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// spotlight // THE SHOW MUST GO ON HALL OF FAME HONOREE GUY CLARK WAS UNABLE TO ACCEPT HIS INDUCTION AS PLANNED BECAUSE OF A LAST-MINUTE PRECAUTIONARY VISIT TO THE HOSPITAL. LEGENDARY SINGER LYLE LOVETT ACCEPTED THE HONOR ON CLARK'S BEHALF, SAYING, "HE IS MY FRIEND; HE IS MY HERO." Ed and Clarissa Bailey Genie and Tom Martin Ted Kasten and Brooke Elizabeth Ken Johnson and Luanne Stovall Warren Hood, Ruby Jane, Ray Benson, and Terry Lickona Lyle Lovett Patty Loveless JT Van Zandt IT WAS A NOSTALGIC EVE- NING FOR TEXAS music fans at ACL Live during the second annual ACL Hall of Fame ceremony. This year's inductees were Asleep at the Wheel, Loretta Lynn, Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, Flaco Jimenez, and the show's original staff. The crowd was treated to performances from the likes of plati- num-selling country artist Patty Loveless and the charismatic country phenom- enon Dwight Yoakam. The all-star event kicked off the previous night with a VIP sponsor dinner at the W Austin. The show was a fundraiser for KLRU, the creator of Austin City Limits—now in its 41st season—and will be broadcast in a special episode on PBS this fall. DINNER AND A SHOW Diane Bangle and Catherine Robb Keith Maitland and Sara Robertson Maureen Coakley, Maury Sullivan, and Tom Gimbel AUSTINWAY.COM 65