Celebrity sighting: Stone Pony edition

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Saturday was one of those great days. The weater was cold and clear. I ate a huge breakfast. I drank Philz coffee. I went to a craft fair and bought something. I saw Andrea. I watched two episodes of Freaks and Geeks ("Kim Kelly is My Friend" and "Tests and Breasts"). I knit a ton (started and knit 3 repeats of the Rainy Day Scarf, worked on the Curiously Clever Clogs). Then when things just couldn't get any better we went to see music. Music that started before 9pm. I love that! John had read about a band from San Pablo called Los Cenzontles playing at the Make-Out Room as part of MAPP this month.

Before we even got there we ran into two of John's former co-workers, who were also headed to see the band. It was a banner day! We were being social! Then, to top things off, the band was awesome. They perform a mixture of Mexican pop and traditional folklorico music. People (included us) danced, sang along, and generally whooped it up. As we were chatting with one of the former co-workers at the end, she said, "I think someone said that Linda Rondstadt is here."

Wha?

At that moment I turned slightly to my right and sure enough there she was. Linda Freaking Ronstadt!! At the Make-Out Room! I grabbed Paul who was hanging in the back and pretty much at that same time, several other people discovered she was there. Some guy even appeared with a record to sign (swift thinking!). She looked kind of like someone's mom (actually with the same haircut as MY mom), wearing Uggs and going to see a band at the Make-Out Room. It was an excellent ending to an excellent day!

Comments

[orata]

Sounds like a fun weekend! I'm always amazed when people recognize celebrities in public. Even if I can place why they look familiar, my usual reaction would be "Oh, it must be annoying for that person to look just like Linda Ronstadt, so I'd better not bother her."

[Cirilia]

HHHHHHHHAAhaha, best day ever!

I, too, love any day where I can watch Freaks and Geeks (I have the special edition yearbook DVD set that was only available to the people who petitioned to get F&G put out on DVD, nerd alert!!) and see a show like that. There is a venue near me that is relatively well-lit (the better to knit by, my dear), has seats, fancy beer and for whatever reason makes musicians play intimate, un-self-conscious shows. At a decent hour!! Bliss.

[tina]

Linda freaking Ronstadt?? I would have collapsed. I happen to be devouring her early stuff right now, my life is changed.