Here is the kick off I promised for my new Category (what the software calls it) or Section (what I prefer): Brushes with Greatness. Why Greatness instead of Fame? Firstly, I admit to ripping off an old bit from David Letterman’s show in the Eighties: people would be chosen from the audience to tell him about celebrities they met and what happened. The goal was it to be funny. They should’ve had James Cagney on while he was still alive since I remember him telling a great story about seeing Humphrey Bogart picking his nose. Secondly, not everybody in this Section has obvious fame such as an athlete, rock star or actress. I plan to include authors, genre actors, politicians (if I ever meet one that doesn’t make me puke), comedians, voice actors and “cultural relics” (locations, trophies, etc.). In one instance, I will even go with a historical celebrity but it would be his tombstone. Many of these are from my past so expect me to adjust the dates to the day or day after they happened.
As promised, here are two members of Southern Culture on the Skids to launch this, followed by another entry today! Older ones will follow and hopefully I will continue to meet many more, another reason why I love living in Austin. I know some will be repeats from other stories but Mac OS X Server’s ‘blog solution can’t handle entries with more than one Category. Enjoy though.
Rick Miller, singer/guitarist of SCOTS
Mary Huff, singer/bassist of SCOTS and de facto mascot. The pose was her doing too which makes the picture even funnier.