Okay that title is a big exaderation, but today September 25th I got to meet Neil Gaiman. He has probobly already forgotten about me but I very much enjoyed his talk and will definitely remember it. He read from his new book and there was Q an A session afterwards at the book store. For those that don't know Neil Gaiman he has written many books including Neverwhere, American Gods, and the latest Anansi Boys. He has also written a few graphic novels, the best being the world renowned Sandman. All of his novels are very well written and he has a very unique style. In all of his novels it seems that the main character is out of their normal place, but also fantasy is very much a part of most of his stories. And the best of all is Sandman in which the "king of dreams" is brought to earth and kept against his will. It continues with what ends up happening to him afterwards. The story is long and brilliant, like all of his work. Today was quite an experience. I got to the store right at 5:00 and I got right in line to get a ticket for the signing. In about 30 minutes I got the ticket and sat down to wait for his talk. I waited and waited till 7:30 to see him. Everyone was taking pictures, and he started reading out of Anansi Brothers. After that was a Q&A session. He was asked "How did you come up with Croup and Vandemer from Neverwhere?" or "What books did you read as a child?" or "Are you still into the career of Duran Duran?"(referring to a Biography he wrote when he was younger). After that It was time for the signing. My ticket said 42 and I got in line. As I got up to him I started shaking and as he was signing my book I told him about how much I love Sandman. Then I got behind the desk and some lady took a picture of us. What a great day.

PS. Check my flickr for some more pics.