SXSW Legalities and Fatalities!
Before I get into what the dealy-o is with SXSW and why they are threatening the Cain with
legal action I wanna take time to show you a few more views of what was going
on during the week and what led up to their insane descision
to try and take on tha kid!
What I thought was one of the most visually appealing parts of
the entire SXSW was this Pie fight which is now part of the Guiness World Book of Records
as the “World’s Largest Pie Fight”.
Here are some photos of the scene as it unfolded:
- Pie Faced…….
During the pie fight I even ran into my hommie Dave Rodriguez of the Austin
punk group The Krum Bums who was gathering signatures for his
attempt at running for mayor of Austin.
- Dave Rodriguez of the Krum Bums!
These were part of the beginning of my beef with SXSW when I was told that they thought
that these were images that were “boring and could happen anywhere”!
BITCH SO CAN MOTHER FUCKIN’ LIVE MUSIC!
I’m out here trying to lace you’re ass with some variety and you’re gonna
give me that bullshit?!?!? Â I’m a celebrity bitches and therefore I had to go diva on their asses!
This was the point where I decided to go toad on the execs at SXSW
and I decided to throw a party that was all Austin and all Weird.
I went to my friend JP’s house and threw the type of party that could only be
found in a city like ours. Â To tell the story of the ATX
through new and old friends one and all.
I’ll let the photos tell the story, but you can bet from the guy in his skivies this
was a party that Hunter S. Thompson would’ve been proud of!
- This was the party at day break that next morning, and yeah my minor cousin was there so I decide to blur his identity.
- The back porch at Park’s crib where the illest SXSW after party ever went down!
- James Mitchell Pondering a Move to the ATX!
- Matt I and our sexy maid.
- Parks and Nash looking like a million bucks!
- This is how I felt pretty much laying on the couch at about 8am!
After the party at Mr. Parks’ house we continued the rager by venturing to my crib
and this was the insane outfit Mr. Mitchell found in my closet!
Pretty much sums up the night that ended in a bad bad body dump!
When we slept this shit off we finally agreed that the rest of the festival
I would stick to what I know best and I would shoot hot chicks
who were performing at SXSW.
Although I got a lot of shots here are a few of my favorites:
- Ms. Foxe performing at Mal Verde.
- The Sparx girls, still keep running into peeps in the ATX with those shades!
Apparently, the people at SXSW weren’t to happy with my new direction and this was when they
decided to call my lawyers and threaten me with a law suit after viewing the photos.
They claim that I was hired on as a celebrity photographer to shoot
music and the festival from and I quote “the point of view of
SXSW and this was the view that SXSW would
like portrayed to its sponsors and friends.”
First of all I didn’t sign anything stating that I wouldn’t shoot the hot chics of the ATX!
I would never sign anything like that!
Second of all I was doing their cheap asses a favor by even agreeing to this BS!
Luckily, I had a meeting during SXSW with my lawyer Ms. Whitney Day
and her entire legal team.
Whitney Day J.D. and her team when I took them out on a victory lap around town!!
Whit-Daddy is one of the toughest lawyers in town,
even tougher than Funk and associates, and she just made a couple of phone calls
and these ass clowns were off my back. Â After all,
they did steal some of my materials including a 20GB flash card, which was never returned.
So enough about SXSW, even though it was shitty at times I still managed to have a great time
with or without drama. Â I always do!
Today at 1oAM I am heading to NYC so get ready East Coast to feel the Cain
at LCD Soundsystem’s Last Show Ever @ Madison Square Garden!
James Pondering = Sweet! And Body Dump = Funny