March 16, 2003

Austin memoirs #1

I was spread eagle on my back, and completly naked.

And why not? 8:00 AM alone in my very own kingsize bed in my very own hotel room in the Austin-Omni hotel.

She must have knocked reaal quietly because i never heard her coming. My first morning in Austin and the first thing i see is a short round maid looking at me.

"aye carumba/ senor senor / ĄSoy muy arrepentido! "

Hello Texas.

The previous night was spent in the back seat of a 1995 boneville careening through east Autsin's culde-sac's and changing lanes on I-35 and Ben White about as smoothly as the Pat Green cd was skipping in the stereo.

Aside from the entire city under heavy road constructuion, making me 45 minutes late to the wedding i was there to photograph, i have come to learn someting new.

Austin texas is the new Eden of audio.

At least during the South by southwest music festival.

After my wake-up call saturday morning i was picked up by the 1995 boneville and it's driver, Jana -- one of the many very nice texans i met this weekend. We met ryan (another very nice texan i met this weekend) for some tex-mex and then hit congress ave. I left my fate soley up to these two Austin Natives and got a very good tour.

I, if nothing else am very aware that i am a commidity. And the more i see in this life i am reminded of that. but even knowing that, i have fun in austin saturday. the grass was green the sky was bright and the sun was shining. and every one in town was the next big thing. Ryan Adams was talking to Sheryl Crow on every corner. Every one was hip. and there was music everywhere. there was even good music being made at the used car lot/car loan office with the rt. 66-esqe rusted neon sign.

In chicago, the women wear kate spade purses under their arms.

In columbus women carry Wendy's fast food sacks.

In Austin women wear gutiars on their backs.

15,000 bands were in town. yes, someone actually counted them. Ben Harper happend to show up to play at the Waterloo record store. Liz Phiar played at the starbucks (though that doesn't narrow down the venue very much) willlie rolled in. Jay farrar was strumming. the jayhawks were there. so was chris mills and vic chesnutt. along with the 14,990 some other bands, almost all of which i have never heard of, and mostly, i am told, unsigned and waiting to be found.

So as we rolled down congress ave., due south of the unions' largest state captiol building, (leave it to texas) my new friends helped me look for the perfect thrift store-shirt souviner, even though i am quite sure they weren't as interested as i was in the search. and there were some fine gene-autry style cowboy shirts to be had.

but the best was wandering around among the scene. 50's hot rods, harley's and tatoos were all on parade. cowboy boots and chuck taylor's stood side by side. cowboy hats and roy orbison glasses conversed. and all sported slim fitting vintage wardrobes, being cool in the hot texas sun.

i am a commodity.

i ate. and bought. but hell, so did the rock n' roll stars.

Posted by Todd Roeth at March 16, 2003 10:59 PM
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