#9 that reminds me of the Daily Show's Aasif Mandvi and his great stillsuit appearance (I love telling that bit as a story) after attending Live Earth (starts around 25secs)

http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=90863&title=live-earth

I had the good fortune to read the Elric series when I was young as well. Simplistic in some ways, yet superb in so many others. I've read nearly everything he has ever written and as scifi/fantasy authors go, he is among the best.

I went to a reading by MM in SF at Borderlands (great book store btw - go Alan!) and a discussion afterwards. I bought a couple books just so he could sign em, and when it came time for me to shake his hand, I said "thank you for a lifetime of amazing reading!" he was honestly taken aback, held my hand an extra moment and said "thank you for reading my work and for your kind works" (and may Arioch consume your soul!!!!)

Jack Vance showed up just as I was leaving (another great! Dying Earth and Eyes of the Overworld being classics!). If you like Vance, try Terry Dowling's fantasy - unique!

Did you all know that the Multiverse that MM first wrote about is now being taken seriously as an explanation of quantum parallel universes? If the universe is infinite and massively forked, then somewhere an albino price is slowly sinking into his cups, bemoaning his lost Cymorril, a massive runeblade crooning softly at his side.

Thank you MM!

Enkidu (first time poster, very long time reader)