--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_y..., Scrapper BlackDragon <scrapperbd_at_y...>
wrote:
> > Damn man you musta been up all friggin night jes
> > replyin and replyin
> > to posts! You have attained a level of patience
> > that i don't have,
> > and i bow my head to your superior capability to not
> > just say 'f*ck
> > it!' and stop trying, i woulda quit after the 50th
> > one o.o
>
> It is an honour to have you respond to so many of the
> questions that could be let slip through - it takes me
> long enough to READ all the posts (we are averaging
> about 20 posts a day from my calcs) let alone respond!
> Hats off and bows to Jim for a mighty effort on all
> fronts!
>
> Scrapper, Black Dragon who is very impressed by the
> level of dedication to the fans.
Well, the way I see it, if it wasn't for all the folks who like my
work and support my occupation (however twisted it may be), I
wouldn't be drawing this stuff and having as much fun as I do! I
figure the very least I can do is to listen to their ideas and
questions; after all, many of those ideas inspired me to draw
pictures!
I've noticed that there are many individuals in the fandom who feel
their opinion doesn't matter, and that's simply not true. Low self-
esteem is horrible. I always like it when I'm at a convention, and
am able to converse with an individual for awhile, because maybe just
by listening to them and talking to them, they might feel better
about themselves, or perhaps more secure in their self-worth. No one
is worthless or a "nobody", but it's difficult to tell those
individuals that. I hope that by at least communicating with people
like I've been doing, maybe it will inspire someone to try for a goal
they previously thought was out of reach. At the very least, they'll
know they DO matter.
I believe in no religion or faith, but simply live by the "Golden
Rule": Do unto others as you'd have them do unto you. And it's been
working just fine so far...
--JMH
Received on Sun Jan 13 2002 - 23:19:18 CST