If you’ve never had the experience of sharing a few beers with Alex @baldman Jones (no, not *that* Alex Jones), you’re missing out on a great experience. This Alex Jones is the one that provides terrific leadership for Refresh Austin.
Alex Jones talks nonstop and 90% of what he says is very, very worthwhile. He’s a complete master of the Austin Tech scene and has complete devotion to the Refresh cause. He darts from topic to topic with lightning ease, Longhorns football, hulu, web design, high def tvs, movies, Arrested Development, 120 Hz vs. plasma. etc.
We met, Obama beer summit style, over brewskis at the newly relocated Gingerman Pub in the 4th Street district of Austin. The idea? Run a web contest to pick the last panel at SXSW. My idea? Eliminate an idea a week for the last ten weeks until only two panel suggestions are left standing, a la American Idol or So you think you can Dance?
The leadership coterie of Refresh pulled together a brilliant gameplan for the last panel in at SXSW, consisting of @pat_ramsey, @baldman, @markphillip and @durandigitalmedia. See my post on http://spring.net/blog for details on the feed structure you can use via Google alerts to keep up with progress on this project.
I told Alex he should podcast but he said he’s such a perfectionist he would end up spending big bucks on gear. But he’d make a great one, because the man has ideas and man can he talk.
I’m trying to get some momentum going for an Alex Jones vs. Alex Jones debate. The Conspiracy Theorist vs. the Refresher Geek. It would be awesome.
One thing for sure, Alex Jones is going to be glued to his plasma for Longhorns season, they’ve got a shot at it this year.
