SXSW 2006, blotch.

Ill go ahead and do a top ten list....

10. Winter Sleep - I worked as security at one of my most frequented watering holes (am I old enough to say that?), Bourbon Rocks, for one night...and that night, this weird post-rock sounding band played. It was really interesting math rock kinda thing. I got into it, and perked me up when i really wanted to sleep. im having trouble finding anything about them on the internet, as there seems to be atleast 4 other bands with that name.

9. Blood Sugar - This Funk Rock band I saw for free after shooting the band Full Stride at Fuel on Saturday. James Brown meets Bad Religion...or something. It was really great music to hear live. Just one of those bands you only want to listen to live....probably.

8. Funksway - A super group composed of all these amazing musicians...including Erykah Badu, Questlove, DJ jazzy jeff, and some amazing guitar player that I had never heard of...and a bunch of others. It was amazing to watch, and Erykah Badu exudes....idunno.....SEX. They all formed to make a record for this movie....I forget what it was called....It's a Doc about how the record industry has changed so dramatically in the past 2 years or so...I heard it was really good.

7. Meeting DJ Jazzy Jeff - It's fucking DJ Jazzy Jeff. He was really a quiet guy....But I enjoy the quiet star.....if you can call him that.....more legend I guess.

6. Riverboat Gamblers (ME studios performance) - This was so funny. 'Cause the lead singer, while being very quiet, completely rock-starred out when they went on....getting up on a piano and jumping, Climbing a giant camera lift, throwing the mic around, sliding around (back to floor) on the floor.....not to mention how much of the free booze they ended up stealing. I really like their music too. For the record, I dont really care for the Arctic Monkeys.

5. Nico Vega (ME studios performance) - idunno what it is about this group from LA. The chick that sings is pretty and passionate on stage....and sounds so....idunno....i wanna janis joplin, but i guess i should just say soulful. The guitar is pretty crunchy, and the drummer was the locksmith from Crash, which is cool. Be on the lookout, as I imagine them getting kinda popular. hopefully more populare than this poser band called "we are the fury"....cause they are definitely not the fury.

4. Municipal Waste - I needed a good circle pit/ thrash show to go to....it had been awhile. These guys have some good shit if you are into it. Plus they are pretty funny, and almost seem like characitures of themsleves/thrash metal....For some reason when I see them, I kept thinking, "I bet these guys were really into the Garbage Pale Kids....when they were kids. Good Stuff. I also got clocked in the knees and landed really hard on my arm, football injury style...but I must have landed just right....cause my elbow is the only bruise I have.

3. Meeting Maria Munounos - The chick that hosts ET on VH1...yeah that Greek Chick.....She is also the hot Nurse in fantastic four. I think her only line is "Oh, you're hot!" But anyways, she was really cool....and after her interview with ME tv, her entourage was talking to the ME people i was with, while I was excluded and being shy....but she kept looking at me for some reason...and then she stares dead at me and is like..."I feel like i know you from somewhere..." and then after a pause from everyone her publicist was like "Chris Evans much?" and she was like "YEAH!".....Chris Evans is the guy who plays the Human Torch, in Fantastic Four....so naturally I turned quite red, and thanked her for the compliment, and made mention of how only one part of my body can turn into fire.....I didn't really say that last thing. but she was hot.

2. Meeting Erykah Badu - After her performance, which did exclude "Tyrone", I was trippin' over her. And then we were hangin' backstage, trying to get interviews for ME....eventually she came our way.....And i just kinda looked at her and said "i love you." She replied, "I love you to baby...you were wonderful tonight" Not sure what that meant....Also the way she said "baby" sounded an awful lot like "Joey." Which kinda creeped me out at first. Maybe just for that night, she was angelic.

1. Working for ME - without ME, the majority of this shit would not have happened. I also worked there atleast 50 hours this week, with no pay. The guy i usually work with in editing said I was making a good impression......we will see how good it is, as I continue my quest for a job in my field.



What a great week.
It was nice to sleep and eat today...and have my eyes feel well rested instead of burning with exhuastion+arousal.

See you next year South By.