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Hey Mercedes' Robert Nanna answers some Pointless Questions
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Hey Mercedes -- nice and blurry because we had to enlarge this from 100 pixels wide. Don't you love it?


You can visit the Hey Mercedes website, which has some show dates, or just go to the Polyvinyl page. The choice is yours.

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.

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Robert (nee Bob) Nanna is of course best known as perhaps the most visible member of Braid. Along with fellow ex-Braiders Todd Bell and Damon Atkinson (and Mark Dawursk, who is probably very tired of being mentioned parenthetically) he has formed Hey Mercedes. They've got a whole bunch of gigs scheduled for August and September, and an EP is due in mid-September from -- of course -- Polyvinyl.

-- George Zahora



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