I’ve never needed to go anywhere incognito. I’ve never been well enough known to feel the need to wear sunglasses or insist that I was merely an acquaintance of that famous person. OK, back when I was a folksinger, I was once taken for someone better known, and I basked in the warmth of what it was like to be admired for no better reason than you were well known. This lasted hours, and the young lady who mistook my identity seemed satisfied with my vague answers to her inquiries about people in my erstwhile band. I was glad it was over because the stress of being famous was a bit more than I was ready to endure for long.
Still, the spark of recognition when you walk into a room is pleasant, the deference pleasing, and the encouraging feedback on your career is flattering.
Fame has eluded me as an anthropologist, folksinger, and carver. But, unfortunately, I doubt writing will provide the adulation needed to boost me to the point that I’ll have to run to avoid groupies.
Besides, my wife has requested my presence at the sink to wash dishes, and the trash needs to go out. So who needs fame, anyway?
I’ll ask for your autograph after you dry off your hands.
fussy, aren’t you?
😂😂
You have some following on WordPress, with the advantage of never being put under the spotlight without the chance to respond or react on your own time (e.g., after coming back inside from taking out the garbage.)
This is true, no need for the dark glasses on WP.
Well, you’ve decided me — I’m going to put “Famous” under my name on my tombstone. 😉
Don’t forget to put it on the blog, and on any business cards too!
Loved this!
Thanks
I am much the same Louis. 😎 Thanks for joining in 🙂 🙂
My cat’s more world-famous than I. That’s a humbling realization. I’m just his secretary and biographer.
We are so lucky our cats allow us to live with them.
That’s what Xenia was just telling me a few minutes ago.
Doug, always remember that Johnson would not be remembered if it were not for Boswell. My cat’s posts always do better than my own…even when she edits with extra characters.
LOL! It still amazes me that Andy is a minor international cat celebrity, with followers on all continents with the exception of Antarctica!
what was the old latin phrase? We also serve who only stand and wait? We await their demands.
My dog is famous. At least, that’s what I tell him. LOL.
And he believes you, because he knows he deserves it.