I'm at SXSW

[thegoose]

There are so many great Dems in town! Pete Buttigieg, AOC, Tulsi Gabbard, etc. Just being here gives me a warm glow. Dan Rather is here today too.

I cover the film festival, so I won't be able to attend the town halls, but I will be reviewing The River and the Wall, a documentary about the impact Orange Anus's border wall would have on the environment.

[murielm99]

1. I don't know what the hell

that acronym means. We are not all hip.

[Paladin]

2. It's a big-ass music/tech/politics fest in Austin every year.

A lot of my Austin friends get the hell out of town during SXSW. The city is way overcrowded as it is; SXSW makes the crowding worse, particularly with out-of-state college students puking on sidewalks. Life's too short...…,

[thegoose]

3. The film festival people do not puke

[Paladin]

11. Damned considerate of them.

[dalton99a]

4. The catalyst for uncontrolled growth of hipsters, cheaply built apartments, and traffic in Austin

[samnsara]

5. its like Sturgis for Austin..only tecchy..

[nolabear]

6. South by Southwest

Welcome to hipsville.

[thegoose]

7. Austin already is Hipsville

Ad it gets millions of dollars every year from SXSW. San Diego gets screwed up with Comic-Con, but do you think they want it to go away? Hell no.

[nolabear]

8. I was just teasing Muriel.

[thegoose]

9. But it's true!

Skateboards and man buns as far as the eye can see...

[murielm99]

16. Man buns really put me off.

Can't stand them.

[SammyWinstonJack]

15. South by Southwest conference and music festivals in Austin, Tx

[FM123]

10. How exciting - wish I was there too!

Keep us posted on all things political....

[rownesheck]

12. If you see Marc Maron,

tell him "Hi, from rownesheck." He won't have the slightest idea of whom you speak of, but it'll be funny.

[thegoose]

13. Rats! I just saw him on the Rotten Tomatoes panel

But just saw your post.

[IcyPeas]

14. didn't this used to be a small music/film festival?

now it's just another huge commercial festival.

don't some people just want to forget politics for a little while and enjoy some music or films?

[JI7]

17. I agree it can be too much at times. but music and film often has a political message

that's why they are popular among liberals. and talk radio isn't.