Although yesterday began grimly, it ended well. Jonathan Lethem read at the LA Public Library’s ALOUD series, and answered questions, and was kind enough to hang out for a cocktail afterward with people who’d paid a small fee. I interviewed him on Friday for Jacket Copy, over the worst Skype connection ever, so it was nice to hear his voice without an echo and meet him in person.
I went to the cocktail thing, but the room was too sit-down-y so Chris and I headed to the bar to grab drinks, hoping people would mingle soon. I sat near a tall man, who agreed that he didn’t much like the room either. He ordered food, and then his friend showed up; as they were talking and we were talking Chris recognized the friend. We exchanged a few words with him, as he and the tall man were leaving. Which would be entirely unremarkable, really, if he hadn’t been John Taylor from Duran Duran.
The 15-year-old me is still screaming. On the outside, though, I’m going to try to be cool.
I like synergy, especially when it’s driven by the likes of Duran Duran. Just today I made reference to Notorious. Duran Duran style notorious, obvi.