Author Jonathan Evison (All About Lulu) is in town, or should I say the whirlwind tour that is Jonathan Evison. There will be a video interview with him on Jacket Copy, once it’s done. But we’re not done filming yet.
We met at hot dog place Skooby’s in Hollywood — me and Jonathan and tour manager Brooks and documentarian Justin — because a hot dog place features prominently in Jonathan’s book. But soon we retired to Musso & Frank across the street, to have a drink in the bar. While Jonathan and I were talking, Justin set up his camera and began filming.
Suddenly the maitre d’ appeared, out of nowhere, and told Justin to put the camera away. I’d never seen that before. Musso & Frank doesn’t care if you take pictures inside. I mean, they didn’t used to.
Except if someone real famous is trying to have a quiet dinner. In this case, Keanu Reeves.
Dude. Woah.
As I’ve said many times before, I love Musso & Frank for its martinis and longtime waiters in uniform and it one-time backroom Fitzgerald/Faulkner hangout and its 1940s ambiance. But I know when I drag people in there sometimes they see a lot of grayhairs and stiffs and a place that isn’t ostentatiously fancy Hollywood and they don’t quite believe me that it’s really an amazing hot spot.
But a little Keanu goes a long way.
