Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Famous for a bestseller--but not mine

I get recognized pretty often now--not by face, but name, when I hand over my credit card. Girls and young women have gotten all giggly and can't take their eyes off me.

A bestselling book can do that, apparently. But not mine. They want to know what it's like to be "related" to Edward Cullen, protagonist of the Twilight series. Hahaha. If only I were joking.

I have not figured out a single interesting response to that. Maybe if I read the books. I've been meaning to have a look. I told a few that I actually wrote a book of my own, and they could not care less.

Hmmm. It feels like there should be more to this. I'm not sure what it is. It just keeps amusing me, and I'm not sure why.
at 12:43 AM

7 comments:

  1. Nate StoffregenOct 6, 2009 12:44 AM
    Don't feel bad, Dave! We have a dear friend who is a distinguished neurosurgeon, who just happens to have the looks of a movie star.

    Once, while walking downtown Chicago, he was mistaken by a couple of giggly, wide-eyed girls for Donny Osmond. They promptly begged for his autograph.

    He laughed and said, "I'm not who you think; I'm just a brain surgeon." He later admitted to me that he had always wanted to say that.
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  2. I've read Columbine and I've read the first book in the Twilight series. I don't see your liking it, but maybe that's just me...

    Funny. I never made the connection with your names.
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  3. I think you should make up an entire, crazy story that is what you tell when you get asked such things. Seriously!
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  4. Ha ha! I've read all 4 books in the Twilight series and I never even associated your name with Edward Cullen. Then again, I wasn't a huge fan of the series. I just read it to see what all the fuss was about.

    Hmmm... trying to think of some smart aleck comment you can make whenver someone asks you about Edward Cullen... like he's a real person or something.

    You can tell them that you're the only Cullen in the family who isn't a vegetarian and look at them like you're hungry. See what kind of reaction you get from that. LOL!
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  5. Michelle JonesOct 6, 2009 05:42 PM
    Hey Dave! I'm sure if you come to our little town everyone will know your name because our book club members have name dropped ever since our phone conversation on the 20th. Speaking of...I hope we weren't too much of a distraction on the underwear thing because you did mention you were packing while we were talking. If so...sorry :)
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  6. You should take advantage of this like my husband does. He looks like George Clooney. He was in a taco place in Colorado with a hat and glasses. The kid behind the counter asked if he was George.

    "No," he said.

    But the kid insisted.

    So my hubby says, "If I am, will you give me a free burrito?"

    "Nope."

    Well, at least he tried. Maybe you could get some free food from being Edward's evil twin or something. It's worth a shot.
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  7. I'm see if I can get a burrioto out of it. Or maybe some drinks.

    I still don't have a clever comeback line, though.
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