From: The Great and Powerful Danny Sichel <eds7466@umoncton.ca>
Newsgroups: alt.humor.best-of-usenet
Subject: [rec.arts.comics.misc] a disturbing trend at cons
Date: 9 Nov 1997 23:09:01 -0700

Subject: Re: a disturbing trend at cons 
From: verbeek@bigfoot.com (Todd VerBeek, gwm)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.comics.misc

>mdbright@aol.com (MD Bright) wrote:
[He dislikes doing sketches at cons, for a variety of understandable
reasons.]

My pal Lawrence Watt-Evans said:
>That said, though, I really do sympathize with you -- I'm on your
>side.  Asking artists to draw is an imposition, and artists have a
>perfect right to refuse without causing offense.  Just because it's
>cool watching an artist work, and it's not something you get to see
>very often, doesn't mean you have a RIGHT to see it, or that the
>artist has an obligation to perform for you.

I am tempted to draw an analogy to people having sex.  (Think about it.)

>But it IS cool to watch.

If they're any good. {smile}

Cheers, Todd (who enjoys watching, but also hates it because it reminds
him of how much practise he needs)