A rapper with his own videographer and a portable generator to power the sound took up the northeast corner. The valets at Ruth'sChris could not park in their garage because a pianist and his lively and talented skittle band blocked the entrance. Also making a video of some sort, a fake priest declaimed to his cast of actors and actresses about "The Church" (whatever he might have meant about that.) As the night ground along, the crowd flowed back and forth more quickly and also slid down the socio-economic scale. I finally had to warn a mild vagrant and his really nice dog that they were not going to sleep in the doorway of Brooks Brothers.
Thursday, March 14, was "Camera Day." Cameras are common enough at SXSW, of course, but the shutterbugs swarmed the streets with equipment closer to field artillery than to anything you carry in your pocket. This was a professional shoot. They took about 50 clicks with her sitting and then standing on the corner in "Vogue" poses.
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| Oliver on bass and Wilder Lee with banjo and percussion |
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| The flash is connected to the camera ... |
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The camera is connected to the flash over the model
YELLOW ROSE OF TEXAS,
a gentlemen's club
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| Right space; wrong time. He missed the Yellow Roses. |
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| Sonia was more interesting with eight knives stuck in the box. She assisted her father with his magic tricks. |
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| Even blindfolded Sonia can see what is behind her. She actually missed this one: Dad's fault of course. |
These were some of the people who worked the intersection of 6th and Congress on Thursday. Blues and bluegrass, rock or skittle, tuba, xylophone, acoustic and electric, break dancing, no corner goes unoccupied for long. These shots were possible only in the moments when the on-lookers were sparse. To get me to work, we just waited for traffic to stall and did a "fire drill." Later, on my way to a bus stop after work, I found the poet Bill Keys up a block, once again surrounded by girls. (Oh, why I did choose technical writing?)
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| Friday the 15th Abou Sylla plays the balafon |
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| Saturday the 16th Signing the "Charity Life" tour bus (www.MyCharityLife.com) This is basically a clearing house for small and local charities. You can pledge as little as $5. Your favorite charities save the burden of administrative staff. |
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| Saturday the 16th "Chico Chico" plays "Puttin' on the Ritz" |
ALSO ON NECESSARY FACTS
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