Athens, GA

I said I was going to talk more about Athens more but since it has been delayed so much I will cut it short since I have said plenty about it other places.

Athens is a nice little town, which occasionally is home to some very big events. I imagine every UGA football game makes the town a madhouse and it is home to a couple of music festivals. The great thing about going to Athfest is that although there were dozens of bands playing, their regional draw still made it a relatively small event. It was a definite nice change from the Los Angeles music festivals which are usually just a packed clusterfuck that feature extraordinarily long lines to get ultra expensive food or drink. There is something to be said about bands who have earned their way playing for a regional crowd and never having broke out and "made it".

For the most part the crowds at the different venues were fairly quiet and attentive to performers which was nice. Too often I go to a show and there are a lot of people talking away through and opening act. Irritating as hell. If you want to have a long conversation, go outside since I don't want to hear you droning on while trying to hear the band.

ALl in all Athens was a nice change. Slower paced, a brief step away from the rat race. A chance to hang out in people with people I've talked with online only and those I have met before. New friends old friends, all in all good people, good times. It would be nice if I could do this more often, but then again I guess the rarity of it all makes it all the more special.