Nine original essays take a smart plunge into fandoms sober fringe and explore the personal impact of cultural icons Wayne Koestenbaum. Whose poster hung on your wall as a teenager Whose record did you wear out Whose life story could you not resist Fascination works in mysterious waysit can be born out of inspiration or repulsion or both. In these daring essays some of the most provocative writers of our time offer a private view on a public figure. In the process they reveal themselves in bea