Walking People – Conrad Askland https://conradaskland.com/blog Music Director and Music Technology Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:37:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 53388445 First Autograph Request in China https://conradaskland.com/blog/first-autograph-request-in-china/ https://conradaskland.com/blog/first-autograph-request-in-china/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:12:55 +0000 http://www.conradaskland.com/blog/?p=3533 This was fun for me. I went to a local restaurant on Taipa Island in Macau, China and after the waitress takes my order she comes back and says “Can I have your autograph?”. In her hands is the Cirque Du Soleil ZAIA program and she has it opened to my picture for me to sign.

After I sign the program I realize that I also want a cup of coffee. But the waitress is walking around the restaurant showing people my autograph so I can’t get her attention for several minutes. So the lesson I’ve learned in this is that there is a price to fame: It’s more difficult to get a cup of coffee…

My mother reminds me that as a child when asked for an autograph I would say “Keep it, this will be worth something someday.” I’m not quite that cocky in my old age. I look much better when dressed in humility.

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