DCML digest, Vol 1 #448 - 14 msgs

[HorizonHse@aol.com]

i wouldn;t bother going to see don rosa in oslo -- or anywhere else for that 
matter. i specifically went to see him at a show in oakland, california last 
year. had he not been announced as being there, i wouldn't have gone. after 
travelling 20 miles to get there, standing in line for an hour, paying for 
parking, paying $15.00 admission to get in, struggling with the staff to find 
out where he was going to sit, he wouldn't sign anything, draw anything, 
initial anything, bless anything or discuss anything -- even though he was in 
"artist's alley" -- except how he's taken advantage of by disney and ebay.  
he was so afraid someone who was posing as a fan might slip through, get his 
autograph and then turn around and sell it that he alienated a lot of 
longtime fans who had no intention of doing anything other than meeting him, 
talking ducks, treasuring the experience and displaying his work in a place 
of honor on their wall. i'd be flattered, not frightened, if someone wanted 
my autograph. i wish him well, and all of you who are going to the event. i 
hope you're not too disappointed when you meet a pinched and crabby man who 
thinks his fans are interested in him and his work soley to make a few 
dollars by selling it to another fan. it's not so and he knows it.

regards,

morgan