Same! I've rarely felt compelled to read the premium stuff. But it's always exciting to see a series from someone I know of, even if I've never really talked to them.
I was checking out some of the more recent community promotions and happened to see @smokesalty's comic, The Commune featured in the Horror/Thriller one and was so psyched. Me and one other author featured there had exactly one exchange, and I still pointed at the screen like:

"I know that person! I told them their art was cool once!"