Via Austin Statesman -
It looks like David Letterman can’t help doing good. Each year, he contributes his labors, anonymously, to Habitat for Humanity. Last week, he chose an Austin Habitat project and picked up the tab for his crew — as well as dinners at III Forks and the County Line — who would be out of work otherwise because of the writers’ strike.
Why Austin? “I think it’s because they know all these musicians from Austin,” said Ray Benson, who organized a concert with Letterman sidekick Paul Shaffer at Antone’s on Saturday. “He once told Sandra Bullock that all he knew about Austin was ‘Austin City Limits.’ Dave’s a music fan.”
To help stoke the fires, Connie Britten from “Friday Night Lights” recently sang the praises of Austin on Letterman’s show, singling out Leslie as the unofficial mayor of Austin.
The Antone’s event included performances by Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Carolyn Wonderland, Bobbie Nelson and Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top.
“It was such a cool night,” said Susan Antone, who was especially impressed that Shaffer tipped his hat to her brother, the late Clifford Antone, as well as Texas music legends Freddy Fender, Doug Sahm and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
“We brought them all downtown and had a big party,” Benson said. “Paul called me up and said, ‘Hey, let’s put together a little party; book yourself in a club.’ They made a little roped-off area for Letterman. What’s cool about Austin: Nobody bugged him.”
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Funny story. I was at Bouldin Creek Coffee House one morning with the girlfriend and her brother. We just finished breakfast when Leslie showed up dressed in a new ladies business suit dress and smoking cigs (like normal). He walked over and told me that the little piece of tomato on my plate "died for me" at which point he consumed the black beans remaining on our dirty plates......but he did take our dirty dishes inside for us. So I guess it was a even trade.
No house is complete without Leslie's Magnet Set.
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