I’ve decided to start Snakes on a Blog by reprinting an email that I sent out three nights ago to a few of my friends. I think this email pretty successfully conveys the message of this blog:
Some of you know each other, others may not, but I’m calling all of your powers together because I have a goal that I cannot achieve alone. It’s a goal of such lofty proportions that the mere thought of achieving it has me trembling in my darkened apartment. It’s keeping me up at night. My goal, my quest, is to be an invited guest to the world premiere of the movie that is destined to change the world. A movie of such scope and awe that you need only read the title to understand everything you’ll ever need to know about the movie. The fact that it’s staring Samuel L. Jackson is a mere afterthought to the magical title. I want to attend the glitzy Hollywood premiere of:
Snakes on a Plane
Now, if you’re not familiar with this movie, the title should tell you everything you need to know. To quote a screenwriter with a blog: “It’s a title. It’s a concept. It’s a poster and a logline and whatever else you need it to be. It’s perfect. Perfect. It’s the Everlasting Gobstopper of movie titles.”
Unfortunately, I have no connections to Hollywood on my own. There’s nobody I could call who could directly get me an invitation to an event that is surely to be as star studded as the premiere of this modern day classic will be. Each of you on this list, however, has friends, roommates, boyfriends, girlfriends, neighbors, co-workers, bosses or siblings who might.
I know this is a lot to ask, mainly because I’m sure each of you was already planning on snatching up as many tickets to this event as you could get your hands on, but I’m asking you for a few morsels of kindness to a fellow Snakes on a Plane lover. Any table scraps will do.
The movie comes out sometime in August. I’m planning on coming to LA for the opening weekend even if I can’t get myself invited to the premiere, but I have faith. I have faith.
My quest is now expanding beyond my small email list - the quest to attend the Hollywood premiere has now that trendiest of all words: blog. You have to ask yourself, what can you do to help me to attend this movie? I need your help.
I have faith.
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UPDATED 8/7/06: Quest accomplished!

boy, won’t your face be red when you find out the word “plane” in the title was a misspelling and the movie is really a documentary about mid-western prairie snakes narrated by noted reptologist Samuel L. Jacksone.