Hi Simpson.

Terrific stories! You shouldn't feel like you were a "blithering idiot" though.
I mean wow!....you got his permission to do a CRT cover!
People who hold someone famous in a light of admiration,just have a tendency to expect more than what actually will be when they meet that person.
I think we all picture a perfect scenario of conversation with them but the truth of it is,what we are actually doing is meeting a stranger.
We believe we really know this person from their works but just like meeting anybody,we really don't. I think for your first meeting though you did better than most.
Don't sweat the second one,Gord didn't recall me either but then again the first time,
I was out there with 29 other people! :D
Mine seems to be the reverse of yours.
When I met him the second time,I had more to say and certainly had a more fulfilling experience.
Thanks again for sharing!