Can you remember when you first met TP?
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Just had a think about that, it was at our British FantasyCon in 85 at the Thistle Hotel in Birmingham at the bar on the Friday night, and on the Saturday morning early at breakfast I was sitting at the table myself and Terry asked if he could join me, but that was before he became mega famous he was there just as a fan. 
WWD said:
Just had a think about that, it was at our British FantasyCon in 85 at the Thistle Hotel in Birmingham at the bar on the Friday night, and on the Saturday morning early at breakfast I was sitting at the table myself and Terry asked if he could join me, but that was before he became mega famous he was there just as a fan.
In my case, it was late in the 90s (the last years of the 90s, to be exact) in a bookshop in Cologne, Germany.
Since I always ask for the date to be part of the book signing, I can quote it here :
The entry says : "11·48, 17-10-97" - This could be indeed late at night, since the event was late and the queue long. I still remember how my feet were aching ...
Since then I'm waiting for another book signing in Cologne ... I don't remember any one, or I have simply missed it during the last ten years.
One unfortunate thing was that in one school of my own town (which is located close to Cologne) there was once shown an adapted play of a Discworld novel - I don't remember which one - and Mr. Pratchett was there. And I learned about it 2 or 3 days later ...
Since I always ask for the date to be part of the book signing, I can quote it here :
The entry says : "11·48, 17-10-97" - This could be indeed late at night, since the event was late and the queue long.
I still remember how my feet were aching ... Since then I'm waiting for another book signing in Cologne ... I don't remember any one, or I have simply missed it during the last ten years.
One unfortunate thing was that in one school of my own town (which is located close to Cologne) there was once shown an adapted play of a Discworld novel - I don't remember which one - and Mr. Pratchett was there. And I learned about it 2 or 3 days later ...
Jan Van Quirm said:
WWD said:
Just had a think about that, it was at our British FantasyCon in 85 at the Thistle Hotel in Birmingham at the bar on the Friday night, and on the Saturday morning early at breakfast I was sitting at the table myself and Terry asked if he could join me, but that was before he became mega famous he was there just as a fan.
Sometimes you don't have a choice. If Terry wants to talk to you, he'll talk for quite a while.
Who's Wee Dug said:
Was that at the Norwest WorldCon in 2004 where he was a GOH, Raisin. :
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I'll never forget it, though I do forget the date, it was in november when he was promoting Going Postal in Australia.
anyway, I was almost at the back of this booksigning line and it was finally my turn and Terry looked at me, my white cane and the book in my hands and he asked me if I could actually read it, and how much I could see.
I am quite sure I did the automatic glare I do when people ask me this kind of stuff, but I said something like 'normall I wouldn't actually answer questions like that...but...since you're you, I'll tell you instead of giving you the horrible sarcasm.'
so I told him and he said he would have been perfectly fine with the sarcasm and in fact he was curious. so I told him the top 5 rude questions I get asked by sighted people and my usual sarcastic replies.
he was highly amused...
he also insisted on signing my Going Postal with my full first name.
anyway, I was almost at the back of this booksigning line and it was finally my turn and Terry looked at me, my white cane and the book in my hands and he asked me if I could actually read it, and how much I could see.
I am quite sure I did the automatic glare I do when people ask me this kind of stuff, but I said something like 'normall I wouldn't actually answer questions like that...but...since you're you, I'll tell you instead of giving you the horrible sarcasm.'
so I told him and he said he would have been perfectly fine with the sarcasm and in fact he was curious. so I told him the top 5 rude questions I get asked by sighted people and my usual sarcastic replies.
he was highly amused...
he also insisted on signing my Going Postal with my full first name.
top 5 rude comments/questions
ahem...
5. how do blind people have sex?
In the dark, which is more than could be said for the likes of you.
4. I don't know what I would do if I went blind, probably kill myself or something. [some people really do say this]
Yes, you would really be doing the world a favour by not forcing it to put up with that sort of crappy atitude. I support you, why wait until you go blind in fact?
3. How do blind people eat? I mean, how do you know where your mouth is?
wow, I had no idea that you sighted people had some kind of central mirror device at tables that aids you in eating your meals. I guess that's how you manage it? god only knows how you would cope without it.
2. at our church we have people just like you.
What? people with red hair? women? short people? atheists? do stop me when i'm getting warmer. oh you mean blind people? yes, obviously just because we're both blind we'd have a lot in common. the fact that I am a 20 something year old woman and the people you're refering to are 70 something year old men has nothing whatsoever to do with it the fact that we're blind should be the defining factor...
1. how the hell do you get around? you're so brave!
I always thought bravery was running into a burning building to save the lives of a trapped family, or standing up to the person who's about to rape and stab you to death, or maybe escaping from a POW camp or something equally as daring. I never knew it was getting out of bed in the morning and catching a big scary train to go to work. what d'ya know, we're a whole carriage full of heros! well done to you!
there are more, but these are the main ones.
ahem...
5. how do blind people have sex?
In the dark, which is more than could be said for the likes of you.
4. I don't know what I would do if I went blind, probably kill myself or something. [some people really do say this]
Yes, you would really be doing the world a favour by not forcing it to put up with that sort of crappy atitude. I support you, why wait until you go blind in fact?
3. How do blind people eat? I mean, how do you know where your mouth is?
wow, I had no idea that you sighted people had some kind of central mirror device at tables that aids you in eating your meals. I guess that's how you manage it? god only knows how you would cope without it.
2. at our church we have people just like you.
What? people with red hair? women? short people? atheists? do stop me when i'm getting warmer. oh you mean blind people? yes, obviously just because we're both blind we'd have a lot in common. the fact that I am a 20 something year old woman and the people you're refering to are 70 something year old men has nothing whatsoever to do with it the fact that we're blind should be the defining factor...
1. how the hell do you get around? you're so brave!
I always thought bravery was running into a burning building to save the lives of a trapped family, or standing up to the person who's about to rape and stab you to death, or maybe escaping from a POW camp or something equally as daring. I never knew it was getting out of bed in the morning and catching a big scary train to go to work. what d'ya know, we're a whole carriage full of heros! well done to you!
there are more, but these are the main ones.
