A great quote about SXSW

I saw this in the print edition of The Onion about their day party. It seems to sum up the reason there are so many of them.

"Throwing your own party means you automatically have someplace to go."

Also, there was this on the party shutdowns.

"A series of text confirms that the cops have broken up nearly every scheduled after-party already. We smell a conspiracy. Could the SXSW committee by colluding with the police to put a stop to every unofficial showcase? Or has the Austin PD really just had it with turning a blind eye to all the late-night partying? Staying up until the wee hours at Factory People is one of our favorite SXSW traditions, and this year, it's been taken from us."

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