ACL: Rock the Vote
By Hal HorowitzWhile shooting a Rock the Vote party at this past weekend’s… Austin City Limits Festival, I got to talking with Spiritualized frontman J Spaceman about music and festivals. He said that he enjoyed playing ACL and other festivals in America, but that he’s was disappointed that he never gets to play a slot after dark because its better suited for his music and cuz Spiritualized have such a great light show.
J went on to say that none of the festivals he played compared to Glastonbury. I asked if He’d been to Bonnaroo and told him I thought it was probably the American equivilent of Glasto. He said he hadn’t but that Spiritualized would be playing there next year.
He then allowed me to take some photos of him, letting me know that he doesn’t usually allow this. I showed him the photos on the back of my camera and he seemed genuinely happy with the results. He even let me take a few more a bit later in that night.
Later on in the night, Jamie Hance of The Kills convinced him to do a few more shots with him.
Also at the party, Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers showed up drunk off his ass after a set at Stubbs. Gibby and Jamie were supposed to do a dj set but never wound up doing it because the band playing the party went on late. As the party was winding down Patrick and Brendan of The Raconteurs showed up with Carla Gugino (Entourage, Sin City). they were less into the photo thing but I snapped some anyway. Good Times.
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There is no “cause of the moment” that disgusts me more than “rock the vote.” This is a sad attempt to relieve a symptom rather than cure the disease, the symptom being people not voting, the disease being ignorance and apathy. Regardless of the fact that their fliers, posters, and materials, are all agenda-ridden propaganda for leftist candidates, I just can’t seem to figure out why I would desire a 19 year old kid who could not name our secretary of state if his life depended on it, to vote. If this cause was in support of educating those who do not actively take part in the free political process of this country, then I’d probably volunteer to help, but in the meantime I will still get a little nauseas every time I see campaigning for this cause.
Answer this question, 99% of the time a kid who knows nothing about politics is thrown into a voting, who will he vote for? If you do not know the answer, the people behind these “causes” sure do.
Jason, are you going to have any semblance of political balance on this site?
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