#71. 03-12-06 Austin TX: 2245 hrs. Today went alright.
Ran into Lyle Lovett in the hallway. I met him before on Leno. Couldn’t
meet a nicer guy. He’s in the room down from mine. I saw Sam
Shepard in the lobby of the hotel and said, “I like your work!”
he said thanks and kept moving. I don’t think I’ve ever
done that before. I felt a little stupid but I think he’s very
talented.
I did the q&a thing. People were very
cool to me. I did some more press that went fine. I was done by early
afternoon. I went to Waterloo Records and looked around and then walked
back here. I got in a good workout at the hotel gym and then went
walking around town a little. It’s loud here. A lot of bands
are here and all the bars are open and the music is spilling onto
the street. People call out my name and come up to talk to me. People
are very friendly to me most of the time. It’s really cool but
I don’t understand it.
We head out in the morning for Belgium and beyond. We have a layover
at Dulles. I am looking forward to that as it’s kinda
close to DC. I just watched a screener of a film called Lonesome Jim.
It stars Casey Affleck and Liv Tyler. I guess Casey is Ben Affleck’s
brother. I think Casey is really great in the film. Liv Tyler is great
as well. It’s a good film. It’s directed by Steve Buscemi,
who I will be interviewing for the show when I get back. I’ve
always been a fan of that guy. Lonesome Jim is a good film and I would
recommend it. I should try and get some stuff done before I hit the
rack. I want to go over that Doors thing again before I send it in
to management.