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Originally Posted by Charlatan
I don't really want to meet these people in that sort of circumstance. I find it entirely weird to stand and gush to the person about how cool they are, etc. Having done PR, I've seen fans do this to a few celebrities and it's always just a little bit more than awkward and I never wanted to put myself in that same position.
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I guess it comes down to two things:
1) I don't want to intrude on them.
2) I don't want to meet someone in those sorts of circumstances. I have no desire to have an autograph (I wouldn't know what to do with it). I would rather just appreciate their art than meet the person behind it in an, inevitably, awkward encounter.
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Exactly! Like, in this situation (after a concert) what is there to say, exactly, besides "I really enjoyed the concert and you're awesome"? And I'm making them stand around when they're tired and sweaty and probably want a shower and/or beer. I didn't feel like it was intruding exactly...it's kind of expected. But I really don't think I would go up to someone famous just on the street or something and intrude on them. So it feels weird to do it at all just because you came to their concert. What an odd set of conventions we have around concerts. Don't get me started on the whole "encore" charade. (Which, incidentally, Jonathan Coulton mocked in the concert.)
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The only other exception to this is when you are introduced.
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So does anybody know Jonathan Coulton, and could you introduce me?
Thank you all for confirming that yes, this whole thing is weird and for helping me work through why exactly it feels so weird.