I'm not sure I've
ever smiled more in one weekend. "Getting" people
on April Fools has been a tradition for 7 years, and
to be able to get all of you - with news
THAT good? Shit, it's been the best weekend
ever.
Believe it or not,
yesterday's entry was 100% true. Every word, every
instant message, every email, every moment in that
entry was exactly what happened. It was so outrageous,
so unbelieveable, so monumental that it couldn't be
typed without sounding made-up. And as I sat down to
write it on Friday it occured to me...holy shit -
April Fools tomorrow... I'm gonna get EVERYONE. And
boy did I. I want to respond to each person from
the boards. God love 'em:
I had it the second
you said Jessica. Entertaining though. ;-)
-Bloodworth
? Jess and
I always talk...wonder why that stood out?
...I knew it was April
1st when I read your entry, and was expecting to be
fooled. So, ha, you didn't get me. That makes,
what, one year out of seven?
-Mickey
No, I'm afraid
that makes 7 for 7. LOL. Better luck next
year.
I was ready
again this year. At the same time, I kept thinking,
"What if he's serious?" I'd heard something about a
Simon Cowell show featuring variety acts, so that
was possible. I could see Michael Moore putting out
a Katrina movie this year. I could see you
obsessing over rebuilding the towers. I could even
see Jess calling you about something she
found.
But, you
talking to Charlotte again? Never happen.
:)
Superfan
Ron
I actually called
Ron after this. LMAO. I was pretty surprised that
you guys thought I made up an IM, made up the
emails...jesus that would take forever. How
funny...
Been waiting
since March 20 for your annual April's Fools joke.
Funny though, but not your best work.
-ranger
Bwahahha - "Not
your best work". Fuckin' classic. I must disagree
- It was by all means my best work. :-)
I KNEW it!
Hahahaha - I may be a sometime skimmer, but not
this time! -Lisa G
The funny thing
is, when I wrote "You've been HAD" at the
bottom of the entry, I knew everyone thought
I was full of shit... so in a strange
reverse-sort of way - YOU ALL WERE.
LOL.
I just saw
the "So Sue Me" update, I think Adam fooled
everyone...this was just a diversion, and the real
prank is the Amazon.com suit!
Looks like
the whole series of "letters" was faked?!?!!
-WerDan
Now impressively
(as it always is with Nadrew), Nadrew wrote his own
April Fools joke in another thread implying the whole
Amazon lawsuit was a build-up to the prank and all of
this was just a diversion. Brilliant. Then he reversed
his name and posted here just to further screw with
everyone's mind. God love him.
RRRRNT!!
RRRNT!!
OOP
Bullshitmobile
just did a driveby! -Stanton
Noooooooooo it
didn't! LOL.
Then we have Remo.
Poor Remo gets it twice. First, he buys
it:
It is called
being in the right place at the right time, for a
change, dog. -remop
Then, he realizes
what day it was and tries to cover his
butt:
and then it
occured to me...That I am playing this game a day
behind. So, in effect, you didn't actually get me this
year ****head!
Then of course
it's TRUE so he's screwed again. LOL. Finally we have
Paddy (i.e. Waffle Lord):
whatever,
dude - too easy this year. had it figured out from
line 1 - and so would ANYBODY who knows you well
enough to know that you're not that stupid. come on
- after 4 years, you get back in touch with her,
and she just drops this opportunity thing in your
lap? and you buy into it? even a little
bit?
we know you
better than that -Waffle Lord
What makes this so
funny, is that - I had to call Paddy to ask for
help to set up the audition next Saturday...and he
wouldn't believe a WORD I was saying. LOL.
I finally had to call him TODAY and he still
thought it was some extensive prank I was pulling
simply to screw with him. "Paddy, seriously - can you
leave a few hours in the morning to help me set-up for
this" ... "Whatever asshole, you're completely full of
shit."
To
this day I don't think he believes me, but
at least he's gonna play along. He even
saw me setting up the 4tvs
again,
but didn't buy it one bit. ;-)
Jess, Marty and
Cassie all replied in the thread too - but just to
spur more comments from everyone. They all knew. And
when you take a second, and re-skim that entry... you
realize... HO-LEE shit. This is a big
deal.
Take a breath,
wipe your eyes, get comfortable...things are gonna get
crazy.
In 2001, when all
the Trinitron build-up was happening - there was
always a missing piece. I could never fully
connect the dots. I knew playing the Comedy Store
was good, I knew NBC execs being there was
good, I was finally convinced the sit-com was a
good idea...but there was always this
underlying HOLE for me: Why me? Why the fuck
would anyone put me in my own sitcom when I'm
absolutely nobody and this sitcom would involve
FIVE OF ME. ?!?! It never made any sense.
Now, with Aspen it somewhat made sense, if I made
a splash there...it would lend itself to more. Of
course Aspen never happened, and everything eventually
fell through...
...but now? Now,
it all connects. It connects so unbelieveably, all of
you thought I was lying. It's too perfect. An
American Idol for Variety Acts? WTF?!?! The more I've
thought about it, the more amazing it is. In fact, as
the hours and days build, I find myself more
excited and more confident about the outcome than I
ever was in 2001. Now I'm not there yet, but get a few
drinks in me (as Marty found out last night) - my
HEART is there. My heart is SOOOOOOOOOOOOO there.
I know it, I believe it, and I'm gonna kick
ASS. There is no doubt. This show is judged on TALENT
in a VARIETY ACT. Whew. It's my moment. It took a
little longer than I thought, but it's my moment.
The crazy thing
is...when you look ahead? All that stuff that seemed
impossible - make sense. If I get deep into this show?
If America likes Spencer and G? The Trinitrons
as a sit-com becomes ten times more feasible. This
show will basically be the pilot for everything. It's
mind-boggling what The Trinitrons in an American Idol
setting could mean.
Now I'll stop
rambling, and allow you all to let this sink in. It
took 500 entries, but we finally, FINALLY, have a
legitimate break. And only The Journey Gods would make
that break happen on April Fools Day.
;-)
Adam
PS - Next entry
I'll post the email confirmation with all the ins and
outs of the audition next Saturday as well as my plans
on how to attack the show with the best possibility of
winning. For now, just let it siiiiiiiiiink
in.
