SXSW should be fun.

If not, I’ll be glad it’s over either way. Or, I think I’m just glad the actual event is starting rather.

What you see is a bevy of flyers and announcements being posted daily, telling you go here, make sure you RSVP, etc. etc. Choices, choices, choices make this all seem a music lover’s dream & it is. I can’t remember who it was, but someone sent me a message telling me how much they were anticipating the festival and planned on using my unabridged recap from last year as their survival guide. Let me forewarn that it’s going to take more than that, but it’s still fun unmatched, even for an old fogey like myself.

Behind the scenes though, it’s complete and utter fuckin’ Chaos (capital C).

Emails, phone calls, schedules and itineraries. Accommodations & thank you’s. And inevitably, there will still be mistakes. Midweek, I got an early reminder that we completely left Diz’s name off our original flyer (ouch) and his manager sent over a reminder (and we still love him for doing his job and keeping us on our toes). There’s been plenty of fuckups behind the scenes. But since this one was technically done publicly, there was a small serving of freshly served crow for us all. Yeah, cool says that you don’t tell when you make mistakes or say “boy, we sure did work hard.” Yet, today, it feels appropriate.

So this post is for Diz. Sorry fam. Sad too because, honestly, he was one of the performers I was looking forward to seeing after he tore down our A3C stages a while back. For such a diminutive dude, the guy controls the mic with the voice and stage presence of a giant. Usually, he’s broadcasting live via satellite from Planet Dizzy. But on Thursday, he’ll be in the building with us. Whamp whamp!

Also, if anyone knows Twitter user @TwoHundredBars, tell him/her to holler. They won two VIP wristbands in our Twitter giveaway.

Annddd, the homies @ One Neck, Two Chains have a nice lineup going for Wednesday if you’re in town and around. RMF-approved.

FINALLY, let’s run a headcount (||) to see who’s going to be in attendance. Drop a comment yo! Let’s see who’s leaving their keyboard and computer chair for a few days. Leave your name and address so we can send someone to rob your house while you’re away (hey, gotta recoup somehow).

And if you’re not going, we don’t fret. We still may have a few spades up our sleeve for your benefit too.