> I hate it when that happens.....I've met a lot of my favorite bands and
> for a while I used to think of exactly what intelligent thing I was
> going to say.....except all that came out when I got to speak was
> something dumb.... the more I met, the less star struck I became....not
> sure if that's a good thing. ;^)
I've met a bunch of luminaries through consulting and the user groups (maddog,
Linus, ESR, etc..) and a few other celebrities and a few politicians. The
biggest difference was that Wozniak was a hero of mine before I'd ever heard
of Linux. My first computing experiences were on Apple II machines writing
little assembler routines to add numbers. It's because of this experience that
I went into mathematics and computer science versus medicine or journalism or
art or law. And I don't mean indirectly because of him... I'd read articles
about Apple in the early 80's, read his essays and listened to his interviews
and consciously emulated him.
But what really fascinates me is how humble computer folks are (well, except
for ESR :D). Wozniak spoke to me as if I was an equal; there was real
enthusiasm in his voice when he asked about our local LUG. He didn't rush me
even though he'd already been standing for forty minutes. There was a very
real possibility of disillusionment in meeting an idol but I left even more
amazed than I arrived.
>
> Thanks for the update!! it was interesting to read.
>
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