Went to the one in 80. Traffic was backed up down 71 for miles at 4-5 am before the show. We had staked out parking right near the gate the day before or else we would have been among the masses that parked a mile before and started hiking with coolers and chairs. Reminds me that you could bring anything you could carry back then. Now you get strip searched .
Great re-counting over the years. Reminds me of why I never attended, since my window of foolish robust health while living in Austin came when the picnic was on hiatus. Texas Jam was tough enough for me! At least there were fire hoses at the Cotton Bowl!
Mavis Staples and Bob Dylan at Willies Picnic…Dylan once asked Mavis to marry him at the Newport Folk Festival in 1964 I think. She didn’t think he was serious.
Went to the one in 80. Traffic was backed up down 71 for miles at 4-5 am before the show. We had staked out parking right near the gate the day before or else we would have been among the masses that parked a mile before and started hiking with coolers and chairs. Reminds me that you could bring anything you could carry back then. Now you get strip searched .
Great re-counting over the years. Reminds me of why I never attended, since my window of foolish robust health while living in Austin came when the picnic was on hiatus. Texas Jam was tough enough for me! At least there were fire hoses at the Cotton Bowl!
Mavis Staples and Bob Dylan at Willies Picnic…Dylan once asked Mavis to marry him at the Newport Folk Festival in 1964 I think. She didn’t think he was serious.
went to the Dripping Springs July 04th Picnic as a young person way back and only the Texas Heat was the only real villain that day