day 1

got to the bbq/warm up show late, missed aids wolf. the first in a long series of "going the wrong way" issues caused by austin having one of the worst freeway systems in the u.s. (that's true btw, someone told us one of the designers of the on-ramps committed suicide over the amount of casualties caused by their crappy design). it was 80 degrees and the air smelled like cheap beer, pot and cigarettes (basically, like college). the cops came twice, but things kept rolling and lots of fun was had. eat skull were awesome considering they were all hung over and rob had gone "jim morrison" at their show the night before.

cop - "its cool, my brother plays in bands too"
dude from house - "yeah, he's playing here later"
cop - "no he's not, i just arrested him yesterday, he's in jail"

later that night we snuck into Emo's to see friend's play. i say "snuck" because once shows fill up, your free-show bracelet won't get you in. also, we had a bracelet-less JH in tow and the only way to get him in was to yell "BUT HE'S ON THE GUEST LIST, WE'RE ALL ON THE GUEST LIST!" (there were no guest lists) at the poor, 22 year old "i don't give a shit, mister" festival volunteers watching the door until they caved and told us to get in and shut up. fun times hanging with friends and avoiding watching bands, though thee ohsees & the homosexuals were amazing.

i didn't take any pictures on day 1 because every time i whipped the camera out someone gave me a face like this.



... and here's some video.