Beerland doesn't care about your shitty blog
See part 2 in the series: www.flickr.com/photos/ekai/4452397604/in/photostream/
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Erika Hall, Shultzman, denkschema, ldandersen, and 166 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Erika Hall (38 months ago | reply)
That is amazing, and would make a terrific Miranda July-style window shade.
Sal & Nat (38 months ago | reply)
LMAO! this is awesome!!
yaznotjaz (38 months ago | reply)
ha!
davidrdesign (38 months ago | reply)
So funny.
Bradley Allen (38 months ago | reply)
Telling it like it is.
ttrentham (38 months ago | reply)
...which is only a slight variation on the sign that they always have at the door. It's probably still under that one...ready for when all of the SXSW douchebags leave town and it's back to the regular local douchebags.
Ehwin (38 months ago | reply)
Hah - and this is why I don't go home (to Austin) during SXSW - I made that mistake last year. I'll go visit later :)
@gueamu (38 months ago | reply)
Epic!
M-D (38 months ago | reply)
Wow. I have to assume this wasn't posted while the Interactive attendees were still in town...
sean percival (38 months ago | reply)
Brilliant
kelly cree (38 months ago | reply)
rather be a blogger than a doorman
The PreppyDude (38 months ago | reply)
Genius!
Almond Butterscotch (38 months ago | reply)
radical transparency indeed!
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KyeRussell (38 months ago | reply)
Do want
ExNihil (38 months ago | reply)
Brilliant.
richardthelandlord (38 months ago | reply)
That's told them then! :-)
teafordinner (38 months ago | reply)
this is awesome. i'm going to blog about this :)
stickywritereditor (38 months ago | reply)
Ha ha ha!!!
elliebree* (38 months ago | reply)
i love this :)
PookieSoup (38 months ago | reply)
Awesome. That'll make great material for "How not to treat your consumers" marketing lecture.
fostercorrin (38 months ago | reply)
Not amused.
Agent Weez (38 months ago | reply)
Beerland is not an official SXSW venue: Interactive or Music. Unfortunately, a lot of conference goers assume that badge and band holders will get preferential treatment everywhere in the city. In fact many have a sense of entitlement about it, going so far as to argue loudly with door guys and the like about why they're more important than everyone else in the line.
I think the sign is funny and is trying to get a point across: You need to wait in line.
PookieSoup (38 months ago | reply)
Playing devil's advocate here: Many badge holders pay $$$ in order to go to the conference and attend parties. So I can see where they might get angry because they paid big bucks versus people who didn't pay a dime.
On the other hand, if Beerland wasn't a SXSW venue, the sign could have explained that, and added that "badge holders do not have priority." Not all bloggers have badges, and not all badge holders are bloggers. The sign didn't convey that message. The sign conveyed disrespect for bloggers as they are not real writers.
I didn't meet or see a single person (badge holder or not) anywhere during SXSW get angry about not being let into a party. I'm curious to see how Beerland handles their social media strategy after this.
pearson_251 (38 months ago | reply)
Well no beating around the bush here ,,,,,
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Seen in the interestingness archives. (?)
PookieSoup (38 months ago | reply)
Oh, and I'll add that I really dislike it when people play the "I'm a blogger so I deserve etc...." card. I know many restaurants who get that line from self-proclaimed bloggers. Not cool. Typically the owner will call me, and we handle it from there.
wojcik (38 months ago | reply)
Whether it's an official SXSW venue or not, when it hits capacity NOBODY should be let in until someone else leaves. To do otherwise would violate safety codes and creates a dangerous situation for everyone in the building.
decsramble (38 months ago | reply)
:-) someones blog failed
kk7k (38 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called MY FLICKR FAV's , and we'd love to have this added to the group!
foxybagga (38 months ago | reply)
that is a very nice shot - how it is composed is quite interesting!
elliebree* (38 months ago | reply)
love it :)
flashopen (38 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Casual, Free & Curious photography, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Leah Walbourne (38 months ago | reply)
Oh my!
mak1e (38 months ago | reply)
lol, you who you are, yes and your shitty blog :D
johnpettit (38 months ago | reply)
ha!
gatorboards (38 months ago | reply)
Gotta admit that's pretty funny. Too bad that self important door guy is one of the biggest douche bags in Austin.
jasonsanders (38 months ago | reply)
Ha ha nice.
kentton77 (38 months ago | reply)
Whats more of a "douche"? Making a (could have been written differently) sign so everyone doesn't have to ask the same question over and over again or people all asking the same series of questions repeatedly? Props to the sign. So what if it seems rude, thats Beerland's mentality.
oblivion9999 (38 months ago | reply)
Karen Sugarpants (38 months ago | reply)
Yes but will the sign end up on www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/ ??
Because that would be ironic.
Shana Ray (38 months ago | reply)
Who is making the T-shirt of this sign??
dodgyjackpot (38 months ago | reply)
i love waiting in line. i wish everyone waited in line. I look down on individuals who jump the line, or want to jump the line, or feel like they are entitled to jump the line.
kelly cree (38 months ago | reply)
@oblivion i just don't respect doormen. fuck capacity API limits. plus doorman isn't a real job anyway.
ericeharrington [deleted] (38 months ago | reply)
Funny that enough people had to actually comment on how popular their blog was in an effort to get in.
Would have loved to hear the person trying to make that argument at the door. "Do you know how many hits I get a month on my blog?" LOL!
ekai (38 months ago | reply)
I should go back and tell him his poster got me 60,000 hits in 2 days. Thanks for the help & couldja lemme in now?
karaemurphy (38 months ago | reply)
So amazing on so many levels.
scorpiistar (38 months ago | reply)
good stuff....
boltron- (38 months ago | reply)
Epic. I also love that I saw this randomly on popurls.com, clicked on it, and see that Erika has the first comment, it's posted by Eddie who I just met at the SF Embassy at brunch (yo), and Kara here literally stayed with us in B unit.
oblivion9999 (38 months ago | reply)
karaemurphy (38 months ago | reply)
Nate! Your comment on SXSW was almost as good as this. Check it out on my shitty blog!
www.iloveitsf.com/2010/03/20/sxsw-afterthough ts/
boltron- (38 months ago | reply)
Thanks for the quote Kara! Great post. Sorry to blow up your comment thread with a SXSW reunion Eddie.