Today I’m linking up to Mama Kat’s Writing Workshop. I chose the prompt:
1.) Your 15 minutes of fame.
When I think of someone’s “15 minutes of fame”, I usually think of an unfamous person being on tv for a few minutes, or maybe having a bit part in a movie.
But, how many minutes of fame do you have if your name and picture appear in a regional magazine?
This is how my “15 minutes” began:
The year was 2000, and I was working as a tour guide at Bacon’s Castle, my very favorite historic property. If you’d like to read more about it, click on my Bacon’s Castle category for previous posts .
The folks at Chesapeake Bay Magazine had plans to write an article about Bacon’s Castle and came for a tour to obtain information. And I happened to be the guide who gave them the tour. They discovered that my mother and her family lived in the house in the 1920’s and 1930’s. That led to questions about my family’s knowledge of the ghost light. After the tour, they took pictures of me in the garden.
I had forgotten all about it, until two or three years later, when I received a call from someone working at Bacon’s Castle. It seems that the magazine was putting final touches on the article, and they wanted to confirm my name.*
Sure enough, soon after that, we received copies of the magazine. This was the cover:
The beginning of the article:
Here’s the next segment, and there I am on the right.
Here’s the section with my little “interview”. As is usually the case, there are a couple of errors: my aunt Mattie wasn’t born in the house, although I did have an aunt that was.
*My last name had changed from the time of the interview until the article was published, because I had remarried. They went with the name I was using at the time of their visit.
I’m not sure this qualifies as “15 minutes of fame”, but it’s probably as close as I’ll ever get.
these days of mine 
That’s a nice picture of you! Bet you were surprised!!
Stopping by from Writer’s Workshop. Here’s the link to mine: http://zemeks.blogspot.com/2011/04/ill-wear-white-pants-if-i-want-to.html
Cool! I’ve read that magazine tons of times!
It sure does! How many can say they’ve ever even been mentioned in a magazine. I’ve been trying for the last 35 years, LOL. I sure am chaffed….I’ve read the blog of a “famous” person!!!
Great topic for today! And this article is just one example of how important the house is to you. (us!) : it’s another great Castle experience to add to the list !!
It totally counts!!
How fun that you were in a magazine!
Mentioned, cited, and pictured! I’d say that definitely qualifies!!! Woo Hoo!
I think that’s pretty special…along with a good picture! I’ll look and see if we have that magazine. We used to subscribe to it. As a matter of fact…that’s where I saw an article about Gatling Pointe while we were living in DE and thinking about relocating. The rest is history! Now we’re neighbors!
Totally counts! And that’s so neat that you got to work at some place that had such personal connections to your family:)
That totally counts…much better than SOME people’s claim to fame! 🙂
Yes, you definitely qualify for the 15 minutes of fame category. How cool to be in a magazine article! I will have to read up on the ghostly light. Thanks for your visit to my blog. ~Cheryl
Absolutely it counts! A great pictures! I love visiting historic homes – it’s my favorite activity when travelling. That’s so neat that you got to work at a home where your mother and her family lived! It looks beautiful. And a little spooky!
It’s so nice to have a famous sister!!
Always knew you were famous. Great story.
That’s fun, though! I have never heard of the place (but then, I live a thousand miles away from you). Sounds like a place to put on my list of destinations.
Sounds like an excellent 15 minutes of fame to me. Way to go!
It totally counts! Great story on your fame!
That’s such a great story! You get extra awesome points from me for living/working at a historical home…I think that’s incredible.
I think it qualifies! Stopping by from Mama Kat’s…
it does count, how cool, and congratulations!! 🙂
That’s Awesome…totally a sweet blessing ! Hope you have a wonderful Friday filled with many, many more Sweet blessings!
I’d say it counts at 15 minutes plus! Very cool! I used to work at the Mercer Museum In Doylestown PA- a very cool historic site. I was trying to get into the Martha Stewart Magazine when they came to do an article- no such luck! haha but very cool, and great picture of you! Can I get your autograph? haha
I indeed think this counts as your 15 minutes of fame. Congratulations! Thanks for sharing,
Sue
Better than 15 minutes! That’s like “forever fame” cause it’s in PRINT! Very cool. Amazing looking place. Gonna go catch up on the rest of the postings about it.