So it's officially official now, I am headed to SXSW next month! Originally I was planning on skipping the festival this year, what with the economy in shambles and my festival enthusiasm at a slightly lower level than previous years, but fate (and the conference organizers, I guess) had a different plan in mind. Last week I was invited to speak as a panelist at the music conference, and earlier this week I accepted the invite and registered. So Austin, here I come.
I'm still working out the details on how I'm going to get there and where I'm going to stay, but let me tell you I am PSYCHED, and about as geeked out as can be that I'm going to participate in the conference. As a lil Nashville blogger who road-tripped it to SXSW for the past two years sans even a wristband, just the thought that I'm going to have a BADGE is pretty freaking ridiculous. Let alone the fact that it was complimentary. Let alone the fact that my picture and bio are on the SXSW website. Let alone the fact that I'm going to participate in a panel along with the guys behind some of my favorite blogs! Damn.
Sooooo, if you're attending the conference, make sure you pencil in Thursday, March 17 from 11 a.m.-12:30 a.m. for Bloggers Are Now In Charge. I'll be up there along with the gents from Coolfer, BrooklynVegan, Aquarium Drunkard and Donewaiting.
This also means I'll be doing a little festival previewing and as much coverage as I can manage from the fest. I'll also be hitting you with some tips for doing SXSW on the cheap super soon, because a few people have been asking me for tips on that front. And I bet that kinda info is even more useful this year.
Cool, I'll come by and check out the panel.
C
Posted by: Chris | Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 01:56 PM