Day 154 - Write a Fan Letter to a Celebrity

Date: June 9th, 2010

Generally speaking, I'm not really one to entertain celebrity crushes.  There is, however, one notable exception to this rule.  Jon Stewart.  I'd love to romanticize things and say it was love at first Daily-Show-viewing, but in reality it was the kind of love that starts out as friends and grows over time.  I have to believe that living in Ann Arbor was the impetus for my one and only celebrity crush.

Pictured: My Adonis

Do you remember where you were when you heard about Jon's appearance on Crossfire?  I do.  I do because it was such big news in this town, I was surprised the man didn't get a parade and a key to the city.  In a town filled with all manner of brilliant, often liberal, but always insightful people; someone holding politicians and pundits accountable is almost cultishly adored.  At least by my circle of friends, that is.

Since then I've found occasion to discuss his charming good looks and well-oiled smackdownery with many an Ann Arborite.  Even so, I'm still not one to openly fawn over a celebrity.  Although I did place him on my very exclusive, super-secret "old guys I would have an affair with" list.  No.  You can't know the other names on it.

A few days ago, in the wake of a particularly brilliant episode, I decided it was time to use my little project to my distinct advantage.  Mr. Stewart, prepare to get fanmailed.  I assume, of course, that he rarely receives mail from viewers and will, therefore, be deeply touched and impressed with the personal attention he is receiving from yours truly.  Or it'll get thrown on the pile and three weeks from now I'll get a $0.50 Jon Stewart plushy in the mail. 

I went through about three iterations of the letter before I finally settled on the one I wanted to send.  After two versions of me trying to be funny, I decided that maybe the best way to show a comedian how impressed you are with them is to stop and be serious for a moment.  So I settled on this:

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Kristen DCamp
This is totally where my address went
Ann Arbor, MI

Dear Jon,

I’m not really a fan mail kind of person, but I wanted to write and tell you how impressed I’ve been with The Daily Show in the past few years. Even though I know it is just a comedy show, there are times when I’ve felt like I got better analysis of current events from the way you mock them than from the way the news presents them. More than that, I wanted to thank you for holding your guests to task in interviews. You’ve found a way to walk the line between respectful jibes and hard questions and, as a viewer, I really appreciate it. I wish more people would hold our leaders accountable the way you do. So, thank you. You and the rest of the Daily Show team are hilarious, but also deeply insightful.

Sincerely,

Kristen DCamp
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If I get a response, I promise to post it on here for y'all's reading pleasure.  Who knows?  Maybe in private he's, like, totally a diva.