Re: sxsw

WB wrote:
Les Cargill wrote:


From what I've heard it sounds like a giant "talent" show; and not a very


(that was from olddog)

Well .. you have be drunk, accustomed to late starts, no shows,
waiting in line, and have a lot of patience ... and like girl
watching .. to have any real appreciation for it . the acts are so-so
at best with a couple of rough jewels appearing every once it awhile.

Or you could cough up $$ dough and pay for resv seating at
the more premier shows and see folks who aready made it ...
go figure ..

isn't there a guitar + gun show there this weekend too ? Only in Texas.




Austin in general is stuck around 1980.

Only the cool parts are . Most of the other parts have been paved over. How do you know ?

In 1980, Austin was this mythic place that people went
to from Oklahoma. They all came back, defeated. That
has not changed.

--
Les Cargill
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