Vienna Art Museum

Hello again, today we spent most of the morning at a large art museum near our hotel.  It was a nice place, lots of famous art, but everything in german of course, so that was a bit frustrating.  What made the day (and hopefully this entry) interesting was the short, but cool run in with a famous individual. 

As I have written in my non-online journal:

We arrived at the museum right at 10 am, as it was opening.  Because of the cold, rainy weather, everyone rushed to get inside.  As we stood in the large crowd waiting for a chance to buy tickets, to my right I saw a person that very much fit the idea of what Elvis Costello should look like.  He was wearing a leather jacket, and a near tropical shirt underneath it, but what was most giving was his thick dark glasses.  I repeated my notion to my wife, but she had even less of an idea of what Costello would look like up close than I did.  Unfortunatly, he already had his ticket and got out of the crowd before I was able to obtain photographic proof of his presence. 

So we went in and toured some of the rooms of the smaller exhibits, then went to the main level to see the larger rooms of art and sculpture.  By chance, with all the people there, and all the rooms possible, this same individual appeared before us again.  We passed right in front of him and I thought that my notions were right that this was indeed the Costello.   So I decided to track him, to get a picture to show others that I might say "I saw Elvis Costello in an art museum and here's the proof!"  I turned around and started the camera up and followed him for awhile, but his movements were too quick for me to get a shot of him and the 'no flash' rule of the musuem further confounded my attempts.  After a few rooms I gave up my persuit.   I suspected that he would find it a bit rude if he noticed me chasing him around in the Reuben section.  I returned to Bethany and suggested that we start this section over, as there were many images I had not seen due to the chase.  We exited the area to enter again on the other side, when Costello again appeared coming out of the door we were going into.  I went back on the hunt and was about to call out to him when he turned and went straight into the restroom.  I halted my advances, as I percieved it would be even more acquarward to talk to him in a public restroom.  But his time inside allowed me to rethink my plan.  With Bethany's encouragement I resolved to not only get a picture with him but also an autograph.  We he came out I was ready.  Here is our converstation before the picture and paper signing:

"Excuse me, are you Elvis Costello?"

"Why yes I am"

 

So now I have something to show Matt, and every other Costello fan.

I saw and talked to Elvis Costello in a Vienna Art Museum.