I met him in 1981 at the World Fantasy Con (Claremont Hotel in Berkeley) and, face to face with him, I could barely speak. At that point in my life he was my favorite author (and he's still in the Top Ten). He was so down-to-earth and approachable! At one point, after a panel, when a bunch of us were at a respectful distance but had books at the ready, he looked around the hallway or side lobby and said something like, "I'll just sit over here and sign until my hand falls off. Someone get me a beer?" And he sat on the floor with his back against the wall and spoke with each person. One of my all-time favorite memories, author-wise.
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I met him in 1981 at the World Fantasy Con (Claremont Hotel in Berkeley) and, face to face with him, I could barely speak. At that point in my life he was my favorite author (and he's still in the Top Ten). He was so down-to-earth and approachable! At one point, after a panel, when a bunch of us were at a respectful distance but had books at the ready, he looked around the hallway or side lobby and said something like, "I'll just sit over here and sign until my hand falls off. Someone get me a beer?" And he sat on the floor with his back against the wall and spoke with each person. One of my all-time favorite memories, author-wise.