{"id":2110,"date":"2014-03-03T11:20:24","date_gmt":"2014-03-03T15:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/?p=2110"},"modified":"2014-03-03T11:29:50","modified_gmt":"2014-03-03T15:29:50","slug":"id-like-to-thank-the-four-seasons-for-hosting-me-at-south-by-southwest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.duck9.com\/blog\/id-like-to-thank-the-four-seasons-for-hosting-me-at-south-by-southwest\/","title":{"rendered":"I&#8217;d Like to Thank The Four Seasons for Hosting Me at South by Southwest."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Larry Chiang   I am humbled and honored to be hosted here.  03-03-14 NEWS: Hey all y&#8217;all, we are NOW AT THE FOUR SEASONS.   Theyre HOSTING!!!!!  Maybe it was my &#8220;Gua Gua Guacamole&#8221; recipe they have on file and execute. It is what they do teach you at Culinary Arts Inst \/NAPA \ud83d\ude09  my Gua Gua Guacamole double entendres as my mentors, Mark McCormack&#8217;s &#8220;Business recipes from 1983&#8221; doubles as my signature business moves.  Huh?  Ok, let me explain. I add 35 genius steps to making Guac. My Mexican friends swear by me. For example, I BBQ grill bell peppers w\/ woodie wood, de-skin them, dice em. Wallah, BBQ&#8217;d  avocados!!  So, when I do business. I add 35 steps.  &#8211; Do a Vegas tradeshow. Add 35  &#8211; Crash NFL owners party. Add 35.  &#8211; Book SXSW housing. Add 35  &#8211; Fire a party attendee. Add 35  &#8211; Season ticket holder at a basketball stadium in my towns community college? Add 35  &#8211; Teach ENGR145. Add 35.   &#8211; Launch at SXSW. That&#8217;s 35 hashtags  &#8211; Quit a baseball team Augie Garrido mentors called &#8220;Division One Baseball&#8221;. One step.  See a pattern?!  One step = loser. My losing a mentor like Augie Garrido led me on my current trajectory of moist #MMPPI. It&#8217;s 35 steps to &#8220;Mentor Mentions Purr Press Interview&#8221;  Thursday at MIDNIGHT. Come! <a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/vc0311aa\" >https:\/\/bit.ly\/vc0311aa<\/a>  VIP Facebook followers only&#8230;  \/Step 1\/ skip the Eventbrite &#8211; you&#8217;re a VIP! (<a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/vc0311aa)\" >https:\/\/bit.ly\/vc0311aa)<\/a> BUT YOU MUST&#8230;  \/2\/ post a value added RSVP &#8220;Im coming <a href=\"https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/events\/513961648722930\"\" >https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/events\/513961648722930&#8243;<\/a> on your wall  \/3\/ Tag me  I&#8217;m very, very taggable.  \/4\/ When I &#8220;like&#8221; your tag, that&#8217;s your CONFIRMED RSVP.  \/5\/ I&#8217;ll fB message all CONFIRMED ATTENDEES. Bring a screenshot  THIS PLACE WILL BE A MAD HOUSE. TEXT ME SO I CAN GRAB U OUTTA LINE. 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