So...Austin

I had the perfect Austin night last night-a local radio station put on a show called "Blues on the Green" (I mean, come on, it's Austin-you know live music was involved) at Zilker Park, and it was an ideal night for it. The day started with a threat of rain but cleared as it wore on, with a slight cool breeze and just a few puffy clouds. By the time we got there it was high 80's or so-beautiful! The stars came out and so did the best of Austin. Families, preppies, hippies, women with too much plastic surgery and kids with too much weed and angst. It's sad that it's so unique in my experience to go to events in a city where there is such diversity involved. It lends a sense of community and peace to this place, though, which I relish.

The music was great, of course-I forgot to find out what band was playing but they did funky, toe-tapping blues, Little Richard covers and everything in between, seemingly flawlessly. I always forget, as a white girl, how relateable and great Blues can be. Everybody's got the Blues once in a while...