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What band did you listen to most during the eighties? Do you still like
them?
Mike Shoun: Foreigner. Of course I do.
What is your worst memory of elementary school? Of high school?
Mike Shoun: Elementary School: A teacher thinking I was a girl. High School: A girl thinking I was a teacher.
You're about to -- ahem -- get lucky. What album is playing in the
background? Why'd you choose it?
Mike Shoun: Whatever has "Devil Went Down to Georgia" on it.
What was the first thing you ever shoplifted? Why did you take it?
Mike Shoun: A douche. I didn't know what it was.
If you could beat up anyone in the world and get away without the usual
annoying real-world consequences -- jail time, lawsuits, bad press, etc. --
who would it be, and why?
Mike Shoun: Probably George W. -- Because he's needed it for a long, long time.
What's the biggest risk you've ever taken? Why did you take it?
Mike Shoun: Cunnilingus seemed like a big risk when I was 15.
It's better to regret something you have done than it is to regret
something you haven't done. What do you regret doing (other than
agreeing to answer these questions)? Why did you do it?
Mike Shoun: Touching my babysitter. He told me to.
Did you go to your high school prom? If so, who did you go with?
Mike Shoun: Yes. The janitor had a cuuuute daughter!
What movie would you recommend to absolutely anyone? Why?
Mike Shoun: Shakes the Clown. It's funny.
For reasons we won't bother going into right now, you're going to be locked
in the back of a truck for a sixteen hour drive between gigs. If you could
have any musician, past or present, back there to keep you company, who
would it be?
Mike Shoun: I don't know, Edgard Varese seems like a pretty cool dude.
What is your strongest, most unshakeable belief?
Mike Shoun: Never get too happy, you're just waiting for a fall.
What's the worst band you've ever heard? Why do they suck?
Mike Shoun: Hmmm. That's tough. I guess it would be cool to mention some Christian emo here. Harry Pussy was probably the best worst band I ever saw.
If you were a porn star, what would your "porn name" be?
Mike Shoun: Fifi Gonzales.
You're on your way to a show, and all of a sudden you find yourself in the
middle of a huge four-way battle between pirates, ninjas, robots and
intelligent apes from the future. Your only hope of getting to your gig is
to pick a side. Who do you join, and why?
Mike Shoun: Robots. They're the hardest to kick in the nuts.
If you could sponsor any beverage -- appear in their ads, receive a
lifetime supply and never be seen drinking a competing product -- what
beverage would it be?
Mike Shoun: Miller High Life. Champagne of Beers!
What's the best venue you've ever played? What's the worst? Why?
Mike Shoun: Best: this dude's house in Arcata, CA. Very cozy. Worst? A rain-leaking garage in Eureka, CA. Scared of shock.
What's wrong with Rolling Stone these days?
Mike Shoun: Nothing really. Sir Mick Jagger? That's pretty hip!
Why are frogs amusing?
Mike Shoun: They're only funny when you see them fucking.
You've traveled back in time and met yourself, age sixteen. What do you
think?
Mike Shoun: Let's kick this dweeb's ass and steal his pot.
Which would be worse: three hours on a bus full of four year-olds, or three
hours on a bus full of eighty year-olds? Why?
Mike Shoun: Old people smell funny.
The US Government is considering far more aggressive regulation of leather
pants. Under the new rules, who should or shouldn't be allowed to wear
them?
Mike Shoun: Only metal dudes. And bikers. What about spandex regulation? That's a bigger problem.
What, in your opinion, is the best porn?
Mike Shoun: Early Mitchell Brothers productions, without a doubt. Don't sleep. New porn makes me limp.
What food item could you eat every day for the rest of your life without
getting bored of it? What's so good about it?
Mike Shoun: Organic Strawberries!
Will the next Star Wars movie suck? Why or why not?
Mike Shoun: Yes, because the people can't act, the special effects are boring, and Chewbacca is nowhere to be found.
How many roads must a man walk down before they call him a man?
Mike Shoun: (making wind sounds)
Everyone's replacing their least-favorite body parts with cybernetic
ones. Which part(s) of your body would you replace?
Mike Shoun: Put little saws in my fingernails. No one would fuck with me!
What topics or statements would inspire you to call in to a talk radio
program?
Mike Shoun: None.
What album(s) should everyone be given on their eighteenth birthday?
Mike Shoun: Bitches Brew.
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Caesura formed in San Francisco in 1998 and consist of Brad Purvis on bass, Evan Rehill on guitar and vocals and Mike Shoun on drums. The band have released a 7" and an EP, Escape Equals Light, on Birds Go South Records (both recorded by Tim Green), and a full-length album, More Specific Less Pacific, released on 54º-40' or Fight! Records. Caesura play uptempo rock and love to enjoy themselves. They're on tour as we edit this.
-- George Zahora
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