+Ray Bradbury

Some years ago I attended a computer convention at which Ray Bradbury spoke, and I wish I had a transcript of his speech -- he was so logical, so reasonable, so balanced in his discussion of civilization and technology.

Afterward we were told that Mr. B would be happy to sign copies of his books, but not other bits of paper -- the man was not naive about marketing! I had with me my boyhood copy of Fahrenheit 401 and wanted him to sign that. I don't think he was happy about signing a thirty-year-old paperback but he did, and an acquaintance took our picture. The expression on his face very clearly expresses his thought: "Who is this strange man and why couldn't the cheapskate have bothered to buy a new copy of my book in the lobby?"