Throwback Thurs! Meeting Walk The Line Star Mr. Joaquin Phoenix and Being Blown Away At How Nice He Is! Autographs! Photos and More!
When thinking about Throwback Thursdays, I try and think back to some of the coolest times I can remember and with the Joker coming out, I thought this was perfect timing. I was talking about this day with Scotty oh… Gosh about a week ago and it reminded me! Joaquin Phoenix is one of those people I have always wanted to meet and just never had the opportunity to try and meet. So, when I heard he was doing a talk show appearance for his mockumentary Scotty and I headed out…
I’ve really enjoyed Joaquin Phoenix for a long time, Gladiator, Parenthood, Buffalo Soldiers, etc… but Walk The Line is my favorite movie of his… So I had to get my Walk The Line poster signed. Joaquin Phoenix is quite eccentric and no one could give me a consensus as to whether or not he’s a nice guy… So, I had to take my chances!
6:04 p.m. – Scotty and I just arrived… There are like five people here, but we were told that Joaquin Phoenix already went in… He apparently did sign for the one person who was here… so now we wait…
6:22 p.m. – I have my Walk the Line mini poster and Scotty has his DVD insert from Walk The Line as well… I should have brought my Parenthood laserdisc… grrrrr… “That’s what little dudes do.” I just quoted Keanu Reeves… I’m aware of that…
6:34 p.m. – It’s a nice day thank God… And Scotty and I are catching up…. Oh, shirtless bike riders who really shouldn’t be shirtless… ugh…
6:57 p.m. – I think the show has started taping… Well… Maybe not… There’s a man dressed in what looks like a noodle costume… Man, today is the day for people watching!
7:12 p.m. – The crowd is getting a little bigger… There are like 15 people here now…
7:31 p.m. – Okay, the show has started now…
7:43 p.m. – The nice thing is that there are not really any dealers here, mainly fans. That’s kind of nice.
7:58 p.m. – There are about 20 people now… Still it’s not that bad honestly…
8:13 p.m. – Oh, it could be anytime…
8:24 p.m. – We have movement… Oh there he is…
Everyone yells for him and Joaquin Phoenix comes right on over… Wow!
He starts on one side of the line and just greets every person individually. He signs Scotty’s Walk The Line DVD and then does a photo with him. He signs my Walk The Line mini poster and then does a photo with me as well… And just continues to talk to people.
He really takes his time… Making sure that everyone gets a signature and a photo.
I’m hyper impressed!
This was such a fun day, and I’m really glad we were able to meet Joaquin Phoenix sort of low key like this…
Hyper thanks to Joaquin for being so awesome!
Until next time kids…
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Wow! That’s a really amazing story and great pictures and videos! Thanks for sharing.