VLVL2 (1) warm-up: Dedication

[joeallonby]

on 7/2/03 2:43 PM, Dave Monroe at flavordav at yahoo.com wrote:

> I once had Bruce Campbell sign four separate copies of
> his autobiography for myself and three nonpresent
> friends, and he eerily managed to nail precisely which
> of his apparently standard dedications would best fit
> and/or most delight each recipient ("Gimme some sugar,
> baby!," "Groovy!," "Workshed!," et al.) ...
> 
> http://www.bruce-campbell.com/biography/index.htm
> 
> I also made Daniel Clowes sign copies of the Ghost
> World graphic novel precisely at the panel featuring
> his comic book store signing session therein ...
> 
> http://www.fantagraphics.com/artist/clowes/clowes.html
> 
> So, er, there?  Okay, I also made Harlan Ellison sign
> the panel introducing the character he created (The
> Silver Fog) for DC's Dial "H" for Hero revival ...
> 
> http://www.sequentialellison.com/gallery/adventure479.html
> 
> http://www.sequentialellison.com/gallery/newteentitans40.html
> 
> --- ck <ck at northernhacking.org> wrote:
>> 
>> I am far (far) from an autograph hound but, once,
>> after a lengthy and interesting conversation with
>> him at a conference, I asked Daniel Singer to sign
>> a book of his I'd just bought. He wrote the
>> shortest, pithiest and profoundest thing somebody
>> could ever write--a reiteration of one of the more
>> meaningful chapter headings in his book.  Hard to
>> get the performing seals to top that, so I don't
>> try.  This is a little different from what you
>> asked about.

B.F.D. I have an autographed copy of Paul Auster's Glass Houses dedicated to
the topless waitress that I was dating. "Here, honey. One of my customers
gave me this for you."