FUN FUN FUN FEST

Well, here I am in Burlington VT, sitting down to write about an experience that happened long enough ago that its already becoming hazy in my thoughts. See, I lived in Austin, TX for a little while. When people asked me exactly why I was planning to just up and move there, my stock responses ranged from "I'm tired of being cold!" to "Adventure!" But one reason, one that somehow seemed too arbitrary and silly to admit upfront (as if 'Running Away From Winter' was a very thought out and valid reason to move hundreds of miles away) was...Live Music!
One of the few facts I knew before moving to Austin was that it had more venues for live music than any other city in the country. Having only lived in North Stonington CT (a town whose only coffee shop literally fell into a river) and Burlington VT (a town where I can see quite a few basement shows, but a very small, though increasing, amount of marquee acts that I care about in the slightest)  the idea of being a place where the bands I love come to me seemed too good to be true.
But true it was! So true, in fact, that within a month of my being there there was a festival down by the water, in the hot November heat. It was called Fun Fun Fun Fest, and going to one of its related events in what became my favorite club in Austin, The Mohawk, to see Cold Cave and Glass Candy, and subsequently smoking my first  pot in Austin, convinced me that live music is amazing, and spending the money on one day of FFF Fest, especially the day with tUnE-yArDs and M83, was totally worth it.
I could not convince anyone else of this fact though, so I struck out alone. I had never been to a real 'Fest' before, let alone any sort of large musical event on my own, so wandering around FFF Fest was a pretty surreal experience. With no friends on hand and many new things to observe, I took to furiously texting friends (mainly Renée) about my experiences. They all became, as I deemed it, my personal Twitters. Like the self obsessed and self documenting dork that I am, and knowing I might someday write something like this, I saved some of my texts- Here is Fun Fun Fun Fest as I saw it:


Re: The Crowd:
- I am in a sea of beautiful women. I wish I was holding your hand against this tide.
- People smell really good in Austin
- When there are two lines for something tons of people will stand in one line and the other will be VERY short. For no discernible reason.
-Watching a hippie dance just reminded me of home. (WHAT UP BURLY VT)
-I just walked through a dust storm with only hipsters like some sort of pitchfork ran post-apocalyptic world.


Re: Humility/ Self Awareness:
-Myself included in the hipster thing blah blah blah


Re: A drunk girl attempting to grind on me while I watched tUnE-yArDs:
- Direct quote from redheaded girl that wouldn't leave me alone: 'Don't you have any fun??'
- Drunk girls don't get hints


Re: Musical Observations
- tUnE-yArDs might be the greatest woman
- Ra Ra Riot sounds like elevator music for twentysomethings
- I thought I was watching Rakim but this is def Kool Keith SEX STYLEEEEE
- I just saw the black dude from Community screaming and jumping off of a huge amp
- M83 synths kick in, tiny asian girl to my left screams in shock
- One of the members of M83 looks so much like Shane its goofy. I could squint and basically see him there
- I'm def the only sober person watching Major Lazar- 9 dollar Rolling Rock? FUCK YOU VERY MUCH
- That is definitely Ryan Gosling chilling behind Major Lazar looking totally un-hype (IT WAS!!)


Re: Basic Body Functions
- Thank God I remembered to eat