Gale at Scott Walker film
Lynn, at the IMdb board posted the following about seeing Gale (and Scott Lowell) recently at the Los Angeles showing of the Scott Walker film.
from Lynn-imdb board
"I went to the LA Premier of Scott Walker 30 Century Man at the NuArt Theater on Santa Monica Blvd with my 23 year old niece, Katie, who lives in Southern California. The NuArt Theater is an art house theater in West Los Angeles specializing in independent,foreign and documentary films. It frequently hosts premiers. The theater itself is an intact older theater with many seats, similar to those around the country that have been cut up into multiplexes. I saw Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (SW30) in San Francisco with TinSF, but I have to admit seeing it twice really helped me better understand and appreciate Scott Walker's music.
Toward the end of the movie, I got up to go the restroom. Stephen Kijak was in the lobby alone, talking to the guys at the concession stand. On my way back, I walked over to him and introduced myself. We had exchanged several emails. When they had asked for help, I volunteered to promote SW30 in the Bay Area. What a nice personable man! We talked for a few minutes about the how SW30 did in Berkeley and San Francisco. Then I said, a little uncomfortably, "I guess, I should get back to the movie." He laughed and said jokingly, "You don't want to miss that ending!"
After the Q & A, as we were leaving the theater, I glanced over to the other aisle and saw Scott Lowell. Scott looked very good. He was dressed in a tan sports jacket, shirt with no tie. He was with a nice looking dark-haired youngish woman. When we reached the theater lobby, it was very crowded. Gale was part of a group standing in the middle of the lobby. Scott and his friend joined the group. Gale greeted Scott's lady friend with a kiss on her cheek. Gale appeared to be with a striking, very pretty woman in her late twenties or early thirties. She had long wavy dark hair and was wearing a dress.
In the lobby, Katie and I stopped at the entrance to a small alcove. We met LemonBars there, talked with her, each of us occasionally glancing over at Gale. We tried to observe Gale discreetly. His hat was a newsboy cap with a brim. He was wearing skin tight dark blue jeans rolled up with a cuff at the bottom, tan leather Italian looking shoes and socks (possibly argyle) with a pattern. You could see the sock below the pant cuffs. My niece Katie didn't like the look, she thought it was kind of dorkie. I liked it, thought he looked good, actually great! LOL
I didn't consider approaching Gale. Once when I glanced over at him, he was clearly looking over across the lobby toward us. A ridiculously paranoid self-conscious thought occurred to me "Oh, no! He's got us figured out-fans! LOL I would love to talk to Gale sometime one on one, but a crowded theater lobby certainly isn't the place. As the group Gale was with slowly worked their way toward the theater exit, Gale said goodbye to Scott and his date. As Gale and his lady friend were walking down the sidewalk, Gale put his hand on the back of her arm in a gentlemanly way, and leaned down to say something to her.
LemonBars, Katie and I left the theater and went to the "Scott Walker Lounge." The After Party was at the Liquid Kitty on West Pico Blvd. It was a little difficult to find, since there is no sign, just a flashing neon martini with a smoking cigarette coming out of the olive in the martini. The Liquid Kitty is dark and divey. It's hard to say much about how it looked inside, it was so dark, it was difficult to see anything. As we walked in Gale was standing by the bar surrounded by people. The seating in the front of the bar was full, so we went to the back and sat at a table near the DJ setup, away from where Gale was. Of course, only Scott Walker music was being played! My niece liked the Liquid Kitty said it had a "lounge" atmosphere. On the website Yelp, the Liquid Kitty is described as "a cool neighborhood bar" and "a spot of heaven away from the pretentiousness."
Either Gale found an out-of-the-way table or he didn't stay very long, because by the time Katie went to the bar to get our drinks, he wasn't there. We stayed about an hour, hoping to win one of the SW poster's, CDs or LPs Stephen was giving away. Sorry no luck! When we left the Liquid Kitty, Stephen Kijak was standing out in front and saw me leaving. He said, "Hey, you should take this last one." He handed me a limited edition SW30 poster to me saying, "Thanks for coming from SF." I shook his hand and thanked him. I give him one of my business cards and told him that I am a librarian and would love to help him with research on any of his future films. He said he might get in touch, regarding a new project he was considering.
I have to say, I had a good time during my LA adventure. I enjoyed meeting LemonBars. I was able to spend some time with my lovely niece, who will be leaving California in a few months to go to Georgetown University and work on her PhD. On top of that, I saw our guy, Gale, for yet a second time! And, who knows, I may just get a call some day to help do research on a new documentary film. Wouldn't that be amazing!"