meme: Support the experience economy: send skzbrust $2

[netmouse]

Please join me in convincing a stubborn Hungarian who is also a fabulous author (Steven Brust) to start accepting paypal donations on his website.

1. (optional) read the explanation of the reason/philosophy behind this: http://netmouse.livejournal.com/216556.html

2. If you have a paypal account, Paypal $2 (or more) to skzb -@- dreamcafe.com (take out the spaces and the dashes to use as an email address)
Note: please use the subject line "So there..." (feel free to add your own comment).

3. post this to your journal with a comment about Brust or his work.


My Comment:

I have known Steven personally since sometime in the mid 90s. At the time I met him I had read everything he'd written to date, except for The Sun, The Moon and The Stars, which I have since discovered is fabulous. My favorite book of his is Jhereg. The first night we met we stayed up all night at a Minicon music party, making music.

I hope to go on making music with you for many years, my dear and stubborn friend. So there.

Comments

[andrewfeland.livejournal.com]

When I think of all of the different performers I've paid over the years, from the two guys who got a huge tip for playing bagpipe duets outdoors and in tune with each other in Harvard Square in January, to the ridiculously overpriced tickets I'll buy for the occasional Broadway show (note that I'm a former backstage man myself, and that I feel most theater tickets are underpriced, but damn, folks, over $150 a seat? Do we get food with that?), I think that being able to toss a little extra at a good writer shouldn't impact anyone's dignity.

Think about that for a second. I might pay $10 to see a movie, over $50 for a nice dinner, maybe even splurge once every five years and spend $100 on a good musical--how long do those keep me entertained, compared to a good book? I've spent more on bottles of wine, and they didn't last nearly as long. That's an apt comparison, actually, since SKZB's work ages well. Absent the chance to thank the man personally and buy him a drink (maybe we should be sending Scotch and good cigarettes instead of money?), sending a few bucks his way sounds like a great way to say "thank you".