SxSWi Day 2: Attempted Karaoke

Day two in Austin was the first full day of the South by Southwest Interactive Trade Show, and I stood on my feet and talked for 6 hours straight!

We got a really good response to the site and everyone seemed to enjoy what we were trying to do. I’ve never talked to so many strangers (and new friends) in my life, and I enjoyed it quite a bit!

After the Trade Show closed, I went over to the Mexican Cultural Arts Center for the SxSW Opening Ceremony and had a few drinks and mingle a bit. Around 9pm I decided to head over to the Karaoke event on 4th and Navasota to meet up with Erin Koteki Vest, Mark Krynsky, Marco, Aaron Brazell and Derrick for our unofficial FriendFeed meetup.

We watched the Karaoke contest and cheered on Aaron as he performed Eminem’s “Lose Yourself” and rocked the house, then headed over to Ego’s via Bike Rickshaw for more karaoke, but unfortunately we showed up after they had already cut the sign up for singing. I met back up with my friend Henry and Dustin Rowles with the Pajiba crew as well and watched Henry sing Adele’s “Syrup and Honey.”

I big the fine folks from FriendFeed farewell and goodnight, and shared a cab with Henry back to the Convention Center. I barely made my way to the Blellow rent house due to my iPod dying (which had the map to get there and the keycode for the door) but somehow managed to squeeze another 30 seconds out of the battery long enough to memorize the address.

Another fine night in Austin with another two days ahead of me. This has been a great experience so far and I’m looking forward to seeing what the last two days have in store.