We Get Fan Mail

We don’t often get mail of any kind so when a gem like this shows up in the inbox, we celebrate it. This was sent to info@perronbrothers.com at 3:30 am from a pretty wasted New Years Eve partier.

Hey Matt,
this is JOHN DOE. You and I worked together at both the XXXXXXXXXX and the XXXXXXX XXXX . I should hope you remember me, as you came to my going away party where you and I hustled several people at pool at the Goodfoot Lounge and had a great time. Well tonight, being New Years Eve, I tried to visit some friends at the Goodfoot, but were not allowed in. I was told that, despite knowing you and being able to recall precise details about both you, the last time we were in town together, and your partial ownership of the bar, I was not allowed to enter the bar. I tried to call you several times, but they would not let me in.
Matt, listen. I’m not writing because I’m trying to be a bitch or something, I just want you to know that I did everything I could, less than 2 hours ago, to try to support this bar. I don’t want any apology or anything, I just want the people who would not let me into the bar to respect and admit that what I was saying was true and that they were being unruly and cruel to me last not, on New Years Eve of all nights.
I know that you are busy and have a real job, and that silly emails like this mean very little to you, but I would hope that this email reaches you and that you at least let the bouncers know that they have been unnecessarily harsh and that they have forever lost my business. They insulted me so severely that I hope I never have to see them again, and that I will forever advise my friends to not only ignore the Goodfoot Bar but also to no longer visit the Perron Bros. website if this is the kind of treatment one can expect at these establishments.
I know this is a bit harsh, but an apology would make me feel extremely better and would prevent me from causing any issues next time I chose to try to visit your establishment.
Thank you,
JOHN DOE

I (Mike) passed this on to Matt and this was his response:

Hey JOHN.

I am not a partial owner of the Goodfoot, I never have been a partial owner.

My good friend is the owner and I had a part time job there as the “door guy”. Im sure you were upset because for whatever reason you could not get in but you might as well be complaining to some drunk on the street corner, as I have not worked for the Goodfoot for over 3 years. Im just a regular guy that works for a XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. Im sure half the staff at the Goodfoot have no idea who I am anymore and you have successfully made yourself out to be the biggest douchebag of their evening.

And second, Perron Bros has zero affiliation with the Goodfoot so take a hike.
You might as well be telling your friends that because you were treated so unfairly at Binyons that you will never go to Taco Bell again,.
Now my guess is that you are feeling a little embarrassed now and you may want to re-read the email you sent me so you can understand that a) you did come across harsh and b) you were 100% wrong.
Happy New Year JOHN DOE.
- Matt

You are 100% correct. I apologize sincerely and was in no condition to be writing emails to anybody, let alone you guys. Once again, I’m very sorry.

~JOHN DOE

MATT replies:

Now on the contrary of your drunken disaster of the evening, I found your voicemail to be quite amusing. You were so F’d up and I could tell you were so drunk-pissed that you could barely formulate a sentence. That being said, I would love your written permission to post your voicemail on the Perron Brothers webpage. Think about it.

and JOHN DOE responds…

There really aren’t enough words to convey how pathetic I feel after last night. I have no idea how I even ended up calling you, and again I am extremely sorry. I can’t tell if you are serious about posting it online. I enjoy your site a lot and if you feel like posting it without my name attached to it, then sure. Just please don’t put my name anywhere near it, because I don’t need what is probably one of my lowest moments ever to be immortalized in the public domain.

Again, Matt, I apologize and will do so to the staff of the bar as well.

So, I guess Matt has some early morning voice-mails that we will surely post as a podcast when Matt figures out how to send them to me.

Happy New Year.