Lunch at the Skywalker Ranch with Mary Ann Braubach and Steve Arnold. GEORGE LUCAS HIMSELF came over and sat down and Steve introduced us. I just had to enter this momentous event in the record, for the sake of my 18-year-old self.

Steve Arnold, for some reason, is dying to hire me. For what, I have no idea. He asked me what I know about interactive video. I said: absolutely nothing. He said if I don’t want a job, he’d be willing to hire me as a consultant or as a freelancer – basically, on whatever basis I want.

Oh well, enough excitement. Back to work.

Virginia said Gary is “sweet” and “one of the best minds in the agency business in Hollywood,” but he can be easily talked in and out of things, and he doesn’t like to fight, so it’ll always be Jim who calls the shots. She thinks Jim will probably try to frustrate Larry off the project so he can replace him with one of his “boys’ club” buddies.

My new agent will be Toby Jaffe.

Gary loved the rewrite. Larry’s response was more mixed. Curtis said straight out he was disappointed.

Don Daglow said: “When are you going to leave F. Scott Fitzgerald emulation mode and finish Prince of Persia so we can publish it?” whereupon Gary [Carlston] said: “I take a more low-key approach, based on the possibility that F. Scott Fitzgerald mode might actually work out.”

Broderbund is really hurting for games. Last night Gary and Doug and Bill McDonagh were talking about third-quarter sales. Doug turned to me and asked “Can you have it ready by tomorrow?” 

Larry Turman called. “You did really good work – I think it’s the absolute best yet.” He still has a few suggestions, but he wants to go ahead with this version. He asked one curious question: “Is Leading Artists your official agent – have you signed contracts with them?” I told him I had. 

“Congratulations,” he said. “We’ll go out into the world!”

The stock market crashed. A 500-point drop in one day.