WEASLEY IS MY KING (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} owildxcherryo) wrote in ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif){kind=small} ohnotheydidnt,@ 2007-03-20 20:44:00 |
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Embarassing Fan Mail You've Sent
When I was about 5, I wrote a letter to ''Michelle Tanner'' asking her to come to my birthday party, despite my mother's tireless efforts to explain to me that Michelle was not a real person and she was played by two people. I never heard back from the Olsen twins, which is probably a good thing because they're kind of nightmare-inducing nowadays. — Ugly Allie
I wrote a letter to John Stamos in the mid- to late '80s telling him that he should meet and date my older sister because they would be the perfect couple. I received two postcards back, one addressed to me and one addressed to my sister. — CC
Shaun Cassidy was my HUGE crush when I was 8 (this was during the The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Hour phase). I wrote a heartfelt (at the time) letter to him that I was very proud of. Never heard back. I was devastated. Funnily enough, when I was in my 20s, my mom told me that my dad was so upset that I was so upset that he actually wrote his own letter to Shaun Cassidy, telling him off (obviously he never heard back either). Way to go Dad! — Beth
I have so many horrid secrets: I wrote to Mr. Rogers when I was 6 and asked him to come to my birthday party and let me ride around on his shoulders (he actually sent me a very sweet postcard explaining that he couldn't come, but that maybe my parents could cart me around on their shoulders — in retrospect I guess he's lucky that I HAD parents); I wrote to Jamie Sommers (not Lindsay Wagner, mind you) when I was 10-ish and asked her to teach me to run faster; and — oh Lord am I dating myself — I wrote to Kenny Rogers and asked him to come sing ''Lady'' at our 8th grade graduation dance. I used that letter as a campaigning tool when running for Student Council President. I lost, by the way. — Tamara
So NKOTB it was for me too. Except I had to be creative because my mother would not share stamps for that waste (to which I swore I would be a way cooler mom). So I randomly dialed 1-800-NEW-KIDS. And lo and behold it was something about NKOTB. I was too excited to listen, just happily gave out my address. A few weeks later a package comes. It is a UNICEF fundraiser. Whoever collects the most wins an autographed NKOTB leather jacket. Well, I was determined to win that and get so much that Jordan would want to thank me in person (and of course fall madly in love — once I was close to legal). So I sent away for more packages for all my friends not telling them I was going to scam them out of their donations so I could put them in my name and win. Mother got fed up with the UNICEF packages and took my phone. Next time she complains about no grandchildren I think I'll remind her about when she got in the way of my ''true love.'' — Mrs. Knight
My mom will kill me for telling anyone this, but she invited Neil Diamond to my brother's bar mitzvah and then my bat mitzvah four years later. She sent him the whole invite with the tissue paper insert and the RSVP card. Neil never sent back the RSVP card. No autographed pictures, nothing. You would have thought she would have known he wouldn't RSVP to mine after not RSVPing to my brother's, but she's persistent. She hasn't felt the same about him since. — Erin
I am SO glad I'm not the only one that's ever done anything like this! My big celebrity crush was Tiffani-Amber Thiessen from Saved by the Bell. At the wise old age of 12, I wrote her a letter saying what a big fan I was and how she should stop by my house if she was ever in Georgia. (I cringe just thinking about it.)
A couple of months later, I received a big yellow envelope — a pretty huge deal for a kid who never got anything in the mail. Inside was a black and white photo with a handwritten note that said, ''To Josh, All my love, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen'' and a standard ''thanks for writing'' form letter. It was like I had died and gone to heaven. Whether it was actually her that autographed it I'll never know, but it made my childhood. I'm pretty sure I still have it somewhere, actually. — Josh
When I was 8 I cried because my mom would not let me invite Michael Jackson to my birthday party. I had read in a fan book about him that he was really lonely and didn't know who his true friends were. I just wanted him to be my friend. Little did I know he wouldn't have come anyway since I wasn't a boy... — Allyson
I actually have a good Boy George story. In 1984 when I was 16, I airbrushed his likeness on the front of one of those long, dress-like white sweatshirts, and on the back I put a city skyline and ''NY Loves Culture Club.'' He was appearing on Good Morning America or Regis, one of those shows, and my mom went to try to deliver it to him. Some staffer took it, and we figured that was the end of that. Well, he did receive it and he must have really loved it, because about a month later, I received a special care package from him! And it wasn't just the standard fan club packet either: Everything was personalized, and he also enclosed an autographed picture of himself holding up the shirt/dress in front of him. The most special thing enclosed was an autographed copy of Colour by Numbers, where the vinyl was actually pink, and he signed across the vinyl with a big purple marker. I still remember my shock and excitement till this day! — MaryAnn
I saw Pearl Harbor and instantly developed a mild obsession with Josh Hartnett. I wrote him a letter telling him how amazing an actor he was and how amazing the movie was (two things I've since come to have slightly different opinions on) and of course I said that I had ''never written a letter like this before in my life'' to try to convince him that I wasn't a freak. This is mainly because I was 21 when I wrote the letter. Not 8, not 16...21. — K
Winona Ryder... I went through a Beetlejuice phase and wanted to know why her character was so sad and if she had any tips for acting that way. — marykate
I was a pretty strange kid, and at the age of 15 had a HUGE crush on Iggy Pop. I wrote him a ridiculous letter about how great his music was and how I wanted to tour with him! A few months later I received a HANDWRITTEN LETTER on three pages of hotel stationery back from him. It's been 20 years, and it's still my prized possession! — amy b.
I wrote a letter to Alf when I was about 8 years old. A few weeks later I got an autographed postcard in the mail. I remember being so excited I took it to school for Show and Tell. Oh, to be that easily excited again. — Megan
I was a big fan of Elijah Wood when I was like 13, and we're the same age so I guess that was the early '90s. Anyway, I sent him a letter and a postcard of the Beatles 'cause I'd read that was his favorite band. And the cool kid that he was, he actually sent me a personalized signed photo back. He even commented on some of the stuff I'd written in the letter. I still have it somewhere. My nephew thinks it's so cool that I have Frodo's autograph! Much love, Frodo. ;) — juliette
I sent a letter to the Solid Gold Dancers and got a gorgeous autographed picture back. However, it was signed ''the Solid Gold Dancers,'' not by any dancer in particular. Not even Marilyn McCoo! — Kara
SOURCE: ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
The only person I've ever written fan mail to was Ewan. I didn't get anything back, but it was right before he put out a statement that he wasn't going to sign autographs anymore because people were exploiting others and selling them for money/forging them. I still love him, so it's all good.
I'm sure many of you have sent embarassing fan mail? Do tell.
When I was about 5, I wrote a letter to ''Michelle Tanner'' asking her to come to my birthday party, despite my mother's tireless efforts to explain to me that Michelle was not a real person and she was played by two people. I never heard back from the Olsen twins, which is probably a good thing because they're kind of nightmare-inducing nowadays. — Ugly Allie
I wrote a letter to John Stamos in the mid- to late '80s telling him that he should meet and date my older sister because they would be the perfect couple. I received two postcards back, one addressed to me and one addressed to my sister. — CC
Shaun Cassidy was my HUGE crush when I was 8 (this was during the The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Hour phase). I wrote a heartfelt (at the time) letter to him that I was very proud of. Never heard back. I was devastated. Funnily enough, when I was in my 20s, my mom told me that my dad was so upset that I was so upset that he actually wrote his own letter to Shaun Cassidy, telling him off (obviously he never heard back either). Way to go Dad! — Beth
I have so many horrid secrets: I wrote to Mr. Rogers when I was 6 and asked him to come to my birthday party and let me ride around on his shoulders (he actually sent me a very sweet postcard explaining that he couldn't come, but that maybe my parents could cart me around on their shoulders — in retrospect I guess he's lucky that I HAD parents); I wrote to Jamie Sommers (not Lindsay Wagner, mind you) when I was 10-ish and asked her to teach me to run faster; and — oh Lord am I dating myself — I wrote to Kenny Rogers and asked him to come sing ''Lady'' at our 8th grade graduation dance. I used that letter as a campaigning tool when running for Student Council President. I lost, by the way. — Tamara
So NKOTB it was for me too. Except I had to be creative because my mother would not share stamps for that waste (to which I swore I would be a way cooler mom). So I randomly dialed 1-800-NEW-KIDS. And lo and behold it was something about NKOTB. I was too excited to listen, just happily gave out my address. A few weeks later a package comes. It is a UNICEF fundraiser. Whoever collects the most wins an autographed NKOTB leather jacket. Well, I was determined to win that and get so much that Jordan would want to thank me in person (and of course fall madly in love — once I was close to legal). So I sent away for more packages for all my friends not telling them I was going to scam them out of their donations so I could put them in my name and win. Mother got fed up with the UNICEF packages and took my phone. Next time she complains about no grandchildren I think I'll remind her about when she got in the way of my ''true love.'' — Mrs. Knight
My mom will kill me for telling anyone this, but she invited Neil Diamond to my brother's bar mitzvah and then my bat mitzvah four years later. She sent him the whole invite with the tissue paper insert and the RSVP card. Neil never sent back the RSVP card. No autographed pictures, nothing. You would have thought she would have known he wouldn't RSVP to mine after not RSVPing to my brother's, but she's persistent. She hasn't felt the same about him since. — Erin
I am SO glad I'm not the only one that's ever done anything like this! My big celebrity crush was Tiffani-Amber Thiessen from Saved by the Bell. At the wise old age of 12, I wrote her a letter saying what a big fan I was and how she should stop by my house if she was ever in Georgia. (I cringe just thinking about it.)
A couple of months later, I received a big yellow envelope — a pretty huge deal for a kid who never got anything in the mail. Inside was a black and white photo with a handwritten note that said, ''To Josh, All my love, Tiffani-Amber Thiessen'' and a standard ''thanks for writing'' form letter. It was like I had died and gone to heaven. Whether it was actually her that autographed it I'll never know, but it made my childhood. I'm pretty sure I still have it somewhere, actually. — Josh
When I was 8 I cried because my mom would not let me invite Michael Jackson to my birthday party. I had read in a fan book about him that he was really lonely and didn't know who his true friends were. I just wanted him to be my friend. Little did I know he wouldn't have come anyway since I wasn't a boy... — Allyson
I actually have a good Boy George story. In 1984 when I was 16, I airbrushed his likeness on the front of one of those long, dress-like white sweatshirts, and on the back I put a city skyline and ''NY Loves Culture Club.'' He was appearing on Good Morning America or Regis, one of those shows, and my mom went to try to deliver it to him. Some staffer took it, and we figured that was the end of that. Well, he did receive it and he must have really loved it, because about a month later, I received a special care package from him! And it wasn't just the standard fan club packet either: Everything was personalized, and he also enclosed an autographed picture of himself holding up the shirt/dress in front of him. The most special thing enclosed was an autographed copy of Colour by Numbers, where the vinyl was actually pink, and he signed across the vinyl with a big purple marker. I still remember my shock and excitement till this day! — MaryAnn
I saw Pearl Harbor and instantly developed a mild obsession with Josh Hartnett. I wrote him a letter telling him how amazing an actor he was and how amazing the movie was (two things I've since come to have slightly different opinions on) and of course I said that I had ''never written a letter like this before in my life'' to try to convince him that I wasn't a freak. This is mainly because I was 21 when I wrote the letter. Not 8, not 16...21. — K
Winona Ryder... I went through a Beetlejuice phase and wanted to know why her character was so sad and if she had any tips for acting that way. — marykate
I was a pretty strange kid, and at the age of 15 had a HUGE crush on Iggy Pop. I wrote him a ridiculous letter about how great his music was and how I wanted to tour with him! A few months later I received a HANDWRITTEN LETTER on three pages of hotel stationery back from him. It's been 20 years, and it's still my prized possession! — amy b.
I wrote a letter to Alf when I was about 8 years old. A few weeks later I got an autographed postcard in the mail. I remember being so excited I took it to school for Show and Tell. Oh, to be that easily excited again. — Megan
I was a big fan of Elijah Wood when I was like 13, and we're the same age so I guess that was the early '90s. Anyway, I sent him a letter and a postcard of the Beatles 'cause I'd read that was his favorite band. And the cool kid that he was, he actually sent me a personalized signed photo back. He even commented on some of the stuff I'd written in the letter. I still have it somewhere. My nephew thinks it's so cool that I have Frodo's autograph! Much love, Frodo. ;) — juliette
I sent a letter to the Solid Gold Dancers and got a gorgeous autographed picture back. However, it was signed ''the Solid Gold Dancers,'' not by any dancer in particular. Not even Marilyn McCoo! — Kara
SOURCE: ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
The only person I've ever written fan mail to was Ewan. I didn't get anything back, but it was right before he put out a statement that he wasn't going to sign autographs anymore because people were exploiting others and selling them for money/forging them. I still love him, so it's all good.
I'm sure many of you have sent embarassing fan mail? Do tell.
