

So what? But then the second verse started. As the chorus built, she started down the runway right to me. With every word there were tall girl limbs going insane. And when I realized that I was the super fan, I LOST MY MIND. The intro for “Just Like a Pill” started and NOT ONE HUMAN around me knew the words. You don’t stand for a place on the rail if you are not a fan. Because there is nothing like being there with other huge fans of your music. I lived through the crowd of Lil Nas X and didn’t back down. You don’t want to know what I would have done to protect my spot 4 people back from the stage) have done almost anything. Because to be at the stage for P!nk, I would (I’m literally saving you here.

Because immediately upon opening the link that was previously untouched, I responded that I would be where she was. When I did not immediately jump with excitement at the thought of tickets, the children said, “Mom, have you seen the lineup?” They know. Last May, the group text discussion began. When the suggestion came to go as a family to ACL, I didn’t really have a good excuse. ACL is this little music thing that my people attend. It was this album that also has the total Lacy-of-all-ages anthem “Just Like a Pill.” Let’s pick up the story here… I’ll still dance my ass off to “Get the Party Started” like it is my job. This is a really important moment – you need to know the history to get this one. It’s the cherry on the top of the work of learning to translate the inner voice that you no longer speak the language for.
