by Carrie Brownstein

All of us NPR folks will be posting on the All Songs blog this week
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I know what you were thinking when you read the title of this post—that I am feeling weird about being at SXSW as a reporter as opposed to as a musician. Well, that's not the case, at least not yet.

What I do feel weird about is that I've been given this NPR name tag, and while everyone else's has their name printed on it, mine is blank. It was suggested that I write in my name with a Sharpie. But how unofficial is that? People are going to think I am trying to sneak into shows, or get backstage. Maybe I should get a fake driver's license while I'm at it, forge a diploma from Harvard, or put a "degree" on the wall of my office and practice medicine.

So, now that I could basically be anyone at SXSW, and since at some point I do have to scribble a name onto this tag, I might as well take this opportunity to be someone else. I'll put the question to you. As I walk around Ausin working for the venerable NPR, who should I be?

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I will promptly put the winning suggestion onto this blank NPR name tag, take a picture of myself wearing it, then get to work.