1968 Writers and Editors War Tax Protest

[Paul Mackin]

On Apr 19, 2006, at 1:11 PM, jd wrote:

> I tend to just say hi how's it going... because I figure they'd had
> enough gushing... kind of shake their hand and get out.

yeah, that would be good, but difficult if the only point of the  
meeting is
something they DO.

>
> John Banville gave a talk recently though and I was getting my
> notebook signed, the person didn't hand me a name slip because I
> didn't care if it was personalized... and he was like "who the hell is
> this for?"... "Oh... don't worry about it, it's OK" and that guy shot
> me the dirtiest look I've recieved in a long, long time.  Scibbled his
> name real quick, handed me the notebook back, just glaring at me.
>

Maybe he figured you were an autograph dealer.


What's no problem is chatting for a second of two with well-known  
people when the
point of the meeting isn't exclusively Them.   It's ideal when you're  
both out walking your dogs.
They don't know my name and if I happen to know theirs don't  
acknowledge it.
But we probably DO know each other's dogs' names if our walking  
schedules are at all regular.


I wonder if there are not a lot of people in Pynchon's neighborhood  
who encounter him
in a similar way. Maybe through his young son. (if he's still young)

The above is quite a generalizable thing, not specifically having to do
with celebrities. I know the names of a lot more dogs in the  
neighborhood than
people.