This video is pretty great. It just affirms something I learned years ago by telling people I was the manager of a band. Usually it was true, but I have snuck into countless shows and movies basically by acting like I belong. I have found that it is pretty easy to get in anywhere if I am holding my camera above my head and acting annoyed.

At SXSW this year I couldn’t get into the Blender party despite being pretty much a guest of honor the year before. I decided to try the VIP entrance and as my friends and I walked up with authority they simply lifted the rope and let us in. It ended up not even being an entrance to the party, but just a VIP lounge full of all the DJ’s and performers from some SPIN party. It was slightly awkward since it was such a small room and we didn’t know anyone. But we did get free food, and at least Kid Sister was really nice.

My friend Ross used to sneak into everything with a VIP badge he had from a show he played years ago. He once walked into a 311 show that was going on a few blocks from his house. He used to love them as a kid so he tried to sneak in. He grabbed the badge and walked inside. After a while hanging out backstage a security guy grabbed the pass, looked at it and said “Where did you get this?” He replied “Amy gave it to me.” The guy left him alone. A bit later, 311’s manager came up to him and tried to kick him out. He said “But Amy gave me this pass!” The manager did not buy it, but thought it was hilarious and let him stay, but he did kick him out of the backstage area.

Anyway, watch this video, it is great. You can get into any club using a DJ bag and head phones. But you don’t have to Sneak into Rebel tomorrow (Saturday) for the PopOff party. You just have to say “I am on Igor’s list” and they will let you in and I will actually get paid for hosting, which I sort of hate doing. Okay, bye.

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