So, I decided to try this again but with giving sufficient notice. I wanted to see a movie this Friday. So I found out where it was playing, picked a 9:40 show time, and asked about 15 people either via e-mail or phone. I let them know on Monday because I figured that was sufficient notice.
Two people said yes. It was disappointing. Most people said, "Maybe" but didn't really give any indication as to what they were doing otherwise; it was something like this, "Well, yeah, ummm... Friday night is the day when I... ummm... wash my hair. So I don't know if I can go. I'll let you know if I can." Which, based on my previous experience, I interpret as: "I don't want to go. I will not got. I won't bother letting you know if I want to go."
Anyhow, I did manage to get some people to go. So that was good. Until I checked to see if we could buy tickets ahead of time since this was opening night. I didn't expect it to sell out, but it might. And then I discovered that the movie was no longer being shown at the theater at all. I called the theater, and they had no record of it ever being shown, even though they had showtimes up on their website just a few days before. So I had to contact everyone who wanted to go and tell them it was off.
So, my attempt to organize people was an abysmal failure. Not only did I get repeatedly turned down by my friends, but I now seem like a total flake to the people who I tried to organize. Now I remember why I try not to do things like this. It's always tends to be one giant disappointment.
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