Earlier in the week Jonathan Ames, the oddball writer/creator of HBO’s Bored to Death, mentioned on Twitter that he’d like to invite a stranger into his home to watch his television show at his apartment. Naturally, I wrote him an email lobbying to be the person he chose, and last night he wrote back.

Here’s what the text of my initial “please choose me and let me bring a friend” email:

About your Twitter invitation/solicitation…I would love to be the honoree. And just so you know, I’ve been known to make an occasional spectacular cheese dip, as I mentioned previously in Twitter response to you. Just saying.

I have written about you and the show previously BTW…

http://animalnewyork.com/2009/10/jonathan-ames-wouldnt-be-able-to-watch-his-own-show-if-not-for-the-kindness-of-twitter-strangers/

http://animalnewyork.com/2009/10/hbo-bestows-tv-upon-the-oddball-tv-less-writer-under-its-employ/

http://gawker.com/5295081/you-will-probably-watch-bored-to-death

Additionally, my friend Courtney Reimer from New York Magazine would like to join me in your home. You recently commended something she wrote about the show here…

http://twitter.com/JonathanAmes/status/5384142880

So….what time shall we plan to arrive?

Here’s what Ames wrote back…

turns out i don’t have ‘on demand’, nor do i have a working vcr, so i’m dropping the idea of having someone over to my apartment, but i am having a gathering of fans of the show at sample bar tomorrow night at 9:30, if you want to come. i’ll buy everyone a drink for the first half hour . . . i don’t know if anyone will actually show up but maybe a few people will, though i imagine most people will probably be too shy or who knows what . . . anyway, i’ll be there . . .

more importantly: thank you for covering the show, i appreciate it very much, and please say hello to courtney for me, if you can, and invite her to sample as well. the address is 152 smith street, right by the bergen street stop on the f train.

all the best,

jonathan ames

So there you have it…Jonathan Ames is buying drinks for all fans of the show tonight at Sample in Carroll Gardens. See you there…maybe.