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1. Can you tell us something None of us know about you?
This one is tough because you know so much about me so I'm going to go with this one and hope I haven't told you that I was the last person cut from tryouts for the West Point freshman soccer team.
2. What's on your top five of the bucket list?
1. Marrying you 2. Visiting New Orleans 3. Seeing the Grand Canyon not from an airplane 4. Going to a Rolling Stones concert 5. Touring Ireland
3. If you had to pick one song, only one, what would it be?
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. And that has nothing to do with Levon's recent demise.
4. What are you doing tonight instead of chat?
Tonight is pool league night so hopefully kicking asss on the pool table.
5. 1 album.. pick it..
The Band's self-titled album. A masterpiece from the first note to the last.
6. A lot of the peeps on I-roo are younger than you.. Who musically do you want to turn them on to?
Because they are not as well known as other classic rock bands but among the best:
7. Rumor has it that you might be part of QSAROO. If there is any truth to that, what does it mean to you?
Yes, I snuck in when no one was looking. When I see how much happiness and joy it has brought people and how appreciative people have been of QSAROO's good deeds it makes me all warm and fuzzy throughout. Thanks for letting me in.
8. Have you enjoyed being BMOFTM? What was the most unexpected or best question?
I have enjoyed it very much. I've been lucky to have a short month and a month where many people are too busy getting Roo-ready to inundate me with so many questions that I lose my job responding to them. I liked Viking's questions about where I would go for a month and what would I do. It was sweet to dream through answering that one.
9. Have you learned anything new about your questioners being BMOTM?
Nothing really new. It's more like the questions confirmed the impressions I had of them in reading their prior posts.
10. My back is killing me. After i crawl through the under pinnnings of the house and find the basement leak, will you help me to bed? ;D
Of course I will always help you to bed. I just wish I hadn't had to work last night and could have helped you "relax" and "fall asleep".
Not this year. The most tantalizing thing I saw in the posts was the Wilco box set but I wasn't going to be able to afford that this year.
And what is your record store of choice?
There is a store in here in Warren called In Your Ear that has a good selection of new/used CDs and vinyl. It always makes for an enjoyable shopping trip.
Is it snowing near you? If so, describe the consistency of the snow.
We hardly had any snow this year especially compared to last year. As a Chicagoan I'm sure you can appreciate it too.
What is your favorite season and why?
Summer all the way baby! I'm a swim and sun person.
How do you feel about the transition seasons of fall and spring?
I like mid-spring to summer and summer to mid-fall. After that it's just winter with an alias.
Do you like candles?
Kind of like turtles I never really thought about it. But yes I like Roman candles, QSAROO candles, birthday candles and some scented candles. Candles are almost always good.
What is your favorite part of the VIP experience?
This will be the first year that we are actually going to reap the benefits of VIP so I will have to defer until after Roo to know.
Which Inforoosters have surprised you by NOT asking any questions so far?
Hmmm... Now that YOU have asked questions I would have to say LLL. Of course billypilgrim did explain that my commando ways may have scared her off.
What's your secret to a successful relationship?
It's probably not much of a secret but you need to find the person who understands you and that you can understand. If you both have that going for you and you are still interested in sharing your life with that person, the rest will come.
What 3 things do most men wish all women knew how to do for themselves so that men wouldn't have to always do it for them?
I'm the exact wrong person to ask this question of because Fawn can (and usually does) tackle anything! About the only thing she will absolutely make me do is kill spiders.
You can choose 1 permanent magic power...do you pick: A.) the ability to completely understand women; B.) the ability to accurately predict sporting event outcomes; or C.) medical immunity that shields your body from illness & allows it to heal itself?
B.) the ability to accurately predict sporting event outcomes. I would be rich and be able to share that wealth with everyone. The only woman I really desire to completely understand is Fawn and she makes the understanding part fun to figure out on my own. As far as medical immunity goes I don't think I could take having a magical power that only benefits me.
What's the best practical joke you've ever pulled AND had pulled on you?
I'm not a very good practical joker. The last practical joke I pulled was to do the "invisible chair" with my sister at my Dad's 65th birthday party. She gloriously fell on her ass and was mortified and I still feel terrible about it and this was 20 years ago. I really don't mind being the object of a practical joke but haven't been targeted by any zingers.
Which songs make you feel 10' tall and bulletproof?
Hmmm... good one: We Are the Champions - Queen Roam - The B-52s Rehab - Amy Winehouse Pump It Up - Elvis Costello Highway Star - Deep Purple
Ok, so I have completely dropped the ball this month. I've caught posts here and there, but kept putting off asking my own questions because I want to reread from the beginning of the month...
Just don't drop that wine glass!
What has the biggest section of your plate? Veggies, protein or carbs?
Historically protein and carbs. Recently veggies are playing a much bigger part. I'll do something healthy if I like it.
Mind like a steel trap, or details always get away?
My mind is very diverse about what it holds onto. I can recall very well a surprisingly large number of the facts I need to do my job. But don't ask me where I put my glasses down or did with my car keys. Also I'm really bad at putting the things I can remember into a chronological order. I'm not very big on keeping track of when things happened. I'm just happy to remember that they did. As I get older I find that my short term memory gets worse. It might have something to do with enjoying the moment but I'm sure age has a big hand in it.
Hmm.. did he say that because he know's I read? ;D (Dont think so. yay! ) I knew Quacker was accepted, went to, and Hated West Point, but did not know about him trying out for soccer. That was fun to learn.
And a note about the spider killing.. I usually can not reach, hate kiling anything, and am extremely allergic to any spider bites. I'm not a girly girl, unless they (Spiders! get your mind outta the gutter!) are large brown, hairy. Then I am in the other room saying please get rid of "IT". ;D
Which Inforoosters have surprised you by NOT asking any questions so far?
Hmmm... Now that YOU have asked questions I would have to say LLL. Of course billypilgrim did explain that my commando ways may have scared her off.
Awwww shit!! I forgot about BMOTM!! So today I was like, Hmmm I'm gonna check out who our BMOTM is. And I was like, damn, it's Quacker, and I get to sneak in at the end, and then I see why the vibes of the universe sent me to the BMOTM thread.
We're all a mess of paradoxes. Believing in things we know can't be true. We walk around carrying feelings too complicated and contradictory to express. But when it all becomes too big, and words aren't enough to help get it all out, there's always music.
would you rather eat oreos every day for desert or vanilla pudding?
when was the last time you: -laid down in the grass and watched the clouds? -danced in your living room? -went to a concert that moved you?
would you rather own a professional sports team or a private jet?
if you could pick anyone to be president right now (living or dead) who would it be?
p.s. we love you and fawn forever!!!!
Too funny EAP... Quacker is shooting billiards tonight. Danced in the living room.... last night. And the office, and and..... If you can't drop everything and dance with the one you love where ever you are, your not with the right person.
Off to the drunkin rambling thread or maybe a movie.
Post by LoveLuckLaughter on Apr 23, 2012 19:00:13 GMT -5
If Jade and I would have been handcuffed after the Great Chinese Lantern incident of 2011, what would you have said, bartered or shown to the police to facilitate our immediate release?
Sit with the Bleacher Creatures or take Club seats?
What's your favorite piece of Yankees memorabilia? What sort of public embarrassment would you endure in exchange for my pair of original stadium seats?
Best time to be a Yankees fan: 20's, 50's or late 90's?
Have you been to either of the new stadiums?
You know I saw Levon Helm at Solid Sound last year. Does that convince you to come with me in 2013?
Eli Manning or Phil Simms?
Yankee World Series tickets (all 7 games) or the greatest lineup you could imagine at Bonnaroo tickets? Only one my friend.
What is the greatest display of love another person has bestowed upon you?
What is your proudest moment in terms of a way you have changed another person's life?
We're all a mess of paradoxes. Believing in things we know can't be true. We walk around carrying feelings too complicated and contradictory to express. But when it all becomes too big, and words aren't enough to help get it all out, there's always music.
If my party is on the weekend of July 21st, would you be inclined to make a serious effort to make it down, or would this still be too close to NFF for yall?
This may have been asked, but I didn't see it. Fawn's memoirs are called from Stilettos to Sanuks, Billypilgrim's is Women I've Disappointed, Sarah's is How Billypilgrim Disappointed Me, what are yours going to be (or already) called?
Four arms would be awesome! Plus the two legs I've got are ridiculously clumsy so four would be doubly worse.
would you rather eat oreos every day for desert or vanilla pudding?
I'm in the minority but vanilla pudding. As BNL say, vanilla is the finest of the flavors.
when was the last time you: -laid down in the grass and watched the clouds? -danced in your living room? -went to a concert that moved you?
- NFF last year. I do that the first warm day of spring every year once the grass grows in. It makes me feel like I have to grip the grass to hang on to the planet. - I see Fawn has already answered that one for me. We danced to Bonnie Raitt's Thing Called Love Sunday night. - Wilco at the Wang last September. I can't wait to see them again this year at NFF on Friday night.
would you rather own a professional sports team or a private jet?
Definitely a professional sports team. NY Yankees or NY Giants please.
if you could pick anyone to be president right now (living or dead) who would it be?
Teddy Roosevelt. Bully!! He didn't take anybody's shit and he cared about the environment.
If Jade and I would have been handcuffed after the Great Chinese Lantern incident of 2011, what would you have said, bartered or shown to the police to facilitate our immediate release?
I would have explained to them that the Good Lord had shown Himself to us and requested us to light the sky with lanterns in preparation for the Second Coming. And hoped like hell that he wasn't the only Jewish cop in Tennessee.
Sit with the Bleacher Creatures or take Club seats?
Bleacher Creatures please. Gotta be there for roll call! Those people in the Club seats never look like they're having a good time.
What's your favorite piece of Yankees memorabilia?
See what Fawn just bought at a charity auction?
What sort of public embarrassment would you endure in exchange for my pair of original stadium seats?
I suppose I would endure anything short of wearing anything with a Bosux logo. I don't embarrass that easily though.
Best time to be a Yankees fan: 20's, 50's or late 90's?
I would say the 50's because of the Subway Series with the Dodgers and Giants. The electricity in the city back then must have been amazing.
Have you been to either of the new stadiums?
Fawn and I took my daughter and mother to the new Yankee Stadium and had a blast! Great seats at field level on the right field line about 8 rows back from the fence. I have a connection that might get me seats to the new Giants Stadium but haven't been there yet. I refuse to call it New Meadowlands or Metlife or whatever. It's GIANTS stadium dammit!
You know I saw Levon Helm at Solid Sound last year. Does that convince you to come with me in 2013?
Oh, you can probably guess how badly I want to hit Solid Sound sometime. And if we get through the Mayan Apocalypse this year I will most definitely get there next year!
Eli Manning or Phil Simms?
Gotta go with Eli. Simms had a great SB but Eli has two SB MVPs now. Who woulda thunk it 5 years ago?
Yankee World Series tickets (all 7 games) or the greatest lineup you could imagine at Bonnaroo tickets? Only one my friend.
Bonnaroo by a mile because my imagination can come up with a hell of a lineup.
What is the greatest display of love another person has bestowed upon you?
Fawnmart loves me in spite of all the stupid shit I've done in my life. Having somebody accept you for who you really are is the greatest display of love that anybody can receive.
What is your proudest moment in terms of a way you have changed another person's life?
I was very proud to be a small part of the QSAROO scholarship and the Happy Dances were the best moment. The best part is that by helping others more people join in. But the proudest moment I've had is when Fawn said Yes. For some reason I can't figure she is much happier when we are together. I'm proud that I am the person that makes her happy.
What in your mind is the most despised: the Cowboys, Redskins, or Eagles?
Eagles. I think everybody loves to hate a team from Philly. Except Philadelphians of course!
Answer to the question above, or the Red Sox?
Nah, most people love the Sox for their tough luck past. Before 2004 they were always the lovable losers.
How long before Bobby V gets canned?
I can't help but think that he will enrage people more and more as the season goes on. But I think he will last the year because I don't see any obvious replacements on the horizon.
How many stadium concerts have you been to?
I think the only stadium concert I saw was The Dead at Dillon Stadium back in the day.
What is the longest song in your MP3 collection?
Mountain Jam from the Allman Brothers Eat a Peach. I used iMesh one time to splice together a version of Dark Star, St Stephen, The Eleven and Turn On Your Lovelight from Live Dead and called it The Whole Thing. That ran about 50 minutes but I lost it.
What are your top three bands that Inforoosters seem to love, but you just can't get into?
Bon Iver Flogging Molly <Insert almost any Rap/HipHop Artist here>
Do you like Rush? The band from Canada, not the jerkstore on talk radio.
I could never get past listening to more than 30 seconds of Geddy Lee's voice. But at least that's 29 seconds longer than Rush Limbaugh's voice.
Favorite swear filter conversion?
I think Summer's Breeze is the most creative.
Is Juggs just a figment of our imagination?
I hope not. If it's true I may need psychoanalysis.
Three best and worst places: Connecticut.
Best: Mohawk Mountain Heublein Tower Squantz Pond (as you can see I like the woods)
The factors I considered when choosing teams for the bracket a.Songwriting/technical ability (looked favorably on acts that fused multiple genres) b.Impact/influence c.Recognition(awards/sales) d.Body of Work. Deeper catalogs are preferred (a few exceptions such as Hendrix, Joplin, and Nirvana)
I think that Dylan wins in a, b, c and d. But you are quite correct that I would rather see The Dead over Dylan at any point in my life prior to Jerry's death.
If my party is on the weekend of July 21st, would you be inclined to make a serious effort to make it down, or would this still be too close to NFF for yall?
MikeD, that is awesome that you would move your party date for us but as you guessed we are going to be really busy before the NFF party. We WILL get down to see you guys though. It's something we're really looking forward to.
This may have been asked, but I didn't see it. Fawn's memoirs are called from Stilettos to Sanuks, Billypilgrim's is Women I've Disappointed, Sarah's is How Billypilgrim Disappointed Me, what are yours going to be (or already) called?
My memoirs will be called When the Hell Did THAT Happen? It will be a coloring book with lots of connect-the-dots games.
If my party is on the weekend of July 21st, would you be inclined to make a serious effort to make it down, or would this still be too close to NFF for yall?
MikeD, that is awesome that you would move your party date for us but as you guessed we are going to be really busy before the NFF party. We WILL get down to see you guys though. It's something we're really looking forward to.
Come down the weekend before Moog! I will be there. It will be a New Englanders invade Nashvegas weekend!
This may have been asked, but I didn't see it. Fawn's memoirs are called from Stilettos to Sanuks, Billypilgrim's is Women I've Disappointed, Sarah's is How Billypilgrim Disappointed Me, what are yours going to be (or already) called?
My memoirs will be called When the Hell Did THAT Happen? It will be a coloring book with lots of connect-the-dots games.
Welcome back Bonz, but I do not find it strange that your presence being requested in the Orgy thread and then you showing up, like it was the quacking Bonzai Bat Signal.
I like all three but Sudukos are my staple. My Meyers-Briggs is off the chart for T vs F. That's not always a good thing.
What is your favorite color?
Sky Blue Sky.
Why does vanilla ice cream taste so good and vanilla extract so terrible?
I guess it just proves that you can OD on anything. Even vanilla.
Favorite novel and why?
LOTR. I've read it about five times and each time I've read it I love it more. The effort Tolkien put into it astounds me and the characters and story are epic.
Favorite fictional character from a movie? TV? book?
Movie - Indiana Jones. What guy doesn't fantasize about living a life that exciting? TV - Walter White from Breaking Bad. Book - Raylan Givens from Riding the Rap
What fictional world from a movie, book, or show would you want to live in and why?
Star Trek. You can get beamed anywhere and all the chicks have great tits.
Would you interact with the story as it unfolded or explore a different part of the world?
I would interact with the story. You know that if you're hanging with Jim Kirk some crazy shit is going down.
What spice do you use the most of?
Black pepper. But basil comes into play pretty often. We started growing our own last year along with parsley.
Conifers, Deciduous, or Tropical Trees?
Deciduous. They're the prettiest. But I like the climate that sprouts tropicals the most. Conifers are pretty boring.
What do you think of Jeter's start this year and will it last?
I don't think he'll hit over .350 all year but I laugh at all the people who were writing him off when he was struggling last year. I'd love to see him challenge Rose's hit record but he'd have to stay productive for 6 more years.