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The last time I saw Francis Ford Coppola

...he was wearing pink socks (although he claims to prefer wearing socks of two different colors…which I do at home in the winter—see, great minds think alike). But really, I just want to say that he’s one of the most genuinely gracious individuals I’ve come across for a long time. Aside from all the other priceless things to be learned from him, that’s one art I hope to someday learn…to be able to treat all people with dignity and respect regardless of how they’re acting. (Which means I need to stop arrogantly/carelessly cussing out people who drive arrogantly/carelessly.)

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Why I admire Boutros Boutros-Ghali

by iwasxiabeforeyou — 1 year ago

HOW could I be the only one in 45,119 people to want to meet the one and only Boutros????

I mean, he’s a rock star now that everyone knows he’s BFF w/ Ali G.

No, really, this is one awesome man. I seriously (I mean it) wish he was my uncle.

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The real reason I want to meet myself twenty years ago

by iwasxiabeforeyou — 1 year ago

Sorry, Chewingfoil, you are not Myself. But thanks for beating us to this. You Rock! You So Rock!

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A story about Ronnie Milsap

by iwasxiabeforeyou — 1 year ago

Rock n roll, he was at the Lane County Fair when I was in 2nd grade. My friend’s dad took us in to see Ronnie. I was not into the music. But it was Cool.

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A story about Michael W. Smith

by iwasxiabeforeyou — 1 year ago

Ha ha, I love that I get, um, be the first story here. When I met Michael, he was wearing a pink shirt. We were all in his personal barn to watch a rough cut screener. Just at the clincher, lightning struck and the generators went out. Everyone but me turned on their twinkley cell phone displays and we all acted like little children while S. and some of his cohorts tried to fix the generators. NICE!

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A question I have about Ron Fricke

by iwasxiabeforeyou — 1 year ago

Why, why, why was there not more on the Special Features??

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Why I want to meet Arvo Part

by iwasxiabeforeyou — 1 year ago

Wow, I was just on Chris Cornell’s page, and Arvo here is more popular. Yet I can’t believe that only 7 of us want to meet this brilliant man.

He clearly has a beautiful mind. I just love this photo of laughing Arvo especially. I kind of wish he was my uncle.

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Why Chris Cornell should want to meet me

by iwasxiabeforeyou — 1 year ago

Or should I say us. I mean, how hard can it be when he’s THIS unpopular? The only people who want to meet you are me, btifulenigma, GlamorousKaos, and dejavula. We are all kreativ spellers so clearly you would be inspired.

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Why I want to meet Yann Martel

by iwasxiabeforeyou — 1 year ago

To tell him that I liked his Pi story the best when I thought it was creative non-fiction. Yes, I am 5 years old. (Sigh.)

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Why I admire Richard Pevear

by iwasxiabeforeyou — 1 year ago

Simple: he and co-translator Larissa Volokhonsky gave us the Russians as if for the first time. They’re the reason some of us have been able to understand why Dostoyevsky and Bulgakov and Tolstoy were such brilliant—and hilarious—writers.

And then, “Why I Want to Meet Richard & Larissa”...

I want to know why they don’t write their own fiction; they have more of a command of English than A.S. Byatt.

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