Reply #13: I shook hands with Joe Ely! [View All]

One of my most embarrassing moments, actually. A friend and I had gone to see him at Gruene Hall. Ever been there? Well some guy started chatting up my friend, claiming he was a writer for Texas Monthly. My friend was believing it; I had my doubts. So to prove it, he says, "You want to meet Joe?" Friend says sure. He starts taking us at backstage, which at Gruene Hall, is essentially the men's room. He sees Joe and says, "Joe, these two girls wanted to meet you." Joe was very nice and shook our hands and we stumbled through some awkward small talk, the whole time I have a pretty good view into the men's room. And I didn't see any evidence of acquaintance between our magazine writer and Mr. Ely. Joe probably would have done the same if a total stranger walked up to him with 2 fans who wanted to meet him.