SXSW Friday: Arrival

Posted on March 7, 2008
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Well, we made it to Austin. There was a last minute change in the crew and I was psyched to see Lee Walters added to our crew of myself and Katherine ‘Kat’ Dawson. Both very talented art directors. And very talented drinkers, as it turns out. We were charged with reporting back to the gang at Arnold and we had this idea to tell the story through the eyes of a creepy, androgenous cowboy doll. So we are shooting footage of this little guy in all sorts of shennanigans. more on that later.

After registering, we got into the sauce early (both barbecue and the booze kind) at the famous Iron Works barbecue joint in Austin. We headed up to Guadelupe street to check that out, and our cabby blazed up a nice sized joint. People in Austin seem nice for sure. And the ‘keep Austin weird’ thing seems fitting. Then some more drinks at a tent party thingey across from the convention center. And then some more drinks at a rooftop party put on by… We finally hooked up with Paulo and had a tasty dinner at … before heading to a show at Antone’s. We saw Bob Schneider. (see review below.)

Austin seems pretty cool. Not the most physically attractive city, but the nightlife (at least while SXSW is happening) definitely delivers. Just watch out for the douchey college kids out late on 6th street.