Appetizer: If you had a free subscription to any mag, which would you pick?
Didn’t we have an extremely similar question just recently? Yawn. No matter, I’ve changed my mind. It would be a disturbing hybrid of the new hardcore version of Hustler and Tiger Beat.
Soup: If you became famous, what would you choose as your stage name?
I’d use my real name. I have a blog – obviously I’m not too concerned with anonymity. But let’s talk about porn star names for a minute. Chime in with yours: you remember the drill – your first name is your first pet, your surname is the street you grew up on. That would make me “Apple Island View”. Not so catchy in the light of day. I think I’d go with Dick Hertz.
Salad: What ingredients make an awesome salad?
Cheese, cheese and cheese. I don’t care if it’s gorganzola, feta or even something you picked out from between your toes. The Cobb, the Greek – all lovely. I often carry bricks of gouda over to friend’s dinner parties in case they’re not hip to the practice. And when I tell them I’ve got a little gouda in my pants, they look at me with sad eyes and say, “please leave now”.
Main Course: What do you like most about your current job?
The ability to make or break online businesses based on my skills. SEO skills, Bowstaff skills, etc. We do more of the making, and less of the breaking, thankfully. We’re a small, cohesive unit who can have a massive impact on anyone who signs on. The marketplace is becoming flooded, however, and I fear it is not to last. And Yetis.
Dessert: Who is your favorite instrumental musician (not a singer)?
I’m gonna run with this one a bit. There have been 3 extremely influential guitarists in the past 20 years that I want to mention. The first being The Edge from U2. Like the band or not, when he plays you know it’s him – and it’s extremely hard to find a signature sound on an instrument that exists in such abundance and is so widely used across all musical genres. The second is Johnny Marr of The Smiths for much the same reason. Marr forever changed the way in which a generation of subsequent strummers approached the insturment. Extremely complicated chord progressions and rhythms. Marr’s anithesis, Joey Santiago, is my third choice. He is the polar opposite of Marr – came onto the scene with only a few years of experience under his belt, technically a very poor guitarist. But the fearless sounds that he managed to make have yet to be duplicated, although many have tried. Find the songs ‘Something Against You’ or ‘Vamos’ by The Pixies, lock yourself in a dark room and then crank the volume up to 10 if you don’t believe me. You know what? I am going to blare them both right now.
Pye – just wanted to say kudos … your site’s great, although i’m amazed how much time you put into it. i had surgery on my hip a couple of weeks ago and i’m going to be laid out at home for a few months now, so i’ll have plenty of time to check it, often, so keep up the good work.
Anyway, here’s a link you may find amusing… i know i did. only in america.
later
dd
Posted by Dervatis
Queens of The Stone Age is the best band ever – no doubt man…
I am also very shocked to hear that Big Country didn’t make that list man – I think U2 is an extension of Big Country.
Posted by Bryan Whitely
Dude – GREAT call. I meant to include Stuart and Brucie from Big Country when I was first thinking about today’s answers, but then totally lapsed. Stuart Adamson would be the 4th most influencial guitarist of the last 20 years, no question. He is sorely missed. Bagpipes, baby. Bagpipes.
Posted by Dave Pye
porn name: herman haist, but could be changed to herman haste, which is actually sadly appropriate for me.
great call on johnny marr, but fuck the edge – U2 stopped be relevant 15 years ago (although they didn’t stop being pompous unfortunately). unforgettable fire and joshua tree were good albums at least.
Posted by dervaitis
Pye,
Come on man…you know I love ya like a brother..but christ..are you still hungover from the Red Sox world series victory? just when I thought you made it out of the 80’s…….
The top three musicians…well here are my top three..or at least top three by instrument:
Drums/Percussion: Buddy Rich and Neil Peart.
Guitar: Robert Johnson and Michael Borkosky(supporting the Guelph talent here..but he seriously hauls ass on the strings. and several other instruments).
On the ivories: Ludwig van Beethoven.
and as for my porn name…well…I think it would have been Cindy (something) Sideroad…..oh ya!!
Posted by mr_stilts
Yo,
Appetizer:
Maxim UK
Soup:
Zeus Dawnmist
Salad:
Goat cheese and portobello mushrooms
Main Course:
I’m a 30 year old doctor – ever seen the movie Malice?
Dessert:
Johnny Marr of course.
Plaskos
Posted by plaskos
My Porn name: Sunshine Westvale, which would be great if I were a chick…or in Gay porn…anymore.
Posted by Detroit Velvet Smooth From Moncton
Appy: “Interview” in the 70’s
Soup: Porn name: Smoky 68th St. Not bad. Stage name: either Chubb Fuddler or Trash Compacto (Sonny Chiba is already taken, dammit.)
Salad: Some kind of meat.
Main Course: the ladies
Dessert: Charlie Parker
Posted by P. Cip
Trash Compacto – sounds like something out of Transformers
Posted by Monster
It’s a couple weeks late, but here goes.
Top 3 Drummers
1. Jon Bonham
2. Dave Grohl in Nirvana
3. Eh… Um… that guy who drummed in Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, Probot, Pocketwatch, The D, P Diddy (yeh I know, wtf?!)… ummm what’s his name… David Grohl? What a legend. 🙂 Who would have known the drummer from a band could go solo (no one say Phil Collins… NOONE)
Top 3 (if I could be these guys I would in this order) Guitarists
1. Kurt Cobain (Yeh I know that Joey could do amazing things with his guitar, but Kurt was better).
2. Joey From the Pixies
3. Jimmy Page
Come to think about it… these guys all were really experimental in their own times and redefined the rock we listen to today.