Mat | Lisa | Damien | John
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Mat Shalenko |
| Guitar, Vocals |
| Formerly of Red-Taled Hawk, Slowpants and The Starling Age |
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Mat |
 What
is your zodiac sign?
pisces
What is your favorite food?
pizza with bacon and onion
If I weren’t white, I would like to be ___________________
canadian
What is your best feature?
i have no idea
What is your favorite movie?
slingblade or donny darko
What is the last cd you purchased?
talking heads-stop making sense reissue
What was the first album you ever purchased?
huey lewis-fore
What would you do if given 24 hours to live?
get a second opinion
What band do you wish would reunite?
polvo
Who would you most like to be with (dead or alive)?
marylin monroe
What holiday do you like the most? The least?
christmas, columbus day
What is your least favorite color in the 64-crayon pack?
burnt sienna
If you could meet any male musician who would it be (dead or
alive)?
johnny cash
If you could meet any female musician who would it be (dead
or alive)?
britney spears
Typical “sunday morning coffee” music for me is
____________
smog
Name a TV show you watched religiously when you were little?
chips, dukes of hazzard
If you were a high school teacher, what subject would you like
to teach?
sex ed.
Where did you grow up and for how long have you lived in Louisville?
collinsville, Illinois(St. Louis area) 7 years in louisville
Name a favorite book or story.
Willie Nelson-The Facts of Life and Other Dirty Jokes
What would your power be if you were a super-hero?
time travel, invisibility and flying
Boxers, briefs, or panties?
boxer briefs
What song do you wish you had written?
rocky raccoon
What band (besides Reading) would you like to be in (present
or past bands included)?
my morning jacket-They're blowin' up!
What was you first “real” concert/show?
Pavement Crooked Rain tour with polvo at Mississippi Nights, St. Louis
Name one band you are embarrassed to have liked.
the pine club
What is your one guilty musical pleasure?
i love drum solos
About how many CD ’s do you own?
300 but i think i've lost more than that
How many MP3's do you have (legal or not)?
0
What magazines do you subscribe to (or buy on a regular basis)?
magnet, playboy
Other than being a rockstar, what hobbies do you have?
thinking
What do you do for a living?
sous chef-avalon restaurant
What is the last song you voluntarily listened to?
first song on comets on fire-blue cathedral
What was the last movie you saw?
Napoleon Dynamite
What was the last email you sent?
one to lisa about losing my copy of these questions i was supposed to
answer
What was the last phone call you made?
to damien to see if he could help me find these questions
Where is you favorite place to eat?
avalon
At what age did you discover alternative rock and roll? How
did this discovery make you feel?
i guess when i was 12 i saw the smells like teen spirit video
and really got into nirvana. But i
also was listening to uncle tupelo and anything in between that i could hear
or could find
out about.
When did you begin playing your instrument, the one that you
play in reading?
12
Were you self-taught or did you take lessons (regarding the
instrument you play in reading)?
i took a couple lessons but the teacher sucked so i quit. my dad taught
me alot and i would always get guitar magazines to try and learn whatever
i could.
Have you ever done the Macarena?
no
What is your favorite local band, aside from the pine club and
reading?
tough call there's too many to name and if i missed one they might
call me out if i know them.
Do you own an iPod? If so, then what artists are on it? If not,
what bands would be on it?
no, tons
The who said that, “The Kids Are Alright”. Do you
agree with this statement?
no, kids steal shit
EXTRA CREDIT:
Who’s better?: (a) the clash (b) the damned (c) the sex
pistols
i don't know can i have a hall pass i don't feel good.
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