> > stavesacre
> > 2) How did it get that name?
> > our old guitar player found it while reading the dictionary
> > 3) How would you describe your music?
> > rock and roll.
> > 4) Who is in the band and what do they play?
> > dirk - bass, ryan - guitar, neil - guitar, sam - drums, mark - vocals
> > 5) What is the scene like in your community?
> > we are based primarily in long beach and huntington beach. long beach is
> decent, there just aren't a lot of places to play. huntington beach and
> basically all of orange county is pretty uptight... even less places to
play
> and mroe drama to deal with. hollywood isn't too far, so we go up there
for
> shows as often as possible.
> > 6) Who are the bands influences?
> > i would say we have had a lot of them. there are the generic influeces,
like
> U2 and the bigger bands - for the way they handle themselves
professionally.
> there are the musical influences which have been broad - early on it was
> Quicksand, Tool, and even Sabbath, if you're naming the popular bands.
there
> were some pretty small bands that had a heavy influence on us as well such
> as Orange 9mm or Fireside. spending a lot of time in sweden was also
> influential. you pick up little things along the way from everything...
how
> can you listen to Refused and not be influenced?
> >
> > 8) How many groupies does the band have?
> > worlds. we got "ho's in many area codes."
> > 9) Have any members of the band had problems with heroin?
> > just that it sucks to serve coffee to homeless heroin users who have
just
> spent, like 30 minutes in the bathroom, taking a shower in the sink. and
for
> some reason they love to eat all the honey packets. makes the day job a
> little bit longer.
> > 10) How many pills do you take with your alcohol?
> > None
> > 11) What is your favorite drink?
> > red bull/vodka never hurt anyone... cap'n & coke is also good for ya.
> >
> > 12) Do you smoke weed?
> > No
> >
> > 13) Do you skateboard?
> > not unless i can walk.
> > 14) What do you think of skating these days?
> > i think that it's great that all of the youngsters can learn new tricks
from
> tony hawk 3.
> > 15) How many tours have you been on?
> > we have played every state in the continental u.s., including alaska and
> hawaii, with the exception of Maine and Montana, and the warped tour will
be
> going through Montana this summer so that will be one more down. more than
> 300,000 thousand miles spread over the life of two vans and a couple other
> vehicles that we have run into the ground. we've been over seas 5 or 6
> times.
> > 16) Have you played with any big acts?
> > yes. POD, MXPX, Train, AC/DC, etc. etc... We also played next door to
Kiss during a showcase for Elektra. LOL
> > 17) Will you ever sell out?
> > hopefully. every show, every seat, every night.
> > 18) How old are you?
> > 32
> > 19) Any advice on how to pick up on chicks?
> > what i have gathered is only this: if you really want an emotional
disaster
> with plastic surgery and silver lipstick, treat her badly and don't hang
out
> with her, and she'll be wrapped around you finger. there you go, son. get
> 'em.
> > 20) Do you like Kid Rock?
> > no.
> > 21) Do you have any questions you'd like to ask yourself?
> > what time is it?
> >
> > 22) Are there any up and coming bands you'd like to
> > mention?
> > yes... still breathing, dennison marrs, fl. sparklejet, fresno, cal. the
emergency, from the
> lbc, and fielding, from the lbc as well.
> > 23) Have you ever been to Cheyenne, WY?
> > yes.
> > 24) Have you ever heard of a band called FELT?
> > no
> > 25) How many people usually attend your shows?
> anywhere from 3 to 6000.
> > 26) What did you think of the magazine?
> i swear allegiance to it.
> > 27) What song would you like to have played at your funeral?
> cards.
> > 28) Have you ever been in any fights?
> yes.
> > 29) Have you shows ever caused a riot?
> every one.
> > 30) Have any kids been killed at your shows? What is the closest that
has
> > come to happening?
> > not that i know of
> > 31) Famous Last Words? How would you recommend people get a
> > hold of you?
> this is why we can't have nice things.
> > E-mail address? Web Page?
> > www.stavesacre.com