Hanging out with Jonathan Coulton

So, I drove to Portland this weekend to see Jonathan Coulton in concert. It was a very tiring, but fun weekend. I found a parking spot for the venue pretty early, and so I had some time to kill. I noticed this little German restaurant, which I think was called the Edelweiss Cafe. Well, you know I couldn't see a place like that and not give it a try. It was an hour 'til the doors opened, so I figured I had time.
So, I go in there and they get me a table, and who should I be sitting across from but the Code Monkey himself, Jonathan Coulton! He was there with Molly, Storm (of Paul & Storm), and somebody else (I had just missed Paul, apparently). I waited quietly until their conversation died down (they were waiting for their check), and then asked if I could take Jonathan's picture. They did one better, and Storm handed me his mug and took a picture of me and Jonathan, looking like we were hanging out and having a drink together.

I tried not to be too fan-boyish, and we had a nice conversation for five or ten minutes, mostly focused on how long I had driven to get there, and how he should consider coming to Boise. The service in the cafe was really slow, so I got out just a few minutes before the doors opened for the concert, and the line was really long by that time, but it was totally worth it for that little bit of serendipity. It didn't really matter, anyway - since I was alone, it was easy to find a seat right up near the front.