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Hey, they're in the Driscoll hotel in Austin ===============>

Sarah Hepola wrote up an interesting conversation for, you guessed it, NYT between Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy. I honestly can't remember if I've met Sarah, though I suspect I did back in the day. I know she knows Jim and may or may not have had a date or two with Nighttrain (who shall forever live in infamy for not having blogged for me when I was in India).

Hawke used to hang out with a girl I know and everyone was always asking her, "How's Ethan?" in a very over-the-top sing-songy voice because they really did want to know but had to make fun of themselves at the same time. That must have been annoying but she was really nice about it.

Not star-struck myself (unless David Byrne ever answers me). Okay I have sent fan mail to Alan Alda and Carl Sagan, but that's all. So the article was fun. Just seemed like a very normal conversation between some folks making a movie and without a lot of pretention.

I like Linklater. He set the tone for me moving to Austin. Saw Dazed and Confused which was set in the 70's when I was living in Tulsa (which is also set in the 70's). Saw Slacker just before I moved and a couple of times in college just because it's fun to watch places you know on film. Missed Before Sunrise but want to see it now. And saw Waking Life when I was living with a postmodernist carpenter. No I don't think Linklater's a genius but he doesn't have to be. His movies are thoughtful, accessible, real and fun. Good enough.