Dear Ben Gibbard
I could start off by saying that I am your #1 fan; that I have every song of yours that I could ever get my hands on, including every record that you have ever put out; that you, Ben Gibbard, are my idol.
But I won’t. Because even though those are all very true, it wouldn’t really make you that special. I don’t want to be like you–to be the next Ben Gibbard. I have enough trouble just being regular old me, Matt Drange; and to think about my heart having to go through all of the things that yours surely has…that isn’t something that I would just jump right into. And yet there is something about your music that makes me feel as if I am so very close to you, like I was destined to hear Such Great Heights (the very first song of yours I ever heard) and subsequently fall flat on my face.
Look, I don’t want to waste your time, and the last thing you need is for someone else to exclaim to you just how much they love you, so I’ll wrap this up. If you were to somehow come to our Prom, it wouldn’t make up for anything that has ever happened to anyone, let alone myself. But it sure would put an exclamation on one kid’s childhood, and that’s mine. I only get one Prom, and you alone would make it unforgettable.
- Matt Drange – Class of ‘07
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If you could come it would mine as well as my twin Megan Ginete's night unforgettable, so please think about making your way down to Universal Studios - because I need you to save me from this town, or I most assuredly will drown tommorrow.
even though ben never came i know either way twin, prom for you....was surely UNFORGETTABLE. now finally...you found some straw holes. lol. prom was so great i wish i could back and make it more fun. love you twin.
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