Anyone else going? I will be there Weds til Monday (in mid march). Hit me up! And if you work for a publication that needs a photographer to cover something... let me know.
PS I have only been to Austin ONCE. I will be there for 2 days after SXSW, and I have a car. What should I do. Enlighten me!
art [email] said at 2:04 PM 02-27-2008: for god's sake the one thing you DON'T do around there is actually walk anywhere. you will get all kinds of strange looks and get yelled at by drivers. Only commie's walk in texas
art [email] said at 3:03 PM 02-27-2008: So did I. but when walking from the hotel to the gym in the grassy area _next_ to the road a friend and I were honked at repeatedly by people who were currently afraid that we would jump in front of their cars. Them not ever having seen such a thing, apparently
john [email] said at 8:15 PM 02-27-2008: Yes! I've experienced this in Houston as well. Walking from a hotel to a Dennys or some place like that. Come to think of it, Dallas too! Same thing, walking from my hotel to go and eat at a Chilis two blocks down the road. I guess the only people that do that in Texas are transients and bums.
The most creative sushi menu I have ever seen, with really amazing desserts too. Pricey, but I always treat myself once per trip. The Endo Roll is something else.
The Congress Bridge bats are quite a spectacle, but I think they won't be there in March.
The Museum of Popular Culture is kinda cool, you might like that more than I did.
andrew [email] said at 10:04 PM 02-27-2008: my aunt is pretty high up at ibm there.
that lake is pretty awesome in zilker park but its probably closed now. sixth street is cool. i went to a cool thrift store last time i was there, 2 years ago. nathan went to school there freshman yr. otherwise bbq, whatever else. slackers.
woody [email] said at 10:28 PM 02-28-2008: I make sure to get to Rudy's every visit, usually every lunch in fact. There's one on Research Blvd, but I think it's a chain around town. Love that brisket!
boudet [email] said at 2:52 PM 02-28-2008: club deville, stubbs, continental club, hole in the wall, those are the only place i can remember, but all were pretty cool.
i went for the first few years of austin city limit festival...i'd like to do sxsw.
courtney [email] said at 2:32 PM 02-29-2008: Practically all my local friends go to SXSW, and it creates a kind of odd ghost-town feeling around here. A benefit of staying home during SXSW is that SF ends up having great parking. Same thing with Burning Man!
Anyhoo, my friends use upcoming to plan their event schedules... check out the Austin section, you might find some parties you may have missed.