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How cool is this?

I always joke about how I am going to use my "power of celebrity" for good, not evil.

Usually I say that to the girl who's giving me a lapdance. I like incongruity.

I just got this Email, and I think it rules:

"Dear Wil,

I've always wanted to somehow tell you how much I enjoyed your work in the

movie Stand by Me and what that movie meant to me while I was growing up.

When I was a teenager, life in high school was not that fun. In many ways, I

was like Chris Chambers. One of the things Gordie says to Chris is "You can

do anything you want to man." I always took that to heart and now I' m

working my way through college and look forward to a career in political

science. Stand by Me taught me to look beyond where I was and look at what

could be. It gave me hope and got me through those turbulent teen years.

I just wanted to thank you for your sensitive portrayal of Gordie and how he

knew Chris could be better than everyone thought he was.

I also enjoyed your work on Star Trek: The Next Generation. Wesley was a good

example of what young people could do if given the chance. "

Now, I can't take credit for all of that, because I just said the words that were given to me...but it still makes me feel pretty good. :)