Posted by droog at 1cust193.tnt2.lexington.ky.da.uu.net on August 16, 2001 at 22:03:14:
I THOUROUGHLY ENJOYED THE "JAY AND SILENT BOB"PROMO ON COMEDY CENTRAL.I`M A LATECOMER TO THE VIEWASKEWNIVERSE.I`VE BEEN A COMICS FAN FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS,AND THROUGH READING SUCH MAGS AS "WIZARD",I`VE BEEN AWARE OF KEVIN AND HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE GENRE FROM REFERENCES TO COMICS IN HIS FILMS AND HIS ACTUAL WRITING OF SEVERAL COMIC TITLES.ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO,ON MY WEEKLY DVD(THEY DON`T SUCK)BUYING SPREE,I PICKED UP A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL "CLERKS" FILM.AFTER WATCHING THE FILM,I WAS A TRUE FAN.BEING AN AGING EMPLOYEE OF WAL-MART,I COULD RELATE TO RANDLE AND DANTE`S VIEWS ON COMMERCE AND CUSTOMERS.ONE OF MY FAVORITE LINES TO USE AT WORK IS "I LOVE THE SMELL OF COMMERCE IN THE MORNING!"I`VE SINCE BOUGHT EVERY OTHER DVD(THEY DON`T SUCK),IN THE VIEWASKEW CANON AND HAVE SUBJECTED MY GIRLFRIEND TO SO MANY VIEWINGS THAT SHE`S HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO BECOME A TRUE BELIEVER.KEVIN`S DIALOUGE AND PACING AND CADENCE ARE PRETTY MUCH THE BEST THAT I`VE SEEN.I CANT WAIT TO SEE THE NEW ONE!ONE QUESTION FOR KEVIN:I`M A BIG ROBERT RODRIGUEZ FAN.HE`S A GREAT INDY FILM MAKER WHO SHOWED THAT HE COULD MAKE VERY ENTERTAINING FILMS ON THE CHEAP.HE WAS COURTED BY THE BIGS AND SIGNED UP WITH DISNEY AND MADE A CRAPPY MOVIE!WILL YOU CONTINUE TO MAKE FILMS THAT APPEAL TO YOUR SINGULAR VISION?I UNDERSTAND THAT ONE MUST MAKE SOME COMPRIMISES WHEN THEY GO ON TO "BIGGER AND BETTER THINGS".I GUESS MY REAL QUESTION IS :CAN WE THAT LOVE YOUR WORK EXPECT TO WATCH A FILM DIRECTED BY KEVIN SMITH,WHETHER YOU WROTE IT OR NOT,TO BE TRUE TO YOUR SENSIBILITIES?I DON`T EXPECT REHASHES OR "CLERKS2-HARDLY CLERKIN`,BUT I HOPE THAT MY FAVORITE WRITER/DIRECTOR DOESN`T BECOME NEUTERED BY HOLLYWOOD.WE THAT DIG AND ENDLESSLY QUOTE YOUR STUFF HOPE THAT YOU MAINTAIN YOUR "MAVERICK"STATUS,ALA OLIVER STONE,AND CONTINUE MAKING FILMS THAT KICK ASS.WE ALSO HOPE THAT YOU MAKE ENOUGH CASH THAT YOU CAN BE BIGGER THAN SKG!THAT`S WHAT SUCKS ABOUT FANDOM.WE WANT YOU TO BE SO HUGE,BUT WE WANT TO KEEP YOU AS OUR OWN!YOU`RE THE BEST.I CANT WAIT TO SEE HOW YOU TIE IT ALL UP IN THE NEW FLICK!MEWES ROCKS!