.
Well , to bring all of this to closure, I will say that I am thankful that I live where I do & that for the most part people are God-fearing folks here. I was surrounded down there w/ filthy language & the constant scent of "wild herb" burning ! It was a place to realize....just as Jakob Dylan sang..."Evil is Alive & Well" !
I am not w/o fault to be sure , but I was thankfully reminded of the price that Christ paid for all of us to have our sins forgiven & live w/ HIM eternally. I am thankful also of the time I had w/ my son to enjoy w/ him something that he really looked foward to doing.
So , no running wisdom this time (although Austin is A HUGE "running town" ) & I did visit a Run Tex store. To be sure , I was glad to be back in this "running town" , ready to rock & roll & most importantly .....clear out my lungs !!!
Romans 3:23: For all have sinned & fall short of God's glorious standard.
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