Palmer Events Center
Great Music Knows No Color Boundaries
RECEIVED Tue., June 21, 2005
To the editors,
I just spent one of the greatest musical weekends in Austin I have ever had. Friday and Saturday I was at Nelson Field listening to the second annual Alvin Patterson Battle of the Bands and Drumline Competition. Sunday I was at the Delco Center listening to the Gospel Explosion. (Unfortunately, I missed the Juneteenth parade due to a previous commitment.) But wait, in this “Music Capital of the World,” laid-back and tolerant Austin culture, I was one of about 10 white people at Nelson Field and one of five white people at the Gospel Explosion (the other four were reporters). People wake up! You don't know what you are missing! Therefore, I am issuing a formal challenge to all those folks who say they are Austin music fans (of any color!) to come out next Juneteenth and hear what I'm talking about! It makes me happy just to think about it.
I just spent one of the greatest musical weekends in Austin I have ever had. Friday and Saturday I was at Nelson Field listening to the second annual Alvin Patterson Battle of the Bands and Drumline Competition. Sunday I was at the Delco Center listening to the Gospel Explosion. (Unfortunately, I missed the Juneteenth parade due to a previous commitment.) But wait, in this “Music Capital of the World,” laid-back and tolerant Austin culture, I was one of about 10 white people at Nelson Field and one of five white people at the Gospel Explosion (the other four were reporters). People wake up! You don't know what you are missing! Therefore, I am issuing a formal challenge to all those folks who say they are Austin music fans (of any color!) to come out next Juneteenth and hear what I'm talking about! It makes me happy just to think about it.
Regards,
Deana Newcomb
Deana Newcomb