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i hate jason mraz (still)

jan 28
2004
02:42pm

by tripp

something has happened recently.

you would think with no more singles coming out (regardless of a supposided live album sometime soon), that the jason mraz hatred fevor would be dying down. that it isnt as fun as it used to be, since people arent clipping articles and mailing them to me. or calling me to tell me he is on tv.

im still pretty mad (when i waste the brain power) on being refused an autograph.

but, i am happy to report, others have not let their hatred wane.

i have four exhibits here to share. let’s dig in.

exhibit 1:
an email from jan 22nd:
Hey,
After seeing my first Jason Mraz’s video I found myself struck with a nauseating rage. Man! I didn’t know they’re passing out record deals around the frat house to those guys who wear hemp around their necks and play bad versions of bad Dave Matthews Band songs. You were on the top 10 of a googled search of ‘jason mraz sucks,’ which is how I get my rage out apparently.
At least I’m not alone in this. A fucking sideways baseball cap? So 1989!
-Jon

dear jon, i would like to point out that mraz was hardly alive in 1989. (this isnt true of course, he was born, i believe in 1977, being the year behind me in high school. perhaps he just wants to still be 12.)

exhinit 2:
then on jan 23rd, i get this:
compleylt agree with you that Jason Mraz is the biggest fucking tool I’ve had the misfortune to hear, much less see. He needs to shut the fuck up and go home.
Jenna.

jenna, i agree. except simply going home isnt good enough – he lives in la now, which is where i live. and if he counts home as mechanicsville still, well, thats where i grew up and my parents still live. so thats no good either. what if he shuts up and moves to canada? that seems fair, right?

exhibit 3:
email gotten on the 26th.
man preach on my brotha. i hate jason mraz with all my being. i searched “jason mraz sucks” and this came up. god bless your soul. maybe one day i can tell you why i hate him so much and you can use it as a source to add fuel to this cause. keep it up!

well my friend, i didnt wait for you to explain before using you for my cause. and im not sure god will bless my soul as reward for my hatred, but who knows? he does work in mysterious ways.

exhibit 4:
a voicemail from a certain linda, which i will attempt to transcribe now:
from jan 24th, at 3:16am. (to be read in a drunken slur.)
“im just seeing this newest jason mraz video announcement [undecipherable] and um im going to go on and agree with [undeciperable] house and thought id call and i even hate the ugly mole on his left eye. that is all. goodnight.”

linda, seeing as how i cant (after about 10 listenings) make out all the details and i know you were drunk since you dont remember making this call when i mentioned it a day or two later, ill just go on and agree with everything you said.

so there you have it – america still hates the mraz, even as i was starting to care less. (i even heard one of his songs in home despot the other night [jason - look. you got played right here in hollywood] and didnt freak out. of course, i didnt know it was him either.)

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