For some reason, each day in Austin starts with some half naked dude posing for pictures in the street. We bumped into this guy (not literally) on 6th street before starting off our day.
After we got our morning dose of male nudity, we decided to cleanse our minds and spirits by day drinking and catching some great shows. We started off watching VietNam. They sounded fantastic, but only played for 25 minutes. We left a little underwhelmed and headed to the Yep Roc 10th Anniversary Party to see some of their lineup.
We consumed free BBQ and beer while watching Los Straightjackets, The Apples in Stereo, The Moaners, and Rock Plaza Central. Some of the pics are below. I’ll add the others later tonight. Los Straightjackets wore some fantastic Nacho Libre style Mexican wrestling masks and won the crowd over with their showmanship and guitar skills.
VietNam @ Red Eyed Fly
Los Straightjackets @ Yep Roc’s 10th Anniversary Party
The Apples in Stereo @ Yep Roc’s 10th Anniversary Party
More to come from day two and three later… it’s time to leave Texas.
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Oz, how do you not recognize the “world famous naked cowboy” as being a New Yorker? The fact that he made the trip to Austin shows that either: a) he makes a buttload of cash in Times Square (which he does!) or b) someone paid for him to fly down.
Either way, I am a little hurt that you didn’t notice.
Elvis Perkins is pretty great, I am completely in love with Ash Wednesday. I hope it was fun. We’ll go with you next time.
I did see NYC written on his tighty whities, but I didn’t start up a conversation with him to get the details. As a general rule, I don’t approach men in the street wearing nothing but briefs and a cowboy hat, especially when they are bigger than me.
Good call, the whole “if he’s bigger than me, and in only his underpants, I don’t talk to him,” has always served me well. You still have a photo of him flexing, which should draw in some lady readers.
At first, I thought for sure you were talking about Leslie. Please tell me this big New Yorker isn’t the only naked person you saw in the street. A trip to Austin isn’t complete without a few run-ins with the naked, homeless, fun-loving, yet terrifying Leslie. Anyhow, did you make it to Club DeVille for the day parties? Walter Meego rocked the house. Here’s a hilarious and wonderful video. MAN i wish i was there!!
Emily – Fear not. Here is Leslie in all his glory: http://www.hearya.com/2007/03/16/sxsw-2007-day-one/
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