So yesterday, after I checked into the Warwick Hotel, I went up to the 15th floor to size up the fitness center. I did that, and as I was getting on the elevator, a guy in his workout clothes was getting off. Gee, I thought to myself. He looks a lot like Randy Newman.
Further investigation revealed that it was indeed Randy Newman himself. One of the gods of music of the last 40 years. I was kicking myself for not having said anything.
Then this morning, I'm eating breakfast, and lo and behold, he sits down a few tables away. So I went over. Not only was he a really nice guy, but he knew who I was. So he told me how nice it was to meet me. Dig that.
He's performing at a convention-related concert tonight. I'm not gonna meet anyone like that at the Republican convention. Debbie Boone is more like it.
