SXSW and Fine Dining Usually Don’t Mix

Once again as the “live music capital of the world” celebrates the annual orgy of music, musicianship and technology that is known as the South by Southwest Music, Film, and Interactive Festival, those who enjoy finer dining have cause to lament.

And while few restaurant owners will come out and say it lest they seem unsupportive, the higher end restaurants will probably have at best, a very mediocre week.

On the other hand, the cab drivers and bars will have one hell of a week. And the pedicab drivers are doing great as well. Except for the poor 110-lb. bastard I saw driving two L&L’s (large and lovelies) up South Congress. He was pedaling for all his life and the cab was barely, and I mean barely, moving. He stopped for a second, gasping for air, and tried to encourage the two ladies to walk the rest of the way. Failing that, he chugged on up the hill. Don’t know if he made it but I wished for a second I’d had my digital video camera or cell phone with me. It would have made hysterical footage on YouTube.

So I guess the while table cloth folks will just have to suck it up this week, as they do every year, and take one on the chin for the good of the River City.

Perhaps if they didn’t invite so damned many bands the thing would be more manageable. And all eateries, upscale or otherwise, could share in the largess that is SXSW.