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My Brush with Greatness
Bart,
In 1973 I went with a friend to the World Science Fiction convention in
Toronto Canada.
To make a long story short, in those
days in particular, science fiction
and fantasy authors were accessible, friendly, and grateful for their
fan base.
My brushes were with Isaac Asimov, whom
I played chess against, and lost,
(disclaimer here; he was playing against 20 people
simultaneously, and they all lost),
I had an hour conversation with Robert Bloch, who wrote Psycho among other memorable
stories,
and had brief conversations with many other known science fiction
authors; Larry Niven, Poul Anderson,
and David Gerrold, author of the Trouble With Tribbles episode of the
original Star Trek series.
I know, I know, pretty nerdy. But
BC, particularly Asimov made you proud to be a member of the
human species, he was also an ardent and articulate atheist which made
him a shining twofer in my world.
Minnesota Steve and Aletta
Steve and Aletta, that was
nice - thanks.