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Menace - Interview with Snookie

This interview was done with "Snookie" of Menace.  Thank you Snookie!

Question:
"Birth date?"

Answer:
"February 21st."

Question:
"City you reside in?"

Answer:
"Big Lake, MN."

Question:
"Marital status?"

Answer:
"Single."

Question:
"Favorite local band?"

Answer:
"Gemini."

Question:
"Favorite national band?"

Answer:
"Rob Zombie.  It changes, but today, it's Rob Zombie."

Question:
"Hobbies?"

Answer:
"Snowmobiling, camping and fishing."

Question:
"Day job?"

Answer:
"I sell engineering software."

Question:
"What's your favorite thing about entertaining?"

Answer:
"When the crowd gets really wild and they totally get in to what you're doing.  You can see that.  And then it comes back to you and you get excited.  It's the interaction between you and the crowd.  When you do things and then they do stuff back to you."

Question:
"Least favorite thing about entertaining?"

Answer:
"Probably the practicing, a lot."

Question:
"Most memorable moment on stage?"

Answer:
"That would be in '95 playing We Fest."

Question:
"Most memorable moment off stage, music related?"

Answer:
"Mooning everybody at Hero's after a gig.  The Hero's staff."

Question:
"Boxers or Briefs?"

Answer:
"Boxer briefs."

Question:
"How long have you been with this group?"

Answer:
"Since April."

Question:
"What kind of experience did you have before this group?"

Answer:
"I played with several different bands, starting with rock and roll, and then from rock and roll to wedding bands, to country, and then back to rock and roll."

Question:
"How old were you when you first became interested in music?"

Answer:
"I was in second grade.  I remember this well.  I lived right across the street from a band."

Question:
"When did you first pick up an instrument?"

Answer:
"I used to play the drums, again back when I was in second grade.  The band across the street would let me come over and play the drums."

Question:
"How long have you been playing the guitar?"

Answer:
"Since I was about sixteen."

Question:
"Where's your favorite place to perform?"

Answer:
"Hero's."

Question:
"Is there any one thing that your fans don't know about the band that you think they should?"

Answer:
"Probably that we don't look and act as goofy in real life as we do on stage.  On stage we jump around and act like complete immature idiots.  In real life and our day jobs we don't act like that."

Question:
"Is there any one thing that your fans don't know about you individually that you think they should?"

Answer:
"Yeah, I drive a mini van and I have a poodle."

Question:
"Is there anything you want to say to your fans?"

Answer:
"Just that I'm really surprised on how our popularity has grown.  This band was intended to be a small time thing and it kind of exploded.  It's been getting a lot bigger than we ever expected it to.  That's pretty cool."

Question:
"Is there anything else that you want to add?"

Answer:
"A big thanks to everybody for all their support."

 

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