Image from People.com
This is kinda like some Pretty Woman shit, but instead of having sex with men for money, the chick plays the violin. And Gerard Butler doesn’t save her, he just makes out with her and gives her a few dollars. Wait, let me back up.
Gerard Butler was at a Haiti benefit in Santa Monica yesterday with some buddies and after they were done saving the world they decided to go take a walk on Venice Beach. For those of you who are blissfully ignorant, Venice Beach is the sometimes fun but always trashy part of LA’s beach scene that’s filled with a mixture of artists and junkies. It’s fun, but a little scary at times. And completely filthy.
Gerard and his pals were walking the beach when a violinist recognized him and called him over. The two started chatting and then they starting kissing, right there in the middle of the street. For seemingly no reason. After the smooches were over, Gerard tossed a few bucks in her case and went home.
Yeah, there’s something romantic about this… but definitely also something kind of sad. Gerard Butler is a movie star, and that chick plays violin on the street. Two artists on opposite ends of the spectrum. I wish he had told her to get in his car and swept her off for four nights of sex at the Four Seasons or something.
Way to overemphasize the bad and underemphasize the good of Venice Beach. It is beautiful there!! One of my top favorite places I’ve ever been!
I’ve probably spent too much time there, but Venice Beach at night, esp. once you hit the actual beach, is semi-scary. It’s filled with junkies. I’m pretty sure that’s a known fact. I live in Koreatown, which is TOTALLY scary and I would be honest about that too… if anyone worth mentioning ever came here for any reason other than BBQ and karaoke. :(
From the L.A. Times: “Nathan Alan Morgan was found beaten to death and buried under a mound of sand shortly before 8 a.m. on March 10, 2008. Morgan’s battered body was discovered by a Parks and Recreation employee in an area of Venice Beach known as the drum circle.”
I’m siding with the Molls on this one.
I agree C. I love Venice Beach, it’s very genuine and still has lots of character. Could be a little rough around the edges at night, but nothing too serious.
I thought he was dating Jennifer Aniston? :-S
yuk. I do not get the appeal of this guy. He totally skeeves me out.
Yuck again. Jennifer Anniston, are you paying attention? If he exchanges body fluids this casually, ya gotta wonder about how close you want to get to him if you value your health.
I think he’s foreign, so it’s OK.
It’s not romantic, but it is kind of sexy.
Jennifer Aniston sure knows how to pick them
God damn I am so jealous!
What? So exchanging body fluids is ok after a few hours on a date, but not ok if done after five minutes. That makes no sense. You assume rapport is built on a date after a few hours to make kissing ok. Some people are incredibly comfortable with their bodies and connect with others very easily. They know what they like when they see it and don’t play games. And they value other things more over kissing in terms of sharing. And you have no idea who this person is anyway. How convenient a picture was taken…in the dark….in Venice Beach. He knew the paps were there.
I am the person in the photo. I am not a street performer. I was playing a 17th century violin. I am an athlete. And Gerard Butler used me for publicity. He can suck it. I am a damn good folk violinist, I might add.