Congratulations are due to Fikrad, who displayed exemplary bravery and élan by subjecting herself to a blind date and riding it through to the inevitable outcome: an awkward hug in a parking lot.
Back when I had more free time, I ran a very sporadically-updated webzine-ish thing called Snappy Dresser, which is actually showing faint signs of resuscitation. My favorite recurring feature was “Metal Confessional,” where readers shared their shameful heavy metal pasts involving formerly popular bands.
Well last night, I received an email from a fan of Quiet Riot, one of the Confessional subjects. This is easily the best email I have ever received in my life:
Subject: ABSOULUTLY THE BEST SHIT KICKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date: Thu, 1 May 2003 20:44:46 -0400
ROCK AND ROLL MACHINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!QR MADE HISTORY!!!!AQND WILL DO IT AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PER QUIET!!!!!!!!!!
UPDATE: Make sure to vote in the poll on the left side. It’s for Science!
COASTAL HANCOCK ME-COASTAL WASHINGTON ME- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MACHIAS...ELLSWORTH...EASTPORT... CHERRYFIELD...BLUE HILL AND BAR HARBOR 320 PM EST THU FEB 13 2003 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT FOR WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OF 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW... BITTER COLD TEMPERATURES IN COMBINATION WITH BRISK WINDS WILL PRODUCE VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. THESE WIND CHILL VALUES COULD PRODUCE FROSTBITE IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME ON UNCOVERED SKIN. IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS...DRESS VERY WARMLY MAKING SURE TO PROTECT EXPOSED SKIN AND MINIMIZED EXPOSURE TO THE WIND.