A famous person at your FF? What would happen?

Great question, Sabine.

It's really not something that I've thought about, I guess. What would I do? Well, I'd probably completely freak out, and have a nerd attack. Then I'd make sure that we try to treat the celebrity like a normal person, and not like some sort of wonderous object, as they have obviously come to FF to meet 'normal' people. If they just wanted to be part of Star Wars fans, they could join any group in the world, not least just hang around fellow cast members, or the convention circuit. So they've obviously come to FF for a reason. That, and they probably would hate to be treated that way normally.

Anyway, that'd be pretty tricky - I think a few people would just have geek-attacks and go nuts. Also, I'd try not to advertise it too much, otherwise you'd get odd people from all circles coming in to "see the celebrity".

 

^^^ Agreed!

I think I would be all 'Fanboy' at the start.

But I would like to think that as long as they were regular posters and not always bragging about beiing famous I would treat them as I do anyone else.

 

Yeah, it would suck to have some pompous celebrity come into FF and want to be treated like a god.

 

When I get my book finished and if it does get published and becomes a best seller, I might have to start using my sock that has like three posts. As far as someone recognizing my posting style, Sabine knows I am capable of changing it. I could stop using spaces after commas and periods and misspel words on porpoise. (Like I just did there)

 

Yeah, I believe a 90s pop star was actually murdered by a crazy fan. So in some respects, it might not be so good.

But nevertheless, it would be fun, even for only a short amount of time.

 

Sorry Sabine, you first sentence makes it seem like you were asking that also.

 

Well there one particular time that I was almost able to get Hayden to come to one of my large SW parties that I used to have a few years back but plans fell through a
few days before the party. I had only mentioned it to a few people as I did not want to create a riot. Hayden was in Toronto at the time and his folks only live 30 mins away. I wanted to make a donation... It is a long story. I had some good connections and it almost happened

 

I would try not to totally nerd out if that happened and try to treat them like a normal person. We would probably have a boost in membership if word got out about having a famous person joining us. I know this much, I would pity poor Ewan McGregger(sp?) if he ever joined STLFF.

 

We would treat Ewan very well thank you.

 

Hehe.... I can just imagine what he would go though.

In the RMFF we have a published author as a member. I think maybe in a year or two she's going to have a really popular series out.

 

I like to think we would be very friendly and accomadating and not act like a group of nitwits. Certainly it would be very nice and rewarding to have someone visit the group.. let alone join the group. I can't say what would happen as far as gaining extra members suddenly.. but if that happened then hopefully they would stay with us long after the famous person went away. Then again.. if the famous person liked us.. they could stay forever if they so desired.

I know in another place I frequent we have a published sci fi author in our midst.. I don't know that much about him.. but he is nice and he helped me plan a gift exchange amongst a group of about seven of us that blog. That's not really famous I suppose. .. but it does show that people that do things like become published authors or movie stars or whatever.. still do participate in all the everyday things we all do.. one of the chess sites ..ICC has a few pretty famous movie stars that frequent that site.