Has anyone here had their fifteen minutes yet?

[Carl East]

I just wondered if anyone of the authors here, (or anyone else for that matter) has had their moment of fame? Whether it be on paper, on film or simply on the radio. I know I haven't, so perhaps when I get my very first book published I'll come back here and let you know. lol

Carl

 

[CharleyH]

A never ending circle of minutes, now if only it could stay that way for a significant length of time.

 

[oggbashan]

In real life - yes.

As a Literotica author, no, except for one hour when one of my stories was top-rated with 10 votes and a perfect 5.

As an author I came third in a county-wide competition last year.

As a local activist I am in our local newspapers and on local radio too often.

As Henry VIII I publicise Dover's Pageant and am on the cover of the Dover Town Guide this year.

My favourite moment of fame was in the 1960s when I was filmed by a US TV crew as I walked down Kings Road in London. I was in my Civil Service 'uniform' of pin-striped suit, bowler, rolled umbrella and briefcase with the EIIR monogram. Beside me was a Phys Ed teacher with ten-inch Royal Stewart mini-kilt, ribbed cream tights and thigh high boots, a skinny sweater, long blonde hair and she stood six feet tall. The TV crew backed down the pavement before us for about ten minutes as we went to the local supermarket to get materials for our evening meal.

The romance lasted six weeks and gave enough material for a lifetime's Lit stories. That is the power of imagination. The reality... I'm not telling.

Og

 

[destinie21]

yes

 

[dr_mabeuse]

Maybe

When I was in college, we went out and picked a bunch of wild marijuana that grows on the edges of farmers’ cornfields. The stuff’s worthless, but we didn’t know that. We hung it up in a friend’s attic to let it dry and then went off on vacation.

A guy painting the roof noticed it, and when we came back there was a big article in the Chicago Tribune that police had cracked a major national marijuana-distribution netweork that operated out of the Midwest and supplied both coasts. All in all we had picked maybe a dozen plants.

A couple of friends were arrested and kept overnight in jail in Janesville, Wisconsin, but the case was thrown out of court when the judge learned the facts. It didn’t help their case that the police had failed to put an address on their search warrant.

My name was never in the paper, but it taught me one hell of a lot oabout how the police and the press operate, and I’ve never trusted a news story since.

--dr.M.

 

[ABSTRUSE]

I had painted a few murals on the outside of a mall downtown, a woman had crashed through the main entrance before Christmas and it would take months for the new doors to arrive.

I was commisioned to paint several different themes until it was repaired.

i was out in all kinds of weather , with every freak known to man striking up a conversation.

I opened the paper one day to see my work in print, it read that the art was by an employee of ******.

I had done many other things for the association, they knew my name.

 

[Carl East]

yes

Destinie, I do wish you wouldn't talk so much, give the other authors a chance hey. lol

Carl

 

[Black Tulip]

As a matter of fact, yes. But not on a happy occasion. 1988

When my son was 2,5 he developed a nefrotic syndrom. Never mind what that is, and he grew out of it. But when he was admitted into a local hospital they managed to nearly kill him with a very sloppy treatment. He needed respiration and the main hospital they transferred him to had no place for him, since kids that small need special treatment. After stabilizing him on their emergency equipment they had to call all over the country till they found space in Amsterdam. He spent 5 days there and recovered.

It seems his was the umpteenth case of a little child that had to be moved, with all the risks that involves, because of lack of beds for kids like him all over the country. National television did an item in a political program and they interviewed me for the parents angle of the issue. Of course I consented because of the importance of it all.

At the time my son was back in hospital with a remission and they filmed the empty bed. God knows why I fell for that. Why I let them do that, I'll never know. They kind of bulldozered all over me. I just had enough wits left to forbid them filming my son in hospital.

I learned to be mild in criticizing people who show their all on tv.



The number of beds was significantly raised, but the same item came up about 5 years ago. That made me really sad. This time it had cost some very young lives.

 

[Guest]

Sort of. I was a Photographer in the Navy. I had one of my pics printed in Life magazine. Unfortunately, it got the standard "Official US Navy Photo" credit.

 

[cloudy]

I have a couple of short stories published.

When I was in junior high, I volunteered at the local humane society - well, for years, actually. Somehow I wound up as the spokesman and did several commercials, public service announcements, news tidbits, etc., over the years.

I hope someone has burned the tapes at some point.

 

[doormouse]

When I was in school, I came in the top ten of a nationwide mathematics comp. I didn't even know how well I did until I was getting my papers together for a job interview a few years back.

My closest brush with fame was when I went on a TV dating show. I cringe thinking of that one LOL

It's amazing how many people watched the episode because I had so many people call me.

Should go down more as the most embarassing time of my life

 

[rgraham666]

Dunno if any of this qualifies as famous.

I've had several articles published in MC Square (Mensa Canada Communications) Yeah, I used to be a member. Mostly I was arguing with a couple of trolls. (Yes, being smart does not prevent you from being a troll)

One troll had a lot of difficulty distinguishing between Socialism and government.

The other advocated that we should return our society to a time before the Reformation. I think he was Jesuit trained. His rhetoric was impeccable. Evil, but impeccable.

There's a thing called Speaker's Corner here in TO. you put a loonie (one dollar coin) in it and you get to record two and a half minutes of whatever you want on a TV camera. If what you do is any good, or just plain funny, there's a half hour on Sundays where a TV station shows these segments.

I've done it a couple of times. My segments have been shown every time.

And I had a letter printed in the January/February 2004 issue of Foreign Policy magazine.

 

[lewdandlicentious]

Yep!

 

[Guest]

Yep!

 

[Carl East]

Christ Lou, you beat Destinie, you never said anything. lol

Carl

 

[Guest]

I think I'm a few minutes short. During the big march on Washington (1970?) I had my pic. taken and printed in a Detroit newspaper. About ten years ago I was featured in the SF society pages for the opening night of the opera (cos I looked so San Francisco the writer said).

That's enough fame for me.

Perdita

 

[Guest]

Christ Lou, you beat Destinie, you never said anything. lol

Carl

I was merely showing my appreciation of Lew's coolness and modesty.

He's way too modest to say why he had fifteen minutes of fame, but I'll explain why, because I'm proud of him...

It was just after he'd served in the Gulf War. He won an award and was on the TV.

Lou

P.S. If he moans at me, I'll delete this post.

 

[Liar]

Have I had my fame?

I sure hope not.

I write boring articles about boring things in boring magazines. It have earned me a certain deal of national notoriety among boring people in a boring trade that I'm bored out of my shoes with.

If that's what my 15 are going to consist of, then no thanks.

I keep hoping that something will come out of the my hobby band or the plays I write. Both gets seen occationally on local stages, but I think that all we who are involved are too lazy to work for more to happen.

#L

 

[Honey123]

Yes.

I won a beauty pagaent and then the year later I was 1st runner up in County pagaent

I sang on stage for a charity event in front of 300 people.

In the pagaent where I came in 1st runner up I sang also and received a standing ovation...

 

[Guest]

Yes.

I won a beauty pagaent and then the year later I was 1st runner up in County pagaent

I sang on stage for a charity event in front of 300 people.

In the pagaent where I came in 1st runner up I sang also and received a standing ovation...

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Elle MacPherson

I thought that back looked familiar.

 

[doormouse]

Yes.

I won a beauty pagaent and then the year later I was 1st runner up in County pagaent

I sang on stage for a charity event in front of 300 people.

In the pagaent where I came in 1st runner up I sang also and received a standing ovation...

Not just a sexy butt

and Ted... Elle is Aussie (there's hope for me yet LOL)

 

[Honey123]

Not just a sexy butt

and Ted... Elle is Aussie (there's hope for me yet LOL)

Thanks guys...

I was in the paper and all!

 

[Lisa Denton]

I was trying to find something or other out and saw a link with my name on a google search. I clicked it and it was a Lit announcement for june category best score stories or something, there was my lil name and my first story.
My story got best somethin or other for the month!!!

I am happy with the feedbacks, well some of them, some were kinda scary, and with the comments and stuff. My scores were not very good but I guess they were o.k. I didn't know there was a monthly whateverthefuc but I think that counts for 15 seconds, not minutes, of fame. But I'm happy.

 

[marshalt]

As a lit author--- Umm, let me get back to you once I actually post a fucking story!

This year I won an award for a news story I did for our college radio station. I'm majoring in mass comm, and hoping to land a radio gig, I just hope that is not the high point of my career!

 

[Belegon]

I hit a bottom of the ninth Grand Slam to win a ball game. Maybe a thousand people knew about it, either there or listening on the radio.

My first at bat the next day I got drilled in the ribs. It hurt for like two weeks.