before the interview,
john takes the recorder...
john_: so james. when was the
first time you realized you were a rockstar?!
james_: it was when i met you. and i just wanted to do everything you did, and i
knew that you were gonna be a rockstar, so i was gonna do the same thing...
john_: was it difficult getting the tan and taping your eyes back?
james_: i'm working on that. as you can see.
john_: any comments to kids that look up to you, and
uhh. want your bass on
their face?!
james_: i can't answer that.
john_: this is the worst interview EVER!
rapture_: what's your biggest acheivement so far, and what do you wish to
accomplish in the future?
john_: i thinkt he biggest acheivement so far is eating sushi with benji and
joel..
james_: i wasn't there! it doesn't count! NEW ONE!
john_: she was asking ME the question. it was directed specifically towards me.
as a group, i would have to say...james. would you like to comment on that? as a
group?!
james_: well. i had like, bad sushi w/out benji and joel onetime, right
down the street.
john_: that was the same night we were eating GOOD sushi right?!
james_: it was actually.
rapture_: what's the best
compliment you've recieved?
john_: i love your bass player.
james_: you sound like dashboard confessional!
john_: you look like the guy from all american rejects!
james_: you look like
rufio!
john_: you made out with
rufio!
rapture_: if you were a superhero, what would your name
be--
james_:
spiderman!!!!!!!
john_: its an inside joke. umm. what would we be called?
james_: fall out boy.
john_: yeah, definitely fall out boy.
i have on a green fall out boy shirt.
rapture_: ok, what would your powers be, and what would your costume look like?
james_: green t-shirt!
john_: umm. green tee-shirt. blond-
james_: incredible interviewing skills!
john_: and blond hair. umm. sweet bracelets. and a home made operation ivy
purse.
rapture_: what would you like to change about the music industry?
john_: who's on top. and it should be us. no i'm kidding.
james_: there should be less local bands, and more international superstars.
john_: yes. international heartthrobs would definitely be the key to our
success.
rapture_: if you weren't in a band, what would you be doing?
they leave to watch zebrahead perform "their song".
john_: sorry. that was really unprofessional. are you having fun
anna?
rapture_: yeah! i am!
everyone breaks off into conversation about mating cicada's & mullets.
john_: ok. james.
james. FOCUS.
james_: sorry. i was talking about horny bugs.
rapture_: if you could kidnap
someone for a day, who would you kidnap and what would you do?
james_: john would kidnap avril lavigne probably.
john_: and i would probably umm. take her to my car. and umm. drive her to the
movie theater...and watch van helsing. and put my arm around her. at the scary
parts.
rapture_: who would you kidnap
james?!
james_: selma
blair.
rapture_: is there one performance that stands out from the rest?
john_: irving plaza was the shit dude.
james_: oh yeah, we opened for switchfoot at irving plaza around
christmas, and
it was amazing. the crowd was so nice to us!
john_: it was totally sold out and everyone in the audience was there before the
show....
james_: no one was there for us. there was probably 20-30 people there for
us..and the other like, 1000 people were there for switchfoot, but they were so
good to us! i mean i don't know what happened. they must have been drugged or
something, but it was really nice. it was great. that was my favorite show.
rapture_: if you had your own 1-800 number, what would you finish the number
with?
james_: LOLA RAY!
john_: oh yeah!
james_: SEVEN LETTERS DUDE!!
john_: yeah, that's why we chose the band name. so we could have our own number.
for dirty men.
james_: are you driving in a truck right now sir? please hang up the phone.
rapture_: what's something you're not good at, but wish you were?
james_: i'm not very good at sex, but i'm really trying to work on that one.
john_: i'm not really good at watching james have sex!
james_: we've been practicing though!
john_: yeah, we have like, a dual process. we have a camcorder as our
bumper. he gets nervous when i'm in the room.
rapture_: where's a place you always look forward to going back to play?
james_: TOP CATS! fucking top cats dude.
john_: yeah top cats..when i was there, back in 2004, it was sexy locust season.
james_: flannagans was pretty off the hook.
john_: yeah or my garage.
james_: yeah your garage is pretty sweet.
john_: only cause my grandma's hot.
james_: you keep bringing that up dude. that's a little weird.
john_: a little weird maybe in your country!
rapture_: what's a common misconception people have about you as a band?
john_: that we're gay. no i don't know. that we're a pop punk band. and we're
not.
james_: yeah, we get pop punk a lot.
rapture_:
i have one more
question...
james_:
how big is alex's penis?
john_:
average to mid-average.
james_:
i'm not at liberty to disclose that..
john_:
i am!
james_:
oh...bigger than mine! that means PRETTY
freakin' big.
everyone's cracking up.
rapture_:
if you were handcuffed to someone for a day, who would it be?
james_:
you.
rapture_:
me? that might be boring.
james_:
noo. i'd get to interview people. and have access to the media.
james goes into making fun of william hung, and everyone else joins in.
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