{"id":6767,"date":"2019-01-26T15:23:50","date_gmt":"2019-01-26T15:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/the-typo-that-led-a-man-to-a-strangers-stag-party\/"},"modified":"2019-01-26T15:23:50","modified_gmt":"2019-01-26T15:23:50","slug":"the-typo-that-led-a-man-to-a-strangers-stag-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/the-typo-that-led-a-man-to-a-strangers-stag-party\/","title":{"rendered":"The typo that led a man to a stranger’s stag party"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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When he first read the email, Will Novak, from Arizona, thought it was a scam. <\/p>\n

“It seemed so urgent, like one of those emails you get from a ‘prince’ asking you to send them money,” he told the BBC. <\/p>\n

The email, titled Angelo’s bachelor party, had been intended for a small group of friends. It set out the details of an upcoming ski trip to Vermont, to “send Angelo off” into married life. <\/p>\n

Will doesn’t know anyone called Angelo. He decided to reply. <\/p>\n

It was that decision that started what Will calls the “strangest” week of his life. <\/p>\n

“I do not know who Angelo is,” Will wrote. “I am a Will Novak, who lives in Arizona. Vermont seems like a very far way for me to travel for the bachelor party of a guy I’ve never met. That being said, count me in.”<\/p>\n

Will describes his reply as a joke. He offered to bring along his “sweet Nintendo Switch” games console or a selection of Sudoku puzzles, if that was more to Angelo’s taste. <\/p>\n

“I didn’t expect them to respond,” Will said, “but two days later, they did.”<\/p>\n

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The group of friends, including Bill Novak for whom the initial email was intended, urged him to come along. <\/p>\n

“If you think we are kidding, we are not. You better be coming, as we all are all dying to meet you,” they wrote. “Not only will this be a weekend Angelo will not forget, it will be one you surely will not forget as well.”<\/p>\n

After posting the email exchange to social media, Will’s story quickly went viral, making headlines around the world and spawning the hashtag #AngelosBachelorParty.<\/p>\n

Will said the reaction to his post had been “unbelievable” but admitted that he had had a couple of reservations.<\/p>\n

Other than the fact he hadn’t skied in 20 years, Will was also concerned about funding the impromptu trip.<\/p>\n

On the recommendation of a friend, Will decided to set up a GoFundMe page. In under two hours, he surpassed his $750 (\u00a3580) goal, eventually raising more than $4,000 (\u00a33,100).<\/p>\n

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Will is going to give any leftover money to Angelo and his fiancee, who are expecting their first child, as a wedding present. <\/p>\n

Will described the weekend as “fast-paced”, “high energy” and “truly surreal”.<\/p>\n

When he picked up his rental car, it had been upgraded to a Maserati, which was quickly filled with cases of beer donated to Angelo’s stag do by a local brewery. <\/p>\n

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The group welcomed Will with fireworks and a heavy metal concert, with Angelo on guitar. <\/p>\n

Despite sleeping through his first skiing lesson, Will said he “did all right” on the slopes. <\/p>\n

“I skied into a man and we fell into a fence together. But it was super-slow speed and wasn’t a big deal.”<\/p>\n

Asked what the best part of his “bizarre” week as a viral star had been, Will said “the general feeling of openness and friendliness” he had encountered.<\/p>\n

“Reflecting on it, I could get pretty sentimental, really. It’s a great lesson in being open to the universe and to others. <\/p>\n

“If a door opens, walk through it. You regret the chances you don’t take, rarely the ones you do take. <\/p>\n

“I’ve always been a class-clown type and knowing I made thousands of people laugh makes me so happy.”<\/p>\n

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