For the past 15 years, I've been an avid fan of the talented James Franco. Like most of his fans, I'm female and initially I became a fan because he's terribly attractive. However, because I would like to think that I'm a "deeper" person than to be a fan of someone strictly because of their genetics.. I started paying attention to his work, reading the books he's authored, watching his indie films and reading information about him on reputable websites etc.
I'm still a fan. His views on most everything coincide with mine, and if he were someone who I actually knew in my real life... I'd like to think that we'd get along famously, despite the fact that I'm just a "average chick".
For probably 99.9% of the 15 years that I've been following his career and personal life, I've wished that I could be in a position to actually meet him.
A few weeks ago, I found out that he would be premiering his movie "Sal" at the Austin Film Festival. I decided that this may be my one and only chance to meet him. So, I pooled together enough money to get a Lonestar Badge (middle ground VIP) pass to the film festival, enlisted the aid of an accomplice, and set off Saturday in hopes of accidentally running into him. (Or at the very least, getting to the front of the stage in time to get him to sign my copy of Palo Alto Stories after the Sal Q&A.
I'll be posting more soon on the results of that weekend trip, as well as any other stupid things I do to possibly put myself in a position of shaking his hand, getting a photo with him and an autograph on my well-worn copy of Palo Alto.

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