I would disagree on how much joy all this really brings him. I mean, sure he's getting all sorts of adulation (and cash), but at the same time he's not interacting with anybody. Just hour after hour of "Stan Lee", "Stan Lee", "Stan Lee"....then on to the photo chair with the endless parade of flash photography, then back to the auto table...wash, rinse, repeat. No talking, no handshaking, no photos, no looking at, or his handlers will break your thumbs. I'd personally lose my f'ing mind being herded around like that.
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