Admit it, most of us wanted to grow up to be famous in some field, some of you wanted to be famous thinkers like Einstein, or maybe closer to Epicurus even.
Some of you wanted to be famous actors or rockstars.
But you're not.
Only few people get to become famous, globally famous, but we all want to. Does it depress you that you are only known to people in your area and people that you've met online? That your name wont leave a mark in history, even though YOU know that it deserves to?
I once had a fan club in the local performance arts scene. It was really weird since these folks somehow knew a lot about me, and they knew where I was performing, and would show up to sit in the front row of all my performances for a couple of years. I have a few on them as friends on FB, but that was only after meeting them a number of times and getting to know them.
Many people recognize me wherever I go, but many can't quite place the name to the face. I take it in stride, since I've had a lot of connections and work with so many different crews, casts, production teams, and audiences. I've been interviewed three different times on the local networks, and have had my work and my performances showcased in local print media and radio.
It isn't Bieber level, that's for sure, but it's an interesting life. I remember what it was like somewhat to live anonymously, but I've been a part of the stage and out in the public for so long that it's difficult to remember exactly what it was like.
I can tell you this much - I'm not considered a heroine. I don't get free lunches or valet parking wherever I go. For most people, it's a "where do you I know you from?" conversation, which really doesn't go anywhere. I'm easy to spot but hard to place. Some know me from music, others know me from classwork, public school outreach programs and speaking engagements, from dance performances, from television, from the Riverfront Times, etc. I guess I've made teensy weensy ripples for 35 some odd years that I've been out in the public eye.
I'm not depressed. My father, who never performed except for a small community theatre project in college (where he met my mom), is well-known in the area simply because he's always out and about and just introduces himself to everybody he meets. He's the most charismatic person I've ever known.
I'm rambling now. It's been a long week already. And it's only Tuesday.
