Doodle Bug the Clown loves me. I have the sticker to prove it. I stood in line just
like the rest of the kids to get it. “You turned into a big 3-year-old,
didn’t you?” she asked. Well, as a matter of fact… I nearly stepped on a few during this
year’s Aqua Fest, not exactly the boon-doggle everyone makes it out to be. As Austin
grows by leaps and bounds, tons of families, pre-teens, and UT students go to the
annual fiesta on Auditorium Shores simply because they don’t know they’re not
supposed to. The results? The Aqua Fest everyone always envisioned. And while music is no
longer the sole focus, it’s live entertainment has not sucked. Dale Watson on
Saturday night certainly did not suck. That guy’s a friggin’ hero! Some say Jack
Ingram is the same type (though a lot more Joe Ely, Robert Earl Keen), and that boy
plays Friday night.
Remember too, that Friday night features fireworks, and that
transportation is still being furnished by Cap Metro’s free shuttles, which leave from Austin
High School, Barton Creek Mall, and the State Lots at 14th & San Jacinto every
15 minutes on weeknights (6:30-11:30pm), and weekends (6:30-12:30pm). For those
enjoying libations, American Yellow Cab is still giving free rides home, and for more
info you can still check the Aqua fest website www//aquafest.com or call
472-5664.
Yep, it’s just like the circus, and everybody loves the circus — just
like everybody loves a clown.
And I love Doodle Bug the Clown. — Raoul Hernandez
| Date | Center Stage | West Stage Brew | Pub Stage | Children’s Stage |
| Thursday, July 31 (R&B/Soul/Zydeco) | Laurie Marks (7:30-9pm) Storyville (9:15-11pm) Luca Miller (8:30) | Li’l Brian (7:15-9pm) File (9:15-11pm) | Fair Play (7-8:45pm) Omar & the Howlers (9-10:45pm) | Austin P. Roadman Show (7-7:30pm/9-9:30pm) Lawrence Sullivan Prod (7:30pm) |
| Friday, August 1 (Multi-Cultural) | David Lee Garza (8-9:45pm) Bobby Pulido (10:15-Midnite) | Jack Ingram (7:45-9:30pm) Emilio (9:45pm-11:30pm) | Dutch Treat (7:30-8pm/8:30-9pm) Jubliee Polka Band (8-8:30pm/9-9:30pm) Walburg Boys Band (10:30-Midnite) | Austin P. Roadman Show (7-7:30pm/9-9:30pm) Csardas Hungarian Dancers Prod (7:30pm) Lawrence Sullivan Prod (8:15pm) Captain Connie (9pm) |
| Saturday, August 2 (Tejano) | Lazzo (7-8pm) Eddie Gonzalez (8:15-10pm) La Tropa F (10:15-Midnite) | Cale Seis (7:45-9:30pm) YaYo & Rumors (9:45-11:30pm) | The Plow Boyz (7:30-9:15pm) Sister Sister (9:30-11:15pm) | Austin P. Roadman Show (7-7:30pm/9-9:30pm) Ballet Folklorico (7:30pm) Bonzo Crunch (8:30pm) |
This article appears in August 1 • 1997 and August 1 • 1997 (Cover).