Being A Little Bit Famous

Everyone knows about the glamour and pitfalls that come along with being super rich & famous. Entire shows are dedicated to revealing these enviable lifestyles. The grateful fans and groping groupies. Huge mansions courtesy of huge paychecks. The power to get sh-t done. The ability to befriend & fall in love with scintillating peers. (And, of course, the potential addictions. Crash-&-burn lifespans.
Friends who painfully become frenemies.) But what about those who only make it as far as becoming a little bit famous, before slowly sinking back towards oblivion? Are there hidden benefits and pitfalls to becoming merely modestly famous as well? Oh yes...