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This was the first session of South By Interactive 2008 and I happened to be on it. I shared the stage with our hostess, MJ, Ian, Tim, Rannie, and Matt. Our live musical accompaniment was Joe, The Accordion Guy.

Biggest audience for a panel that I've ever been a part. The Audience filled 18ABCD and there were even people standing in the back. Thanks for coming.

We were drinking a beverage out of a bag on stage - Bulleit. And, I rode the Bulleit baby!!

Here's what I said on stage:

1. The only important things in the SXSWi bag for SXSWi itself are the dillo map, the interactive panel booklet (read it in your hotel and leave it there), the adobe fortune cookie (so you might win the CS3 Master Edition), the metanotes note pad (so you can leave your laptop at home) and the O'Reilly Puzzle book. The single most important thing doesn't come inside the bag but is available next to it - the quick guide. Keep this with you.
2. Do Talk to Strangers. Especially in the halls.
   
3. Don't Pace Yourself.
4. Make Out. We need more sex at SXSWi.
5. If you don't end up in a random car or cab and you don't know where you're going or why but you're with some of the most awesome people you've ever met, you're probably doing it wrong.
6. The Austinist Party at the Pure Volume Ranch is my pick this year.
7. Sched.org

I was told afterwards that I didn't talk very much. This, my children, is because I was drunk.

So, here's everything I would've said if I wasn't on the Bulleit train:

1. I'm working on a follow up book to Tim's 4-Hour Work Week. It's called the 64-Hour Work Week. I'd give you a release date but I'm too busy to write it.
2. Be nice to the people of Austin. They are great and tolerate our nonsense for a week.
3. Get a slice at The Onion.
4. Get a Butter Rum Muffin at The Hideout.
5. Say Hi to Me.
6. Go to at least 1 meal with people you don't know.
7. Seriously, people, Make Out.

I hope you enjoyed our drunken missives.