The National

I get what the artist was going for with the old Texas font but if it just could have something with it. But now I don’t have to worry about lugging a poster around with me. I’ll just wait and see what the CT variant is and order it when I get back home tomorrow.

Austin has definitely changed since I was last here. Time for some beer. Enjoy the show!
 
That show might be even performance wise with Red Rocks 2018. Nothing beats the background of Red Rocks for a show but the set list was deep and the performance of About Today almost had me in tears. It got very quiet as he sang and of course some dude blurted something out. The venue was pretty large for them and not well sold but they still performed their asses off. Very happy I made the trip down. Also got to check off some nostalgia highlights and try some new places.
 
The poster for tonight's show...that I'm not going to.



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The poster for tonight's show...that I'm not going to.



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I was so mad seeing this come up on my feed… this is a beautiful poster. But Austin’s poster is very much like the Austin now, pretty bland typography with lack of actual culture… with that said, I got the cherry tree black and white version lol
 
So, I came off the waitlist for tomorrow's Colbert taping, but the email went to my junk folder. I didn't see it for 50 minutes and by the time I clicked on RSVP, it was at capacity :(

I'm not bitter.... oh wait, yes I am.


ETA: and.... I persevered and was able to confirm! It doesn't mean I'm definitely in, but I have a shot.

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Excellent show and very you got to work tomorrow friendly. Done by 10:20. Started at 8. I think they wanted to get it done since they have to be in NYC tomorrow. Wife and I got to high five Matt as he walked by us.
 
Smoke Detector is so damn good live. I would love for them to play it tonight on Letterman. Wondering which song they'll perform. Surely something off Laugh Track like Deep End. I'd love for them to just ask Dave what he wants them to play and have at it.

I'm not as big on Laugh Track, especially the title song, but I really enjoyed Matt performing it at the 2 shows. I think it's a better song when he does it solo. It's not a knock on Phoebe but I feel she's a bit tacked on just to have another collaboration. The shows were great for me since they were really Trouble Will Find Me heavy. I was a tad bummed they didn't open with Once Upon a Poolside.
 
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Smoke Detector is so damn good live. I would love for them to play it tonight on Letterman. Wondering which song they'll perform. Surely something off Laugh Track like Deep End. I'd love for them to just ask Dave what he wants them to play and have at it.

I'm not as big on Laugh Track, especially the title song, but I really enjoyed Matt performing it at the 2 shows. I think it's a better song when he does it solo. It's not a knock on Phoebe but I feel she's a bit tacked on just to have another collaboration. The shows were great for me since they were really Trouble Will Find Me heavy. I was a tad bummed they didn't open with Once Upon a Poolside.
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I would assume they'll Deep End cause it's more upbeat? But it could be anything from Laugh Track
 
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I got so lucky. I was in the last row of the balcony, on the aisle. I had a clear view of Stephen's desk and Dave sitting in the chair so I was more than happy up there. When they started setting up for the National's performance, I started getting worried, it seemed like the mics were too close to the audience and I might not be able to see Bryce, Matt & Aaron well as they had said we had to remain seated during the performance.

Suddenly, an usher came up to me and asked if I wanted to go down to the orch to be a seat filler! (My guess is that some VIPs decided to bail after Letterman finished) I of course took them up on it and ended up sitting in the 7th row, aisle, right between Matt & Aaron. We did need to remain seated, but I had a great view.

It was totally worth queuing in the cold for 4+ hours!
 
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