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so acually something kinda serious has happened here and im not 100% what to do about it...a few months ago I played on a show on a public access channel in Auburn and apparently that show has made it onto a public access channel here in Portland too, I have never seen the show as I dont have cable.
Anyway a few weeks ago I got an email from a kid who said he'd seen the show and was really inspired and moved, and was a little wierd about it, as if he felt this sort of connection with me. Which, whatever, it's flattering in one way though (and I hate to sound obnoxious, then again i dont like false modesty either) it not infrequently happens that people seem to be moved by my music, and not just mine, I've been with K when people have done the same thing to her after shows and my friend Aron has had that happen and any number of my current musician friends have had that happen to them on some level or other, though I know of none of them who've had a kid email them pretty much daily for several weeks.
Anyway that's not precisely the point. So here I am thinking, ok, sort of creepy but whatever, it's fine, and I made the mistake of returning his first email with a thanks, and responding to a couple of other emails with short messages and thoughts, nothing remotely important, just sort of trying to be nice to the guy. I say mistake because he's since started emailing me nonstop, 1-2 a day sometimes. I responded to a few but have stopped responding because the kid seems a bit disturbed and perhaps a bit obsessed, he says he's me at a younger age and that I am one of the only people he knows who is capable of understanding him.
So...yeah. I just stopped returning his emails, I only responded to I think 3 of them anyway...and he's still sending me emails, and they're getting creepier and creepier. I feel like telling this kid he needs some help but for the facvt that a) who am I to tell him that, and b) I dont know how he'd react to it.
SO I think the thing to do is to continue to not respond to his emails. right?
Anyway a few weeks ago I got an email from a kid who said he'd seen the show and was really inspired and moved, and was a little wierd about it, as if he felt this sort of connection with me. Which, whatever, it's flattering in one way though (and I hate to sound obnoxious, then again i dont like false modesty either) it not infrequently happens that people seem to be moved by my music, and not just mine, I've been with K when people have done the same thing to her after shows and my friend Aron has had that happen and any number of my current musician friends have had that happen to them on some level or other, though I know of none of them who've had a kid email them pretty much daily for several weeks.
Anyway that's not precisely the point. So here I am thinking, ok, sort of creepy but whatever, it's fine, and I made the mistake of returning his first email with a thanks, and responding to a couple of other emails with short messages and thoughts, nothing remotely important, just sort of trying to be nice to the guy. I say mistake because he's since started emailing me nonstop, 1-2 a day sometimes. I responded to a few but have stopped responding because the kid seems a bit disturbed and perhaps a bit obsessed, he says he's me at a younger age and that I am one of the only people he knows who is capable of understanding him.
So...yeah. I just stopped returning his emails, I only responded to I think 3 of them anyway...and he's still sending me emails, and they're getting creepier and creepier. I feel like telling this kid he needs some help but for the facvt that a) who am I to tell him that, and b) I dont know how he'd react to it.
SO I think the thing to do is to continue to not respond to his emails. right?