way cool baba
He used to own a house here, don't know if he still does. Saw him at some random bar in South Austin.
I didn't want to drool all over the guy because I figured he might want to be able to hang out here like a regular person and not have a scene/be swarmed with people everywhere he went, you know?
So I went up to the bar and ordered a beer, told him, "look man, I don't want to bother you but I have to tell you thanks for all you've done. Just wanted to say that". So instead of just saying thanks, I appreciate it or some other canned response he like focused on me and asked me my name and what I did, etc. So I told him I was a bass player. Told him I grew up on a farm in the middle of nowhere and that Zeppelin was like my hook into rock-n-roll. Told him I knew every riff off the first 5 albums and most of the others.
Then at that point, instead of just summing it up with a "thanks man, that's really cool" or something he like turned his shoulders and whole body towards me like he was actually interested or paying attention or something and he asked me some other question, as if to continue with an actual conversation beyond the usual fan niceties.
I don't remember what he asked me. I just remember getting all anxious and nervous having run out of small talk and made some excuse like I had to meet somebody or use the bathroom or something and basically blew off Robert Fucking Plant.
Yeah, I'm not the brightest bulb in the box.
now im getting a little nervous lol
