In high school, I wrote a letter to They Might Be Giants. It was mostly positive, but I did say that I didn't like the album version of this song, having heard them perform it on 120 Minutes. The version that they sang on MTV was more up- tempo and striped down. They* wrote back, saying that I would probably like the way they performed it live, and "thanks for the nice letter." I felt really bad because their response made me realize that it was not such a nice letter.
*I think it was John Linnell who responded, but I'm probably just imagining that because I had a crush on him at the time that I wrote the letter.
This is so great, Shelley, thank you for sharing! I’d like to believe that the Johns appreciated your fandom which is why they wrote back at all and didn’t mind the constructive feedback.
I too wrote a letter to the fellas the year between my freshman and sophomore year of high school! My best friend and I were planning a summer party out on his property in the country town of Graham, WA. We decided to write a letter and invite them to come out. They didn’t have to play any songs, just drop by and hang.
They did not make it but they did also not actually write a letter back haha
In high school, I wrote a letter to They Might Be Giants. It was mostly positive, but I did say that I didn't like the album version of this song, having heard them perform it on 120 Minutes. The version that they sang on MTV was more up- tempo and striped down. They* wrote back, saying that I would probably like the way they performed it live, and "thanks for the nice letter." I felt really bad because their response made me realize that it was not such a nice letter.
*I think it was John Linnell who responded, but I'm probably just imagining that because I had a crush on him at the time that I wrote the letter.
This is so great, Shelley, thank you for sharing! I’d like to believe that the Johns appreciated your fandom which is why they wrote back at all and didn’t mind the constructive feedback.
I too wrote a letter to the fellas the year between my freshman and sophomore year of high school! My best friend and I were planning a summer party out on his property in the country town of Graham, WA. We decided to write a letter and invite them to come out. They didn’t have to play any songs, just drop by and hang.
They did not make it but they did also not actually write a letter back haha
Aw, that's too bad. I had heard at the time that they had committed to answering every fan letter, so I guess I got in at a good time.