WHAT IS THE MOST EMBARRASSING THING YOU'VE EVER DONE IN A FAST FOOD
RESTAURANT?
Madigan: Argued with a homeless guy about why he should panhandle vegetarian food or
at least demand the right to access to food with nutritional value (after he
started yelling at me for giving him an apple).
IF YOU COULD ELECT A MUSICIAN AS PRESIDENT OF THE U.S. (OR LEADER OF YOUR
HOME COUNTRY),
WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE?
Madigan: My dad told me he voted for Zappa when he ran.
HAVE YOU EVER SHOPLIFTED? WHAT DID YOU TAKE AND WHY?
Madigan: When I was in grammar or junior high school I took a 7" single of Cyndi Lauper
covering Marvin Gaye's "What's Going On." I still have it.
NAME A BOOK THAT MADE YOU CRY, AND TELL US WHY.
Madigan: The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton. If you read it you wouldn't need to ask why.
WHICH IS MORE EXCITING WITH A MEMBER OF WHICHEVER SEX YOU "GO FOR": A CLOSE
GAME OF
TWISTER OR AN INTENSE GAME OF SCRABBLE?
Madigan: Intense game of chess.
WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE FORM OF EXERCISE?
Madigan: Yoga and baseball.
WHAT DID YOU DO FOR THE MILLENNIUM?
Madigan: Slept on the dirt in the desert.
NAME THREE SITUATIONS THAT WOULD BE MUCH FUNNIER WITH THE ADDITION OF
MONKEYS.
Madigan: Presidential debates, runway fashion shows and Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire? (sic).
IF YOU COULD ISSUE ONE ALBUM OR ONE BOOK TO EVERYONE IN THE WORLD ON THEIR
THIRTEENTH
BIRTHDAY, WHAT WOULD THE ALBUM/BOOK BE?
Madigan: Our Bodies, Our Selves.
ARE YOU COMFORTABLE SHOPPING ONLINE? IF SO, WHAT DO YOU BUY?
Madigan: No.
WHAT WAS THE WORST INVENTION OF THE 20TH CENTURY?
Madigan: The Bomb.
IS A FEMALE PRESIDENT THE ANSWER TO AMERICA'S PROBLEMS?
Madigan: Not if she's willing to play the game like all the examples of women in
politics now.
TELL US ABOUT YOUR PETS. IF YOU HAVE NO PETS, MAKE ONE UP.
Madigan: I have a cat named Louie who sleeps with his head on the pillow next to
mine. He's out to prove that he's more human than feline. I'm trying to teach
him to answer email.
NAME AN OBJECT YOU OWN THAT HAS LITTLE MONETARY VALUE, BUT THAT YOU WOULDN'T
SELL FOR A MILLION DOLLARS.
Madigan: My first cello.
WHAT'S HARDER: PLAYING SOLO FOR AN AUDIENCE OF 1000 FOR AN HOUR, OR GIVING
A 30-MINUTE SPEECH
TO THE SAME AUDIENCE?
Madigan: Who would choose the topic for the speech? I'm leaning toward the speaking
but neither one sounds that bad.
WHAT IS THE FUNNIEST LOOKING ANIMAL?
Madigan: Jay Leno.
IF YOU COULD HAVE THE "ORIGINAL" OF ANYTHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
Madigan: A Pablo Casal cello.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE DAY OF THE YEAR?
Madigan: Leap year (leap day perhaps? -- Ed.), followed closely by Chinese New Year.
WHAT IS THE MOST FASCINATING SMELL?
Madigan: Jasmine on the vine & anise.
