Posted by PrayForMojo at 63.101.66.18 on February 28, 2002 at 10:39:05:
In Reply to: ** A Kevin Smith Fan No More ** posted by ALetDownFan on February 28, 2002 at 10:07:35:
So you badmouth Kevin and say hes too "Hollywood" and he doesn't have time for fans. Lets look at a post from the last board which puts a damper on your argument. (the story below it was posted by me as an example of yet ANOTHER time KEvin took more time than needed with fans) :
: (RADIO EDIT..unrelated stuff).... one more thing... about the panel that i saw kevin at in orlando (for green arrow) that made me feel bad too.. every step he took after the panel he would politely stop and let everyone take a picture with him (and I was one of them, sad to say..) but it reminded me of Mickey at Disney and all the kids wanting a picture. I just have to say that he totally rocks in my book if only for having the patience and compassion to let everyone get a picture in even though he was being rushed downstairs.
my story:
And as for his graciousness, every time I met Kevin he has been the coolest, most accomodating person you could imagine. My friends and I went down toi the Stash on some random day in 1996 (I think) and bought some posters and shit. Anyway Jay was working and signed stuff for us and then told us Kevin was down the street in the offices. So we went down thinking he'd kind of brush us off or sign and then get us out. He sat there and talked to us for a good 15 minutes (incidentally I eneded up mistakenly sitting on the script for BHD in the office...what a tool am I!). Point is he rocks and is down to earth, recognizes his fans and I think he still considers himself a regular guy....and not the genius that he is!
Two examples of stories that everyone here I'm sure has....he signs everything that leaves the stash (well almost everything) and I have seen on numerous ocassions, him inconvenience himself FOR THE FANS! So piss off you ingrate motherf'er (what does he owe you anyway? hes provided you with countless houres of entertainment and HE owes YOU????)