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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Curious Mail

posted by on January 22 at 11:24 AM

Yesterday 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:

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I opened the envelope and found a card inside, with this on its front:

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I opened the card and found this printed inside:

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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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1

That's there way of making sure you go. Sucker. I hope whatever happens SUCKS.

Posted by Mr. Poe | January 22, 2008 11:26 AM
2

are they planning a surprise party for you on that night or something? i don't get it...

Posted by douglas | January 22, 2008 11:28 AM
3

reverse psychology advertising? that comes with a misleading return address? very odd

Posted by vooodooo84 | January 22, 2008 11:29 AM
4

DON'T GO, CHRISTOPHER; IT'S A TRAP!!

THAT'S THE NIGHT OF THE MARK "MOM" FINLEY/ALEKSA MANILLA TRIBUTE TO MARIAH CAREY!!!

Posted by michael strangeways | January 22, 2008 11:33 AM
5

ANTHRAX!!!

Posted by monkey | January 22, 2008 11:33 AM
6

That's some good sticky promotion right there. Learn from it, people.

Posted by Jason Josephes | January 22, 2008 11:34 AM
7

Don't go. Send spys.

Posted by Homo Will | January 22, 2008 11:40 AM
8

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.)

Posted by COMTE | January 22, 2008 11:41 AM
9

Ohmigod, that is just so fucking clever that I'm about to shit myself, that's how incredibly clever that is.

Posted by Hernandez | January 22, 2008 11:44 AM
10

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.

Posted by Andreas | January 22, 2008 11:48 AM
11

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...

Posted by michael strangeways | January 22, 2008 11:49 AM
12

Oh I get it, reverse psychology.

Clever.
Or rather, "GENIUS".

Posted by The Bailiff | January 22, 2008 11:58 AM
13

Maybe they figured hey, if for some reason it isn't deliverable, it will get another shot when USPS attempts to return it.

Posted by w7ngman | January 22, 2008 12:26 PM
14

*Their. Holy shit.

Posted by Mr. Poe | January 22, 2008 12:27 PM
15

Wow. You're easy.

Posted by St | January 22, 2008 12:36 PM
16

IT'S A TARP!

Posted by josh bomb | January 22, 2008 12:59 PM
17

they just wanted to save on postage.

Posted by infrequent | January 22, 2008 1:07 PM
18

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.

Posted by Gay Seattle | January 22, 2008 1:58 PM
19

That always worked real good on the kids down the street I used to babysit.

Posted by Darcy | January 22, 2008 2:29 PM
20
The Malfeasance Four
preforming
Pecuniary Recalibration #1
Sounds like someone has been reading Lemony Snickets, still, I guess it's consistent, "Cover: NO ONE ADMITTED", that would be a recalibration of the usual business model.
Posted by Epimetheus | January 22, 2008 3:23 PM
21

One way to get on chic mailing lists is to have...an enormous penis!

Posted by Christopher Frizzelle's Enormous Penis | January 22, 2008 5:40 PM
22

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?

Posted by NapoleonXIV | January 22, 2008 9:14 PM
23

@22 -- Close! Like his father, he has...an enormous penis!

Posted by Christopher Frizzelle's Enormous Penis | January 22, 2008 9:18 PM
24

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.

Posted by r | January 23, 2008 4:40 AM

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