Neil Gaiman was a huge hit at the Wellington festival recently. One fan was so excited that he got Gaiman to autograph his arm instead of a book. He then went out got the autograph made permanent in the form of a tattoo, and returned to the signing two hours later to show Gaiman. Now that’s what I call commitment.
My source swears that this is a true story, but then my source is a senior journalist at the Sunday Star-Guardian, so who knows.
The tattooed autograph story is one of Terry Pratchett's boasts. I wrote about it a couple of years ago in the DomPost when I interviewed Terry, so perhaps the idea is catching.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe it's just a standard madfan response these days!
Quite likely your story inspired this guy. Gaiman's fans are even madder than Pratchett's, by the sound of it.
ReplyDeletewanna listen Neil talking about kitsch?
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My conversation with THE ARTIST!
My new composition inspired by Neil Gaiman's wonderful 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane'... http://youtu.be/7pgia46wdH4
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