Raymond Goodman Rocks

One of my favorite scenes in Pulp Fiction is the one where'The Wolf' tells Vincent Vega and Jules Winfield to 'get to work' and Vincent says,"'please' would be nice".
Winston Wolf(who has been called in to essentially do the thinking for these two hitmen who are now in a jam and need someone to help them figure out how to get out of it)stops dead in his tracks and says, "come again"? Vincent, steps forward and repeats his request and explains that, although he respects Winston, he does not appreciate anyone barking orders at him and suggests that a showing of mutual respect would be more likely to result in improving Vincent's performance.
Yesterday, I spent all day and most of the better part of the night working with different artistic directors(for lack of a better word),each with different styles and approaches to their craft and I came away with a new appreciation for Tarantino's inclusion of that scene with Winston Wolf in the final cut of Pulp Fiction.
The Wolf proceeds to pointedly explain that, if he fails to include common courtesies in his dealings with them it is only because he talks fast, thinks fast and,if self preservation is an instinct that the 2 hitmen possess, they'd better listen to him and act fast.
Which brings me to yesterday. I spent all day with one of the leading, most sought after rock photographers in Raleigh, if not the Southeast. His name is Raymond Goodman. If there is a 'creative artist' type guy who could have justfified acting like a diva and barking at his novice subject all afternoon, Raymond could
have gotten away with it because his work product is so outstanding and special that he would be in constant demand even if he was a prick(see e.g., stories about Annie Leibovitz). Yet, Raymond could not have been nicer, more hospitible,and more respectful of me and my opinions and visions while at the same time being completely honest and driven by the pursuit of perfection. This, gentle reader(s)is not easily come by in the world.
To again quote from Pulp Fiction, "It is a miracle and I want you to fucking acknowledge it!'