Even though I'm on Facebook, Twitter, Myspace and just about every possible social network, I still get email from people who have found me on my website.http://www.jerrylentz.com I thought I'd try and make this post interesting by a picking a selection of quotes from some letters I've received these past few months. I have not responded to every letter, but I wanted to, so maybe this will inspire me to comment and reply. Maybe this will give you an idea of the kind of folks that seem to be regular readers. I hate saying, "Fan" even though many have called themselves that in these messages, I actually prefer "Readers" when it's in response to my written work and when it involves the radio show it should be, "Listeners" and when it's my film or video work, "Viewers" or if they are paying customers of my other talents, "Johns." I will arrange each of these quotes to try and make it flow as if from a conversation. Each quote is from a separate person. Let's see if it works."Hello Jerry, I want you to understand I feel I know you better than my boyfriend of 4 years because when I wake up I have to hear your thoughts. I don't shower until I read what is going on with you. Then in the shower I'm thinking of you.""Sometimes it's sad. You make me want to cry sometimes. I have cried from your writing. I know if I could be with you I would make you feel better.""One time at work I was telling my coworkers a funny story and I said it happened to my best friend, but it was about you and on the train home I realized even though I've never met you physically I know you really are my best friend.""I hate you! I told you something painful and private and you wrote about it. You took the most personal crime that could be committed and asked your friends what you should do about it? Your friends are assholes! They don't know me! But I know you and I hope you die alone for what you've done!""You fucking kike!""Nazi bastard!""Fuck you, nigger!""Everything that comes out of your mouth is crap.""You really turn me on! I have printed out everything you've ever wrote and keep it all organized in a folder that I keep in a box under my bed in case you take your site down. I know you are famous already, but I believe you will be very very famous soon and I know I will be a big part of it.""You've changed these last few months. You used to really expose your most intimate thoughts, but lately it appears to be fluff and surface. Where is the Jerry I've come to love?""So much of my waking life has been devoted to thinking about you and finding a way to get you to love me.""I can tell you are in love now. I can tell just by the way you are now writing and what you are posting on Facebook. I'm happy for you that your life has turned around for the better, but I don't understand why it can't be me that you love?""I dreamed you came over to hunt the ghost I have in the basement and you and I were down there and we saw it floating around and you were holding the camera and I got so scared I wrapped your big arms around me and I slowly began to undress you and rubbing and kissing your fine white skin. I know you're not gay, and I've never had a white boy, but you are the one white boy I do dream about.""When I was dancing I used to pray that you'd come into the club and sit up front so I could see your face. That night you came home with me was one of my greatest regrets. I have never had a conversation since that was anywhere close to the intense talk I had with you. I could listen to you talk forever. I tried so hard to get you to stay that night. I was such a stupid silly girl. I know I scared you off by trying to get you to make love to me."I dunno. Maybe this didn't work. This experiment bummed me out! See, know one really knows me. Everyone has a completely different image of me. Am I so complex that I can't be pegged? No one knows how to take me. I really do get happy letters, but reading some of these to find good quotes has completely depressed me. Please write me something good to make me feel better!
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