Neil Gaiman: The Day the Saucers Came

Neil reading his poem from Fragile Things during a Tokyo signing event on 21st of September, 2007.

(Caveat: The clicky sounds and chimes come from people taking pictures with their mobile phones and others who for some unimaginable reason set their cameras to make a sound whenever they take a picture. I know how annoying it is and I'm very sorry, but cannot do much about it.)

http://sesam.hu/WordPress/2007/09/22/meeting-neil/

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[asteriskasterisk]

Just a note on the camera noises; in Japan it is legally required for digital cameras and cell phone cameras to make noises when taking a picture, with no option to disable the noise, so as to discourage upskirt shots and the like in crowded, public places.

[sesamsys]

You're wrong on that, digital cameras can be set to silent mode. That's exactly why I worded the info the way it is.

[jiales]

I've seen several videos of him performing this poem, and normally everyone laughs because they are English speakers. I note that it looks harder to read it when the laughter isn't forthcoming. Oh, the woes of reading without response. :( But good for him to do it anyway.

[001caustin]

@sesamsys Actually asteriskasterisk is absolutely correct. There are almost no cell phones in Japan with the option to disable the shutter noise on the camera. A quick google search would inform you of as much. Not to mention Wired magazine had an article about it

[Froggy711]

are you SURE?

I think he might be an alien.

[DOTPEOPLE]

easy for him to say; he's not an alien

[siouxcq]

Oh, Neil. <3