Jake-watching in Toronto
Well, as you probably know, Jake is in Toronto these days promoting “Rendition.” The film is shown at two gala events, today and tomorrow. So this afternoon found me in a front row of the eager crowd waiting at the barrier at the first gala venue hours in advance of the show.
His Jakiness arrived with his handlers last but one, a few minutes before Reese, and right away headed towards the fan crowd. He seemed his usual sweet and dorky self, walking along the barrier back and forth, smiling and signing autographs. At one (fleeting!) moment he was within a meter from me!! (Be still, my heart...) And although he passed by the BBM postcard proffered by my trembling hand, I do not hold that against him. The festival is not over yet; maybe I’ll catch him again.
Then for like fifteen minutes I was swooning staring at his back while he was talking to the press, some ten meters away. And did he take his time to answer what seemed like multiple questions of every correspondent in that line.
All in all he spent about three times as long as Reese did signing autographs and talking to the press. I thought it was sweet of him.
When he finally went inside, I got out of the crowd. More than three hours after I had got there, somewhat battered for all the jostling and hoarse for all the screaming.
But it was totally worth it.