I think its a bit unjustified to call him a "pathetic old showboat".
Not sure about what you mean it being personal. You call him a name, I put your comment and attitude into perspective.
Graham is doddering around clinging to the last remnants of his fame and showing how he can still pal around with the rich and powerful. He's been seduced by it--not surprising--we all would be in those circumstance. It puts a sad period to his accomplishments.
If you happened to work in religious publishing, which I have, you'd get a closer look at showboating. If you hung around ERs in the Appalachians, you might even get a different picture of how people who think they're really important behave.
Celebrity does very bad things to people.
Now, please stick your righteous to your wall .