Ray Bradbury ROCKS!

So I went to see "literary hero" Ray Bradbury speak at East Bakersfield High School yesterday with my buddy Christina and was tickled when a guy in the audience TOTALLY gave Bradbury the "rock on" sign while he was talking about being infused with the spirit of Herman Melville while he was writing the screenplay for "Moby Dick." It was hilarious. I'd never seen anyone give an author the "rock on" sign.

For those who don't know what the universal "rock on" hand sign is (you know what it is, c'mon, quit playing) here are a few variations.

Anyway, I had to give homeskillet some props for that one. That and the audience (at least 2,000 -- it was packed) gave Bradbury two standing ovations and at one point the "Farhenheit 451" author seemed to really get into the heaping of praise the speakers at the event gave him. Particularly when he turned to lean his arm on the side of his wheelchair as he basked in the glow of Kern County Library's overflowing love for him. He was like the library pope. (He's, naturally, a lover of the libraries. He wrote a sci-fi novel about books, man.)

Anyway, Hollywood is actually giving another go at making "Farheneit 451" the film. No progress has been made, but we shall see. Either way, now that I've met the man, listened to him talk and seen folks give him the "rock on" sign, I guess I better read that book now ...