Texas Celebrity Travel News
October 8, 2007 by Paris and John
Filed under News and Festivals
AUSTIN
A motor court back in the 1940’s, today A-listers hold court in the revamped, bungalow-style Hotel San Jose. Page Six reported that Dallas native Luke Wilson recently enjoyed a break in filming the upcoming dramedy “Henry Poole Is Here” at the boutique retreat’s Belvedere Music Lounge.
Another celebrity seen at the Belvedere Music Lounge in September was Drew Barrymore, who was spotted among the throng of 60,000 tapping their feet to the beat at the Austin City Limits Music Festival at Zilker Park. The “Never Been Kissed” star and her latest beau, her “He’s Just Not That Into You” co-star Justin Long, enjoyed a roster of wide-ranging international recording acts during the three-day event, which included performances by Queens of the Stone Age, Muse, Joss Stone and Paolo Nutini.
In the Live Music Capital of the World to support his directorial debut “The Hottest State,” Oscar-nominated actor Ethan Hawke was wearing his Austin City Limits T-shirt when he sat down for an interview with the Austin American-Statesman at the Omni Hotel, a 375-room retreat with a view of the State Capitol.
Charismatic crooner John Mayer reportedly enjoyed a romantic repast with “Friday Night Lights” star Minka Kelly on September 23, 2007, according to iVillage. The pair perused through a menu peppered with such delicacies as Pollo Arrosto al Rosmarino, Fettucine Frutti di Mare and Pizza al Gorgonzola, Pera e Arugula at Austin eatery Taverna.
DALLAS
Days after attending his sister’s thanksgiving memorial service at the Guards’ Chapel in London’s Wellington Barracks, Charles, the ninth Earl Spencer, brought a touch of Althorp’s aristocratic ambiance to the denizens of The Big D. Princess Diana’s brother regaled an appreciative audience of Anglophiles with stories of the Spencer’s ancestral abode as he introduced the Althorp Collection, a series of reproduction furnishings which is now among the 57 different lines of custom-made furniture sold at McGannon Showrooms, located in the Dallas Decorative Center.
According to the Dallas Morning News, country music queen Naomi Judd was also in a furniture-shopping frame of mind during her stay in the nation’s ninth-largest city. The “Love Can Build A Bridge” singer was spotted at Aneita Fern: The Home of Stickley, which opened its doors in Dallas earlier this year.
Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson, Ryan Seacrest and Simon Cowell surely sang the praises of The Mansion on Turtle Creek during the Dallas leg of their Lone Star state search for the next “American Idol.” After a day spent listening to a deluge of Dallas diva-wannabes, the reality show stars were able to unwind in their respective suites at the 5-star sanctuary, the Dallas Morning News reports.
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND
Minka Kelly, Taylor Kitch, Scott Porter and the production crew of “Friday Night Lights” unpacked their luggage in the 192- guest room Radisson Resort South Padre Island recently. According to The Monitor online, scenes for the new season of the NBC hit were filmed in Cameron County parks, followed by a shoot which will highlight Brownsville’s Market Square’s south of the border style.
—by Grace Sydney
