Presented for your consideration.
So, I just got this email:
Being told somebody is going to "see you" after they've spent around two years making hateful comments (in the name of the same sort of humor that gets guys like Mancow and those two yahoos who harassed the Chinese restaurant shitcanned) is something I wouldn't wish on anyone. While I may have been 97% convinced this whole thing was a stupid, stupid prank, that 3% was depressing and frightening in equal doses.
Gary Esposito and "Steve Edwin", if this is really you and not someone being a smartass in email (I've been informed that this address is not the one used when you communicate with Tom Spurgeon,) I feel sorry for you. I feel sorry that you think this sort of thing is funny, and I feel sorry that there are people in your life that most likely don't know the kind of person you are, yet.
However, I don't feel sorry that I've taken the time to inform Grey Global that Gary Esposito has used their resources to harass me repeatedly and I don't feel sorry that someone may lose their job because you're a pair of shitheads.
Finally: grow up the fuck up. I hope the fact that this particular phrase is coming from a guy who obsessively writes about comic books and cries every time he watches Spock or Pa Kent die shows how fucking low you've stooped.
Addendum:
Read this post to see how it all turned out.
Kevin,Simply put: this is inadequate.
This is Gary and Steve, and we apologize for trolling you on your website.
Steve does exist but his last name is not Ebbling, it's Edwin, he just changed it because he wanted an alter ego when doing the trolling from our computers and wanted to join in the fun.
We did trolling from NY and in Bklyn (Steve) and we have nothing against you, we just were bustin' balls since the first comments took place in 2005.
We offer no excuses for what we did, we just like your website and writing and decided to bust your chops if we didn't agree with what you said, which wasn't a lot.
No real reason actually, we liked your website name and skill with the web.
It's like morning radio (Stern, O&A, etc.) where you see how far to push the teasing and the joke until someone reacts, that's the punchline.
You were a random target to bring a little excitement to the ennui of the comics blogasphere, before ugly statues and awful covers took over the discussion.
We would never threaten or give harm to you or anyone at all in any circumstance, we may be stupid asses, but not that stupid.
In fact, we think you are a good guy and look forward to any future endeavors of yours and hope you will continue writing for comics.
Again we apologize for our behavior and hope we will all meet up someday and have a laugh about it.
We give our word we will not bother you or anyone else ever again.
Feel free to post and make fun of, we know you will. ;-)
Forever Peace,
Gary Esposito
Steve Edwin
Being told somebody is going to "see you" after they've spent around two years making hateful comments (in the name of the same sort of humor that gets guys like Mancow and those two yahoos who harassed the Chinese restaurant shitcanned) is something I wouldn't wish on anyone. While I may have been 97% convinced this whole thing was a stupid, stupid prank, that 3% was depressing and frightening in equal doses.
Gary Esposito and "Steve Edwin", if this is really you and not someone being a smartass in email (I've been informed that this address is not the one used when you communicate with Tom Spurgeon,) I feel sorry for you. I feel sorry that you think this sort of thing is funny, and I feel sorry that there are people in your life that most likely don't know the kind of person you are, yet.
However, I don't feel sorry that I've taken the time to inform Grey Global that Gary Esposito has used their resources to harass me repeatedly and I don't feel sorry that someone may lose their job because you're a pair of shitheads.
Finally: grow up the fuck up. I hope the fact that this particular phrase is coming from a guy who obsessively writes about comic books and cries every time he watches Spock or Pa Kent die shows how fucking low you've stooped.
Addendum:
Read this post to see how it all turned out.
