Arts Curious Mail
posted by January 22 at 11:24 AM
onYesterday an envelope arrived in the mail. I knew something was up because my address at The Stranger was reprinted in the upper left-hand corner as the return address. Like so:
I opened the envelope and found a card inside, with this on its front:
I opened the card and found this printed inside:
In case you can’t read that, it says: “We would like to kindly ask that you stay away from the Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater on the evening of January 28th. Thank You.”
Apparently Seattle School has something to do with this. I’ve never wanted to go to the Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater more.
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That's there way of making sure you go. Sucker. I hope whatever happens SUCKS.
are they planning a surprise party for you on that night or something? i don't get it...
reverse psychology advertising? that comes with a misleading return address? very odd
DON'T GO, CHRISTOPHER; IT'S A TRAP!!
THAT'S THE NIGHT OF THE MARK "MOM" FINLEY/ALEKSA MANILLA TRIBUTE TO MARIAH CAREY!!!
ANTHRAX!!!
That's some good sticky promotion right there. Learn from it, people.
Don't go. Send spys.
Seattle School - meh.
AFAIC, they blew their load - artistically speaking - at the Genius Awards in - what? - 2004? And that was only noteworthy due to it's overwhelming awfulness. They haven't done anything worth mentioning since then ("Motel" might be the sole exception, but the success of that had far more to do with the other artists involved, IMO.)
Ohmigod, that is just so fucking clever that I'm about to shit myself, that's how incredibly clever that is.
it may not be the most novel approach, but it's still the one that works best. the most successful corporate online advertising so far (from a clickrate p.o.v.) was a campaign with black banners that had nothing but "don't click here" on them. you can count on people not wanting to do what they're told.
I think Christopher sent this to himself, from the future, as a warning to everyone to not fuck with time travel and the time/space continuum...
or a dumb person got confused when they were addressing the envelope...
Oh I get it, reverse psychology.
Clever.
Or rather, "GENIUS".
Maybe they figured hey, if for some reason it isn't deliverable, it will get another shot when USPS attempts to return it.
*Their. Holy shit.
Wow. You're easy.
IT'S A TARP!
they just wanted to save on postage.
Reminds me of the gimmick of the old "No Way Cafe" on Jefferson Street. They thought it would be funny and clever to display a permanent "Closed" sign near the front door as part of their theme. They eventually closed down for some reason.
That always worked real good on the kids down the street I used to babysit.
One way to get on chic mailing lists is to have...an enormous penis!
I think I watched this episode, No. 11: Christopher Frizelle travels back to the past, meets his younger self, falls in love, and becomes his own father!
Right? Right?
@22 -- Close! Like his father, he has...an enormous penis!
I suggest that you seek legal advice from competent legal counsel, because that little note may be advising you that you run a risk of being cited for trespass if you do attend.
Way to be on acknowledging receipt of the notice, by the way. Not that I'm giving you legal advice, just a thought to consider.
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