THE POP OF KING
STATUS: Over it. The miniature poodle, that is.
FAVE LINKEY-POO RIGHT THIS SECOND:
The Hipster Olympics (I feel 30 percent more ironic already).
I was thinking this morning about how, when I was sixteen years old, I wrote a fan letter to Stephen King. I addressed the envelope to: Stephen King, Bangor, Maine, and because it wasn’t ever returned to me, I like to believe it landed at its intended destination. I wrote to Mr. King about the similarities between Pink Floyd’s song “Comfortably Numb” and Mr. King’s book IT. Looking back on it, it was a pretty kick-ass connection to make, especially since I was barely a sophomore in high school. If I’d rounded out the ideas and cited some sources, it could have been a pretty decent college paper.
I never heard back from Mr. King, but I’m not surprised. I think that was right about the time in his life he was getting run over by cars, stalked by rabid fans, and maybe even entering rehab for alcoholism. I’ve thought about writing him again but – I don’t know. I kind of like to worship him from afar these days. I think if I communicated with the author of one of the best books for writers ev-er, On Writing, and the guy behind the Pop of King in EW, I might have a heart attack and die.
He’s still got IT – big time.
One Response to “THE POP OF KING”
September 25th, 2007 at 3:56 am
Oooh! You just reminded me that I have been meaning to read that book for a while now! Thanks. Good thing I know someone who has a copy…