TechCrunch blog founder Michael Arrington has "too many fucking Nicks and Niks" in his life, so he accidentally tipped me, Nick Douglas, to a few things meant for Crunch staffer Nick Gonzalez.

First off, it's true, Michael himself bumped Fox Interactive head Ross Levinsohn and other A-listers to the top of the guest list for his next party, which is turning into the social event of the season. Presumably he bumped the names up so everyone will hope to "bump into" Ross and sell him their startups after two drinks.

Second, Mike told John Paczkowski, writer of the Good Morning Silicon Valley blog, "you don't need to bother with silly things like an RSVP. you are on the list."

Third, he wishes TechCrunch writer Nik Cubrilovic would "get his sorry ass out of bed." The whole e-mail exchange is after the jump.

(It really hurts to run an accidental e-mail — an act I've never done before and won't do again soon — because Michael is such a nice guy. But it's just too fun, and no one's gonna lose their job over Mike Arrington being a pimp.)

Nick,

work with nik when he gets his sorry ass out of bed. I'd like both of these guys added to the wiki at the top where dan farber and rob hof are. important. get their sites right too.

Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Paczkowski, John" <[xxx]@mercurynews.com>
> Date: July 21, 2006 1:32:17 PM PDT
> To: "'Michael Arrington '" <[xxx]@gmail.com>
> Cc: "'[Nick Gonzalez]@gmail.com'" <[xxx]@gmail.com>
> Subject: RE: meet this weekend?
>
> John Murrell - the other half of SiliconValley.com. He copy edits GMSV,
> posts occasionally during the week, and sits in for me while i'm away. Great
> guy — 32-year veteran of Knight Ridder, with reporting and editing stints
> at the Duluth News Tribune and on the National/Foreign Desk of the Mercury
> News.
>
> ——-Original Message——-
> From: Michael Arrington
> To: Paczkowski, John
> Cc: Nick Gonzalez
> Sent: 7/21/2006 1:24 PM
> Subject: Re: meet this weekend?
>
> you don't need to bother with silly things like an RSVP. you are on
> the list. Who's JM?
>
>
> On Jul 21, 2006, at 12:44 PM, Paczkowski, John wrote:
>
>> now how are JM and I to RSVP to TechCrunch with the comments
>> locked down
>> ...
>>
>> ——-Original Message——-
>> From: Michael Arrington
>> To: [John Paczkowski]@realcities.com
>> Sent: 7/20/2006 6:27 PM
>> Subject: meet this weekend?
>>
>> John, are you available to meet for coffee or lunch any time this
>> weekend? Where do you live? I'm in Atherton but will drive to you if
>> you are off somewhere.
>>
>> Mike