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I really should learn to trust my instincts.


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By day seven Haleigh was done with all of her shifts.  She had put in her time and the rest of SXSW she could do what she wanted.

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Interactive was now over, Film was winding down and Music is starting to kick in.

iPhones are still everywhere but now the people using them have a lot more piercings and tattoos.  In previous years it was a bit of a joke amontst the interactive attendees that stayed over though music about how different things are.  Suddenly no one has heard of ( Read more... )

Day five was a Tuesday. I felt refreshed because the previous day had actually ended early enough to get a decent night's sleep. Most nights during SXSW I would only get a few hours to sleep. My normal laptop was having issues so I was on my older laptop. It couldn't read my SDHC card I have been taking pictures on so I was having to hook the ( Read more... )

Day Four was my first day off at SXSW and even though it wasn't packed with activity it was one of my favorite days.

The main thing on my schedule was the panel with Robert Rodriguez and Henry Selick.


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SXSW Day Three was a Sunday which at least made parking and traffic a bit easier.

I started out the day with a film panel called "No Budget To Low Budget."


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Day Two

Day two started early again with Haleigh having to be at registration to work long before my first assignment.


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 Last Thursday I followed a number of posts to twitter reporting that someone had jumped or fallen from a building in downtown Austin.

Today I found out it was someone I knew.  His name was Xast and I had met him on a couple of occasions at Camarilla games.  From what I have heard from those that were close to him he may have had some mental issues ( Read more... )

Fishermen often tell tales of "the one that got away."  This is the photographer's version of that story.

I have talked about Peelander-Z on here a number of times.  They are one of my favorite bands to photograph because of their outlandish costumes and crazy antics.  Each year they do a bunch of shows at a variety of locations during SXSW.  This ( Read more... )