You don't have to be black to be a nigger.

Guess I found out why most people ignore me when I go to gallery openings.

It's not really personal; it's because I'm the tech guy. When the show opens the artists are transformed into fluttering art-stars, and the last thing they want to remember is some techie who for a while held their fate in his trembling hands because he was the only one who could put their video onto tape, while they were busy cracking up on nerves and working the cell phone. When the show opens such trifle matters are no longer important, including the people associated with them. It's nothing personal.