3.22.2009
SXSW 2009: The Highlights and Lone Star Lights
Overheard at SXSW: "I can't believe they make Lone Star Light."
That's right, folks. If Lone Star wasn't quite cheap and watered down enough for your tastes, enter Lone Star Light.

Overdone at SXSW: Men in skinny jeans. Most of the jeans were black denim. Seriously, a LOT of skinny black jeans. I'm not even sure I like them on skinny women, but on skinny men, I definitely (or is it defiantly?) vote no.

Over There: Solange Knowles, younger sister of some woman named Beyonce, performed at the Perez Hilton "One Night in Austin" party inside an old Safeway building. She's a C-list entertainer, to be sure, but interestingly (or embarrassingly) it was actually the second time I've seen Solange live. She opened for Ja Rule in 2003, a concert I also (embarrassingly) attended.

Now Showing: I never take full advantage of SXSW Music because it comes AFTER SXSW Film and SXSW Interactive, and by the time music rolls around I'm already worn out from darting from one documentary to another. This year, my favorite docs were a.)Winnebago Man (a film about the angry Winnebago salesman you've seen on YouTube a million times; b.)We Live in Public (about a visionary that was too far ahead of his time and also a sociopath and c.)Sweethearts of the Prison Rodeo (which made me laugh and cry).

Overloaded: SXSW can be surprisingly inexpensive because free booze parties are everywhere. We were enjoying the day party thrown by Do512, Sweet Leaf Tea and Savvy Vodka yesterday when someone handed me a big loaf of ciabatta bread. So, uh, bread is free too. Keep Austin Weird.
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