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For me it was Jeff Kinney. I was meeting a different author I love, but there wasn't enough room downstairs and we had to go up. Turns out that's exactly where Jeff Kinney works! He's the author who got me into reading so I thought that was so cool

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[โ€“] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Penn & Teller. Really nice guys. Penn is ridiculously tall, and having a conversation with Teller is one of the most surreal experiences I've had.

I've also met tons of metal bands, too many to list. I'll say the chillest/coolest I hung out with were The Black Dahlia Murder or GWAR.

[โ€“] Bishma@social.fossware.space 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

They always spend like an hour in the hallways outside the Penn and Teller Theater after shows meeting fans. The people who crowd around Teller are often magicians because he is notoriously generous when it comes to helping other magicians. They both are really, but I think a majority of successful magicians in the US have a trick in their repertoire that Teller helped out with in some way or another.

I just love that, after being silent all show, he comes out and talks enthusiastically with fans and colleagues.

[โ€“] Mugmoor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Yes I met them after one of their shows in Vegas.