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What is your least favorite article of clothing, and why?

KJ Jansen: I guess it would be a toque. If I was wearing one it would mean it was cold outside, or that I had bad taste.

What's so funny about peace, love and understanding?

KJ Jansen: Ask Veronica.

If you could remove 20cc's of fat from one part of your body and inject it into another, where would the fat come from/go to?

KJ Jansen: From belly to ass.

What three essential accessories would be in your dream tour van/vehicle?

KJ Jansen: Toilet, brakes, double beds for everyone.

Which is more frightening: a venue full of people who don't like your music, or a room full of two-year-olds? Why?

KJ Jansen: The two year olds. I get energy from rooms full of people who hate the music I'm playing. Two year olds get their energy by sapping it from you. I sleep too much as it is.

Name three activities that would be more interesting/entertaining/enjoyable with the addition of monkeys.

KJ Jansen: Dunno.

What are the best venue you've ever played? What's the worst? Why?

KJ Jansen: The Vera in Groningen, NL. Perfect stage and sound, unlimited hospitality, beautiful hotel rooms just up the stairs behind the stage. The worst, CBGB's. A total letdown.

What was the last thing you watched on television? How did you like it?

KJ Jansen: Dennis Franz on Biography. It wasn't easy but I liked it.

Describe your dream vacation.

KJ Jansen: Fly somewhere hot with my girlfriend, for free, and just sit there.

Does everyone need to own a computer? Why or why not?

KJ Jansen: No, who would the "haves" make fun of?

What activities (or whatever) are currently illegal, but in your opionion shouldn't be? What activities *are* legal, but should be outlawed?

KJ Jansen: Smoking pot should be legalized, squeegeeing windows should be illegal (geez, I sound like a squeegee-er).

Who should be the leader of the free world?

KJ Jansen: Bill Clinton.

You have an eight-hour trip to your next gig. You're not driving, and you're not sleepy. You have the option of reading a book, listening to an album, watching a movie or playing a video game. Which do you choose? And what is the book/album/movie/game in question?

KJ Jansen: Book, The Dennis Franz story.

What was the best live rock show you ever saw?

KJ Jansen: Billy Bragg when I was in high school, and this local band called the Li150's. They both made me wanna be in a band.

Scientists have suggested that trainspotting (the hobby of obsessively traveling rail lines, watching trains, cataloguing engine numbers, etc.) is a form of autism. What other so-called "hobbies" might actually be deep-seated psychological disorders?

KJ Jansen: Making 'zines, Ebaying.

You're in an elevator with Mariah Carey, Marilyn Manson and George W. Bush. The elevator becomes trapped between floors. What happens next?

KJ Jansen: George W. fucks Marilyn Manson in the ass while Marilyn goes down on Mariah.

You've been given the opportunity to play -- all expenses paid -- in a foreign country that bands don't normally get to visit. You get to pick the country. Where do you go?

KJ Jansen: Germany.

What food item do you always eat, even though you shouldn't? And why shouldn't you be eating it?

KJ Jansen: Sesame snaps. They're addictive and the only good coming out of me eating them is that the GNP of Poland doubles everytime I buy a box.

Why are frogs amusing?

KJ Jansen: I heard you can put a straw in their ass and blow them up. Some people might think that's funny.

Your favorite broken-up band is going to reunite for one show only at the venue of your choice (yes, we know this is implausible. Who cares?). Who's the band, and what's the venue?

KJ Jansen: Can it be a dead guy? If so, I'd pick the Beatles in my backyard.

Is the Internet destroying the English language?

KJ Jansen: Yes.

Several US states have adopted "three strikes and you're out" laws, which basically mean that after you're found guilty of three felonies, you're imprisoned for life. How do you feel about that? Is it effective lawmaking, or needlessly harsh?

KJ Jansen: If it's murder or sexual assault or something of the like, one strike and you're out. Other than that, I think you should do the time for each crime you do -- in other words, no concurrent sentences.

After a puzzling stint on Sub Pop, Canadian punk-rockers Chixdiggit -- a band formed in response to strong sales of its t-shirts -- made the move to Fat Wreck offshoot Honest Don's. They released From Scene to Shining Scene a few short months ago. Andrew still listens to it.