Rumors swirled around Lawrence this afternoon that country star Taylor Swift was both in town and on the KU Campus. Apparently her best friend goes to school here, and in a moment in between shows, Taylor stopped by to say hello and get a glimpse of what college is like. A friend of mine is a HUGE Taylor Swift fan. And I mean HUGE. I mentioned the Taylor Swift sightings to them, and they employed Pete and I to embark upon a quick search of Mass Street to see if we could find Taylor or wind of where she was.
We marched up and down the entirety of downtown in record time, and then headed to the popular underage hangout -- the Hawk -- as Ms. Swift is only 19(ish). (Pete and I waited in the car and created the art work you see above our the friends's car window.) Unbeknownst to us, this friend received a message later in the evening, after our search had concluded, telling them Taylor was at the popular restaurant, Jefferson's, from 9 - 10 p.m. last night. We walked by the window of Jefferson's at 9:20 and didn't see anything. Needless to say, my friend is pretty disappointed. Hopefully they'll stumble across her sometime today and the world will look brighter again. And, if anyone has any signed Taylor Swift memorabilia they're willing to give away, I know someone who is willing taker.
