The Bruce Campbell of Fashion Bloggers

Way back in the 1999, I had the pleasure of seeing Bruce Campbell while he was on tour with a bunch of other nerd icons, promoting his book If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor.  If you've never read his book, you absolutely must!  His appearance at nerd-con was one part acting sage offering answers and wisdom to fans and one part stand-up comedian working the room and keeping us laughing.  It was the most enjoyable celebrity appearance I've ever seen.  I liked him going in, I was a die hard fan going out.

I'll never forget the advice he gave to one young man who asked how he could become a film maker.  Mr. Campbell said, start right now, right where you are.  You don't have to go to L.A. or New York to get into movies.  You can start making films in your town and showing them in your theaters.  He then went on to explain how he and his friends, which included now famous director Sam Raimi, began in their Michigan town by asking their dentist, their parents friends, etc. to invest in their movie, (I can't remember if this movie was The Evil Dead or an earlier film called Within the Woods) and then taking it around to theaters and asking if they could show it before the main feature which on many occasions was Rocky Horror Picture Show. 

Right now, Hollywood is the least diverse and interesting place on the planet.  People go there and are either weeded out or molded into the same cookie cutter looks and abilities as everyone else.  Social media is a close second with algorithms that promote people with certain set of looks or agendas over others.  We've seen the same old schtick from Hollywood for years; it's boring.  The reason The Evil Dead made waves is because it was unique.  It was weird, cheesy, funny disturbing, and totally different.  If you want to be different, stay where you are and be who you are.  Do what you enjoy, what you do best and do it your way instead of just like everyone else.  

I've read from a few influencers that if they wanted to "make it big" they were told they had to move to major cities, or change things about their appearance.  Most made the compromise, some didn't.  The ones I'm still interested in, stayed true to their own vision and weirdness.  For myself, I've rarely felt at a loss living in rural America for beautiful scenery and I've never run out of opportunities to collaborate with new brands and basically just do what I want for as long as I want, a regular Bruce Campbell of fashion bloggers, albeit far less financially successful and famous than B.C. himself.  Frankly, I wouldn't have it any other way.  So, thank you, Bruce Campbell for that fantastic advice and for being, above all, yourself and inspiring others to be themselves too.

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