This is why I gave up on Piers Anthony forever. Yeeks.
I did meet Ray Bradbury 4 or 5 times; he was always doing book signings around Southern California. I never got out more than an embarrassed squeak, though, so I can’t really say I’ve conversed with him.
I also met Nichelle Nichols at comicon and she was a lovely woman who let me give her a hug.