Most of you have probably heard of SXSW (South By Southwest) - the big hoopla that is held in Austin every year - because of the music and films, but did you know about the "interactive" part of the conference? I guess it covers just about anything to do with technology. My niece, who is in publishing, was sent here several times to attend, and once we drove over to pick her and her husband up from their hotel. When John saw the throngs of "interesting" people filling the streets and sidewalks, he began whining "I want to come hang out with these people! This is just too cool!"
Last night, his wish finally came true. Who does he have to thank? Me and my blog friends! One fairly recent addition to the Interactive conference is The Texas Social Media Awards, sponsored by the Austin American Statesman, and one of this year's winners just happens to be the amazing Ms. Pamela Price, from San Antonio. Her blog Red, White, & Grew helped launch a resurgence of Victory Gardening, and she was also instrumental in the Eat The View campaign that managed to convince the Obamas to plant a vegetable garden on the lawn of the White House. For some unknown reason, she was kind enough to invite me to the awards shindig, held at The Cedar Door in Austin, last night. I, in turn, was kind enough to invite John to be my escort. (Actually, I invited Alexis first, but when I found out that John would be around then, she got bumped. She didn't mind at all.) So, thank you Pamela, for making John's dreams come true. He was like a kid in a candy store!
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Ohhhh, I bet John was in his element of freaky-deaky-techno-geeks! Yup, he'll be up here permanently even **before** mid-summer! Bet you guys had a blast---how was The Cedar Door?
The Cedar Door was lots of fun - much better than being in some bland hotel banquet room. They had the whole place booked, inside and out, and the weather was absolutely perfect! They didn't have much in the way of food, so by the time it was over at 9:00, we were starving. But, that just gave us the perfect excuse for strolling down to the 1886 Cafe at the Driskill for a little snack. While there, we noticed that The Hat Store across the street was open, so we wandered in. OMG, amazing! They even have a little back room of Italian, hand-made hats that look like they are straight out of some wonderful period novel or movie!
How'd I miss this post? "For some unknown reason." You crack me up. You're one of my fave Texas bloggers--and I'm thrilled that you and John came with us to Austin!
Why thank you ma'am!
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