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How Zach Braff (and I) Get Thank-You Notes Done [Ungeek To Live]

Sat, 26 Oct 2008 16:00:00 GMT

posted by thekevinpipe

Some people say I'm the spitting image of Zach Braff. I've got a certain Garden State charm, but I don't see the resemblance. Nevertheless, I get stopped. I get asked. I am forced to deny. Still, as far as mistaken identities go, this is not so bad. Who wouldn't want to resemble a triple-threat Hollywood star? It may not be Brad Pitt, but at least I'm not being asked to prove to the wait staff at Chili's that I'm not, in fact, McLovin. Photo from Fox Searchlight.

At any rate, whenever someone mentions Zach Braff, I sheepishly look around and wonder, do you mean me? He's become a kind of separated-at-birth twin for me. Where he doesn't feel the connection, I embarrassingly keep mental notes on the star, rooting for continued success, and applauding his excellent taste in all things (the music, the roles, the ladies).

So it was one winter afternoon last year that I came across one of my wife's InStyle magazines only to notice near the back a piece on gear stars can't do without. You know, those gadgets and gizmos that the stars' publicists crank out as filler for page 380-something. The entry for my doppelganger was a low-tech gizmo and it caught my attention. I must say, it's been nagging at me since.

A few weeks ago I bought a Royal typewriter on craigslist for $50. It's an antique. It's a collectible. But many things made in the era of longevity and preserved by people who care, it's in perfect working condition.

I bought it because Mr. Braff mentioned in his part of that InStyle section that he likes to type thank-you letters on a typewriter. That he keeps one around specifically for that reason.

I know how he feels. My handwriting is a new level of illegible. 128-bit encryption has nothing on my chicken-scratch. So it is I often find myself writing notes in ALL CAPS because it's the only way I can be understood. But in a thank-you letter, shouting in all caps is not the effect I'm looking for. Yet, if I want to really show my personality, I just write in my normal scrawl and hope for the best. It's the thought that counts, right?

Well, now and forever, I'm putting my new-to-me Royal to use. It's a beautiful machine. And for $25 I found enough typewriter ribbon online to last years. With my custom letterpress thank you cards, my notes will be as personal and analog as you can get without actually putting pen to paper.

So, Zach, my brotha, if you're out there, I just want to say thanks. You solved my letter-writing problem. And if you need a stand-in for your next feature, I'm yours.

Guest writer Kelly Abbott's weekly post, Ungeek to Live, highlights all the ways you get can stuff done without (gasp!) a computer.

Zach Braff Effect

Thu, 26 Sep 2008 17:09:12 GMT

posted by greenauctionusa

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Zach Braff makes Naomi Campbell go ballistic

Mon, 17 Jul 2007 12:52:20 GMT

posted by edoslec

NAOMI Campbell has landed the perfect gig - she gets to go ballistic in a new TV ad. In the Dunkin’ Donuts spot directed by Zach Braff of “Garden State” fame, the hair-triggered hottie breaks her heel while gardening and proceeds to beat up a tree and throw a rock through a picture window before calming down with some iced tea. In another commercial, Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley dazzles some poker-faced Wall Streeters by turning his guitar into a giant firework.

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Daily Dialogue - May 21, 2008

Tue, 21 May 2008 10:00:00 GMT

posted by GITS
"You know, this necklace makes me think of this totally random memory of my mother. I was a little kid, and I was crying for one reason or another. And she was cradling me, rocking me back and forth, and I can just remember the silver balls rolling around. And there was like snot running down my nose. And she offered me her sleeve and told me to blow my nose into it. And I can remember, even as a little kid, thinking to myself, this is love... this is love."

-- Andrew Largeman (Zach Braff), Garden State, written by Zach Braff

Funny Ode to Zach Braff Music Video

Fri, 12 Apr 2008 07:10:07 GMT

posted by ChrisTV

I think Zach Braff is just about the coolest guy in Hollywood. I loved Garden State. I have all the Scrubs DVDs. And he has really pretty eyes. So I can understand the kind of love that’s driven this comedian to pen this ode to Zach Braff.

No one worries when girls adore stars like Zach Braff. But when a guy is this devoted, it’s a little bit … well … gay.