the reply

Within hours I received a reply from Kissing Violet, the band responsible for The Way I Am (Belief of Unique).

I was a little anxious about their response. I had intended my e-mail to be read by the staff at Unique Screen Media, not by the band itself, and I wasn't positive that the artists had understood and appreciated my particular blend of humor, i.e. mean-spirtied sarcasm.

But I never would've dreamed it would come to this.

No, freak rock-launching lawnmower accidents aside, David Vaughn, a member of Kissing Violet and founder of V-Star Records, was very gracious and even offered to track down the master of The Way I Am and send me a copy on CD.

I think he plans on delivering it by lawnmower.

On a completely unrelated note, I just finished reading Catch-22 by Joseph Heller. It's a terrific book, and I strongly encourage you all not to read it.