Thursday, October 16, 2008

Leave Me Alone


In case you missed this, Ringo Starr has posted on his website/ blog that he is no longer accepting any fan mail or requests for autographs. I can understand wanting your piece and quite (I get 300-400 letters of fan mail* a week). But this guy would be nothing without his fans. The Beatles were the biggest thing ever in America at the time. They made a mark on society and music. The fact remains that many experts did not think they were that great originally, and bet that they would not make it. But, becuase of their fans, they rose up and became the biggest phenomena ever. Since the Beatles, there is no reason Ringo should be anything, but his fans have stayed loyal, and helped him afford the lifestyle he lives. He will also be missing opportunities like Giambi above and here, here, or here.

So going along with Ringo I am making the following demands to my fans:
  • I will no longer come over for late night parties with rooms full of women
  • I will no longer answer any fan mail, e-mails, voice mails, smoke signals, or bat signals.
  • I will no longer stand outside of your windom on Thanksgiving night while your family eats dinner.
  • I will no longer call your house late at night and breathe heavily into the phone
  • I will no longer stand outside of your window late at night in the rain blasting Peter Gabriel out of my stereo.
*By fan mail I mean letters demanding money and death threats.

1 comment:

edgrimly said...

So that was you outside my apt? Damn, I thought it was John Cusak. Hes dreamy.