I'm trying not to let it get to me. posted by 2bucksplus at 2:00 PM on December 1, 2010
While I'd like to believe this for what it is, I have just the slightest nagging feeling that this may be Walter trying to promote his band...
I could be entirely wrong, but if he is I think it's sort of a brilliant idea. posted by lauratheexplorer at 2:04 PM on December 1, 2010
And yet if he were Australian and sent it to his coworkers ... posted by Astro Zombie at 2:05 PM on December 1, 2010 [3 favorites]
Meh. Back in the day Sting of English pop trio The Police stuffed his Message in a Bottle and set it adrift. That was real, honest-to-goodness hope. But what'd he get? A hundred billion bottles washed up on the shore.
This The Daylights character will be lucky if he gets a tiny fraction of that in tweets. posted by notyou at 2:44 PM on December 1, 2010 [1 favorite]
What a surprise to see the Daylights on Metafilter. I loved this song when I was fourteen. But I don't think that this Walter C. May is in the band - it appears they just helped him out, as friends. It's a cute idea. posted by two or three cars parked under the stars at 2:47 PM on December 1, 2010
Man this rubs me entirely the wrong way. You hope it gets to her "organically"? Man you know whose twitter I bet she reads? YOURS.
He already knows 25 ways to contact her directly he just wants to be all clever and Pepsi Blue about it. posted by graventy at 3:59 PM on December 1, 2010
Whatever, meanies. I think this is lovely. posted by so_gracefully at 4:53 PM on December 1, 2010
graventy: "You hope it gets to her "organically"? Man you know whose twitter I bet she reads? YOURS. "
Of course part of the point is to get lots of people to watch it. That doesn't make it insincere. posted by roll truck roll at 9:18 PM on December 1, 2010
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