Truth is indeed stranger than fiction. I am not making this up – 1) There IS a SharePoint Samurai, and he is quite famous in the SharePoint community. and 2) He DID do some artistic SharePoint Fairy interpretations in PhotoShop:
(CORRECTION: These imges were taken/rendered by Marcy Kellar, not the Samurai. Apologies to Marcy. See more of her work from the SharePoint conference here: http://marcykellarstudio.com/events/spc09 )
The SharePoint Samurai’s name is Michael Gannotti, and he does actually wear his Samurai outfit to conventions. I had not heard of him until recently, but he is quite the presence in the SharePoint scene:
(Click image to visit his impressive site, complete with SharePoint Fairy interview!)
BI and Excel Pros – do we have anything like the Samurai and the Fairy? I think not. The gauntlet has been thrown down by the SharePoint community.
Who among us will take up this challenge?
Mike Gannotti brings so much to the SharePoint community. He lives and breathes SharePoint with a passion. I always find his posts and relevant links helpful and thorough.
Thank you for the compliments on the renderings I did of the SharePoint Fairy. I couldn’t get Gannotti and the Fairy together for a jumpshot but maybe next time. Many more jumpshots from the SharePoint Conference are available on my site, where you found the SharePoint Fairy, http://marcykellarstudio.com/events/spc09
Happy SharePoint-ing,
Marcy Kellar
Sorry Marcy. I misattributed these to Mike. Understandable I guess given his enthusiasm, but not fair to your incredibly creative work. Added a correction above.
Thanks for dropping by Marcy!
-rob