Love in the Days of Dial-Up

09.11.1995

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Re: Reaching Out

Hey Annarchy,

My name is Jack. I saw you open for Starve the Archons in Boston last week and was blown away. I bought your album (I was the guy with glasses who paid with quarters. Sorry.) and can’t stop listening to it LOL. You’re really talented. :-o

I love that you put your email in the liner notes, isn’t The Internet cool? I‘m really reaching out to say that I think the World Wide Web is gonna be the next big thing and if you wanted help with a Website I could help. I’ve been investing in domain names like holisticmedicine.com and chickenfriedsteak.com (obviously) but I picked up annarchy.com so no one else would. Let me know if you’re interested.

Also, is your song “Black Helicopters” about The X-Files? I love that show. :-)

Also, also, is your song “Hanging in Space” about dying? It’s my favorite one on the album.

Cheers,

Jack

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10.01.1995

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Reaching Out

>Wow, the Web Site looks great. Thanks >so much. I’m sorry I can’t afford to pay >you right now, I don’t make much >through my music and my other job >pays like crap LOL

Don’t worry about it for a second. This is a great learning experience for me and I’m definitely gonna include it in my portfolio and on my resume :-)

>The X-Files is a fun show, but it’s a >psyop (psychological operation) >designed to get us to think about things >in a certain way and have sympathy for >the government (grrrr). If you want the >real deal, check out alt.conspiracy on >Usenet.

Oh wow, the stuff on there is crazy, but I guess it’s possible that The New World order is about to make big moves. There’s gotta be some significance to the approaching millennium, right? It seems like if they were gonna make a move that would be the time :-o

>”Hanging in Space” is about dying in a >plane crash. It’s always been a terrible >fear of mine to die like that, surrounded >by people, but everyone’s too afraid to >think about anything but themselves? >The whole idea makes me shudder.

Ugh. I hate flying and this makes it worse LOL. I just try to keep in mind that air travel is the safest form of transportation and it’s more dangerous for me to drive around Boston than to fly LOL.

My old therapist said I shouldn’t say I “hate” things, but doesn’t it feel like there’s a lot of stuff to hate LOL. That guy tried to put me on Prozac grrrr.

Anyway, let me know if you want anything on the site changed.

Cheers,

Jack

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10.31.1995

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Re: Happy Halloween

Anna,

I got the mail server working. This is a test of your new email. Happy Halloween.

Cheers,

Jack

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12.25.1995

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Re: Re: Merry Shitsmas

Anna,

OMG you did not need to send me all that merch, but I am honestly so touched. Thank you, thank you. I’m gonna wear my Annarchy shirt to a show on NYE. :-)

The new album is literally amazing. Not to sound too much like a music reviewer, but “Demiurge Dirge” is haunting and seems important, even if I don’t quite understand it, but “The People’s Princess” rocks. I think that one is about how even common people can find their power and make a difference. The whole thing is awesome :-O

-Jack

P.S. And my very own copy of “Behold a Pale Horse” sent through the US Mail? Be still my heart ;-)

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01.03.1996

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Merry Shitsmas

>I think that they used to tell the >president about all the secret shit the >government’s been doing for forever. I >think they’d fill them in on Roswell and >Area 51 and Russian mind-control >chemicals. But George HW Bush was >the head of the CIA and I think he told >the guys in the intelligence community >to stop doing that. Now I think Clinton >and whomever comes next will never >know the truth about anything, and we >truly are now in the hands of the >military-industrial complex and various >shadowy cabals.

I hear that LOL. At the same time I have a lot of faith that The Internet is gonna get us out of this. It’s a tool for the people by the people, and through it, I think we stand a good chance against the powers that be.

>Thanks so much for listening to me. >Sometimes my friends’ eyes glaze over >from listening to me LOL.

My friends feel the same way when I start talking about the net, but they don’t see the big picture like you and I do.

>It would probably be wise to start >encrypting sensitive messages.

That might be a good idea in general. PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) is currently the gold standard.

-Jack

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01.03.1996

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Re: Happy Valentine’s Day

Anna,

I mabye had too many PBRs, but all I havee to say is that if the government can read my mind, theyy know I’m thinking about you.

<3 Jack

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03.15.1996

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Off the Grid

>I love LA, but I’m worried that major >population centers are gonna be a bad >place to be down the road.

I’m starting to worry about this Y2K bug that could crash all the computers on new years in the year 2000. I’ve been making some decent money doing web design (thank you for your help) and maybe in a couple of years we could have a place of our own to ride out the bad times, somewhere far away from everyone.

>You’re so sweet.

You’re sweet too.

Hang in there,

Jack

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08.01.1996

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Re: Re: Bad Bad Things

>They’re pulling the wool over our eyes >and using bullshit to distract us.

I agree 100%. The US Navy clearly shot down TWA Flight 800 and now this “terrorism” at the Olympics is supposed to keep our attention away from thinking too hard about who was on that plane. Things are getting scary.

We can figure this out,

Jack

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01.05.1997

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Bad Bad Things

>archons feeding on human misery

>esoteric knowledge

>gnostic rituals

Anna,

I took a bad acid trip on NYE and this all has me too freaked out right now. I go outside at night and it feels like there’s a big eye in the sky watching me, and I don’t mean a government satellite.

I’ll keep updating the website if you need any changes, but I think I need to take some time to process things.

Sorry,

Jack

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09.11.1997

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Re: Sorry

Anna,

I’m sorry for being so distant. I had a mini freakout earlier this year and wound up on Prozac for six months. I can’t say if it helped or not, but the whole time I was consumed with the nagging sense that something was missing in my life. It was you. You’re the only person who stirs up my brain and makes me think. Maybe I get a little too worked up, but these are big, scary things that you’re into and sometimes the things I read on the internet don’t help LOL

I’m sorry about Princess Diana. I know how much you admired her. It’s pretty messed up that they released a movie called “Conspiracy Theory” right before they murdered her, don’t you think? You’re right, the people in charge are always trolling us.

Anyway, I hope you’re not too upset with me.

-Jack

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01.01.1999

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Plans

Happy New Year My Love,

I know this long distance thing has been hard for both of us, but this is our year, I just know it. I’m finally making enough that in another year or two we’re gonna be able to get our place. I’m not sure how that’s gonna work without access to the internet. Satellites maybe, but we’re getting there.

Love,

Jack

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12.31.1999

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Re: Re: Re: Y2K

>I’m trusting you when you say it’s not going to be bad.

It’s gonna be fine (I think). Just let’s be cautious and shut off our computers before midnight.

>It seems so far away, but I can’t stop >thinking about our life together. If this >goes badly we’ll never see each other >again.

If things go bad I will walk to you.

<3

Jack

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09.10.2001

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Re: Re: Re: Re: Final Plans

>The check cleared into the joint account >so if we like any of the places we can >make a down payment immediately.

Okay, fantastic. Don’t forget the checkbook.

>The camper is all ready to go and the >dogs are finally acclimated to it. The >chapel I booked is kinda seedy but they >do have an Elvis and they’ll let the dogs >be there. I’m so excited, Jack, you have >no idea.

I do, I really do.

Anyway, the truck with my stuff won’t arrive until the 13th (it’s not that much stuff), but I’m flying in tomorrow. It’s United Flight 175 and I should land around 2:30.

I know it’s been unorthodox (to say the least) but I am thrilled beyond belief at the idea of spending my life with you.

Love Always,

Jack

<3 <3 <3

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