With nothing better to do one afternoon at the South-by-Southwest interactive festival 2011, my friend Tim Washer & I spent an afternoon in search of outrageousness.
Fortunately John Knowles and John Birdsong from The Roger Smith Hotel captured our quest on video.
We found bats (lots and lots of bats), cops, a Leica camera, John Jantsch, pink feather boas, and (maybe, we're not quite sure) Mark Zuckerberg.
This insider's view gives you an idea of what it was like to be there at the festival.
Direct link to In search of the outrageous @SXSW 2011 on YouTube.
Produced by David Meerman Scott and Tim Washer
Directed and edited by John Knowles
Shot by John Birdsong
Featuring: John Jantsch, Carolyn Monaco, Renee Alexander, Aliza Sherman, Patricia Cich Lee, Austin's finest, and the world's largest urban bat colony.
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Thanks for showing us Austin! I keep saying I need to visit SXSW. What's funny is that I just saw the bat bridge on CBS Sunday Morning this week!
Where is the best place to stay?
Posted by: Danmoyle | April 12, 2011 at 11:21 AM
Not sure I fit the stereotype of outrageous, but I'll take the label for the team - always great to be with you David!
Posted by: John Jantsch | April 12, 2011 at 05:39 PM
Great video. Hilarious.
Posted by: Daniel Decker | April 13, 2011 at 09:27 AM
Hi all, here's another video we (@RSHotel) made in #sxsw. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qtplq2CyRg8
Posted by: Johnbirdsong | April 13, 2011 at 11:49 AM
Great video that captures the vibe of Austin & SXSW. I was lucky enough to meet the man who shot the video, John Birdsong, at this year's SXSW. Cool guy. Nice job on the video!
Posted by: Mostlymuppet | April 13, 2011 at 03:54 PM
thx man!
Posted by: john birdsong | April 13, 2011 at 04:53 PM