Mills-McCoin & Ron Blonde: In Search of Levon Helm

The First Day of ACL Fest 2009 was a success: Sights of John Paul Jones, Karen O and master instrumentalist Calvin Turner; free booze and food; perfect weather; familiar Austin faces.

This Second Day bothers not with the music and the industry, but instead entrenches itself in a search for the drummer from The Band, Levon Helm. Ron's desire to shake hands with this old American monument to rock'n'roll strengthen as the weather conditions continue to worsen. The rain is fueling his passion to touch hands Levon. I'm inspired by gusto, so I follow suit.

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