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Well this remains to be seen, and having a pro sports team as an anchor to a development helps tremendously.
True, but even now it's already less of a burden to taxpayers now that it's off the city's books. It would have been an even bigger burden with COVID and canceled events.
Right because burning man is more than just art cars, so of course the art car parade in Houston would be smaller in theory than an event which has more than that. But in reality, the art car parade in Houston has similar attendance numbers to burning man, and in fact higher numbers in many years. Houston's is one of the larger ones which is why I said what I did about Austin's version, but Austin has plenty of other events.
This is where the thread should go next...whose premier event is more impactful to the city... ComicCon in SD or SXSW in Austin?
What is Austin's art car event? I've never heard of that. The main art events that I hear about in Austin are the east and west Austin studio tours.
Would have to think the latter is easily SXSW. 2019 had 280k+ attendees with $350 million of economic impact. That's greater than 2x SD ComicCon and of course Austin is a much smaller city and overall economy.
Right because burning man is more than just art cars, so of course the art car parade in Houston would be smaller in theory than an event which has more than that. But in reality, the art car parade in Houston has similar attendance numbers to burning man, and in fact higher numbers in many years. Houston's is one of the larger ones which is why I said what I did about Austin's version, but Austin has plenty of other events.
This is where the thread should go next...whose premier event is more impactful to the city... ComicCon in SD or SXSW in Austin?
That's an easy one. SXSW is in a different universe in terms of cultural influence. This comparison is similarly incongruent to the Art Car Parade versus Burning Man comparison. One's a diversion and the other is a cultural/industry influencer.
Now, if you compared ComicCon to the ACL festival, I think it would be a more apples-to-apples comparison...and ComiCon would edge it out in terms of the footprint of its cultural significance and influence, if not its general appeal and attendance figures.
PS-I would argue that Houston's analogue to SXSW is actually OTC.
I worked for a company with a small development group in Austin. I've been there in July/August many times. 100F every day isn't my idea of a livable climate. With infinite money, a house off the beach in La Jolla, a sailboat in a slip in the basin, and a small condo at Mammoth would do the trick.
I worked for a company with a small development group in Austin. I've been there in July/August many times. 100F every day isn't my idea of a livable climate. With infinite money, a house off the beach in La Jolla, a sailboat in a slip in the basin, and a small condo at Mammoth would do the trick.
Lol, I don't think there is much debate about San Diego vs Austin (or anywhere in the continental US) on the climate front.
San Diego vs Hawaii might be interesting. I think I'd actually go with Hawaii there as I like a little more warmth than San Diego offers.
The rodeo is a huge deal. Largest rodeo event in the country. A lot of national acts.
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You misunderstood my point. I was implying that the Art Car Parade is really just a much smaller, less significant, and sanitized Burning Man (which originated in SF).
I don't even remember Houston or Austin's art car parades, but Im not a car guy. I think the guy you're replying is another Texan who doesn't like Austin.
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Right because burning man is more than just art cars, so of course the art car parade in Houston would be smaller in theory than an event which has more than that. But in reality, the art car parade in Houston has similar attendance numbers to burning man, and in fact higher numbers in many years. Houston's is one of the larger ones which is why I said what I did about Austin's version, but Austin has plenty of other events.
This is where the thread should go next...whose premier event is more impactful to the city... ComicCon in SD or SXSW in Austin?
First you said that Austin "stole" the idea of Eeyore's birthday from SF. I think that was proven to be false. You also said Austin stole the art car parade from Houston. Not sure if true, but who cares? Did Rochester steal the fall festival from Albany? If they did, so what? Reminds me of that Dallas poster who said it was ironic that SXSW was named after an airline based out of Dallas.
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I worked for a company with a small development group in Austin. I've been there in July/August many times. 100F every day isn't my idea of a livable climate. With infinite money, a house off the beach in La Jolla, a sailboat in a slip in the basin, and a small condo at Mammoth would do the trick.
Agreed. It's really hot at night in a lot of Texas's major cities.
The rodeo is a huge deal. Largest rodeo event in the country. A lot of national acts.
Outside of Houston, it really isnt. It might draw some from other parts of Texas or Louisiana, but you dont get people flying in from the coasts like SXSW.
That's an easy one. SXSW is in a different universe in terms of cultural influence. This comparison is similarly incongruent to the Art Car Parade versus Burning Man comparison. One's a diversion and the other is a cultural/industry influencer.
Now, if you compared ComicCon to the ACL festival, I think it would be a more apples-to-apples comparison...and ComiCon would edge it out in terms of the footprint of its cultural significance and influence, if not its general appeal and attendance figures.
PS-I would argue that Houston's analogue to SXSW is actually OTC.
That's a good comparison. Austin is a cool city with some fun festivals which people across Texas (and beyond) travel for, and this should tip the poll even more in its favor.
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