a date with jeordie?!

are we really to believe that tr actually wrote this??? it's so much funnier than he normally is:

Hello everyone.

I'd like to thank everyone for a very successful year so far in the world of Nine Inch Nails. I'm enjoying my couple of weeks off between legs of our Lights In The Sky tour and got to thinking... "wouldn't it be fun to send out a survey to everyone that's shown interest in NIN?" Well, that's not exactly how it went, but regardless - here it is. As we've moved from the familiar world of record labels and BS into the unknown world of doing everything yourself, we've realized it would benefit us and our ability to interact with you if we knew more about what you want, what you like, what you look like naked, etc.I know it's a pain in the ass but we'd truly appreciate it if you'd take a minute and help us out. As an incentive, everyone who completes the survey will be able to download a video of live performance from this most recent tour (and I know what's going through your little minds right now: "I'll just grab this off a torrent site and not have to fill out the survey!!!" and guess what? You will be able to do just that and BEAT THE SYSTEM!!!! NIN=pwn3d!!!)
BUT
What if we were to select some of those that DO complete the survey and provide them with something really cool? I'm not saying we'll ever get around to it, but if we did maybe something like signed stuff, flying someone to a show somewhere in the world, a magic amulet that makes you invisible, a date with Jeordie White (condoms supplied of course), you
know - something cool. See, you'd miss that opportunity AND be a cheater. Do the right thing - help us out. You'll feel better.

Thank you and I've had too much caffeine this morning,
Trent


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as if he really needs to bribe us to take that survey. but that video at the end is a finck-o-rama so it's a good prize.

i think this survey thing is really encouraging. i've been very impressed with the way tr has been like, going out of his way to please the fans. for instance, the whole presale thing on the last tour was not easy to coordinate, i'm sure. nabbing the best tickets, doing the whole separate entrance and separate will-call... but it created this really wonderful experience. quick moving line at will-call, friendly security and an entrance that's right by your hand-picked-to-be-awesome seats. i am a fan of lots of other musicians and this special treatment is never an option. or if it is, you have to pay a whole lot extra. and then the presale also ensures that scalpers don't get their paws on the good seats and re-sell them for 3x the price. (where was this when he played soma and i had to pay like, 100 dollars for a 30 dollar ticket?!?!?!).

anyhow, i'm a fan of any given musician because i appreciate their talent and their product. the music is pretty much all i expect. so if the artist happens to be an asshole... eh, whatever. but to feel taken care of as a fan is really cool and obviously makes you appreciate that artist so much more. like, i think about it, and the second time i met trent he was rushing through the lobby of the hotel, carrying a bunch of luggage and praying not to get noticed. i felt like an asshole for stopping him and was pretty nervous that he was going to tell me to fuck off. but no, he was nice about it.

i know i'm rambling.

the other reason i find this survey encouraging, besides him trying to figure out what his fans think and want, is that it means he's not ready to stop doing music. every once in a while i remember that he's 43 and has been doing this a really long time and wonder how much longer we can really expect him to put out records and tour. obviously, the survey doesn't guarantee anything, but why take the time to figure out what's what in the fan universe if you don't plan to put it to use? i take this survey to mean that we can expect lots more nin activity.

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my love for nin is completely reinvigorated. of course it never went away, but i haven't been this obsessed since high school. i haven't stopped listening to nin since the shows happened (seriously, when i try to listen to anything else i can't take it! nin's better than all of it) and i realize it's all i've been talking about lately and i'm even starting to annoy myself.

i hope to have new things to discuss very soon. hockey starts in less than two weeks (can i get a HELL YES!!!) and i'm going to finally try and get a real job. and take tests and apply to schools and shit.

this past month and a half has been really odd. it has felt kind of like summer vacation used to feel in like, middle school when i really had absolutely nothing to do but have fun. i haven't had a proper summer vacation in so long. i've worked or gone to school. and yeah, it was kind of nice sitting around at first but now i'm bored as hell. after my week-long vacation coming up i really can't wait to like, be productive. it'll rule.