Katey dropped by Austin on her way home from New York to promote Grace Notes, a non-linear memoir she wrote. Being a huge Futurama fan, I had to go and get a little face time with the person behind Leela. Plus, my roommate Paul and I watched a lot of Married…with Children when we should’ve been studying (at Marquette).
What an autograph too! Many celebrities often just scribble something leaving me with the anecdote (and photo) to prove I met them.
So Katey read from her book, a chapter about enjoying the solitude in a car, driving around Los Angeles. I have no doubt she wrote this because Katey also writes music, thus she told the crowd, her editor had to piece the writing together into a narrative from the lyrical style.
As for my face time, I asked Katey who Leela is based on given that Fry is based upon Billy West in his mid-Twenties. Katey replied, not really sure, Matt created her. I replied, OK I just was curious since I have the same birthday as Leela (July 29). She answered, wow, you’re a dedicated fan! Not really, they showed it in the time machine episode where Fry kept “stooding up” Leela. Katey then chuckled, that’s right!
Next goal. Getting Katey and her band to come to Austin!