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They say imitation is the best form of flattery, so with a compliment to SI’s NFL guru Peter King, here are 15 things we think we think about SXSW 2007:
- We think more bands should wear masks. Gracias de Los Straightjackets.
- We think more bands should wear matching, personalized sweatsuits. Kudos to DATAROCK.
- We think Trainwreck Riders are a punk band, contrary to what their alt-country album lets on.
- We think VietNam are actually hairier and dirtier than their pictures let on.
- We think, for the moment, we’d sooner order a round of appletinis at a biker bar, than order another round of Lone Stars.
- We think the only things to eat in Austin during SXSW are cheeseburgers and bratwursts.
- We think we owe Brooklyn Vegan a thank you for the party they hosted on Saturday. Great venue, great bands, ice-cold Heinekens and bottled waters, NCAA tourney viewing available, all for the low, low price of free.
- We think its annoying when your travel partner pukes his fruity drink all over you on the airplane.
- We think there is an abundance of naked men strolling around Austin and at least one of them can kick our asses. I’m talking to you Naked Cowboy.
- We think if you are a single man seeking hot women for the weekend, you should not go to SXSW. They are an endangered species.
- We think it will be a difficult challenge to NOT drunk dial Joe Simpson, now that we have his cell phone number.
- We think buying SXSW badges was a waste of money for all of us.
- We think everyone in the music industry has a day job.
- We think every SXSW band is afraid to self-promote, carry merchandise, or mention their band name during a performance.
- We think we would have spent our money on t-shirts or cd’s for bands we support, if they were available.
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13. We think everyone in the music industry has a day job.
Or a night gig. Seriously, I have met more people in this business that did other stuff on the side as well. Crazy, right?
I think its great because most people in the biz are really passionate about music. You don’t see that kind of dedication in other industries.
Look at this blog. No ads. No revenue. Why are we doing this again?
Ha. We have ads on our space, but it’s only paid for hosting costs over the history of the site. I hear good things about Indieclick and Blogads, but you have to get invited to their services.
We do this because it’s fun. When it isn’t fun, we will probably all quit.
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