Dear Alton

in the late evening on Saturday, the 29th of October 2005 by Anarchy

I’m a big Alton Brown fan. I love his cooking show… "Good Eats". I read his books. I try out his recipes. I check out his web page on a regular basis.

Alton seems like an intelligent person with an enjoyable his sense of humor. I don’t know him personally, but I like to believe that he’s a good man with decent intentions.

So I was very disappointed in the world when I found this posting on his site…

Thursday, October 20, 2005

Some of you may have noticed that the “contact” button is gone from my web site and that my rant calling for refrigerator pics is gone. Here’s why: although many of you sent in some really nice pics and insightful, fun emails some of you decided to send vulgar, nasty, frightening messages and images. I always knew there was ugliness and meanness out there but you know what, I don’t have to give you a place to put it. So, the portal is closed and will remain so. If you harvested the address, don’t bother using it because it will simply dump your mail into oblivion.

I’m disappointed, upset, disillusioned, and upgrading my security system. To those who wanted to play nice, I sure am sorry but life’s just too short to drink poison.

posted by Alton
3:45 PM

Dear Alton,

I don’t blame you. Life is too damn short to have to deal with attention seeking jerks who have nothing better to do than fill your Inbox with junk. However, many of us out here still want to hear from you… so keep updating that website.

Thanks.

Matthew