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My Brush with Greatness
Eons ago, my cousin
called me to go to a free lecture at the University of Texas with
him.
The speaker was Douglas Adams, of Hitchhiker Guide fame. I was
not a huge Adams fan,
as I hadn't really enjoyed the Hitchhiker series that much, but it was
free and I wasn't doing
anything else, so I went.
It was the most amazing lecture I'd ever been to. He told the
story of how he came to write
what he'd written and a bit of his philosophy of life, and it was
hilariously done. He took care
of hecklers and stupid questions with the ease of a great stand up
comedian. He was SO SMART.
It was kind of like watching a sane
Robin Williams, as his mind seemed to be three steps ahead
of everyone else's. It was better than any comedian because he
wasn't just being funny - he
discussed meaningful things. I love brilliant people.
I didn't really meet him, just shook his hand at the end.
But I did shed some tears when he died so young in 2001.
I'd pay good money to see him speak again.
Carol B in Austin.