Tuesday, January 22, 2013

on fame

judge me if you wish, but i'm watching the first episode of the taste on abc -- and it's almost entirely because anthony bourdain is on the show.  based on no reservations (and various other shows like top chef, etc), mr. bourdain is irreverant, sarcastic, and is unafraid of telling it like it is.  he has, to say the least, some rather evocative and cutting critiques of the food he dislikes, and it's amusing to hear his opinions.

i highly approve of his sense of humor and would love to meet him in person some day...but no way in hell would i want to cook for him!  call me crazy, but i even spent some time trying to find a way to beg and plead for a chance to carry camera gear for the travel channel (and specifically, for no reservations).  it would have been worth it to travel to beautiful places and have a local fixer who knows where to go to eat some absolutely delicious foods.  so what if the camera crew would be doing grunt work most of the time?  i'm convinced it would've been worth it.  sadly, no reservations is now ending, and this opportunity never came to pass.

there are quite a few famous dead people worth conversing with (einstein, twain, and feynman, to name a few), but would i like to meet many live celebrities?  not so much.  some people may want to meet celebrities just so they can say "i've met him" or "i saw her," but that strikes me as somewhat shallow.  for me, i'd rather meet interesting people; if they happen to be famous, that would be kind of a neat story.  but fame does not, in general, strike me as a valid reason for wanting to meet people.  infamy, on the other hand...!

maybe this notion of mine is because i'm somewhat allergic to attention.  i prefer a degree of anonymity, and constantly being in the public eye (and under the proverbial microscope) is a rather scary thought.  given that, maybe it's just as well that i'm not pretty enough, talented enough, or smart enough to become famous.

and here i am, writing a blog for anyone and everyone to read...go figure.

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