The Black Table's Will Leitch, in discussing his obsession with celebrities, reveals the following about actor/comedian/writer Steve Martin: "Steve Martin (whom I haven't met) has this great ritual. He refuses to sign autographs, but if you approach him, he will wordlessly hand you a business card and walk away. The card says, simply: 'You have just had a Steve Martin Experience.'" [UPDATE from a reader: "actually, the card bears his signature and says something more like: 'this certifies that you have had a personal encounter with me and that you found me witty, charming and intelligent.' not exactly that, but something similar." UPDATE UPDATE from a reader: "sounds like Martin is ripping off, or more kindly, riffing on, Adian Piper's famous guerrilla performance peice——a business card the light-skinned artist handed out as necessary which read: 'Dear Friend, I am black. I am sure you did not realize this when you made/laughed at/agreed with that racist remark.' As a big league collector and all-around art maven, Martin can NOT be unaware of the precident. 'The Jerk' notwithstanding, he should immediately purchase an overpriced artwork by a struggling African American artist as penance."]
Life as a loser #167: celebrity [BlackTable]