Even after announcing myself as a writer…
… this so-called cool musician type got pissed over the idea of ending up in an article.
So I was at this party at a place called Odea. During the time there one partygoer made a funny-as-hell comment that I clearly wanted to use in an article about that night. He described it as a place where you only expect to find blowjobs and misery.
A short time later I get an email. He was pissed that I quoted him. I’m sorry but I was introduced to him as a writer. I had my notebook out and was jotting things down all night. What did he think I was doing? Making a grocery list? I even made it clear that it was a great quote. Here is the first email I got. I’ve left out his name to avoid anymore crying … er … I mean … embarrassment.
“I just searched myself on Google (yeah, like you never did). I was quite astonished to see me quoted on your page in regards to JD’s party at ODEA and my supposed comment about “blowjobs and misery”. I don’t remember ever saying that and even if I did I’d appreciate it if you’d take the effort and consideration to at least contact me about it. I hardly know you and I really don’t appreciate this at all. Please don’t ever do that again.”
What a tool! So now this guy not only makes a half-assed denial of the quote, he expects me to check with him to confirm sources. Who does he think he is? Hell, who does he think I am? I’m not the fuckin’ NY Times here. I’m just a guy who writes what I experience. And it’s not like this was an earth-shattering quote that would somehow come back to ruin his career. It was just funny. It didn’t end there.
So I make a change by replacing his name with ‘a partygoer that wished to remain nameless’ and this was still not good enough. He wrote back:
“I just Googled myself again and found the same reference to my name in your column. Perhaps something is embedded in your Google link. I don’t know how that shit works. You are apparently an expert in these matters, so please find a way of removing the link or any connection whatsoever between ME and these quotes. By the way I noticed you put the other half of the quote back again. Remove all of it until you find a way of getting my name off your Google links.”
Yeah right they are my Google links. I tried to explain to him that I don’t actually work for Google and have no control over how or when they index my site for their search functions. His name was no longer in the article and as soon as Google re-indexes me, it will be gone from their links too. To this he replied:
“There is one thing you can do about it. Remove the entire passage. I don’t want myself referenced in any way shape or form with this crap. I shouldn’t have to say this again. If someone over the next few days sees this and gets curious they will see your page and make the connection. Just have some respect for my privacy and honor my request. Remove everything.”
Remove everything?!?! Oh yeah because all of his fans are searching high and low for dirt on this guy. What a ego-maniacal fucker! To stop the schoolmarm flavored emails from coming, I did remove the passage until Google re-indexed my site. I of course put it back afterwards without his name. Jackass!
Lesson learned: Never trust that a seemingly cool musician is actually a cool person.
See Also:
An Engagement Party @ Odea
