I am amused.
Note this exchange from Curt Schilling (a Hall of Fame baseball pitcher in the American Major Leagues, plays for the Boston Red Sox) on his weblog(Schilling's 38 Studios is working on an MMO for release):
http://38pitches.com/2007/03/21/q-a-vi/
Q-Fan of R.A.’s? Read his books?
A-Absolutely. I met R.A. this last year. Early on, years ago, when I knew 38 Studios would become a reality, I wrote up my ‘dream team’ lineup. In that lineup I had R.A. in control of creating the world and the story. When it became a reality, the company, I contacted the person that handles off the field PR for me and asked her to inquire about me talking with R.A. (he goes by Bob, which is why I call him R.A.). Katie called me ten minutes later with a number, and I called him. I had no idea he lived in Mass, which he does, and the he was a life long Sox fan, which he is. It was a conversation that basically went on for 30 minutes like this
“Dude, I can’t believe I am talking to you, this is so cool, I’m a huge fan”
“Dude, I can’t believe I am talking to you either, this is so cool, I am a huge fan”
We met soon after and I am incredibly grateful to call this man a friend. He’s one of those people that just ‘gets it’, and gets life. He’s incredibly passionate and excited about being involved so that only fans the creative flames. The things he’s done to this point are pretty incredible and I can’t wait until we get to the point of being able to start letting people peek into ‘our world’.
And yes, I have read his books, and am reading them again.
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I don't know why, but I never really would have thought a Major League player might be a fantasy fan, but there you go. I know that some Major League players are hooked on WoW (in particular, Curt is).
Note this exchange from Curt Schilling (a Hall of Fame baseball pitcher in the American Major Leagues, plays for the Boston Red Sox) on his weblog(Schilling's 38 Studios is working on an MMO for release):
http://38pitches.com/2007/03/21/q-a-vi/
Q-Fan of R.A.’s? Read his books?
A-Absolutely. I met R.A. this last year. Early on, years ago, when I knew 38 Studios would become a reality, I wrote up my ‘dream team’ lineup. In that lineup I had R.A. in control of creating the world and the story. When it became a reality, the company, I contacted the person that handles off the field PR for me and asked her to inquire about me talking with R.A. (he goes by Bob, which is why I call him R.A.). Katie called me ten minutes later with a number, and I called him. I had no idea he lived in Mass, which he does, and the he was a life long Sox fan, which he is. It was a conversation that basically went on for 30 minutes like this
“Dude, I can’t believe I am talking to you, this is so cool, I’m a huge fan”
“Dude, I can’t believe I am talking to you either, this is so cool, I am a huge fan”
We met soon after and I am incredibly grateful to call this man a friend. He’s one of those people that just ‘gets it’, and gets life. He’s incredibly passionate and excited about being involved so that only fans the creative flames. The things he’s done to this point are pretty incredible and I can’t wait until we get to the point of being able to start letting people peek into ‘our world’.
And yes, I have read his books, and am reading them again.
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I don't know why, but I never really would have thought a Major League player might be a fantasy fan, but there you go. I know that some Major League players are hooked on WoW (in particular, Curt is).
