Kickback's
Responses to our Questions of the Week:
What is your favorite charity or social justic organization and why?
Er...we did this and there was an 'e' missing once before...
Is there a group to help find missing letters, torn from their Capitals before their time?
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Er...we did this and there was an 'e' missing once before...
Is there a group to help find missing letters, torn from their Capitals before their time?
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What is your most frequently told story, the one that people ask you to tell when you meet new people?
If I'm telling a story too often, I've fallen into the worst trap ever; failing to engage in my own life.
Give me blank sheets and new pens. Let's go.
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If I'm telling a story too often, I've fallen into the worst trap ever; failing to engage in my own life.
Give me blank sheets and new pens. Let's go.
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Who is your favorite comic book character and why?
It depends on when you ask. When I first got into them, Rorschach was the character I dug the most. And like most, I went through my Wolverine phase, before he became ultrasaturiated (tho' I still call women 'darlin'' from time to time because of this.) It was easy to love Spider Jerusalem too, even though he was an asshole, ditto for Milk & Cheese but they were both funny. Somewhere in there I caught on to Daredevil, Nightcrawler, Jakarta, Buddy Baker. Walker and Pilgrim. Holden Carver. Yorik from Y the Last Man.
Though currently, I really love Guardians of the Galaxy and Matty Roth. I guess I read a lot of comics.
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It depends on when you ask. When I first got into them, Rorschach was the character I dug the most. And like most, I went through my Wolverine phase, before he became ultrasaturiated (tho' I still call women 'darlin'' from time to time because of this.) It was easy to love Spider Jerusalem too, even though he was an asshole, ditto for Milk & Cheese but they were both funny. Somewhere in there I caught on to Daredevil, Nightcrawler, Jakarta, Buddy Baker. Walker and Pilgrim. Holden Carver. Yorik from Y the Last Man.
Though currently, I really love Guardians of the Galaxy and Matty Roth. I guess I read a lot of comics.
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The Monster in the closet, the Boogey Man or something else...What scared you the most as a a child?
Dad.
Things are much different now, thankfully, and he is not the man he used to be.
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Dad.
Things are much different now, thankfully, and he is not the man he used to be.
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Tell us about your first concert
1989, September. Metallica was on their And Justice for All tour, and the Cult opened. Though riding somewhat high on the hit 'Fire Woman', nobody going to a Metallica show was there to see the Cult-and the audience's wall of almost aggressive indifference was easy to sense.
I was 17, late for my firsts for nearly everything; the next day would start my Senior year of high school and I was profoundly Uncool but I had discovered heavy metal. Maybe there was a place for me?
Yes and no. There were black jeans and black shirts and every article of clothing was torn in some manner, with Converse shoes and long hair on boys with half-realized mustaches...and girls. There were girls who liked heavy metal. It was a revelation; there might be girls who liked what I liked.
Even though I was tattoo-less. Even though I was in blue jeans and a white shirt and it was clear that my Mom had bought all my clothes and my hair, tho' sloppy, never touched my shoulders. Maybe there would be people (and girls, because I was 17 and hopefully lonely) who might let me be part of their group.
The kleig lights came up after the Cult left the stage, a haze was everywhere in the old Coliseum-cigarettes and pot, though I didn't know that at the time, either, the musty smell of heavy metal kids, the occasional creeper in a Sabbath T and buggy eyes, and general impatience.
This is pre-Black Album, understand; Metallica were kings of the metal world but had not fallen into Rock God excess. They were like us, only they'd made it, right?
And then, it all started. Lady Justice statue in the back, the theme from the Good, the Bad and the Ugly played, the lights go to black, crowd rises as one, on their feet and voices roaring for heroes...
I'd never seen anything like it. And it was SO FUCKING LOUD, but it was exactly like it was supposed to be; as if all previous hearings of Metallica were unholy because there just wasn't enough volume. They played my favorite song at the time, Master of Puppets and they played a whole bunch of songs I didn't know--but were brilliant. It was even better; there were more awesome songs for me to discover afterward! Everyone else knew the words....I just knew to jump around.
And the rules were simple; Scream as loud as you can. Mosh if you want to, but counter-clockwise. If anybody goes down you reach down, pick them up. NOBODY STAYS ON THE GROUND. These were your comrades in metal.
Then it ended. Except it didn't-I was unfamiliar with the Encore, which as was standard for many, many years, was Creeping Death.
I left high, I felt like I could raze the world but in a good way. Every concert I've gone to since has been in pursuit of that high--and a few, though not many--have managed it.
And I started my Senior hear with my ears ringing-which they did for a week, and is why I wore earplugs to every show after that.
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1989, September. Metallica was on their And Justice for All tour, and the Cult opened. Though riding somewhat high on the hit 'Fire Woman', nobody going to a Metallica show was there to see the Cult-and the audience's wall of almost aggressive indifference was easy to sense.
I was 17, late for my firsts for nearly everything; the next day would start my Senior year of high school and I was profoundly Uncool but I had discovered heavy metal. Maybe there was a place for me?
Yes and no. There were black jeans and black shirts and every article of clothing was torn in some manner, with Converse shoes and long hair on boys with half-realized mustaches...and girls. There were girls who liked heavy metal. It was a revelation; there might be girls who liked what I liked.
Even though I was tattoo-less. Even though I was in blue jeans and a white shirt and it was clear that my Mom had bought all my clothes and my hair, tho' sloppy, never touched my shoulders. Maybe there would be people (and girls, because I was 17 and hopefully lonely) who might let me be part of their group.
The kleig lights came up after the Cult left the stage, a haze was everywhere in the old Coliseum-cigarettes and pot, though I didn't know that at the time, either, the musty smell of heavy metal kids, the occasional creeper in a Sabbath T and buggy eyes, and general impatience.
This is pre-Black Album, understand; Metallica were kings of the metal world but had not fallen into Rock God excess. They were like us, only they'd made it, right?
And then, it all started. Lady Justice statue in the back, the theme from the Good, the Bad and the Ugly played, the lights go to black, crowd rises as one, on their feet and voices roaring for heroes...
I'd never seen anything like it. And it was SO FUCKING LOUD, but it was exactly like it was supposed to be; as if all previous hearings of Metallica were unholy because there just wasn't enough volume. They played my favorite song at the time, Master of Puppets and they played a whole bunch of songs I didn't know--but were brilliant. It was even better; there were more awesome songs for me to discover afterward! Everyone else knew the words....I just knew to jump around.
And the rules were simple; Scream as loud as you can. Mosh if you want to, but counter-clockwise. If anybody goes down you reach down, pick them up. NOBODY STAYS ON THE GROUND. These were your comrades in metal.
Then it ended. Except it didn't-I was unfamiliar with the Encore, which as was standard for many, many years, was Creeping Death.
I left high, I felt like I could raze the world but in a good way. Every concert I've gone to since has been in pursuit of that high--and a few, though not many--have managed it.
And I started my Senior hear with my ears ringing-which they did for a week, and is why I wore earplugs to every show after that.
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What is the strangest dream you've ever had?
I once dreamt I was a dragon, helping dinosaurs learn how to fight.
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I once dreamt I was a dragon, helping dinosaurs learn how to fight.
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What do you hoard?
While I do my best not to, giving away Magic cards I don't need, CDs I don't listen to anymore, clothes I don't wear, I still haul around the things I wrote. Even though I don't go back and read them, I still have them.
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While I do my best not to, giving away Magic cards I don't need, CDs I don't listen to anymore, clothes I don't wear, I still haul around the things I wrote. Even though I don't go back and read them, I still have them.
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Even the hippest among us secretly digs some song that's horribly embarrassing. What's yours?
I've mentioned it before, but after loving Andrew WK's I Get Wet (the album, the whole thing) it's really not worth being horribly embarrassed about loving something.
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I've mentioned it before, but after loving Andrew WK's I Get Wet (the album, the whole thing) it's really not worth being horribly embarrassed about loving something.
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Your life in lyrics: What song speaks to you, and why?
Rarely a whole song sticks, but often certain lines will.
They frequently aren't very nice lines though and sometimes that troubles me. Especially when the one that comes to mind is Why don't you kill me? I'm weak and numb and insignificant from Tool's Undertow.
Although then I hear We'll be strong, you'll be dead from Rocket From The Crypt's Guilt Free, and that makes it somewhat better.
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Rarely a whole song sticks, but often certain lines will.
They frequently aren't very nice lines though and sometimes that troubles me. Especially when the one that comes to mind is Why don't you kill me? I'm weak and numb and insignificant from Tool's Undertow.
Although then I hear We'll be strong, you'll be dead from Rocket From The Crypt's Guilt Free, and that makes it somewhat better.
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What are your resolutions for the New Year?
To make this year better than last year.
/I'm bound to get it right, one of these years
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To make this year better than last year.
/I'm bound to get it right, one of these years
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Tell us about your mother.
In many ways, Mom was meant to be a Grandma. That's a pretty good way to describe her, even before she became a Grandma. She holds me up in those dark days, welcomes any of my friends over like they've been there forever, and is generally pretty awesome.
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In many ways, Mom was meant to be a Grandma. That's a pretty good way to describe her, even before she became a Grandma. She holds me up in those dark days, welcomes any of my friends over like they've been there forever, and is generally pretty awesome.
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What kind of gifts are you giving in this holiday season?
None. This is how it works when you have no money.
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None. This is how it works when you have no money.
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Tell us about the teacher who had the most impact on your life. What did they teach and what did you learn from them?
In truth, this teacher has taught me more than any of my others have.
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In truth, this teacher has taught me more than any of my others have.
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What is your favorite charity or social justic organization and why?
I don't want to be snarky. I just so badly want there to be an 'e' there.
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I don't want to be snarky. I just so badly want there to be an 'e' there.
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Who was your first celebrity crush? (if you never had one, make one up...)
Sigh.
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Sigh.
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David Carradine or David Foster Wallace?
The noose leaves time to regret. Mistakes can made, and all that.
If you're going to do it, do it right.
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The noose leaves time to regret. Mistakes can made, and all that.
If you're going to do it, do it right.
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If it wasn't for those meddling kids...what would you have gotten away with?
Hey, I wrote the question. You tell me.
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Hey, I wrote the question. You tell me.
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Stuck between a rock and a hard place. Which one do you choose?
Whatever I can take the hammer to.
/the hammer is my penis
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Whatever I can take the hammer to.
/the hammer is my penis
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Should I stay or should I go now?
You know, I've never liked the Clash.
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You know, I've never liked the Clash.
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Tell us about the furry members of your family (pets, not wolf-boys).
They are not mine, they are Dr Girlfriends. Sherpa, who loves me when he wants to be let out, but otherwise has that look in his eyes.
You know the one. "I'm going to eat your eyes, someday."
And Gypsy. Who loves no one and nothing except Dr Girlfriend. But who has been trained to headbutt my knuckles, in a weird form of respect. Otherwise, he has that look in his eyes.
You know the one...
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They are not mine, they are Dr Girlfriends. Sherpa, who loves me when he wants to be let out, but otherwise has that look in his eyes.
You know the one. "I'm going to eat your eyes, someday."
And Gypsy. Who loves no one and nothing except Dr Girlfriend. But who has been trained to headbutt my knuckles, in a weird form of respect. Otherwise, he has that look in his eyes.
You know the one...
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What was your favorite book as a child? What is your favorite children's book now?
Probably the Phantom Tollbooth. It probably still is.
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Probably the Phantom Tollbooth. It probably still is.
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Jocks, nerds, preppies, stoners, etc. Which one were YOU in highschool?
Please. I was a robot. An evil one.
I was so very lonely.
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Please. I was a robot. An evil one.
I was so very lonely.
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Tell us about your guiltiest pleasure.
If I feel bad about it, then it's not exactly pleasure.
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If I feel bad about it, then it's not exactly pleasure.
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What has Spring sprung for you?
There's a whole lot of entendre waiting to be used for this question....
And I can't help it. The skirts, they get shorter, the tops more scooped, and it is always a blessing.
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There's a whole lot of entendre waiting to be used for this question....
And I can't help it. The skirts, they get shorter, the tops more scooped, and it is always a blessing.
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What is the opposite of chocolate pudding in my hair?
Thumb downs?
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Thumb downs?
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If you were stuck in a survival situation with history's most evil villains, and you had to cannibalize one of them to stay alive, who do you think would be most tasty?
Soilent Green?
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Soilent Green?
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Would you rather sleep with Adolf Hitler, or Margaret Thatcher, and why?
fuznotfuz quit stealing my bit.
OK, ok. Our bit.
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fuznotfuz quit stealing my bit.
OK, ok. Our bit.
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Cheese or oral? Which would you give up for the rest of your life?
Cheese!
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Cheese!
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What habits are uniquely yours and will never change regardless of anyone's opinion?
Every CD goes back in the case. No exceptions.
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Every CD goes back in the case. No exceptions.
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So we're all going broke. Think of it as an opportunity for adventure. What will you do when you own nothing but what fits in a duffle bag and you're down to your last hundred bucks?
Start over.
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Start over.
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The holiday season is upon us. What bothers or thrills you the most about this time of year?
No matter how crass, fucked up, or crazy the holidays get, I have and always will love Christmas trees.
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No matter how crass, fucked up, or crazy the holidays get, I have and always will love Christmas trees.
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What are you doing right now, and what would you like to be doing in 5 years?
I don't know.
That might be a problem.
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I don't know.
That might be a problem.
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What would your dream job consist of?
I had a dream once, but now I am adrift waiting only for those who make things worthwhile.
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I had a dream once, but now I am adrift waiting only for those who make things worthwhile.
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Shaken or stirred?
Stirred. You can always shake later if yo uneed.
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Stirred. You can always shake later if yo uneed.
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Apples or oranges?
Apples to munch on, but oranges for my drinks.
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Apples to munch on, but oranges for my drinks.
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Everyone has their biggest pet peeve. What's yours, and why?
Humans. You're so silly with your annoyances.
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Humans. You're so silly with your annoyances.
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Where are you going, and more importantly, why should we follow you there?
I'd actually recommend not following me...
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I'd actually recommend not following me...
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You have just robbed a Fortune 500 company and you need to lay low for a while. Tell us your strategy for going underground.
Build that goddamn death ray and make sure nobody ever fucks with me ever. EVER.
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Build that goddamn death ray and make sure nobody ever fucks with me ever. EVER.
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Things that make you momentarily shed your thin veneer of cynical sophistication. Go.
Once you've rocked out at an Andrew WK concert, it's pretty hard to pretend you're sophisticated.
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Once you've rocked out at an Andrew WK concert, it's pretty hard to pretend you're sophisticated.
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Describe your most pretentious habit.
I had an answer, and it didn't take...
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I had an answer, and it didn't take...
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What completely irrational beliefs get you through the day?
I\'m a robot. It\'s all irrational after that.
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I\'m a robot. It\'s all irrational after that.
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Now that the writers strike is over what are you watching?
I just stick to the Daily Show + Colbert Report. After that, I\'m pretty sure my time is best spent on videogames.
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I just stick to the Daily Show + Colbert Report. After that, I\'m pretty sure my time is best spent on videogames.
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