[UA] Ellison Iconomancy

[Bailey Watts]

>How many of those would be well known enough to actually work?  100 million 
>people need to recognize their faces, which kinds limits the list, I think. 
>  Asimov, maybe, and possibly Hubbard (though I say that just to use 
>Scientology in unexpected ways).  I doubt many of the others.
>
Most authors aren't known by their faces.  Even those who are well known.  
And folks with work better known in paper back don't have dust covers to 
show the author's photo on.

Everyone knows *WHO* L. Ron Hubbard is but I doubt many folks would 
recognize his reanimated corpse at IHOP.  Hell, the only author I'd 
recognize on sight that I don't actually know personally is Steven King.  
Hell, I didn't even know who you meant by Ellison until I reread a couple 
posts.  I thought of Ralph Ellison since he is the important Ellison, and 
anyway I was pretty sure he is dead.

Bailey
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