Hijinks

From: ‘Leigh’ <Assistant2@vanityfair.com>
Date: Wed, 21 Sep 10:55:00 AM
To: ‘Kurt Andersen’ <kurt@studio360.org>
Subject: Re: The Studio 360 Story

Dear Mr. Andersen,
I went to the link you suggested. Your show is fascinating!! I honestly had no idea that there were so many smell glands in the human nose! And then you tied in all that stuff about psychology and memory and Marshall Proust and Limburger cheese ... amazing! I feel so stupid! And the “Wine Slam” sounds really cool. Can I bring my boyfriend? Don’t worry, I’ll totally get you an answer from Graydon as soon as I can. He hasn’t been in the office for several months, and sometimes he takes a little prodding, but I’m on it. And sending your novel to him ASAP.
–Leigh

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From: ‘Leigh’ <Assistant2@vanityfair.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 09:43:00 AM
To: ‘Kurt Andersen’ <kurt@studio360.org>
Subject: Re:Re: The Studio 360 Story

Dear Mr. Andersen,
Success! I finally got GC to focus on your SPY thing for a minute and he said I should go ahead and tell you that he’d be happy to consider your proposal. Please send over an outline of what you have in mind (fax is best), and I’ll be sure to put it in front of him.
Thanks,
Leigh

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From: ‘Kurt Andersen’ <kurt@studio360.org>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 09:57:00 AM
To: ‘Leigh’ <Assistant2@vanityfair.com>
Subject: Re:Re:Re: The Studio 360 Story

Leigh,
Thanks for the update. Actually, he has already had the *contract* for “SPY: The Funny Years” for 11 months now. Should I fake his signature? I think I still know how.
–Kurt

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From: ‘Leigh’ <Assistant2@vanityfair.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 10:21:00 AM
To: ‘Kurt Andersen’ <kurt@studio360.org>
Subject: ROFLMAO

Dear Mr. A,
Hahahahahaahahaha. Me too! But better not. I hate to do this, but do you think you could resend?
–L

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From: ‘Kurt Andersen’ <kurt@studio360.org>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 10:29:00 AM
To: ‘Leigh’ <Assistant2@vanityfair.com>
Subject: Re: ROFLMAO

Leigh,
I’m actually embarrassed to admit this, but you got me: I don’t have a fax machine. Of all people, the guy who started Inside.com, a light–years–ahead–of–its–time website and magazine hybrid (the combination is now de rigueur, but at the time it was unheard of) that covered everything from Hollywood to what’s now known as "the media" and was much ballyhooed in its day. Kind of a precursor to what Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, Mediabistro, Broadcast & Cable, Billboard, Gawker, TVNewsing, Romanescko, Ad Age, Howie Kurtz in the WaPo, WWD’s “Memo Pad” column, Arianna Huffington’s new “Beat the Press” website, the New York Observer, occasionally New York magazine, the Times, and basically half the fucking blogosphere are all doing now. We were six weeks away from profitability when the tsunami of the Internet bust—which, incidentally, we predicted at Inside(!)—tossed our hardy little vessel upon the jagged rocks of financial insolvency. Looking back, the paid firewall killed us.

As for the contract, I could go to Kinkos, but I’m thinking it might be easier to just drop it by. When’s a good time? It will be good to finally put a face to the prose! ;–)
–Kurt

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From: ‘Leigh’ <Assistant2@vanityfair.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 11:04:00 AM
To: ‘Kurt Andersen’ <kurt@studio360.org>
Subject: Re:Re: ROFLMAO

Dear Mr. Andersen,
Any time is fine. The messenger center can accept packages around the clock.
Sincerely,
Leigh

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From: ‘Kurt Andersen’ <kurt@studio360.blackberry.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Oct 11:56:00 AM
To: ‘Leigh’ <Assistant2@vanityfair.com>
Subject: Downstairs

Hey Linds!
I’m in the lobby, but no one’s picking up the phone. You around?
xoKurt

Sent via Blackberry

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From: ‘Kurt Andersen’ <kurt@studio360.org>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 12:00:00 PM
To: ‘Leigh’ <Assistant2@vanityfair.com>
Subject: No worries!

Lindsay,
Turns out Moby had an extra machine. “Faxing” you the materials now, including my intro to the SPY book.
–Kurt

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From: ‘Leigh’ <Assistant2@vanityfair.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 11:26:00 AM
To: ‘Kurt Andersen’ <kurt@studio360.org>
Subject: Re: No worries!

Kurt,
Received your fax. Will pass along to Graydon.
–Leigh

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