LocalZine: What and who are your influences? why?
Daniel: small birds inspire me. Don't know why, they just do.
Lance: toast and cheese and people with small hands....because.
Chris: I've always been influenced by U.S. state capitals and the president.
Steve: Movies about teenagers who have sex and then throw up afterwards. The relationship between them and their parents.


LocalZine: How do you like touring? What is your favorite place you have played?
Daniel: love touring. Favorite place would be anywhere above 70 degrees.
Lance: must tour forever....anyplace without sun.
Chris: No I hate it. I would much rather be at home working some lame ass job.
Steve: I like touring.


LocalZine: If you could play any place what would it be?
Daniel: Cleveland.
Lance: Japan
Chris: Europe
Steve: France


LocalZine: Who masterbates the most out of all of you?
Daniel: I have never masterbated, not even a little bit.
Lance: As far as I know...we all practice abstinence together...at the same time.
Chris: My mom says that masterbation is bad.
Steve: That question is in poor taste.


LocalZine: Whats the deal with interscope records? How do you feel about the major label?
Daniel: everyone keeps asking us about this, have we seen Fred Durst, do we hang with Snoop, etc....truth is they (interscope) pretty much leave us alone. I think we confuse them cuz we're so indepedent and we decide things for ourselves, which maybe they're not so used to.
Lance: The same way I feel about a good piece of toast with a piece of imported stinky cheese.
Chris: Ya know Snoop asked me that same question and I said "snoop, it's just like Fred Durst told me." he said " Where am I and where can I buy a different color hat?"
Steve: I like playing music.


LocalZine: If you could play with any band (past or present) who would it be?
Daniel: Quiet Riot.
Lance: Point Blank
Chris: The Hives
Steve:The Edgar Winter Band


LocalZine: For each of you: whats in the CD player right now?
Daniel: probably dust. I mostly play records.
Lance: Mine's broken....
Chris: The Saints, Tribe called Quest, La Peste
Steve: The Clash


LocalZine: What are your goals in your music career?
DAniel: To have anal sex with Cher.
Lance: Masterbate at least once...
Chris: Career? Hitting on drums is no career. I just find it safer than hitting people.
Steve: Write good songs and not bad ones. Learn magic spells. Give it to somebody up the ass.


LocalZine: Whats the best show you`ve been to?
DAniel: buzzcocks.
Lance: Cher
Chris: The Dickies are fucking great still and I always like seeing Citizen Fish play.
Steve: T.S.O.L. in Portland.


LocalZine: If you could give advice to the little punkers of our nation, what would it be?
Daniel: wash your hands before returning to work.
Lance: Dance Dance Dance
Chris: Be nice to your mom or she'll never let you live in her basement.
Steve: ALways have a back up plan because this whole punk thing might not work out for you. I went to vocational school!


LocalZine: And lastly, who is the pimpest mother fucker in all the land?
Daniel: Our tour manager Falcon. He paid me to say that.
Lance: I second that.....now where's my money...
Chris: Marc Waterman and Tim from the Angora's.
Steve: That's a totally lame question. I hate pimps.

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*Interviewed by our good friend Jen