the Creators

Rob put it best in High Fidelity...

"...I agreed that what really matters is what you like, not what you are like... the truth was that these things matter, and it's no good pretending that any relationship has a future if your record collections disagree violently, or if your favorite films wouldn't even speak to each other at a party."

The Original Email

From: "John Toland" <bolivianjones@hotmail.com>

Subject: I Need Your Help

Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 04:14:57

So I have this fairly new computer and have wanted to use all of the fun features for some good use. I have decided to petition all of you in order to obtain tons of information that I can play with and obsess over to my heart's desire.Ê I have three general questions to ask that require multiple answers...(standard question of the nature you'd expect from me....)Ê those being...

1.Ê Top 10 musical artists...including bands, duos, groups and all...

2.Ê Top 10 albums

3.Ê Top 10 songs

I promise to do something interesting with this information and will send everyone the results in some form or another.Ê I need your assistance to make this interesting and encourage you to forward this along to others whom might want to to participate.Ê Have them respond to bolivianjones@hotmail.com.Ê The more the merrier. i realize these are constatnly changing and evolving opinions and one need not obsess over their responses...if one is having a hard time deciding, please feel free to offer more than just 10. Thank you in advance...

john

 

'We busted out of class, had to get away from those fools

We learned more from a three-minute record, baby, than we ever learned in school'

--No Surrender (Springsteen)

The Follow-Up Email

From: "John Toland" <bolivianjones@hotmail.com>

Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2003 02:27:21

Subject: One Last Attempt...with a Dash of Explanation

 

I am writing to remind people of my little Top Ten Project I am trying to put together.Ê I have received about 20 responses, but am still waiting for others to respond.Ê If you are willing, I need three things....

Top Ten artists,

Top Ten songs,

Top Ten albums.

You can give only 5 if that's all you can think of, or more than 10 if that makes it easier.Ê My goal is to make some fun things with the data, but also to introduce people to other people via their music.Ê I am going to make a disc of everyone's top ten songs and mail a copy of it to some other random person who has participated in my survey.Ê For example, the goal is to introduce my friend in New York to my cousin in Virginia by solely their top ten songs.Ê Therefore, if you send me your info, expect a present in return. Please don't obsess.Ê You don't need to know anything other than what it is you like.Ê If possible, please try to get all responses to me by the end of the month.

Thank you in advance.Ê john.

to submit your top tens,

correct errors in your selections or artist info,

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please email Emily at arainierday@yahoo.com

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