So over technology of all kinds that he’s not going to use the Internet till next year. But he wants you to keep those cards and letters coming; also the visits and phonecalls. Meatspace rulz!
From Gawker.
> From: moby
> Date: Sep 15, 2006 5:31 AM
> Subject: might sound crazy, but…
> To: MOBY HALL
>
>
> well, this might sound crazy.
> ok, most likely it will sound crazy.
> but it’s something that i’m going to try…
> at present i receive between 200-400 emails a day.
> and i check on-line news around 15 times a day.
> so, for the rest of the year, i’m turning off my email and i’m not
> going
> to use the internet.
> yes, that sounds nuts, i know.
> if you want to get in touch with me you can call me or visit me or
> send me a letter.
> i’ll make it easy:
>
> my phone: [redacted]
>
> my home: [redacted]
>
> so, write me or call me.
> oh, i don’t have an answering machine. so if i’m not here you’ll have
> to call back.
> who knows, this might be a disaster.
> or it might make me more sane.
> i promise to pick up the phone if i’m here.
> and if you visit i’ll answer the door.
> eh, we’ll see how it goes.
> it’s only until january 1st, 2007, at which point i’ll check my email
> and let you know what it’s
> like not having email/internet/answering-machine/cell-phone.
> my email/internet will be off starting…now(ok, not ‘now’, but ‘in 2
> minutes’).
> just think of me as your crazy friend who’s trying an experiment.
> -moby
>
> p.s-really, you wanna come visit? i’ll be here.
I’m so there, man. Now, where do you live again?
Of course you’re so there (could you but find your way onto the protein plane)–one less on the ‘net for competition.
Hey, it’s Moby. He’d loan me the money.
Besides, I think this is just a bid to get the would-be stalkers to hang out at Teany in hopes of spotting him.
If I got that many emails I’d turn the bloody thing off too.