Y'all. I have to admit something.
As a millennial who has lived in Austin going on 5 years now, living in the city where Mr. McConaughey himself resides, where it's rumored if you're in the exact right spot, at the exact right time, you can hear "alright, alright, alright." echoing through the cliffs of Lady Bird Lake, I'm pretty ashamed to say this. I've never seen Dazed and Confused.
I know. I KNOW. Record scratch.
I don't know how I missed this movie as a teenager. Maybe I was too straight laced to watch a 'stoner movie.' Maybe Upstate New York just totally missed the boat. Whatever it may be, I haven't seen it.
When my good friend told me she bought roller-skates, I knew I had to take photos of her. My friend, Caitlin, is a shark in the Goodwill bins. She can smell a designer dress in the ruins of faded Old Navy tees like no one else I know. I knew she would rock an outfit that screamed, 'Groovy.'
What does this have to do with Dazed and Confused? Well, when I was suggesting a location to shoot, I suggested, you guessed it, Top Notch. I had driven by Top Notch numerous times, and had always loved the way it looked. Such vintage. Such kitsch. I loved everything about it.
So, one early Sunday morning, we went, we created magic, the Tejas sun came out, we started sweating, and we went home. As I was posting the photos to my social media, I looked at 'Top Notch' tags on Instagram, and that's where I saw it. The picture from the scene. You know the scene I'm talking about. Where Matthew McConaughey in all of his glistening, Texas glory is hanging out the window of his car, being a smooth talking son of a rattlesnake.
In my excitement of realizing we had been creating art on a real life movie set, from an iconic movie, I texted Caitlin to share the news. Her response was, "Omg that's why I thought you chose that place!" Of course she did. Foolish me.
I still haven't watched Dazed and Confused, but I promise I will soon. With a Delta-8 gummy, and a Top Notch burger in my belly.
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