Well, I knew it was likely to happen.
I can’t decide if I should be surprised that it finally did happen or that it took so long for it to happen.
But I got my first email from a fan who thinks I am an adult film director from the late 90s/00s who also went by “Michael Raven”. For the record, I was using the pen name well before he was directing films in the, ahem, genre.
They wanted to know where they could get a legit digital copy of a specific film. And a song title. Did this fan check to see if I was who he thought I was? Absolutely not. But that did not stop the fan from asking all the same.
What added to the surreal nature is that apparently it was a movie (very) loosely based on Lewis Carroll’s Wonderland.
For the record, there is another author who goes by the name and writes nonfiction and has been published well before I was. I’d almost rather have gotten an email from one of his fans because then I could just say, “Sorry, wrong chap” and be done with it. But with adult entertainment, it could just as easily be a phishing expedition — so ignore and block is my method for handling those.
Sorry Brian, wrong chap.
22 responses to “Sorry, but…”
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I know, right?
The secret life of …… 🤷♀️
Cue bass-heavy disco funk music.
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so you don’t direct porn flicks?
I’m sorry to disappoint… but… no. 😢
And there was me thinking … 🙂
jk 😉
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Ha! You’ve reminded me of a comment I got several years ago from someone who thought I was an ex! She sounded quite bitter until I put her straight!
All part of life’s rich tapestry as it slowly unpicks itself!
Jessica who? I’m sorry lass, you’ve got the wrong beau. 😂
It’s rough being semi-famous . . .
I can imagine! How do you manage?
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🤣🤣 this made me giggle.
I did more of a laugh incredulously out loud, but we’re in the same boat. 🤣
Haha. This will be a good story to tell for a long time.
Wah pedals and muted-string guitars chugga chugga in the background.
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OMG this is terrific. I needed that laugh. Thank you, Michael!
Glad I could help! 😂