No, this is not a post about Bugs Bunny. It is, however, an interview with a man who, despite deserving to be called “Doctor” insisted from the first that we call him “Richard”. It is a quick note about our interview with the man himself…
Never announce the interview until the film is in the can, or in the flash drive in this case - you can never tell what can go wrong. And go wrong it did. Our original plans for recording over ventrillo went astray and we were forced to resort to land lines as they say in the venacular.
The idea of sitting down to a chat with Richard Bartle made me more nevous that a long tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs at first. However Dr. Bartles sense of humor and easy manner made it wasy for my co-host and I to relax into the whole idea all at once. I made sure, of course, that I apologized at once, now that, a year down the road I saw how he was right and I was oh so wrong about several issues.
Beyond that it was a fun interview and very thought provoking. There were some things the good doctor talked about that not only gave me pause for thought but will give me reason to sit down to ruminate on said issues for some time to come. The fact that the call had to be done over land lines will mean a bit longer in the editing process – but every minute of effort will be worth it. Look for interviews with the Doctor to come out in shows to come.