Tour Diary 20

Tour Diary – 20 – Blankets/pillows and food…in the cinema and a fellow contactee serves us dinner…

The two-step session coming to its end we thought we would just be taken home but Tom had one last treat up his sleeve.  He took us to probably the most impressive Hotel Foyer I have ever seen – (excluding the Bellagio in Las Vegas whose Foyer consists of a ceiling of glass flower petals…)

This hotel can best be described by its own Publicity…..and it claims to have a number of ghosts ‘living’ on the premises.

‘The Driskill Hotel. Built in 1886 as the showplace of a cattle baron, The Driskill remains a landmark of legendary Texas hospitality. Located on Sixth Street in the heart of downtown Austin, the luxurious, historic hotel is convenient to all that the city has to offer. Restored to its original opulence, The Driskill sets the standard for elegance in Austin, Texas. From the magnificent columned lobby with its marble floors and stained-glass dome to the classic décor of the 189 guestrooms and suites, As a member of The Historic Hotels of America, The Driskill is among the world's finest hotels, offering an unforgettable level of luxury and service.’


Our final treat for this night was an amazing glass of Cognac sitting in this dream of a hotel…  What a special day it had all been.  I just wished I could have spent a lot longer looking at the amazing architecture of this hotel and trying to experience the ghosts for myself.

The next day was to be almost as surprising and good as the first with a variety, which made my head spin.  The start of the day was to go catch a film “Source Code” at the best movie theatre we had ever been to in our lives (and we have been to a few really cute, luxurious and quirky ones).  This however was the most opulent and perfect experience.  Each seat was like a Lazy Boy recliner which literally went right back into a lying position.  I sat in a row of just three with Candace next to me and Steve to my left.  A waiter came to take our order… I kid you not!! And our drinks came up to be placed on our own individual tables in front of us.  Once the film was underway our food was bought to us and I had the best Caesar salad I have ever had in my life.  We were also given a blanket and a pillow.  The blanket was very useful for Candace who is such a sensitive and gentle soul that during the adverts for other films, which started to show some violent scenes I looked round to see she had the blanket over her head!  I had to tell her when it was O.K. to look again.  She does not watch TV and never looks at anything of a violent nature… How sweet is that!!  The film was brilliant and dealt with the concept of time travel so it fitted in with our Metaphysical theme and we had some good conversations about it on the way back to our hotel.  We took a short nap and then met up for dinner at a really lovely restaurant and we got a chance to meet up with one of the most delightful young people – Tom and Candace’s daughter.  It is always such a treat to meet a sensible, sensitive and intelligent young person who actually likes to be with older people.  We had a great time talking Metaphysics and the evening continued with us watching the ‘Weird” people of Austin walking past.  I like to think that they are exotic and innovative rather than weird but they are very proud of that description and it is on all the T shirts, hats and anything else which will take a label!  We walked along the street with all the quirky shops and then we stopped finally for an ice cream at the most famous ice cream stand.  You couldn’t pick a better finale for a day for Steve than a pot of ice cream….

Tom pointed out all the architecture to us, as I had told him I love architecture and thus I was able to come across what now has to be another one of my most favourite buildings.  (My hope is that when you read this diary and I name these things you might take a look at them through google) 

This one is called the ‘Iceberg’ building and it now ranks third for me after the Chrysler Building and the Flatiron Building in NYC.

Like those buildings, at night, it is so well lit and it has the most peculiar jagged edge to it’s top which gives it its name.

Us three Dolores Therapists then had an opportunity to work with each other with a client in the morning, which was extremely interesting a great learning opportunity for me to work with two such experienced DC members. Then onto another wonderfully well-chosen restaurant and the evenings talk for Steve at the “House of Light”

However, in the restaurant a most interesting episode occurred, which shows how the synchronicity of the work that Steve and all of us around the table, are trying to do… is working in the real world.

The restaurant was a delightful Mexican affair, with wonderful art work as usual, and the most exotic décor, including a parrot in a cage, which unfortunately was giving off a very sad energy, I think we all felt that he really didn’t want to be there. Neither Steve nor I could raise a peep out of him and all animals respond to us usually…

Our waiter came to our table and as always with the impeccable service you get in the catering industry in the US he introduced himself as Tyson and asked what he could get us.  By this time our dear friend Toni had taken it upon herself to be an incredible PR Guru for Steve and if anyone stopped still for a second she would accost them with a notice to be aware of the fact that they were in the presence of a ‘Celebrity’ and English Author no less!!  Tyson was suitably impressed whilst Steve did a slow slide under the table.  Tyson asked what the book was about and Steve initially does not say ET contact.  Mainly because many people don’t know how to react to that statement, so he just says it is about the evolution of Human consciousness.  To which Tyson showed great interest.  Toni then added that it was about ET contact and Tyson literally did a double take and confessed it is a subject that is very dear to his heart as a researcher and maker of the Zeitgeist movies.  I congratulated him on how brilliant they are and said how exciting it was that they have completed a third movie.  So he was saying Wow this is brilliant and as he was such a lovely person to be chatting with, Candace slipped out and bought in a book for us to give to him and for Steve to sign.  He then quietly came up to Steve half way through the meal and said…

‘You know how important all this synchronicity is, for all of us trying to do this work.  You have come in here; you have very kindly given me this book, which I just know is going to be so important.  I have been out there in the service area telling everyone about what is happening here and they are all thrilled and I am so honoured to be able to now be a part of what you are all doing as I feel the connection and the love between us all.  The ET’s that come to take me are the Mantis ET’s do you know of them?’

Well, I think you could have knocked me down with a feather – as the saying goes, I understood that through his filming work and directing of the movies he had done enormous amounts of research, but somehow life had maneuvered us all to have gone to that restaurant, chosen him and actually spoken about why we were all there, which we didn’t need to have done, after all he was the waiter for our table not a new acquaintance.   He gave Steve a huge hug and said he would be in touch as soon as he had read the book and as we are now doing, we asked that he passed it on to someone else and this he promised to do.  I really look forward to hearing from him.  He will be going to London soon to do a bit of traveling and also to earn a bit of money doing another of his talented side shoots which is as a street performer doing body popping… my favourite form of break-dancing…. What a wonderful interlude for all concerned…