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    "SXSW. Every band there was on the precipice of greatness. Or so they think. Please excuse my brevity but a week in Austin has put the hurt on my brain. God Bless H-Town.",
    "R.I.P Marcus Richard Carl",
    "- The singer for Emergency Socks , Marcus Richard Carl (pictured) found dead at Hampton Inn after a deadly encounter with Auto-erotic Asphyxiation. ( Below is a video of him just before death.) Such a tragedy. They were the ‘it’ band of SXSW. They could have joined the ranks of bands like Glassvegas. Remember them? Me neither.",
    "- Saw Black Congress @ Obsolete Industries make Houston proud. Loud like fuck. Clutch like whoa. Dann Miller is a fine specimen of a man whose bass tone rivals a battle axe. More like ‘Mann Miller.’",
    "- Saw B L A C K I E carry 2 PA mains down 6th street to his Thursday show. Nobody works harder than this guy. I think I saw him stop to do push ups.",
    "- God willing, it will be legal to stab people with old school lo-fi keyboards in the face exactly one year from now. Sheesh.",
    "- Hosni Mubarak was drinking Pabst at Beauty Bar. No joke. Only Austin would take him.",
    "- Everyone made a surprise performance everywhere.",
    "- Mid SXSW, we made a trip to the Salt Lick , the famed Texas BBQ joint. They hype is true. This place is the tits. The beef ribs are better than drugs on drugs.",
    "- Duran Duran hijacked The Strokes plane. Everyone died except for Simon LeBon.",
    "- Some guys like their dickhole to be fingered. They all wear New Order shirts.",
    "http://www.vimeo.com/21248747"
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