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The Stars At Night……
Are Big and Bright (clap clap clap clap) Deep in the Heart of Texas!!!!!!!
Go ahead…..just TRY to get that song outta your head! Haha!
Well, it’s that time of the year again. South by Southwest!
Get those cameras ready people…..and share your scoop with us! You can share your celebrity spotting here:
http://www.austinstarmap.com/celebrity_spotting/show
Let us know who you see…..and where…..and what they’re doing! And who they’re with! And what they’re wearing! Spill it!
So far there have been sightings of Edward Norton (for Leaves of Grass), John C. Reilly and Jonah Hill (for Cyrus), Val Kilmer and Ryan Phillippe (for MacGruber),and …..wait….I think I need a moment to actually let that sink in….
Okay….I am back……
And Quintin Tarantino was inducted into Austin Film Society’s Texas Hall of Fame. Robert Rodriguez called him an “Honorary Texan.” High praise indeed! Also inducted were Lukas Haas, Catherine O’Hara (for Waiting for Guffman) and Monkee Mike Nesmith.
And Ashton Kutcher is rumored to be in town. OOHHHHHHH!! Maybe I will get PUNK’D! I really always wanted to have that happen. I SWEAR I would handle myself appropriately J
And don’t even get me started on all the musicians in town!
So kids…..keep your feet on the ground and keep gazing at the stars! And send those sightings in!
Have a great time!
And in closing….it wouldn’t be a blog post without a Sandra shout-out!
Mad props to Sandra for her Oscar for The Blind Side and even for picking up a Razzie the day before the ceremony for All About Steve. Two awards in one weekend. Show-off!
Oscar gold
And I must close with a rant about this……
WTF leaving out Farrah Fawcett from the In Memoriam at the Oscars? Wrong move Academy! They have since apologized for the omission but to them I say only this….Don’t mess with Texas!
(Just in case you weren’t sure of the Austin connection, she attended the University of Texas here in Austin in 1966-67 and where her extra-curricular activities included being a member of Tri Delta sorority, and pretty much being the most beautiful woman on campus!!! You go Charlie’s Angel! We will never forget you!!)
February Re-Cap!
Let’s see……..summing up February…..super short month with lots of holidays (Groundhog Day, Valentine’s Day, President’s Day, Mardi Gras, Super Bowl Sunday….) CHECK!
Super Bowl Victory for Austin’s Drew Brees………..CHECK!
(He graduated from Austin’s Westlake High School in 1996. He led his team to a 16-0 season and was named Texas Class A Most Valuable Player! DAT’s WHO!!!!)
Another award nomination for Sandra Bullock…………CHECK
(She received an Oscar nod for her work in The Blind Side)
Celebrity spotting equipped and a shout-out for local business…….CHECK!
(Jake Gyllenhaal visited Austin and was spotted at Jo’s Coffee Shop on South Congress…..later in the month he was spotted wearing a Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop cap at a Laker’s game. Mellow Johnny’s is Lance Armstrong’s store here in Austin)
Sounds like a great month!
My prediction for March…….Oscar gold for Sandra Bullock and an influx of celeb spotting in Austin during South by Southwest! Should be a great month!!! Stay tuned J
Happy 2010!
My name is Heather Brady and I will be bringing you all of the Austin Celebrity Scoop!
It’s a new year, a new decade, and a new baby for our Matthew McConaughey. What a great way to ring in the new year, and to ring in the Austin Celebrity Confidential blog! Matthew and girlfriend Camila Alves welcomed daughter Vida Alves McConaughey on January 3, 2010 at 12:13 am. A few days later, dad was able to break away from diaper duty to attend the BCS National Championship Game in Pasadena to watch his beloved UT Longhorns. He ran into Reese Witherspoon at a tailgate- she was rooting for the Horns too! Atta girl Reese! I always knew we could be BFF’s!
And…..taking a bite out of Austin was Jackson Rathbone who plays vampire Jasper Cullen in the Twilight series. He and his band 100 Monkeys were at Waterloo Music on Thursday to play some tunes, sign CD’s, and greet their fans. Super cool celebrity confidential scoop is that he got to meet his baby nephew for the first time at the appearance! Then they were off to play a gig in San Antonio. Normally sunny Austin, Texas isn’t an ideal place for a sparkly vampire, but with this weather lately, it wasn’t a problem!
(Jackson is in the middle)
Wishing you all a fun and fabulous 2010! Lots to look forward to in Austin over the coming months. I’ll be here to keep you informed of all the local celebrity happenings!
Till next time!
