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Join Me

There's a little secret I've been keeping for a few weeks. I joined something. And it's not a cult... it's a collective.

I'm not asked to send money or donate Kidney's or jump into some Nike's and kill myself so my spirit may be picked up by a passing comet. Pretty much all I have to do is come Friday do a random act of Kindess.

Why?

Well, my car was broken, you see. I had a bad ignition switch of all things.... but before I knew that my car sat sad and empty wanting to be fixed. So One day after spending nine bucks for a taxi and waiting through a tornado warning I still had another hour to kill before the secon half of my double shift.

So I was wandered over to Barnes and Noble where I sat browsing through stacks of books. What to read? I asked myself. I was on a readin kick it comes and goes... but that's a whole other blog.

I had just finished reading Tatooine Ghost. A Star Wars book. And sometimes they suck and sometimes they ruled. SO I decided to shy away from another book in the series afraid that it would end up sucking I was looking for something else. Something different. And this is what I saw looking up from a table at me.

That was it. No authour name No real book title. I was immediatly intrigued always looking for something off the wall and strange so I read the back.

"The story of how one man started a a cult... by accident."

He wha...?

"Danny Wallace placed an ad in a small London paper tha offered two simple words: 'Join Me'."

I'll go on to tell you that by placing this one ad launched him into building a collective he knew not what to do with all the while not telling his girlfriend what he was accidentally doing.

And it's all true.

Part of the US release of this book is to try and get joiners. I highly recommend this book. You totally get caught up in this guy's enthusiasm... his highs and lows... and his writing is hilarious:

"'So, Daniel,' said my auntie. 'What are you doing with yourself these days?'

"I thought long and hard about how to answer her. Probably too long and hard because she wandered off started talking to someone else."

So you should read this book and you won't have to join the cult... er, collective. Luckily Aj's gettinghis own copy for his birthday this weekend. You can even Visit www.joinmeuse.com. More of the same... only updated daily. :)

One more thing before I leave for Vega$.

Tonight as part of the Patty's Day Festivities Bud weiser came by and dropped of a fresh batch of Bud bottles at the store today. And by Fresh I mean, freshly brewed and by freshly brewed I mean, today. March 17. And holy cow is it good. It's the most Yummy Budweiser I've ever had. Smooth as water tasty as beer should be. If only there was some kind of way to Insta Brew or teleport this freshness in beer. It was delicious.

Apparently, I'm pimping stuff today. If only I got a pay check from either. :)

Here's it's born on date of today.

And I'll talk toyou Wednesday next week and tell you all about the trip!

Till then get yourself a passport photo and Join!

Posted by matty at March 18, 2004 12:59 AM