 | I don't think of myself as a hero, I don't. I was just in the right place at the right time. I just did what anyone would have done in that situation. People are always coming up to me and saying, "You're a real hero, an inspiration. They should make a movie about you. You're a great role model for kids. You're a lot more attractive in person than you are in all that news footage." It's hard to take, all this attention. Really, I'm nothing special. I was just there when it happened, that's all. Before I became famous I could walk the street and crowds would not surround me. I could get from my car the coffee shop without cameras flashing in my eyes. I could sit and write and think and people would leave me alone, avoid me even. No people begging for autographs. No one asking me to pose for pictures with their kids. No one telling me, with tears in their eyes, how much what I do means to them. It was a lot different then, before I was famous. It was awful. I tell people all the time, "I don't mind being a role model. I'll gladly be a role model for kids all over the world. I don't mind at all. I will not, however, be an underwear model. No way. Especially not for kids. I'm just not comfortable with that." I tell them this, but do they listen? No. They never listen. If I ever get famous I'm going to constantly thank a person name Wadi Thunderbrain in every speech. "I want to thank everyone who helped me achieve this goal and I'd especially like to thank Wadi Thunderbrain, without whom none of us would be here today." People will wonder who Wadi Thunderbrain is. Some people will claim to know him or her. I will sprinkle my conversations with, "...as Wadi Thunderbrain says..." When people ask who Wadi Thunderbrain is I will just get really quiet, look into the distance and shed a single tear. For Wadi. Has fame changed me? No, not yet. It will, though. You can bet your ass it will. Hello, friends. How am I today? Later. Love. |
