SXSW 2024 (March 8-17, 2024)

Wristbands? Check. Graph of films, times, locations? Check. So many films, so little time! Day 1 for us was Tuesday, March 12, due to my high school reunion the weekend before.

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Hank the Cowdog? I interviewed the author about 35 years ago either when I worked for the Austin American-Statesman or the Williamson County Sun. And yes, the car has a tail.

Hank's tail. He's parked in the Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar parking garage. Free parking for SXSW attendees! 

Long lines at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar. "Townies" like us (with our $120 wristbands) wait for a couple of hours to get in about 10 minutes before showtime. But only after the out-of-town "badgies" (about $1500 per badge, but you get to attend the high-tech conference, see bands live, plus films) are disgorged from Uber and Lyft rides at the last minute and let in ahead of us. We saw a lot fewer scooters this year. Ride shares seemed the favored way to go.

Q and A with director after "We Were Dangerous," a New Zealand film about a home for delinquent girls on an isolated island in the 1950s. They rebel against their matron in an attempt to be free.

The Doodle bus. I should probably know what this in in reference to. Is there a show called Doodle?