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Got what has to be the funnest blog-related e-mail yet yesterday, in regard to my personal favorite blog post from 2008, in which I discuss my childhood dream of moving to New York City to work for Andy Warhol's INTERVIEW magazine. The post is HERE, and the e-mail is below:

SUBJECT: A funny fact about The Andy Warhol Diary
Monday, January 19, 2009 7:03 PM

I just noticed that you have some of Andy Warhol's Diary on your Blog. After reading the following page:

Saturday, August 14, 1982: The limo driver said he didn't know really how to get to New Jersey, but that he'd try. We picked up Christopher and Peter and went out to the Meadowlands to see Blondie, and before them on the bill was Duran Duran, and also David Johansen. We went back to see her. And Chris Stein has lost thirty pounds, he's sick, I think it's all that bad air from some air conditions. Debbie's so fat now, she kicked us out because she wanted to get dressed in her Stephen Sprouse clothes.

I laughed myself silly, knowing that The limo driver who didn't know how to get to New Jersey was me. :) I had only lived in NYC for a short time, trying to be an actor, supporting myself driving limos. Andy was one of the nicer high profile clients I had. On this particular night I ended up getting fired from my limo job. Andy asked me if I cared to join him and his group to see Deborah Harry backstage, then go to the press booth and hang with Duran Duran, the opening act, to watch the Blondie concert. While the number one rule was to never leave the limo, I couldn't resist, and left the car blocking an emergency exit. With no cell phones or even pagers at that point, the security had spent the entire concert looking for me and calling my company. Oh well, I didn't really like that limo job, plus the acting career went bye bye soon after.

And I made the Andy Warhol Diaries. I think that's kinda cool.

Just thought I'd share.

Gary