> -----Original Message----- > From: audities-owner@smoe.org > [mailto:audities-owner@smoe.org] On Behalf Of Jennifer Leduc > Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 12:51 PM > To: audities@smoe.org > Subject: SXSW 2008 News Bits > > Lou Reed will be the keynote speaker for the 2008 South By > Southwest Music Conference and Film Festival. The speech will > be held in conjunction with a screening of Julian Schnabel's > film "Lou Reed's 'Berlin,'" which documents a recent > performance of the landmark 1973 album. I had no idea Schnabel had filmed any of these performances. I've heard a couple of them, and the music is magnificently performed. Reed and Schnabel go way back, of course. It'll be very interesting to see what one of the most creative movie makers today does with visuals for this. Jim K.