2005-01-23
EDIT TO YESTERDAY'S JOHN GOODMAN-RELATED ENTRY: He was totally at karaoke last night.Didn't really expect him to show up, so I only came with four other people, but lo and behold, there he was. Jan brings me back to where he's pulling himself a beer and our exchange goes thusly:
GOODMAN: "Nice to meet you, Andy."
I shake his hand, which is the size of a Christmas ham.
GOODMAN: "What're you going into?"
HOBIN: "Film."
GOODMAN: "Huh. Well, good luck."
HOBIN: "Thanks. Hey, you gonna do a song later?"
GOODMAN: "Eh, I might."
HOBIN: "Well, you should. I saw you on the Oscars. Good stuff."
GOODMAN: "Hey, thanks."
And that was it! I was in the clear! I didn't say a single solitary stupid thing!
Then I had three martinis!
Remember the martini rule, kids? They're like boobs. One is too little, three is too many. And when I got up to do "Walking In Memphis," Here was my dedication:
"Hey! Heyyy! This one goes out to Governor Huey P. Long! [He played Huey in a TV movie!] There will be an Emmy one day! Oh yes there will! [Because he's never won!]"
And immediately I knew that I had blown it. I just knew. There was my token stoopid thing to say in front of a famous person. Still, I looked back and saw Goodman laughing and clapping, so apparently I done good! WHEW! He also came up and did a BADASS version of "Ring of Fire," but then Rob unfortunately had to follow him with "Beyond the Sea." HA! He also did "You've Lost That Loving Feeling," which was terrific, but his "Born to Run?" Mine was so much better.
Before I headed out, Goodman gave me a signed headshot. It read, "To Andy, O'Leary's Best 'Piano Man.' Thanks & good luck, [a squigle that could only mean John Goodman]."
Too fucking cool. Time for frame shopping.
-Andy