Howdy partners! It may have come to some peeps attention that a number of Brummie bods will be whooshing over to Texas all transatlantic stylee for SXSW (South by South West) later next week, to mingle and schmooze with web wizards, net honchos and to do some other shizz, like having fun. Not wishing to be outdone by this, a furious flurry of Twitter activity this evening has registered interest in a counter-event to these southern States shennanigans: WXWM. That'll be West by West Midlands, then.
In our own, special style of Western Midlands tradition, the aim is to show 'em how it's done, Brummie style. The main aim is, simply, to have fun and be able to be a very disjointed part of SXSW (and bag about those who are there in a jovial way).
Date: Saturday March 14th
Time: TBC, but likely to be late afternoon, trundling in a wibby wobbly way into the night
Venue: TBC. Venue suggestions welcome, but must accommodate two key criteria: lashings of beer and wifi. Current venues under consideration are Coffee Lounge (Bham City Centre), Kitchen Garden Cafe (B14) and Hare and Hounds (B14). More suggestions are welcome and it all needs to be firmed up soon, thank you lovelies.
Theme: This is optional, but it'd be great to bring some real Texan values to the table. Mad huge shoulder pads, stetsons, JR Ewing, being abducted from a ranch by aliens, “Yeehaww!” and Sue Ellen's alcohol habit – just a few things to whet the appetite. The more inventive, the better.
Volunteers needed: Technical svengalis and gurus – we would like to be able to Twitter, live vid conference (important) and livestream video to t'internet. Hardware, software, daywear, eveningwear – if you have the shonk 'n' shovel to help, please let us know! Also, anyone who fancies a bit of a stand up gig, summat along the lines of this would be skill: http://peteashton.com/2008/03/merlin_manns_worst_website_ever/
Time is of the essence, so interested peepe, voluntary wizards and cowboy/girl spirits, please get jiggy with your keyboard and pitch in......now!
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