Children’s Letters to Raven-Symone III
Wow, we have a lot to catch up on here. These are e-mails sent to symone.raven@gmail.com, an address that does NOT belong to singer/actress/chubster Raven-Symone. Only stupid people think it does. Stupid people, and children. (I recommend this prior post for background on how this fake e-mail address came to be.)
CHILDREN’S LETTERS TO RAVEN-SYMONE
Dec. 1, 2005:
hey raven sup? it’s me brittany again!!! how are you? i am doing a journey across america project the state i have is pennslvania, Haven you ever been there ?
brittany
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Dec. 3, 2005:
Hi raven, how come your not gonna be in the cheetah girls 2. It would be no fun without u in it . what is the directors problem! I’ve seen all your series and all your films since you were three; ( my dad recorded them) You’re so lucky you’re famous ( right listen guys) (when you wasn’t famous, with millions of dollars no-one loved you or liked u or even Knew you. so I suggest yu buckle up a little, don’t spend ALL your dollars on food and if u still go to school, don’t give in 2 the food court.) (that was 1 of your series) OH SNAP I GOT-TA GO. HOLLA ( cause ther’s a story here, and I’m gonna find it. From jasmine/raven
[Note the signature: jasmine/raven. Is Jasmine such a fan that she has appended "/Raven" to her own name? That's great. Henceforth, I want to be called Eric/Bea. I love you, Ms. Arthur!
Also, please note that Jasmine/Raven apparently wrote to Raven just so she could go off on a tangent about her own friends and their weakness for fast food.]
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Dec. 4, 2005:
hello you are Raven ?
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Dec. 5, 2005:
Hi Raven! My name is Mandy. I am such a big fan of yours. I think you do such a great job. you know, its really nice knowing that there is at least one teen star who is not a fake…. I was watching one of the episodes of thats so raven the other day. and you and Devon got back together. when will he come back? I think he is the best guy for you. Are you two dating in real life. OMG i am soo excited. will you write me back please? thank you.
your biggest fan!!,
MANDY
[So many people CLAIM to be Raven's biggest fan, but who really is? There can be only one. I propose a fight to the death.]
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Dec. 6, 2005:
hey rae i love ur show i may be a boy that doesnt mean i cant watch ur show well please email me back my name is michael please emial me back once u see this email.
Sincerely ur fan,
michael
[Actually, Michael, I think being a boy DOES mean you can't watch her show. Sorry.]
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Dec. 9, 2005:
HAPPY BRITHDAY! FROM YOUR N0.1 FAN YASMIN,
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Dec. 11, 2005:
Raven this Ashley your number 1 fan drop me a line at [e-mail address withheld]
Ashley, a true #1 fan wouldn’t have missed Raven’s birthday.]
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Dec. 13, 2005:
Hey, Rae!!! I really love your show, music, and even your clothes!!! When I grow up I want to be just like you!!! Please email me back!!! My email address is [e-mail address withheld]!!!
[EVEN YOUR CLOTHES!!!]
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Dec. 15, 2005:
Raven, I love you’re work so much. I can’t believe that i’m rly tlaking to you!! I have always wanted to meet you and I hope that we can meet some day. I know that we would get along so well. We have all the same interests and you are so pretty. You should give me your AIM sn so that we can talk some time. That would be so cool. I know that you would like me just as much as I like you. You’ll see.
Your biggest fan ever,
Zach.
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Dec. 18, 2005:
i’m amy and i love ur shows. I want u to be my best friend ’cause i luv every thing about u, and we even look alike.Can u email me like every times ur not busy? i’m black too. i was wondering why ur not in the cheetah gurlz anymore. i got to go wacth ur show bye. luv u.
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Dec. 24, 2005:
hi raven i am your biggest fan please talk to me i love your show and your songs plese send me back an email when you can thanks i love you bye liz-ann p.s. call me at 772-0216
["Please use your special Raven powers to determine my area code."]
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Dec. 28, 2005:
Dear Raven email me every day oh snap !
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[Here's one from someone who acknowledges where she got the e-mail address from, acknowledges that she read the part explaining it's NOT Raven's e-mail address ... yet uses it anyway. Sigh.]
Dec. 30, 2005:
hi raven!! {if this is you i mean} i love your show & character. If this is not you, which it probably isn’t {mr.eric} {i read on ask eric’s web site that this isn’t ravens email or is it…? on the other hand if it is you, im ur biggest fan i know evrithin bout u.
im just messin with ya
thanks [emoticon of cool guy wearing sunglasses]
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Dec. 30, 2005:
hi raven,
i found this on your web site.u are so cool i love your shows and your songs.please e-mail me back when u have time
thanks,emily
[First of all, no you didn't find this on Raven's Web site. You found it on Eric D. Snider's Web site, a place that only MENTIONS Raven. Seriously, the kids are alleged to be so much smarter about technology than us old people because they've grown up with it. Yet they're stupid enough to think that any site that pops up after Googling "Raven Symone" is automatically Raven's official site. Doesn't that seem like the kind of mistake a senior citizen -- i.e., someone grossly unfamiliar with the Internet -- would make?
Second of all, Emily's e-mail address contains the term "pianohorses." Will someone please draw or Photoshop for me a picture of horses playing pianos? I would honestly love that. Thanks.]
September 23rd, 2006 at 6:11 pm
A quick google search for piano horse came up with this:
Sure he’s not playing the piano but still kinda weird.
September 23rd, 2006 at 6:13 pm
It looks like this comment section doesn’t like pictures so here is the url:
http://www.e-horsetrader.com/images/e-horse_logo_small.gif
September 23rd, 2006 at 11:00 pm
Here’s another fun one: http://www.tinypineapple.com/chris/i/casio.jpg
September 24th, 2006 at 3:10 pm
I made this one for you: http://www.randytayler.com/images/pianohorses.jpg
September 24th, 2006 at 3:19 pm
(I like to imagine the horse is very, very bad at playing.)
September 24th, 2006 at 6:35 pm
LOL I love it, RandyTayler!
September 27th, 2006 at 12:07 am
A reader named Spencer sent this one to me. It literally made me LOL.
http://www.ericdsnider.com/images/pianohorse2.jpg
October 12th, 2006 at 5:08 pm
i want to see you one day
October 18th, 2006 at 4:39 pm
I’m hoping that most of those Raven fan letters were from people trying to bait you. Because otherwise, I have little hope for the future of mankind. Or at least of the Internet Users of Tomorrow.
January 19th, 2007 at 2:52 pm
I’m getting the impression that a lot of these kids don’t speak English all that well. Maybe Raven Symone has a lot of international fans, and they can’t read your blog well enough to figure out that it’s a fake address.
December 10th, 2007 at 6:17 pm
http://www.harmonyacresparadehorses.com/tv.html
The second picture on this page shows a horse playing a piano. For real, apparently. When skimming through the article I saw a link for the website of the farm where this horse comes from. I found a list of all of Tarifa’s (the horse) tricks:
http://www.harmonyacresparadehorses.com/tricks2.html
Perhaps this is the horse mentioned in Emily’s email address, as this horses’ skills may surpass even Raven-Symones’!
# PLAY GUITAR (ELVIS IMPERSONATION)
# KEYBOARD ( LIBERACE IMPERSONATION)
# ORGAN (ELTON JOHN IMPERSONATION)
among many others.
In fact, I would much rather see this horse perform than Raven. Hear that, disney channel? We don’t want That’s So Raven! Bring on the PianoHorses!