YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN A CHANCE TO TRAVEL IN TIME TO THE YEAR
2025 TO SEE HOW THE WORLD WILL HAVE CHANGED. WHAT ARE YOU THE
MOST CURIOUS ABOUT?
Robert Nanna: I'd be curious to know whether they've gotten around to releasing Cannonball
Run on DVD.
IF YOU COULD HAVE ANYTHING IN THE WORLD COMPLETELY TO
YOURSELF FOR ONE DAY -- AND OBJECT OR PLACE -- WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Robert Nanna: Six Flags Great America. I'd bring a pal to operate the rides.
IF A MOVIE WAS MADE ABOUT YOUR LIFE, WHERE WOULD IT BE
SHELVED IN THE VIDEO STORE?
Robert Nanna: Documentaries, right between the Bobcat Goldthwait saga and the Bob Newhart
saga.
YOU'RE GUEST-HOSTING A NIGHT-TIME TALK SHOW FOR ONE NIGHT
ONLY. WHO WOULD BE YOUR IDEAL GUESTS?
Robert Nanna: Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Bobcat Goldthwait, Bob Newhart, and Joan Embry from
the San Diego Zoo.
IF YOU JOINED THE CIRCUS, WHAT WOULD YOU DO THERE?
Robert Nanna: Teach the elephants how to attack.
WHAT PERSON -- FAMOUS OR NOT -- CAN YOU IMITATE BEST?
Robert Nanna: I've been told I do an excellent gold rush-era prospector.
IF YOU HAD TO EITHER WALK OR RUN TEN MILES EVERY DAY, WHERE
WOULD YOU WANT TO DO IT?
Robert Nanna: Paris.
WHAT'S THE BEST SONG EVER WRITTEN?
Robert Nanna: "Deacon Blues" by Steely Dan.
YOU'VE BEEN GIVEN A POTION THAT ALLOWS YOU TO BECOME
INVISIBLE FOR EXACTLY ONE HOUR. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO FOR THAT HOUR?
Robert Nanna: Find a way to create more potion.
YOU'VE JUST WRITTEN YOUR AUTOBIOGRAPHY. WHAT'S IT CALLED?
Robert Nanna: How to cheat at UNO.
WHAT'S THE LONGEST YOU'VE EVER STOOD IN LINE? WHY'D YOU DO
IT?
Robert Nanna: An hour and a half in the freezing cold for one of the last Lounge Ax shows.
I still don't know why i did it. The show was terrible.
IF YOU COULD HAVE 100 POUNDS OF ANYTHING (OTHER THAN MONEY),
WHAT WOULD YOU WANT?
Robert Nanna: Yellow curry soup.
WHAT THOUGHT OR SENTIMENT WOULD YOU LIKE TO PUT INTO ONE
MILLION FORTUNE COOKIES?
Robert Nanna: Do your best and don't worry.
MICROSOFT OFFERS YOU $5 MILLION (US) TO USE ONE OF YOUR
SONGS IN ALL WINDOWS MILLENNIUM ADVERTISING. DO YOU TAKE THE MONEY?
WHAT DO YOU DO WITH IT?
Robert Nanna: No thanks.
WHAT ARTICLE OF CLOTHING SHOULD NEVER BE MADE OUT OF
LEATHER, AND WHY?
Robert Nanna: In reality, no clothing should be made out of leather, but whenever i have a
chance i always like to bring up the phrase "butt-less chaps". In
fact, that will probably be the name of our first album.
IF YOU COULD DO ONLY ONE JOB, 8 HOURS A DAY, 5 DAYS A WEEK
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE, WHAT WOULD YOU WANT THAT JOB TO BE?
Robert Nanna: Hey Mercedes.
WHAT IS THE MOST THOUGHTFUL THING A VENUE HAS EVER DONE FOR
YOU?
Robert Nanna: For one of the last Braid shows, the Fireside Bowl provided us with a few
bottles of champagne. I didn't see a drop of it, though.
WHAT IS THE WORST WAY TO DIE?
Robert Nanna: From stress.
IF YOU COULD BE THE SPOKESPERSON FOR ANY PRODUCT ON THE
MARKET, WHAT PRODUCT WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO REPRESENT?
Robert Nanna: Yellow curry soup.
IF YOU HAD TO JOIN THE CAST OF ONE OF THE CURRENT CROP OF
REALITY TV SHOWS, WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
Robert Nanna: Does the road rules count? I'll pick that. as long as it doesn't take me
through Oregon, cause my license is suspended there.