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Fri, 23 Mar 2007

Well, SXSW week is gone, and I have recovered. As I get older, it becomes more, um, crippling to stay on my feet for 10-12 hours, days at a time. Heh. By Sunday morning wake-up, I was hobbling around like my legs were in casts. But it was a fine week of music.

BTW, thanks for the comments on the SXSW post below. Emails ran about 66% "Thanks for saying that, me too" to 33% "Aren't you being a bit dramatic and shrill? It's just a friggin' music convention. It's fun. Suck it up." And the answer to the latter is, yes, the post is overly dramatic and shrill. But I am leaving it up there as a reminder of how irritated most Austin musicians that I know tend to get around spring break every year. I guess that it can be summed up in two ways: (a) SXSW is a unique and well-run event that is an excellent opportunity to learn techniques and get to know people in the music business, and (b) they've got theirs, and they don't give a damn about what anyone thinks, least of all me, and never will. They don't pay the artists because they don't have to, and in their view it's none of my or anyone else's concern how they choose to run their business.

Such is life. As I get older, I've noticed that injustices tend to self-correct and public scrutiny tends to hasten that correction. Next.

So, tomorrow is an old-Austin day at the joint, with Commander Cody coming through. I'll try to post up some pics for you.

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