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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Bullgrit" data-source="post: 5235469" data-attributes="member: 31216">I was just reading the wikipedia entry for Robert Lynn Asprin (holy crap, he's dead!?) and I see he took a break from writing in the 90s. This got me thinking about the concept of what do celebrities do when they're not working on their "celebrity job".Like when a popular TV show ends -- what do the stars do until their next show? Especially if they have years of "down time"? I assume popular stars make enough money during their popularity that they can live through their down time. Yes, no?What do they do when they go years without working?And if they don't make enough money through the popular times, what do they do to make money during the down time? What kind of job does a former TV/movie/music star get?Going back to RLA, for example, what did he do during the decade he wasn't producing new books? Did he just lounge around watching TV, living off his wealth accumulated through his previous work? Or did he get a "regular" job to pay the bills? Did he sit in a cubicle all day? Did he write stereo owner's manuals? Did he ever have to ask "Do you want fries with that?"?What do celebrities do when they are between their celebrity jobs? Can they have a normal job without constantly being recognized as a celebrity?"Thank you for coming in to the interview, Robert. By the way, you have the same name as one of my favorite novelists? Have you ever read Another Fine Myth?"Bullgrit</blockquote>

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