Many of you internets are aware of the upcoming South By Southwest Music and Media Conference kicking off tomorrow in Austin, Texas. Unfortunately for the iNternets Celebrities our film submission was denied by the organizers (read: h8rs). I still wanted to attend the attend the conference or some parts thereof because it celebrates the online culture in a way that no one else has tried to approach.
To add to all of that, my homeys from The Smoking Section and Nah’Right are hosting the best party evar in Austin.
Rarely do I ever want to leave New York City, but in this case I feel like I need to take part in this conference and attend the panels and forums that discuss the integration of new media into art and culture like film and music. The big problem that I have with making this trip independently is my money situation. I’m already late with March’s mortgage payment. Even though I would consider this trip as a “working” holiday it is still far too frivolous for me to accept prA’li donations. But what my prA’li friends have shown me is that there is a loyal support base on the internets for DP content.
Now is the time to let some corporation pay for the entertainment and information we provide here at DP dot com. The readers of this site here have certainly paid their dues by contributing their attention span to my endeavors (I calls that mental bandwidth). I don’t want to sell out to just any corporate behemoth either. I would love to sell out to the company that I actually fucks with. I love Mountain Dew Voltage which we shall forever call MTN DEW Blue. How awesome would it be if these folks were the underwriter for my trip to Austin? Retarded awesome should be your answer.
Listen, I also watched the television news special that accused Mountain Dew of rotting kids teeth and I have also heard the rumors that Mountain Dew is out here shrinking brother’s sachs and the what not. I don’t believe none of that shit. Sure if I didn’t ever drink anything else but Mountain Dew that wouldn’t be good for me, but it is way better than coffee when I need that blast. It doesn’t give me the shakes either. What do you think I use to fuel my overnight weblogging sessions that go until 5am somedays? Mountain Dew blue is that fuel and I ain’t ashamed to say it. I wish that Mountain Dew blue was getting the throwback treatment like the classic flavor.
So here’s the rub… Mountain Dew products are made by PepsiCo. Guess who is also one of the major sponsors for the SxSW Conference? Yep, PepsiCo. How difficult would it be for PepsiCo. to fly me (and someone else to hold a camera) down to Austin for the Thursday to Sunday end of the conference? We will shoot a few videos of our time there and the things we experienced similar to the iC’s trip to the Sundance Film Festival. I think that shit is totally do-able and I will be boycotting Mountain Dew blue until they confirm my plane tickets. I pray that I don’t have to ratchet this boycott up another level.
