So apparently one of the randoms at the party we had on New Year's Eve just so happens to be in the organizing committee of the London 2012 Olympic Games. I don't remember this dude but he sent me an e-mail asking us to postpone this event. Whatever, chill. Supposedly, whenever these people heard that we were throwing something for South By they immediately started contacting people from...
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So apparently one of the randoms at the party we had on New Year's Eve just so happens to be in the organizing committee of the London 2012 Olympic Games. I don't remember this dude but he sent me an e-mail asking us to postpone this event. Whatever, chill. Supposedly, whenever these people heard that we were throwing something for South By they immediately started contacting people from the Capitol attempting to combine both South By and the Olympics. Texas Governor Rick Perry, being the sketchball that he is, backed the idea from the start, thinking that if he took shit to the next level and had both events happen during the same week in Austin he would receive immediate presidential candidacy from the Republican Party. Hipsters didn't back it tho. Unfortunately for him, childsplay bureaucrats blocked the move and the plan fell through. Long story short, dirty word on the street is that they might cancel this year's Olympics altogether because they're legitimately worried that they won't be able to top this party on Sunday. Oh yeah, some bands are playing...