tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206291385508864815.post3556509438249021870..comments2023-07-20T04:26:30.923-07:00Comments on Glen Retief: Don't make me a celebrity! Please, make me a celebrity!Glen Retiefhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17656184353251902513noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206291385508864815.post-51893697405990861842011-07-01T23:37:31.307-07:002011-07-01T23:37:31.307-07:00Lovely. Nail Gaiman once blogged something similar...Lovely. Nail Gaiman once blogged something similar to this. No stranger to celebrity, he had been having a particularly busy week of engagements and award ceremonies. Lamenting the fact of two engagements (one an award) that he couldn't simultaneously attend he eventually caught himself on, remembering what you have concluded here;<br /><br />'the stories + people= important<br />everything else= unimportant'<br /><br />I am off to meet my MA class for the first time 'in real life' in Manchester tomorrow. People AND stories! can't wait :-)mister tumnushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08267299982613022432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3206291385508864815.post-68119521192367466762011-05-11T15:43:34.940-07:002011-05-11T15:43:34.940-07:00You're so right about we Americans and our obs...You're so right about we Americans and our obsession with fame and with individualism.<br /><br />However, if you do get that $84 million, please consider donating to my retirement fund, if that's not too much to ask. :)<br /><br />Joe G.Joe G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08465121555213196304noreply@blogger.com