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Celebrities I have angered.

Celebrities I have angered.
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    1. Kurt Vonnegut

    I was a little kid. We were at a book signing with Mr. Vonnegut, and I was in line with my mother. I told my mother that I didn't fully understand "Slaughterhouse-Five." She told me to ask Kurt Vonnegut to explain it to me when I reached the front of the line. I asked him, and he angrily replied, "I can't explain that to you now!"

    2. Ram Dass

    I was at a Ram Dass lecture with my mother. I was a teenager. We were in line during the break for a book signing. My mother told me to ask him who Timothy Leary is (both were alive at the time). I asked. Ram Dass, the spiritual leader with full gray beard and white robes looked at me angrily and responded, "I can't talk about that now!" I then proceeded to hand him a book to sign that he only wrote the forward for. He looked at it, turned it around in his hands, and went, "hmm."

    3. Podcasts Guests

    Some of my podcast guests are sort of celebrities, being best-selling authors or at the top of their field. I sometimes ask dumb questions, forget what I am thinking about, or drag it out too long. I usually edit out the awkwardness and their anger. Though, I am getting better, requiring less editing.

    4. Michael Singer

    I visited the author of "The Untethered Soul" because of an incredible interview I heard with James Altucher and his wife, featuring Mr. Singer. It was only one of two interviews he had ever done, other than Oprah Winfrey. I live hours south of the Temple of the Universe, in Alachua, Florida, but I happened to be at a course in Gainesville for a few days, so I stopped by on a Thursday, when he was giving an evening lecture. The talk was incredible. I even asked a question at the end, which was well received. However, after most of the people had gone, I asked, Mr. Singer if I could take a photo with him. My phone at the time was an Amazon Fire Phone, one of the worst modern smartphones ever designed. Before taking the picture, Mr. Singer told me that he hates taking pictures. I told him not to worry about it, but he said "No, no. Let's just do it." He had one of the young men who work with him take the photo with my phone. My stupid Fire Phone flashed this incredibly bright flash, blinding the spiritual leader who has spent a lifetime working on quieting his inner voice. I can only imagine what his inner voice said about me at that moment. I felt terrible. I lingered for a few minutes, overwhelmed that Michael Singer was willing to talk to me and take a picture with me, but then quietly left and went back to my hotel. I also peed in his woods earlier, because I couldn't find a bathroom anywhere, and I didn't want to interrupt anyone to ask. Sorry.

    5. James Altucher

    Sorry for bringing up an old podcast with his ex-wife in idea #4.

    6. My sister

    She's an actress and a SAG member who gets to vote on Oscar nominees. In the past, she has mingled with various top celebrities. I have been an embarrassment to her over the years, especially in school. I have heard she is still in therapy because of me. Sorry.
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