This was fun for me. I went to a local restaurant on Taipa Island in Macau, China and after the waitress takes my order she comes back and says “Can I have your autograph?”. In her hands is the Cirque Du Soleil ZAIA program and she has it opened to my picture for me to sign.
After I sign the program I realize that I also want a cup of coffee. But the waitress is walking around the restaurant showing people my autograph so I can’t get her attention for several minutes. So the lesson I’ve learned in this is that there is a price to fame: It’s more difficult to get a cup of coffee…
My mother reminds me that as a child when asked for an autograph I would say “Keep it, this will be worth something someday.” I’m not quite that cocky in my old age. I look much better when dressed in humility.
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Tags: Autograph Request, Cirque Du Soleil, Cirque Soleil, Cup Of Coffee, Fame, Fun, Humility, Local Restaurant, Macau China, People, Price Of Fame, Taipa Island, Waitress, Walking People, ZAIA
Don’t we all?!
Hey, I got to sign an autograph after the final curtain this weekend. (Except that I didn’t use a curtain.) You stay humble. I’ll be proud for you!Sent your love to The Wiz cast and they let out a rambunctious mixture of “Ahhh, Conrad”s and just plain old crazed screams. There is still love for Conrad in the valley. (Do I dare tell you a few of the cast sang me a “We love you Suuue-oooo-Zann, oh yes we do.” …It just doesn’t work quite the same but I appreciated their shout out.)
You deserve all that – I heard it was a great run!
It lacked only you.