In a message dated 7/16/2007 8:09:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
thog_at_thogscave.net writes:
Case in point: About a year or so ago, I was asked by the friend of a
friend if I could run down to Albuquerque and tape a visit from
$FAMOUS_AUTHOR. (Hereby referred to as $FA.) Said $FA is quite well-
known, but I find his books to be a bit of a pain to read. Boring,
perhaps.
Well, I almost puked at the way the "fans" were fawning over him.
There was the usual "your writing saved my life" person, as well as
lots of discussion of esoteric details for what are STORIES that
somebody wrote. Some people were treating him like a minor god, when
all the guy did was write some books.
Welcome to the "Celebrity Culture", where people are famous just for being
famous. At least writers and artists do have some innate talents of their
own. Much better than someone whose "talent" is getting photographed naked in
bed or in public with their panties off.
That's very good of you to take the time out of your schedule to meet
someone you have no interest in yourself, I hope your friend appreciated it. I'll
be picking up purchases for friends at San Diego Comic Con in a week or so,
it's good to "give back" to others when you can, hopefully it will generate
some good karma for yourself when you need it.
Dave
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Received on Mon Jul 16 2007 - 18:21:02 CDT