Amanda
Where are you from?: lewisville/bloomington
sex: female
What is your zodiac sign?: Scorpio
What is your favorite food?: Pad thai, sushi
If I weren’t white, I would like to be: invisible
What is your best feature?: My drive to succeed and my sweet ass
What is your favorite movie?: The Life Aquatic
What is the last cd you purchased?: Archer Prewitt, White Sky
What was the first album you ever purchased?: Ace of Base (cringes slightly
and waits for a swift blow to the head)
What would you do if given 24 hours to live?: Eat sushi. Play
with my rabbit. Make a list of all the things I'd like to do and leave
it with someone, telling them to complete everything on my list.
What band do you wish would reunite?: I got my wish last year with Slint
Who would you most like to be with (dead or alive)?: Myself
What holiday do you like the most? The least?: Most--any day off school.
Least--any holiday that requires that I spend money.
What is your least favorite color in the 64-crayon pack?: I don't have
a least favorite.
If you could meet any male musician who would it be (dead or alive)?:
I already met Dave Pajo, who else is there? (shameless name-dropping
here)
If you could meet any female musician who would it be (dead or alive)?:
Kim Deal, since I apparently look like her
Typical “sunday morning coffee” music for me is: Wilco
Name a TV show you watched religiously when you were little?: N/a
If you were a high school teacher, what subject would you like to teach?:
Math or journalism
Where did you grow up and for how long have you lived in Louisville?:
23 years...
Name a favorite book or story.: I am Charlotte Simmons
What would your power be if you were a super-hero?: Omniscience
What was you first “real” concert/show?: Eve 6 (shudders
and waits for the blow to the head again)
Name one band you are embarrassed to have liked.: See above
What is your one guilty musical pleasure?: Listening to hip-hop radio
occasionally in my car
About how many CD ’s do you own?: Over 400
How many MP3's do you have (legal or not)?: More than I can count.
What magazines do you subscribe to (or buy on a regular basis)?: Harper's,
The Economist, Filter, Spin
What hobbies do you have?: Playin' bass, traveling to see rock bands,
writing
What do you do for a living?: I ask questions and do research, and then
write about it beautifully.
What is the last song you voluntarily listened to?: Old 97s, Jagged
What was the last movie you saw?: The Royal Tenenbaums
What was the last email you sent?: MySpace message to Johncito
What was the last phone call you made?: Called my dad earlier tonight
At what age did you discover alternative rock and roll? How did this
discovery make you feel?: What's alternative rock and roll?
If you play an instrument, when did you begin playing? And what instrument
is it?: Piano = age 4; studied classical piano until age 18. Bass
= about a year ago. Guitar = two weeks. Plus lots and lotsa
voice lessons.
Were you self-taught or did you take lessons?: See above
Have you ever done the Macarena?: Yes...and I looked hot.
What is your favorite local band?: Anyone on Debauchery. Christiansen.
Ayin. Murder By Death, a Bloomington favorite. David Pajo lives in Louisville,
does that count? And my new fave is Lucky Pineapple.
Do you own an iPod? If so, then what artists are on it? If not, what
bands would be on it?: Too many to list here...
The Who said that, “The Kids Are Alright”. Do you agree
with this statement?: Who am I to argue with The Who?
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