My challenge was to tell us about an unusual meeting with a famous person. This is my friend Ann O’neal Garcia’s description of her meeting with Ursula K. Le Guin:

I met Ursula leGuinn at a garden party maybe 7 yrs ago hosted by a mutual friend who was in Ursula’s book club. So we were introduced and my mutual friend said, “Ursula, Ann is a fantastic writer. Perhaps you could read something she’s written ” Ursula’s little tiny old face hardened. Her lips became a skinny red dash, her eyes shut tightly for a moment. She didn’t answer. She walked away and talked with a mutual acquaintance. I was hurt and embarrassed but I knew it was my friend who sounded the death knell. You don’t ask a famous writer who’s living out her last years on earth if she’d like to read another damned hopeful writer’s efforts! I felt how this must have felt. I probably would do the same thing if I were old and famous. I’m old now but not the other. But still .. I forgive her with all my heart.

And, more from Ann: I saw Roy Rogers and Dale Evans perform at Cheyenne frontier days in the 80’s? Not sure of date. It was just embarrassing. They sang a bit and mostly talked about Christianity. The sparse crowd slipped out, little by little.

Now…tell us yours!!! Once I’ve heard enough of yours to be satisfied, I’ll tell you mine.