A Most Amazing Day. I was going to just reply to his, but as a newbie, I could't reply without making a new thread.
I can confirm Oddball's story. I came online today just to look for articles about how nice Stephen King is when you meet him. I found the linked post, which I know is true, because I met Mr. King on his way home from that trip! He was incredibly nice, which is what sent me searching for stories of other chance meetings in the first place. Mr. King mentioned he had picked up a nail in in his tire in (I will leave this detail out, but Oddball, I could tell you the town you work in or near, because he mentioned it!), and the place didn't have his tire in stock, so he had to drive on his "bagel" tire for a ways. He said bagel instead of donut, which is so cute I can hardly even stand it.
He was totally nice and pleasant to everyone he met. I read everything from Dickens and Tolstoy to Harlequin romances and kid's books. I read a LOT. And I think he is the best living writer, no contest. I won't disparage any Pulitzer winners here (I don't mean Gabriel Garcia Marquez - he deserved his.), but Stephen King's characters and dialogue are unsurpassed. Like Kurt Vonnegut being contained in the science fiction category, when he was so much more than that, Stephen King would have Pulitzers too, if people didn't think of him as a genre writer.
I am so happy that I was not disillusioned upon meeting him, and that you couldn't even hope to meet a more congenial, regular guy. I have to say, I think almost anyone would have a hard time reaching that level of fame, and not having it go to their head. It does not seem he has.
I can confirm Oddball's story. I came online today just to look for articles about how nice Stephen King is when you meet him. I found the linked post, which I know is true, because I met Mr. King on his way home from that trip! He was incredibly nice, which is what sent me searching for stories of other chance meetings in the first place. Mr. King mentioned he had picked up a nail in in his tire in (I will leave this detail out, but Oddball, I could tell you the town you work in or near, because he mentioned it!), and the place didn't have his tire in stock, so he had to drive on his "bagel" tire for a ways. He said bagel instead of donut, which is so cute I can hardly even stand it.
He was totally nice and pleasant to everyone he met. I read everything from Dickens and Tolstoy to Harlequin romances and kid's books. I read a LOT. And I think he is the best living writer, no contest. I won't disparage any Pulitzer winners here (I don't mean Gabriel Garcia Marquez - he deserved his.), but Stephen King's characters and dialogue are unsurpassed. Like Kurt Vonnegut being contained in the science fiction category, when he was so much more than that, Stephen King would have Pulitzers too, if people didn't think of him as a genre writer.
I am so happy that I was not disillusioned upon meeting him, and that you couldn't even hope to meet a more congenial, regular guy. I have to say, I think almost anyone would have a hard time reaching that level of fame, and not having it go to their head. It does not seem he has.
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