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Famous people you e-mailed (and got a reply back)

2006-03-21, 7:00 PM #1

KnightRider2000

Waited Too Long For This

Posts: 1,232

I e-mailed:

Alan Spencer (Creater of TV show Sledge Hammer, sent him a copy of my Sledge Hammer PC game, he like it.)

Gabe Newell (Creator of Valve and major funder of Half-Life series, responded right away, asked if he HL: E1 was going to have HDR, he said yes.)

Scott Adams (Creator of Dilbert Comic Strip, got a reply saing he wasn't the Scott Adams I was thinking of, the Text Adventure game maker.)

Scott Adams (Creator of famous Text Adventures, asked him for a hitn about a part I was stuck on.)

So what famous people have you e-mailed AND got a reply from?

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2006-03-21, 7:04 PM #2

Ruthven

Not The Man He Once Was

Posts: 7,638

I sent a friend request to my favourite band, apocalyptica, they HAVE to say yes.

er, but no, never emailed anyone important.

Famous peep have no time for Ruthven

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2006-03-21, 7:05 PM #3

Glyde Bane

Dances like a hippopotamus

Posts: 6,075

I emailed Terry Goodkind and got a reply back with Phantom's release date and a 'thank you for reading and enjoying my way too long series'.

Also emailed adam on Mythbusters with a suggestion, and he said that it was illegal. You're gonna have to guess what it was.

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2006-03-21, 7:09 PM #4

Chewbubba

Corrupting the Nation's Youth.

Posts: 4,034

I emailed Victor Wooten a long time ago, asking about the gauges of strings that he used. He emailed back. But that was a long time ago.

"Harriet, sweet Harriet - hard-hearted harbinger of haggis."

2006-03-21, 7:15 PM #5

Numenor King

King of Westernesse

Posts: 440

sweet another Apocalyptica fan.

as for e-mailing famous people, I have never e-mailed anyone who is famous.

“Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.” -G.K. Chesterton

2006-03-21, 7:25 PM #6

Jarl

Clean-Shaven and Baby-Smooth

Posts: 2,483

Well, I'm working on a Discworld d20 splatbook with some folks and the leader (who I know... eh... better than some of you... fairly well) sent an email to Terry Pratchett.
I've emailed Jess Nevins twice. He's not really all that famous, but he has two published books and is friends with Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill, and that ain't bad.

-I once emailed God and he said no. Guess what I asked.

2006-03-21, 7:27 PM #7

kyle90

Laser Lover

Posts: 8,450

Well, I once e-mailed Ben Bova (sci-fi author) and got a reply back. That's about it.

That whole business with the Pope doesn't count because he never answered. What a jerk.

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2006-03-21, 7:27 PM #8

Space_Bandit

You stole my heart

Posts: 1,173

I tried the pope, no reply :gbk:

"DON'T TASE ME BRO!" lol

2006-03-21, 7:45 PM #9

Zloc_Vergo

Zulenglashernbracker

Posts: 5,888

I e-mailed the Pope once. under the alias Abdul Crishtankiler. He didn't take kindly to that e-mail.

Will someone please help me? They've got 14.4k dial up in Hell...I miss the satellite internet of my old home.

I had a blog. It sucked.

2006-03-21, 7:47 PM #10

Seb

what

Posts: 2,277

chris juergensen, jazz guitarist and director of one of tokyo's music school. still keep in touch with him, he's always got great tips for me

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2006-03-21, 7:52 PM #11

JediKirby

GoY's Pessimistic Soy Boy Toy

Posts: 17,361

I e-mailed Kurt Vonnegut, and haven't got a reply yet. Actually, I e-mailed his lawyer, considering he doesn't make his address or e-mail public, so you have to go through his lawyer. Annoying.

I sent it about 2 weeks ago, so I'm not TOO worried yet.

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2006-03-21, 8:01 PM #12

I am the Stig

Posts: 10,922

Kirby, i know a bunch of people who have run into Vonnegut numerous times. Probably cause they live near him

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2006-03-21, 8:02 PM #13

Shintock

Balls of steel.

Posts: 7,146

I've snail-mailed Dean Koontz a couple times, he always answers.

I snail-mailed John Walsh back in high-school and got him to donate two autographed copies of his book to the school library.

2006-03-21, 8:06 PM #14

Axis

Of Evil!!

Posts: 3,164

I e-mailed Bill Amend, the creator of the comic Foxtrot. I asked him to join my nation, but he said it was his policy not to endorse things that fans sent him...

2006-03-21, 8:20 PM #15

JediKirby

GoY's Pessimistic Soy Boy Toy

Posts: 17,361

Originally posted by MBeggar:

Kirby, i know a bunch of people who have run into Vonnegut numerous times. Probably cause they live near him

Hook me up. He's my favorite author... even if he's stupidly liberal.

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2006-03-21, 8:35 PM #16

Wolfy

I TYPE LOUD

Posts: 10,623

I used to correspond, via postal mail, with Bruce Coville.

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2006-03-21, 8:40 PM #17

Vin

No Longer Homeless!
Fancy Pants

Posts: 9,843

Yay Bruce Coville!

2006-03-21, 9:10 PM #18

Emon

Imon, umon...everymon!

Posts: 19,022

Um, I used to correspond frequently (about editing) with Mike Gummelt, one of the programmers at Raven for JO/JA.

Bassoon, n. A brazen instrument into which a fool blows out his brains.

2006-03-21, 9:12 PM #19

Freelancer

Peelancer

Posts: 15,012

I emailed God and he told me the secret of the universe.

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2006-03-21, 9:14 PM #20

Thrawn[numbarz]

colonpee addict

Posts: 11,951

MC Frontalot

(although now I'm on his secret forums on which I talk to him regularly so whatevs)

2006-03-21, 10:55 PM #21

Veger

A Waste of Space

Posts: 2,800

I sent an e-mail to dave newhart, founder of swampboats inc.
His business isn't corporate yet, but it will be.

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2006-03-21, 10:58 PM #22

Nikumubeki

NIKVMVS-REX-TODOA

Posts: 17,541

Well...

Also, I had some annoying debate with a game magazine columnist via email once, he suddenly stopped replying and I posted "HEY MAN WHY WON'T YOU REPLY" so that was the end of that story :p

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2006-03-21, 11:00 PM #23

Schming

It doesn't like you either.

Posts: 5,553

I emailed Ryan Adams a few times. He usually responds back with something marginally related to what I was talking about. He's done a lot of drugs.

"Those ****ing amateurs... You left your dog, you idiots!"

2006-03-22, 4:43 AM #24

Detty

Britlandish

Posts: 5,649

hmm, got a reply back from Terry Pratchett once.

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2006-03-22, 6:00 AM #25

DEFINOTELY NOT SPE

Banned

Posts: 8,138

Flaming Tsunamis and Noel Edmonds.

2006-03-22, 2:46 PM #26

TSM_Bguitar

Registered User

Posts: 862

I barley recgonized any of the names in this thread... either I'm just not "with the times" or you guys have a loose definition of famous, hah

2006-03-22, 6:12 PM #27

Jarl

Clean-Shaven and Baby-Smooth

Posts: 2,483

You aren't even enarly with the times. The times are beyond you. You are completely outdated in thought and action. We are so advanced culturaly compared to you that we look upon you with wistfullness and say to one another, "remember back in the old days when it everything was slow and simple and black and white?"
You know nothing of time.

-You read People.

2006-03-22, 7:37 PM #28

Zloc_Vergo

Zulenglashernbracker

Posts: 5,888

Originally posted by Freelancer:

I emailed God and he told me the secret of the universe.

Yeah, we know. 42

I had a blog. It sucked.

2006-03-22, 8:28 PM #29

BoricuaDelight

wannabe cam..girl..

Posts: 1,919

lmao I know im gonna get crap for this but o well

I wrote (online, although it wasnt an email) to Mark Davis

Erm he's in the hall of fame for erm...um...adult movies? lol (dunno how to put it delicately)

But he's actually a nice guy...doesnt hurt that he's hot and wow, other great attributes :em321:

2006-03-22, 8:34 PM #30

THRAWN

Soon to be banned via neo-conservative conspiracy

Posts: 3,241

I've e-mailed Al Franken, Sean Hannity and Bill O'Reilly. No replies from any of them.

In fact, I haven't emailed anyone famous really and gotten a reply.

I can't think of anything to put here right now.

2006-03-22, 11:59 PM #31

Spectrael

I'm sorry, I didn't notice your wit

Posts: 417

David Browse. In fact, interviewed him!