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    07.27.06

    A Line-Of-Sight Issue

    posted by Absinthe | 5:28 PM

    Wandering the floor of the Expo with Wheaton is an object lesson on the double-edged sword of celebrity. People are eager to give him free swag. People are also eager to bend his fucking ear. I note with some amusement that he’s perfected the maintain-forward-momentum method of keeping conversations polite but brief.

    In two quick turns around the convention floor we run into assorted well-wishers and more than a few famous types. I shake Steven Lipscomb’s hand and do not instantaneously burst into flames.

    Then Wil spots Phil Gordon power-signing issues of Bluff and says hello. Phil calls Wheaton a traitor (a dig at Wil’s PokerStars gear), then does something astonishing.

    He looks at me, points his finger right at me, and says, “That’s the guy I want to meet. You’re a fucking genius.”

    !!!

    Then I realize Bill Fillmaff is standing right behind me.

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    Topics: Poker | 4 Comments »

    4 Responses to “A Line-Of-Sight Issue”

    1. StudioGlyphic Says:
      July 27, 2006 at 6:21 PM

      Ha! That’s awesome.

    2. Easycure Says:
      July 28, 2006 at 7:53 AM

      I would have thrown out a “rock” at that point. :b

    3. Garthmeister J. Says:
      July 28, 2006 at 9:38 AM

      Or even better, a circle below the waist…

    4. Bobby Bracelet Says:
      July 28, 2006 at 5:15 PM

      That’s hilarious.

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