This past week I had the opportunity to drop into Austin for two days, and after reading the following quote, I knew I had to make the trip:
Quote: (03-23-2015 02:12 AM)BlurredSevens Wrote:
1. If you're under the age of 25, you're a fool if you don't go to SXSW in 2016. Go for the music session.
Despite all the hype in this thread, however, I was disappointed. I've visited Austin a few times in the past, and was not impressed by all that SXSW had to offer. It was no better than a standard weekend in Austin.
Now - I only did two days, and I've written before that it's difficult for a small group of guys like the RVF to
determine if an event/location is a fuckfest or not, but I'll detail my experience and let you decide.
Music: I bounced around a few music venues Thursday and Friday. There were lots of trashy hipster girls, and most of the attractive girls were with boyfriends. I did some number farming in between sets, but nothing crazy.
Nightgame: Night game is my bread and butter so I planned to hit the bars both nights. Thursday I lost track of time at a showcase and only got to 6th street at 1 AM. I always forget that bars close at 2 AM. I followed BlurredSevens' advice and went to 6th and Red River.
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4. It's easy to figure out where to go, because you can go anywhere and find a party. Start at 6th and Red River and follow your gut.
6th Street: aka Dirty 6th. This place is a riot, it's maybe 12 blocks of city street closed down to traffic, and is plastered with people. Felt like being in Times Square at rush hour. Bars and live music everywhere, it's hard to go wrong here. The crowd is pretty young.
As a Mardi Gras veteran, New Orleans pro, I knew what to expect. I've been to Dirty Sixth a few times and was ready to roll. However, this was completely different. The demographics broke down like this:
80% aggressive black guys, running "hey girl come here!" game
15% drunk tourist couples
5% dumb lost ugly girls
BlurredSevens was right, it was a riot. The streets were packed, the police had blocked off the middle of the street to patrol the area, it was absolutely disgusting. People pushing and shoving trying to go god knows where, stumbling all over each other like they were 18 drinking their first Schlitz. I was texting with user
vacuumbed and he had the same experience all week. I number closed one girl but left after getting blown out by the few cuties that were present.
Friday I knew I had to get out earlier to get more approaches in. Last time I was in Austin I got some love on West 6th, so around 11 PM I headed out ready to pound the pavement.
The bars were busy, but the vibe and population were no different than last time I was around. If anything, it was worse because all the UT girls were on spring break. I had a few approaches go decent, nothing really biting. Around midnight I was ready to swear SXSW off, but I met a beautiful hispanic girl and banged it out until 4 AM.
In summary - I did not feel sex in the air, SXSW is cool if you want music, fuck dirty 6th. Austin is still a great city and I will return.
