Czech President Vaclav Havel,left, gets a friendly pat on his shoulder from American rock star Lou Reed at his summer residence at Lany near Prague on Thursday, July 9,1998. Havel found time between tedious negotiations on forming a new Cabinet to meet with the founder of the rock group «The Velvet Underground» who is currently attending an international film festival at Karlovy Vary. (AP Photo/Michal Dolezal/CTK)