I’m a huge Neil Gaiman fan…but I find myself in the odd situation that while I adore his blog (and have been known to write him), and check it each and every day, I’m not a great fan of his fiction. I loved Good Omens, I liked the Sandman comics…and I really like the worlds and themes from most of his other stuff, but I’m always left with a bit of a “wait a minute…it’s OVER?” feeling when I’m done reading them. His non-fiction is fabulous. His warmth, creativity and messed up sense of humour come across the interwebs with force.
I figure as long as no one tells him I don’t like his fiction, I can just keep quietly e-stalking him. But since he is one of my living heros please read the following about playing a joke, and getting traffic for his friend Penn from Penn and Teller.
“I’d like to ask a small favour of those of you who have read down this far. Would anyone reading this, anyone with a blog or a website that is, mind linking to the last post — with the link text Penn Jillette? Given Penn’s recent rant about the power and ubiquity of this blog on his radio show, I’d like to mess with his head just a little and see if we can actually google-bomb it so that that entry shows in the top few entries if you google Penn’s name.
And sshhh, don’t anyone tell him. I want it to be a surprise.”