Overcoming his fear he finally did Orion’s lifelong ambition, become a professional speaker. MT&OC pg 115 Packed house in SF. the success begat a tour of CA and Nevada. From the interplay of lecturer and listeners he bodied out more fully than before the unique persona he had created. That bold, impudent, roguish character had come into being largely in reaction to Orion; now that Sam’s big brother was away, he was free to make it more his own.