Bird in the Hand

So Nick over at Southern Gothic described Lincoln's hand. Well his left hand.
But didn't give a reading. And the gauntlet was thrown. But this wasn't well.... hands down complete.


Assuming as Austin say ... "I am Lincoln Booth " that Nick described Austin left hand. But then again you know what happens when you assume.


So after a crash course of how to read palm from a couple of hours and a whole lot of googling, I'm going out on a limb and going for broke and try my first reading.

What is there to lose? Well expect some cred and few hours of sleep.

First we know it is his left hand, he's less dominate hand and in palmistry that means the hand that shows who are, what you were born with. This hand does not show his past or his future. It shows who the person is, how you feel about things, it is the emotional hand, the subconcious hand.

But Nick is kind of sneaky and didn't give a whole picture of the hand, and more about the life and head than of the heart. Well, sometimes you just need to keep things close in hand.

*each of his fingertips are different.
A personality that combines creativity and practicality.

*his pinky is short.
If the little finger is shorter than the normal length, it shows that you lack the ability to influence others.

*his ring finger is long.
If the ring finger is long the person will have a creative nature.you may tend to have an artistic talent, as well as a reckless and wild nature.

*his knuckles are noticeable.
People with both top and bottom pronounced joints are referred to as philosophical thinkers. They tend to analyze information and think before they act.

*the flesh beneath his thumb is greatly raised, and is home to many small weak lines.
It shows strengths/gifts of love, sympathy, music and passion.

*the flesh at the bottom of his hand below the pinky is greatly raised, and is home to a deep X, and another mark that resembles a whirlpool.
Travel Lines are a major indication of the trips taken throughout your life that have had a penetrating impact on your life. The deep X show one that had big impact.

*there is a good amount of flesh beneath his pointer finger.
Sign of creativity

*the middle of his palm sinks low.
Less aggression to others

*his head line is deep.
Deep head line means likely to have a sharp mind and better memory.

*his head line starts below his pointer finger and extends with a slight downward curve below the ring finger.
Says that you're creative and a romanticist. A head line that starts under the index finger indicates a brilliant mind.

*his head line sits far from his heart line.
The higher the heart line is, the more passionate, and oftentimes jealous the person is.

*his heart line is also deep.
Deeper heart lines equal deeper emotions within the person.

*his life line begins above his head line and crosses through it.
Often, the head line is joined with the life line at inception. Palmists generally interpret the head line to represent the person's mind and the way it works, including learning style, communication style, intellectualism, and thirst for knowledge. It is also believed to indicate a preference for creative or analytical approaches to information.

*his life line and head line are intercepted by several Xs.
Signs of major decisions

*there is a deep semi-circle that extends from the left of his middle finger to the right of his ring finger.
A line in the Girdle of Venus (the area between the two fingers) sensitivity and a jealous nature. If it is is crosses with x's can denote creativity as well

*the lines at the base of his thumb are broken.


*his destiny line starts from across his life line, and while broken twice along the way, proceeds straight up to the middle finger.
You will find that most fate lines end at the heart line. However if the fate line runs all the way almost to the middle finger these people tend to be active right up into old age. The breaks are major changes in direction.

*there is a star on the fingertip of his pointer finger.
a star means success the index finger is the symbol of position, wealth, happiness.

Please remember this is all done in good fun, and by a first time palm reader. ; )

There is one person who knows those hands, according to Ted.

"who extended his hands flat on the marble table (yes, that's a hint) until they were intertwined with Tile's. Massive smiles then appeared on both daring dudes."

"Then, the whole block before they got to West 12th Street," said the onlooker, J.G. & A.N. did a little digital dance. "Oh so cute!”

One who now keeps his hands in his pockets. Is he afraid of renegade palmists?


















The Other Lincolns Hands, yup that's Abe.

April Showers bring .....

Not only May flowers but a lot more Austin.

Some big things this month for Austin.

There's Informers (premiere April 11th and opening April 24th)







there's a birthday - does 29 mean the same thing to guys?
And how do you celebrate this one?

there's Lincoln (check out a little more about Pedestrian and Lincoln)







and if Hil's hints on Southern Gothic are what they seem maybe he will be her co-star in their little love story short that has a fake moustache, a gator, name tags, sparklers, a rat, tuba, a jack knife, a sword, a cherry pie, a note, lipstick and a dollhouse. So if she's playing the BF then.....

Will the gator and the rat get name tags too? And why do I keep hearing Poison in my head? And seeing Twin Peaks? Agent Cooper, cherry pie , Log Lady, Lincoln ... Lincoln logs

and of course book club
by now he's got finished The Fountainhead and onto the next, maybe he's reading their next pick The Pillowman a 2003 play by Irish playwright Martin McDonagh. How about Walker Percy's The Moviegoer - a little Southern existentialism, if he hasn't read it already.

There have been great pictures of Austin lately and thanks to Spooky and Vesperlynd over at Austin Nichols Journal who keep finding new ones.

The shirt reminds you of anything?



Maybe some dejavu?


???? Fingers crossed for May?

And for the mini OMG get together in DC a picture from the backside of the U.S. Capitol in spring from the Special K cam.

Black 'n Tooth?

Austin gives the motivation for this Austin Friday with his post yesterday over at Southern Gothic.

He talks about music and music that inspires. Music And he's writing a song with his post. (It's been ages since music theory, so I am apologizing in advance to all you musicians and songwriters if I miss the mark on the structure)

First verse:

We got married in a fever
Hotter than a pepper sprout
We've been talkin' about Jackson
Ever since the fire went out

I'm goin' to Jackson
I'm gonna mess around
Look out Jackson Town

-Rodgers, Wheeler

I feel some connection to the man in black. Johnny Cash.
J.C. Jesus Christo. I usually wear black myself.
Every car I ever owned was black. I like fast cars and
faster women.

Guitars slung around the back.

And women named after months.

Mr. Cash has become incredibly inspirational to
me for Lincoln Booth.


This is all stinkin' Lincoln, and Austin is Lincoln Booth. Lotsa' Lincoln.

Music helps round out the character he's inhabiting. Austin's used music before when approaching a role. The impression you get after watching him tackle various roles in the last few years is that he slips into a new body an inhabits the person becoming them from the inside out.

Now as James Brown says - take it to the bridge

I don't know why.

It doesn't really make sense. And it doesn't have to.
People often ask me why I feel a certain way.

Why? Why? Why? And nowadays, my answer is...

"IT DOESN'T MATTER. I JUST DO!!"

"How do you know?" That's my other favorite
question these days. My answer...

"I JUST KNOW!!!!"

This is all Austin - pure simple passionate

Second Verse

But something about that song JACKSON,
when John and June sang it, there is something in
there that knocks me out. It's like a bolt of lightning
struck my skull and penetrated straight to my heart.

Did a song ever do that to you?

What is it?

Name it.

It makes me want to cry and scream and laugh
and love a woman real real hard. All at once.

It makes me want to scream from the rooftops.
I hope everybody's been doin' some of that lately.

This is about the artist. How music affects him, what it does, what music brings out in him. And wondering if anyone else feels that about music.

Then the coda:

Get to it.

But more and more, people ask me questions and
I have learned to not answer them. Cause I can't
really speak the answer. But I feel it. And I do know it.

When something inspires you, it just does.
You don't have to describe it. In fact, I say, DON'T!!!!!

And it 's built to this. And it says everything he will not say. What is it that more and more people ask, what is that he can't describe?

It's the two sentences "But I feel it. And I do know it."

No more questions.

Thank you Mr.President


Join us today for the OMG Movie Club at 5:00pm EST through tomorrow as we discuss cult classic movie Harold & Maude from director Hal Ashby. As in we've done before we will leave this post open for all other posts, not related to the movie. Hope to see you stop by and join us.

And yes we are coming late the party on this one but we want to say we added Southern Gothic to our list of Places We Go.

So to celebrate, here's a little Southern Gothic - from my camera to you.

Like a thief in the night

Austin is a smooth criminal. He steals scenes, hearts and you know, sometimes outerwear.

But from this interview, it seems Mark Schwahn, creator and Executive Producer of One Tree Hill, likes this kind of criminal element and not just the usual suspects.

Sounds like there was stating the case, providing persuasive arguments, review of the exhibits, and going with your gut for ruling of Austin on OTH.

Here is an excerpt from a interview with him at 411mania.com .


Al Norton: Adding a cast member in a show's 6th season can be tough but Austin Nichols has jelled really quickly. Did you know right away that he was going to work so well?

Mark Schwahn: The funny thing about Austin is that there was initially much resistance from the folks who have to OK our casting choices. Which is not rare, by the way. When that happens, I pick up the phone and try to rationalize with everyone, or pout or bitch or whine and eventually I get my way (and probably get called an ass****) and this leads to Austin Nichols killing it as Julian, just as I suspected he would in the first place. This is not to say that there aren't good people and good allies working on my show at both the studio and network, just that the fans would be surprised at how things work behind the scenes. Remember too that Austin was not being hired as a series regular for One Tree Hill, but was coming off being the lead in John From Cincinnati on HBO. So first I had to meet with Austin and convince him that he was perfect for this part, and that I had a very clear vision of where I would take his character and how we would write his storyline. Then we had to work out all the financial stuff – which can be challenging. Then I had to fight for the right to hire him. But this is what producing is and this is why you follow your instincts and also humbly learn from those instincts when they're wrong. But to answer the question, yes, I knew that Austin was going to jell with this cast. I sincerely felt as though he was a perfect fit. And I think he's proven my instincts to be correct with his talent and professionalism and performance.

As for hearts, well it looks like he's stealing the on and off the screen. Fans, forums, blogs are falling for his charm, and he's a repeat offender. Looks like in tonight's episode he may have really stolen Brooke's. And then of course there's that one heart he stole a few years ago and still has.

And jackets? It is known that Austin has fondness for coats from his past projects. But lifting this one of Julian's and it could be could considered grand larceny , $695 from Neiman Marcus, but it's just petty in North Carolina.

Another Mug Shot - This one from Southern Gothic ....
And check out the video clip of Austin back in Carolina.
And check out Spooky for a great screen cap.

Austin rode 45 minutes on a scooter, all the way across the sprawling metropolis of Los Angeles to eat eggs and split a crazy big 47 grain (exaggeration) pancake with Lis and me. He knew more than a couple people in the restaurant. He's been taking meetings out west with agents and managers, doing really solid work to get this project rolling. He's going to make this movie great. But he's not a slick LA man. This is a southern creature we are talking about. He belongs in our sleepy little town, rocking on front porches and sipping on sweet tea.

So after all the mayhem of freeways and too many coffee meetings in one day and drinks that are too expensive, it was so good to return to Wilmington and have our leading man back out here.

He raced right up to the ocean's edge, to get as far East as possible.

We spent some time shooting fun stuff this weekend. Here's just a taste of what is to come. Help me in saying, "Welcome Home Cowboy."
Now let's get down to work.
xoxo hilarie

Is Austin channeling his La Dolce Vita? Cause a Texas Cowboy on a Italian Scooter to go eat eggs and grainy pancakes, gives Fellini a run.

What's the bet it's a Vespa. Just picturing him buzzing down the street with a sly grin on his face. Funny how he knows so many people and never gets seen in LA.

Don't think a cowboy on a scooter would work for most of Texas, but for Austin it fits right in. (Both the buckaroo and the city)


And Lincoln's Continential ?

Looks like familiar friend is in hand.
A little bit of home to help with the "all business" trip?


OMG Movie Club for March

The votes are in and we will be discussing the cult classic Harold and Maude, directed by Hal Ashby on March 27-28th.

The film is number 45 on the American Film Institute's list of 100 Funniest Movies of all time, number 69 in its list for most romantic and number 42 on Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies. In 1997, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress as being deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant"

Point and Shoot

Seems like Austin is getting into the idea of being Lincoln Booth. Wonder if he's gotten bitten by the shutter bug yet. (For some subjects, that has to be a big YES YES YES). There's one kind of photograph he doesn't seem happy to see at all and that is Paparazzi photographers. If he knows they're there, the grin is gone and a I mean business stare down seems to appear. He truly defines his space and who's in it with him, with just one look. Almost to say don't even think about it asshole.

Makes you wonder what kind of pictures that Austin would take to prep for his role. Seems like Lincoln is not a pap, but you wonder if Austin would like to turn the tables and take some pictures of his "adversaries" in real life.

Such an observer of people you wonder it will be people and kind of day in the life of the city pictures.

Someone with a keen eye of art, would he take picture of things that appear artistic? And what would that be? Fading signs on the side of a building? A dirty puddle with a prism of sun reflecting in it? The beauty of a building? The curve of a door handle?

Then there's a person communes with nature whether in the water, or just lying on the grass reading in a park. Would he take pictures of a wave breaking in the morning sun? The wind bending the branches of trees? Or maybe the beauty of a hidden oasis steps from a house?

Or will he just take pictures of those smiles and grins and eyes that reflects back to him all that he gives to them.

Make Some Noise

Austin talks about making some noise, shouting it out aloud in his latest post over on Southern Gothic Productions.

He used great examples and one of my favorites from Network - "I mad as well and I'm not going to take it any more"
But here's OMG's Top Ten Things Austin's Yelling.

10. Aaahoo, I was in London (Name the song that's the inspriration)

9. I know the Prince of Persia!

8. Wild Turkey calls

7. "Hook 'em Horns."

6. "Yes I love that man of mine."(Name that movie)

5. "Toooooooooothy"

4. &$#K &%@K Goose

3. Some general comments ; )

2. "Al Dente!"

1. "Backgammon baby!"


Another thing the Nichols Network Tribute Shout does is give a geography lesson. Manhattan not just NYC, but Manhattan huh. Over looking the lights of Hollywood? Well you'd have to be up in the hills then, and a deck or balcony? Sounds like its something permanent up there that he's yelling from.

And his question about movies with people yelling from the top of things. Come on Austin a cinephile like you should know - James Cagney in White Heat and Major Kong on the bomb in Dr. Strangelove.


You think Austin howls about this dapper player?
Jake rolling in the Royce and in the club



Thinking Jake didn't need much convincing to do Jamie's video, after he heard the chorus.

Blame it on the goose
Got you feeling loose
Blame it on petron
Got you in the zone

Blame it on the a a a a a alcohol
Blame it on the a a a a a a alcohol

And you sure as hell knows he sings this one around the house, but you wonder if he howls too?

And Ron Howard? That's one of his childhood friend's (Bryce Dallas Howard) dad. How funny is that.

That's just Lincoln Thinkin'

"'Razor Face' - Elton John - One of the greatest inspirations for Pedestrian. Lincoln Booth is a razor face, for sure. You'll see."

This is one of Nick Gray of the Southern Gothic's song pics. His comments make you wonder

"I heard he's back looking for a place to lay down"

"Oh it must be hard for the likes of you to get by
In a world that you just can't see through
And it looks so cold
How does it feel to know you can't go home"

"You're a song on the lips of an aging star"

"Razor Face, oh amazing grace
Protects you like a glove
And I'll never learn the reason why
I love your Razor Face "

Is Lincoln a photographer who figuratively has no home, no where to rest? Has he never settled in? Or has he burned it all behind him? Is he so closed off behind his camera that he never is a part of it? That he's been living the charmed life so long, but it's all so empty? Is it Mona who changes that?

Just some Lincoln thinkin'



One more thing - love that a song that is a inspiration for a character Austin is drawn to is a song that was in Moonlight Mile. Funny how life and art weave themselves together.

Snaps Pics and Clicks

Sorry for the delay - but my internet provider and I are going to have a little rumble this afternoon about my service problems.


But better late than never when it come to Austin Fridays.

It sounds like Austin's new character Lincoln is a photographer. Does that mean that Austin is going to grab a camera a start taking pictures to get the perspective of a photographer? Is he a photographer already?

Would he ask Matt for pointers? Would he use his own pictures to be Lincoln's?

What kind of pictures do you think he would take? Nature? Portraits? Arty Surrealism? Photojournalistic? Action? Urban Cityscapes? Laid back seaside? Or would he turn the tables and be a paparazzi for practice?

And what do you think he's favorite subject would be?

Somehow you can see him building a portfolio worthy of a photographer just as part of the process, and coming away with something completely uniquely him.

Would we be so lucky to see any of his work?

What's my Line

For what other reason, reading Austin's comment over at Southern Gothic's page made "What's My Line" pop into my head. Maybe because you could see him charming them and stumping them at the same time. But would he sign is a Austin or as Lincoln.

There are so many interesting that he reveals in his writing:

I have been called many things, but "careful" is not one of them. My whimsical approach is usually always rewarded, but not what others would recomend[sic] or call, "fruitful." But I believe that it is the only way to be. The only way for me.

An artistic approach to living. It is what strikes him, and his success is not based in it's success or failure but more that it was the right choice for him.

She just wasn't used to the chivalrous, strong, honest, straight-forward, my-word-is-stronger-than-oak, Texas gentlemanly promise that I handed her. And I understand, it's quite intimidating. :)

Sincere but not without a little cheekiness to it. And show the writer that lives within the man.

And while all those things you know he's quirky and as Hilarie puts it - he's strange. And you know what, that's a good thing. Keep that good southern tradition going.

But you can see how he would be drawn to Lincoln from just one sentence in what he writes....

hiding behind the lens of his camera, not
focused on his own beating heart.

Why? Because Lincoln is an introvert, an artist, watching the world through his lens, Austin finds the familiar in that - but he also knows what its like to meet his own Mona Mills and change the aperture for good.

Speaking of What's my Line - could see Austin enjoying this strange artist on something so mainstream





Hope that Austin will write more cause know there's a lot more that he wants to say - and just as always - you've got a open invitation here ; ) If you're good we might let you play your favorite song too.

Southern Gothic Productions

Pedestrian Crossing

It looks like Austin will be in Wilmington a little bit longer and it's not for OTH.

From the blog of Southern Gothic Productions (Hilarie Burton (Peyton on OTH) and her partner Kelly Tenney) it looks like Austin going to be playing Lincoln Booth in a project they're working on called Pedestrian.


"Essentially, it's the story of a 30 year old man, Lincoln Booth, and his journey to conquer his past and reclaim his future. That obviously is an over-simplification. But if I tell you everything, then why would you come see this movie?? Oh, wait......I know why. Cause Austin Nichols is going to play Lincoln!!!"

Hilarie goes on to say some good things about our favorite Texan.

"And then the talented Mr. Nichols showed up. He is the real deal guys.

Our characters on One Tree Hill are supposed to be exes. So before we ever shot together, we went and grabbed dinner.

The first thing I realized about Mr. Nichols is that he is strange.



People as good-looking as he is don't really need
personalities.

But like Lincoln, Mr. Nichols exhibits that overwhelming combination of charisma and mystery.

He is the man who has learned every crew member's name and is respected for his kindness.

He hides away on the weekends, and is a master of rumors.

He is an artist, that takes pride in exploring and exposing all the layers of his characters' personalities.

He uses pet names for women that are old-fashioned and funny.

He is someone you can talk to all day, and still be completely stumped by.

And that is why he is Lincoln Booth."

At a reading Southern Gothic did during the Cucalorus Film Festival that was in Wilmington, Austin (out at a film festival, never would have guessed) "volunteered his time and did the reading for us.Not only that, but he also helped set up the drink table beforehand and shook hands and kissed babies like a politician afterward."

Sorry this is such copy and paste but Hilarie put it so well. And it sounds like Austin is the sweet charmer that we all assume. Funny how she calls him Mr. Nichols too. Check out the rest of the of post here at: Southern Gothic Productions

And check out her profile picture.