High heat and storm clouds greeted the Austin stop of the Railroad Revival Tour, but that didn't quell the magic. Before the show, Jake and the members of Mumford and Sons paid a visit to Austin High, where the band played an impromptu concert.
And there was a friendly but fierce game of pickup basketball:
I think the home team won, but everyone seemed happy just to be there.
The tour moves on to New Orleans. We'll have to wait to see if Jake makes the trip.
(Cloud photos from flickr/-Dons; Austin High photos from K-AHS.)
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An account of the Marfa show:
lined up to get into the show at 3:30pm - two hours before gates opened. As I waited, patiently being sand blasted, I saw the people approaching. The man in the middle was wearing a grey T-shirt, aviators and a black Pittsburgh Pirates cap just barely sitting on top of his head. That guy is hot! I thought to myself as I shamelessly checked him out. He walked up to the front gate, then double backed with his gorgeous blond lady-friend so she could get her ticket. It was at this point I thought to myself, He looks a lot like Jake Gyllenhaal. As I watched him walk back to the front gate, the guy behind me said. "Dude...I think that's Jake Gyllenhaal."
No way, thought I. A famous actor like that would not be in Marfa freaking Texas. I studied him closely as he showed his backstage pass to the guard at the gate and then went inside the camp ground. The cops standing inside the camp ground stared and turned a full circle to watch him pass, and then pointed at him and looked at each other like "Did you just see who that was?"
Thinking quickly, I sent a text to my best friend:
Me: I'm 75% sure I just saw Jake Gylenhal (sp?)
Sarah: No way! Where?
Me: At the concert. Do you know if he has a shaved head right now?
Sarah: No, but I will google it. Holy shit! He totally does! Shaved so close he's almost bald.
Me: It was him! Almost bald!
Sarah: What the f*** are you doing? Get his photo!
She did :)
I love the Marfa police instructions/admonitions. It really IS a small town.
lovely pics UV i wondered the same thing about his shoes ithought you had to wear tennis shoes on the gym floor
I can imagine that it would be really uncomfortable playing basketball dressed like that and boy he must have been ripe right after, ewwww!
Kudos for keeping up and posting Jake's adventures on the Railroad Revival tour:)
Hippies? One ATM? 2 gas stations? I wonder if the Sheriff's name is Andy, Marfa is one teeny, tiny town.
A friend told me that Marfa is where Giant was filmed. It is a very small town.
I wonder who Jake was with, we haven't seen him with any blondes.
I guess we'll find out today if he went to NO for the end of the tour. I hope that we'll be able to see the documentary
Lots of shots of Jake with a blonde. Just go back through the photos.
I'll be sad when this tour ends. I wouldn't have paid any attention whatsoever to it had Jake not been aboard. But the excitement and romanticism of old-timey train travel, the raves and near-religious experiences people post about the gigs, and of course all the great Jake as a roadie/groupie pics were not to be missed. Good times. :-)
"I wonder if the Sheriff's name is Andy, Marfa is one teeny, tiny town."
LOL!, josie. : )
FL said,
"I'll be sad when this tour ends. I wouldn't have paid any attention whatsoever to it had Jake not been aboard. But the excitement and romanticism of old-timey train travel, the raves and near-religious experiences people post about the gigs, and of course all the great Jake as a roadie/groupie pics were not to be missed. Good times."
Worth repeating. Well said, FL! This was a great "ride" for all of us!
(From the pictures of those beaming smiles in the basketball pics, I don't think any of those girls noticed Jake being sweaty.: ))
And then of course there's the Austin High School Marching Band joining M&S on stage. What a thrill for everyone involved!
I can see pics with Carey, Busy and a couple with an unidentified blond but other than that he seems to be hanging out with the guys and his buddies David & Lance.
I'm hoping he got some spare clothes as otherwise that train will smell ripe and no women will go near it!!!
Glad he seems to be having a great time ESP as he's going back to work soon, thanks for keeping up with all the news and pictures x
you mean this blond? http://2.bp.blogspot.com/--AjQhR-XWmY/TbPnwhqCImI/AAAAAAAAJAg/6uAP2bM8mhI/s1600/Mumford_042211_4.jpg
just doesn't look like a date more like a friend
How on earth can you tell if it's a date or not? It's impossible to judge either way. But several people have mentioned seeing Jake with a blonde. The first reply from UV on this post talks about Jake walking into the show with a blonde.
Why is it so important for you that Jake NOT be seen with a date? Very odd.
I'm enjoying this ride with Jake too FL. This has been so much fun and a welcome distraction from my job at the moment!
The tweets, blog reports and pics from the Railroad Revival have been incredible.
The pics of sweaty Jake play b-ball with those students have to be my favorite so far.
I don't know what all the "concern" is about Jake being seen with a blonde, so what?
Jake is a grown man, if he met her during the tour and is enjoying himself well good for him.
A picture of Jake taken backstage in Austin yesterday wearing what looks like a clean t-shirt!
Great catch, nicky! I have no idea if Jake's still with them, but assuming he is. TheRR tour will perform tonight,then Mumford&Sons will perform again in two days, April 29th, at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival.
Nice pic of Jake, Nicky, but how can you tell it was a clean shirt, it's taken from far away. Well I think after that basketball game he'd had to have changed.
I am glad he's having so much fun. And thanks to cellphone cams and twitter,etc, we're able to see it all! (only wish I was there with him)
I wonder if he'll be in New Orleans?
(only wish I was there with him)
Anon, please don't take this the wrong way, but when you post things like that as an anonymous poster it comes off, well, sort of creepy. Wouldn't you like to pick a name and use that every time you visit us here at GB? I'd appreciate it. :-) Thanks.
Yes, names, please, people. It makes everything so much friendlier and easier.
There's a little bit of Jake from PoP times in this clip. Around the 2-minute mark. I don't think I ever saw that whole London pub bit.
Funny comments from the FB post of someone who was at Austi High yesterday:
Did you get to touch him...I mean meet him?
Today would have been a wear ur wedding ring on your necklace kinda day.
And this seems to sum up this whole tour/experience - just going with the flow, doing whatever floats your boat. From yesterday in Austin:
Just heard my friend is driving Mumford & Jake around today for their video, cause they like his old truck. Yes, he is always this lucky.
Oh, and thanks for the photo, Nicky!
TF
okay FL does this help you? I'm not signing in using my blog since I don't want to use it. I am not some stalker, just a fan. I happen to like train travel and thought it would have been awesome to meet Jake on a train.
And wouldn't you wish you could be on this tour with him, just to hang out?
Good Lord, UV! Jake in the pub was worth every second! Damn.
Good Lord, UV! Jake in the pub was worth every second! Damn.
LOL but did you notice how he delicately speared that one pea on the plate? Just like how actors eat in movies. I do wonder if his arteries started clogging up at the mere sight of the fish and chips. :-D
I would love to be in Jake's place. I love traveling by train, what a great experience for him!
I love all the reactions to people when they realize that Jake has become a roadie for the Railroad Revival:)
I'm sure Jake has stopped off and brought several changes of clothes!
LMAO, every damn second Bobbyanna!!
FL:
"LOL but did you notice how he delicately speared that one pea on the plate?"
Yes, I noticed. I was "inhaling" that fish & chips plate, so I definitely noticed his fake out. ;)
(Why does a man approaching a table and seating himself look so sexy? Never mind.)
Approaching a table and shooting pool:):)
This is really OT but I have to post this: Chris Matthews on MSNBC/Hardball is tearing one of those Tea party thugs a new one over the birther crap.
He is fuming and letting him and Sen. Smith , birther teaparty scum from AZ. have it.
And don't let me start on that piece of garbage Trump.
(((OONP)))
I absolutely agree. Anderson Cooper nailed Trump the other night, too. They should insist that the Donald do full financial disclosure and take a mental competency test.
The whole birhter "movement" is disgusting, what a bunch of disturbed individuals.
How embarrasing for this country that the President was forced to do this and what other countries must be thinking of us now.
I would like to see Trumps birth certificate and his transcripts from schools as well.
His pandering to these nuts is vile.
what a jerk trump is i just watched inside edition now he asking that obamas acedemic record be looked at
UV, forgot to say how much this one made me smile:
"Today would have been a wear ur wedding ring on your necklace kinda day."
I agree chica. I hated to see the President acknowledge the dumbassed birthers by releasing it. But I also think Trump, a media darling, has angered the media with his phoney "investigation," bcz he's really saying the Press isn't doing their job. None of this nonsense should have ever seen the light of day.
The media fuels these controversies by giving weight and credibility to buffoons and non-issues. I'm embarrassed by the level of political discourse in this country, and how poorly informed most people are.
Obama could have squelched all this four years ago and produced the long form birth certificate then. You have to wonder if he's out of touch, if people keep things from him, because how could he not have heard about this until now?
Anyway, enough politics. Last stop of the Railroad Revival Tour. Where will Jake pop up next???
No other President was ever asked to prove that he was born here so why should he?
And this has nothing to do with his birth certificate or his school grades, it's just code for something even more disgusting.
Ok, no more politics.
I think Jake has plans to follow them for the entire tour, if so then it's on to NOLA.
youre right FL enough political talk im anxiously waiting to hear where jake will pop up next been pretty quiet today i have a feeling that he may not have made the trip to new orleans with them but i could be wrong just to have to wait and see
"i have a feeling that he may not have made the trip to new orleans with them but i could be wrong just to have to wait and see"
mary, I have the same feeling. Haven't seen any tweets or FB sightings...yet. There's a really good crowd in NOLA for the show.
Funny. I was worried about no news from Jake after SC finished it's media tour. LOL!
No more political discussion, FL. Just want to share this link.
http://thinkprogress.org/2011/04/27/brinkley-nbc-dump-trump/
The birth-certificate was shown - long before this - it has been on the internet for quite a long time. the live birth one..and he couldn't run for president if he wasn't a citizen of the United States - these things are veted. He's not out of touch - it's because he knows he was born in the U.S. and there are enough lies out there that he can't respond to everyone and I think maybe he thought this wasn't true and surely most people would know that. But you forget the haters out there that will refuse to believe the truth if it is staring them in the face - that is what is ridiculous. And he's right there are sure a lot more important things going on in the country and the world to even give time to this stuff is a waste - but he probably got fed up with thinking there was an intelligent country out there and that would outweigh the people who would rather believe a lie than the truth - I would be embarrassed.
I think this is last night - Jake and fan backstage in Austin
And here's how you know it's the end of the tour - Video of Marcus and other train riders rolling their luggage off the train. Aww this makes me saddish.
ATX Gossip
Some info and photos we've seen before, except for a new one of Jake and everyone on the tour posed next to the train.
I saw a tweet from someone who said she shared a cab with Jake last night.
And finally, that ATX gossip has some real news. As I was reading, I was thinking, "We could have put this together!" But that pic is cool.
First word of Jake at the concert tonight:
champsuperstar JAKE GYLLENHOT, AMIRITE?
8 minutes ago
champsuperstar I spy Jake Gyllenhaal. Or howevsies you spell it.
8 minutes ago
FilmDJ: In case you didn't know Jake Gyllenhaal loves him some Old Crow Medicine Show. He's rocking out backstage @ the Railroad Revival Show.
And finally, that ATX gossip has some real news. As I was reading, I was thinking, "We could have put this together!" But that pic is cool.
LOL thought exactly the same thing.
So he is in New Orleans!! I saw that tweet about the cab ride too UV, I can't imagine my reaction if I found out I was sharing a cab with Jake!
Thanks for finding and posting all these great photos. You can tell that Jake is having a blast.
This the last stop of the tour, sigh. I'm going to miss this.
TF,
I'm going to miss this tour too. I am glad Jake had a great time.
so he did go to new orleans im glad but sad too to see the end of the trip its been a fun ride for all of us:)
Some fun tweets from the evening:
Just spotted Jake Gyllenhall! The crowd most forgot about the show!
I'm glad there is a breeze. This way the BO and weed are swept together in one indistinguishable scent
Jake is expanding his repertoire:
Jake gyllenhaal played trumpet on the last mumford song. why is my sister experiencing this without me. god knows i like jake gyllenhaal
more than she does!!!!!! maybe this is what i get for being atheist...
And Jake gyllenhal playing drums..... This is not a joke.
And his circle of friends:
Olivia Wilde is here too. She & Jake are dancing at back of stage. Interesting!
wow thanks UV who knew that jake could play more than one instrument
loving all these tweets and reactions from the crowds
LOL! Great minds, UV! I saw this on twitter:
"Still freaking out over Jake Gyllenhall playing the trumpet in Mumford & Sons horn section! LEGIT! #RailRoadRevivalTour
7 minutes ago Favorite Retweet
Ms_Maroon Ms Maroon
"Yeah. That's right Jake Gyllenhall was playing the trumpet. Thank you #RailRoadRevivalTour @buhbeesgirl @RobbedFromAfar can back me up"
Trumpet?wow
thanks for all informations!
Fl, great photo of jake with that fan! Thank you!
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