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From Left to Right: Brandon, Chris, Rylan and Patti
Joanne's Notes: I want to thank Crissy from Victory for setting this up, and the band for being so great to us about it. I apologize if I messed up and put the wrong person as saying something, and for the many times where I can't tell what's going on. When you have 5 band members talking at once it gets really confusing. Anyway, thanks again to Crissy and RCR.
Haley: Say your names first.
Haley: What inspired you guys to begin making music?
Haley: This is about bands that inspired you, like who?
Haley: Seven? What's the most embarassing thing that's happened to you?
Haley: Any hidden talents guys?
Haley: What can the fans expect from you guys on your next album or your next tour?
Haley: Do you guys like Worcester so far?
Haley: What advice can you give to future musicians?
Chris: *walks up to van* What the fuck is going on…
Haley: What's something about you guys that fans and people would be surprised to find out?
Haley: How do you guys write your songs?
Haley: Do you see your style of music changing anytime in the future?
Haley: What are some of your favorite bands?
Haley: Say some stuff to your fans.
Haley: I already asked you that one. Oh this one's going to be fun. What's your opinion of the new pop-punk bands now?
Haley: If you could meet any person dead or alive who would it be and why?
Haley: What's the last good piece of advice you got?
Haley: What's the last CD you bought?
Haley: If you could wear one item of clothing for the rest of your life what would it be and why? Yeah, I stole this from J.
Haley: What's your favorite thing about being in a band?
Haley: What d you guys want to have accomplished by the time you're old and grey? Haley: Thank you for the interview!
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Patti: My name is Patti, I play guitar
Rylan: My name's Rylan
Brandon: Brandon.
Haley: Aw, look at the hat (CJ was wearing a sailor's hat). Name?
CJ: CJ.
Haley: Okay.
CJ: Ahh, I don't remember.
Brandon: Actually, actually to tell you the truth, it was a girl. When I was in fourth grade there was a girl who played trombone. I swear, don't laugh. (Rylan and CJ laughing) She played trombone. She played trombone and I used to watch her and I had a…I had a crush. I picked up the trombone to sit next to her in band class. But she never talked to me though, it's a sad story.
*I think Brandon said something else..but Rylan was sneezing haha awww*
CJ: But now you're in the rebels.
Brandon: Now I'm in the rebels and she still doesn't talk to me.
CJ: Is she still playing trombone?
Brandon: I dunno, she probably does.
Patti: All the males on my dad's side of the family play guitar in some kind of band. So…
Rylan: It's a rite of passage for the O'Brien's.
*discussion about the hats and shoes in the RCR van, and Roxi Monoxide walks by the open van, can't really tell what's going on haha, 8 voices…*
Brandon: The band that kind of showed me like what you could really do with a horn besides playing like regular music in high school or you know, school music is the Mighty Bosstones. They were kinda the first band I got into that had horns. Then it kinda branched off from there. They were the band that got me into everything I'm listening to today.
Rylan: I wanted to play the saxophone because uh…(drowned out by motorcycles).
CJ: Hey! SHUT UP!
Haley: We're trying to do an interview here…
Rylan: Um, because I really liked the traditional ska music like the Skatelites and those bands. Then I realized like, they were really talented horn players.
Patti: I guess for me…
Brandon: You don't have to answer this one. I don't want you to talk for this one.
Haley: Awww.
Brandon: I'm just kidding. G'ahead!
Patti: Ahhh, like early Misfits stuff…
(the guys talk in a British accent…
Rylan: Right!
Patti: Right!
Rylan: I want my MTV!
Patti: I want my MTV!)
Haley: Why can't people like this live in Monson?
Brandon: That's the name of the town, Monson. Isn't that the name of the town in Kingpin? Oh no, it's the name of the guy.
Haley: Oh god.
Rylan: Okay skip to question seven.
Rylan: Right now.
Brandon: It's happening to Chris
CJ: This interview.
Brandon: In general or in the band?
CJ: You've got some great ones. He's got like a whole day of them.
Haley: Okay, go for it.
Brandon: Alright well, one time it was a cold winter's day. And I was walking out of my school and it was covered with like a dusting of snow so you couldn't really tell what was grass and was a big ice…thing. So I'm walking, you know home, and the buses are all like getting out and everybody is outside right now. And I walked across and I slip on ice and I fall and all my books like fly in the air. And people were pointing and laughing like in the movies. And then I got up…
CJ: What about the time that your friend put all the lobsters and shit in your car?
Brandon: Oh there was that time…well that or the time that my friend told this girl when we were at lunch, we were eating lunch and my "friend" told this girl that was sitting with us, that I jerk off about her.
Haley: Awwww! *laughter*
Brandon: It's true!
Haley: This sounds like Monson!
Brandon: I dunno, this was actually Ringe, NH.
CJ: This was in college?
Brandon: Yeah that sucked.
CJ: Awww, freshman year?
Brandon: Yeah
CJ: Jeez.
Haley: Anybody else got embarassing stories that are funny for us?
Brandon: It's most embarassing to have a saxophone player who can't play in my band. That's embarassing.
Rylan: Not in front of people!
Brandon: I wish you could set tape this. I am *says something, can't hear*
Rylan: Cobra, cobra!
CJ: I can blow bubbles…oh wait that sucked. Here we go…
*silence while CJ blows bubbles*
Brandon: There's like a big pause like a big silence on the van. hahaha.
CJ: Right everyone listen to this!
*Brandon cracking up*
Patti: CJ is our bubble blower. He blows bubbles. I did make a porno.
CJ: Hahaha he did a porno.And the girl is here tonight.
Haley: You did a porno?
Patti: Yeah, the girl is here tonight.
CJ or Brandon: She lost her virginity on stage…
*some other things were said, again couldn't hear*
Rylan: Was that a hidden talent or an embarrassing story?
Patti: No, it was a funny story.
Haley: A little bit of both.
Patti: I'm not embarrassed, whatever.
CJ: We're going to be more dynamic on the next album.
Rylan: You can expect the unexpected. That's right!
Brandon: They can expect just you know the growth.
CJ: The Rebels.
Brandon: It's just going to be another step in the ladder.
CJ: The best album of all time that's what they can expect.
Brandon: Until we make our next record.
Rylan: Tonight was a fucking good show.
Brandon: I love Worchestah.
Rylan: Worchester.
Haley: Actually it's The Getlaidium. All my friends that come here get hit on mad bad.
Joanne: Especially you.
Rylan: Mad bad?
Haley: Mad bad. because you get hit on and groped..
Patti: I wanna play at The Getlaidium.
Haley: Well you did!
Rylan: Well he wants to get laid.
Patti: I want to get laid.
Haley: Get laid at The Getlaidium.
CJ: Quit. Stop now. *laughter* Just don't even bother. It's not going to be worth it.
Brandon: You know if you have a demo…
CJ: You better damn well like it because it's not as fun as it seems. Well, I don't know about that…
Brandon: If you're sittin' at home right now and you have a demo that was burnt from your mom's computer, give it a listen. You know if it's not good. If it's not good then don't give it to me because I don't want to hear it. That's my advice. If it's not good, fuck it. I mean if you have the talent, go for it. But if it sucks, it sucks.
Rylan: That sums that one up. Next question.
*applause, someone says it's Chris*
Chris: Oh my god.
Haley: I wish my last name was Hamm.
Brandon: You can get married.
CJ: *laughing*, Rylan you wanna handle this one?
Haley: You gotta speak up!
Rylan: I have uh, oral herpes. At times, they come and go.
Patti: I can't believe you guys made him say that.
CJ: I thought he was going to say something like I live in New York City. Or he was Canadian or something.
Brandon: He couldn't talk for three days.
Haley: That's why he crosses he legs.
Chris: It's not genital herpes.
Rylan: No its not. It's oral herpes.
CJ: You can still kiss.
Rylan: Yeah when I'm not…
Haley: Are you herpified now?
Rylan: No it cleared up, it was about four days ago. The first four days of the tour -everyone starts talking, can't tell what's going on, someone says next question-
Brandon: That's bullshit, I'm outta here *opens door* Nah, I'm just kidding. Dan O' Day writes them. I wrote a couple of songs.
Haley: Which ones?
Brandon: I wrote No Pride on the new one and I wrote 6 AM on the old one.
Chris: Dan usually comes up with the main foundation and then we kinda all collaborate.
CJ: And who the hell are you? You gotta say your name.
Chris: I thought that was established when I walked out here.
Rylan: Chris Hamm.
Chris: My name's Chris…or Chris Radd.
Rylan: Chris Hamm is wearing black stretch jeans, and an Explosion t-shirt, a blue denim jacket, and a studded belt.
Patti: Now that we've got the uh, visual…
*CJ burps*
Rylan: OKAAAAY Next question.
Brandon: What did you eat today?
Haley: What did you guys eat today?
Rylan: Town Spa pizza, burnt edges, honey mustard sauce.
Brandon & Rylan: Muah!
CJ: Delectable.
Chris: Power-pop, like this band...
Brandon: See trends come and go that's why right now we're not really popular but when the trend comes back with punk rock then we'll be popular but right now we aren't.
Haley: But that's what I love about you guys!
Rylan: Keep doing what we doing…we do it do it do it well.
Brandon: We're thinking of being a screamo band.
Haley: Oh god, please don't do that.
Brandon: Pickin' up, pickin' up my heart. That's going to be our next hit.
CJ: The Clash
Patti: One Man Army
Brandon: I love the Who. They are my favorite band.
Rylan: I like the Rolling Stones.
CJ: *says a band but Brandon's talking over him*
Brandon: You only get one!
Haley: You can have more than one.
Brandon: Rocket from the Crypt
Rylan: Black Halos
CJ: What's the name, Bowie.
Brandon: Anything British rock, 60s or70s.
Patti: Yeah
Chris: Anything Johnny Thunder's ever did.
Brandon: Johnny Thunder.
CJ: Especially coke.
*laughter*
Haley: What about Link 80?
*silence and uhhhs*
Brandon: Johnny Thunder?
Haley: Yeah yeah..no I'm just kidding.
Rylan: For the record, CJ thought they were decent.
Brandon: One time we talked shit about a band and it got back to us.
Haley: Well one of them is dead.
CJ: Who? Oh, Link 80?
Haley: Yeah.
Brandon: Hi. How are you? I love you. Make love to me.
CJ: *burps*
Patti: Come to the shows.
Brandon: My number is…will you print my number? (says number) that's Brandon. That's my number.
Haley: I'm going to call you.
Brandon: Okay.
Haley: I seriously will.
Rylan: Ladies only.
Brandon: Ladies only.
*Rylan, CJ, and Brandon talking about something and laughing*
Chris: You have to have hair, everywhere.
Brandon: And uh (saying numbers).
Rylan: blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah blaaaaaaaaaaaaaah. (Rylan's attempt at censoring his number, but we did it anyway)
Haley: Is that you?
Brandon: That's Rylan's.
Rylan: Yeah.
Brandon: (saying numbers)
Rylan: Blaaaaaaaah blaaaaaaaaaaah. Don't give out my phone number!
Brandon: Oh what's Dan's...uh wait, what is it...
Rylan: Blaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
Brandon: (saying more numbers)
Chris: Don't give out his phone number.
Haley: We're not going to call.
CJ: Mine's 555-5555.
Chris: Whenever someone says 555 you know it's a bullshit number.
Rylan: Ummm…question #17 please.
Rylan: Some of its okay.
Chris: They do what they do, we do what we do.
Rylan: I liked Green Day a lot better.
Brandon: It's hard to say. I like pop-punk but there's a lot of stuff that isn't pop-punk, it's just pop. And it's when that gets mixed up.
CJ: When I think of pop-punk I think of bands like The Queers and stuff.
Chris: The Descendents
Patti: Yeah…
Haley: Well I'm talking like your favorite band...and those kind of bands.
Brandon: Those aren't pop-punk.
CJ: Those are pop bands. They might have cool haircuts and cool clothes but no substance.
Patti: I don't care what anyone says.
Chris: When it comes down to it, when the use us and bands like us to better themselves that's bullshit.
Brandon: When they use us at stepping stones to get on a major label and make millions of dollars…
Rylan: You know we're opening for Catch 22 tonight but next month they're going to be playing at the fucking Centrum down here opening for Everclear or whatever. And it's like…go away.
Brandon: Come back another day.
Brandon: I'd want to meet the guy who invented the Speedo, wherever he is. Mr. Speedo, Joe Speedo.
CJ: Dave Thomas. God rest his soul, he made a mean burger.
*discussion about Wendy's and square patties*
Patti: Joe Strummer.
CJ: Oh my god, that's the easy way out.
Patti: Well it's true!
Brandon: Joe who?
CJ: Everyone wants to meet Strummer.
Patti: Well yeah.
Rylan: I have no answer.
Brandon: You know who. What about you?
Haley: Brody Armstrong. I want to have sex with her.
Rylan: Ooooh dead OR alive. We only answered dead people.
Brandon: I'd like to talk to Michael Moore.
Haley: Dead, I'd like to meet James Dean.
Patti: Oh, he's hot.
Haley: Yeah, he is.
Rylan: You wanna have sex with Brody Armstrong?
Haley: Oh my god yes.
Brandon: I'd like to meet *trails off but says a name, tape recorder doesn't pick it up*
Rylan: After a couple of pints.
Brandon: I'll meet him in heaven. Or hell.
Rylan: Rock n' Roll Heaven.
Brandon: Or Rock n' Roll Hell. I'll be in hell.
Haley: Okay.
Brandon: She's like alright.
*laughter*
Brandon: Wear a rubber.
CJ: Quit your band, wear a rubber.
Rylan: Quit the band…haha.
Brandon: Uh, no.
Patti: My dad told me to drop out of school and be in the band so that's good advice.
Brandon: Good advice…when you go to the toilet…flush twice.
Chris: I got a really good fortune in a fortune cookie the other day but I forgot what it said.
Haley: Okay.
CJ: Mine said you'll be dating soon. That's bullshit, it's been like five years.
Brandon: It's like psych.
CJ: Or just kidding asshole.
Brandon: Sucker.
Brandon: I bought two DVDs today. Bob Dylan and Magnolia.
Chris: I bought a Lightning Jack Hoppins CD.
Haley: Where did you guys go?
Brandon: Newbury Comics
Haley & Joanne: Ohhhh, nice.
Brandon: The Braintree edition.
Patti: I'm thinking.
Rylan: I'm hungry.
Brandon: What was the last CD you bought?
Haley: Uhhh…
Joanne: Wasn't it Link 80?
Haley: No, it was Knowledge.
Joanne & Patti: Same thing.
Haley: That was when I was with you in Boston.
Joanne: Yeah.
Rylan: I know what our singer would say.
Haley: What?
Rylan: Nothing.
Brandon: Like just one thing and you're naked besides it?
Haley: I don't know, just take the question and run with it.
Brandon: I want socks. You know why? Why not.
Patti: Stretch jeans. There's nothing better.
Rylan: I want hair extensions.
Haley: You can be Christina Aguilera.
Chris: Just a turtleneck and nothing else.
Haley: Sexy.
CJ: I would pay money.
Haley: I'd pay money too.
Brandon: Whoa, let's get a pool going.
Rylan: I got 50 cents.
Haley: I have 5 dollars.
Joanne: That's all you have left?
Haley: Yeah.
Joanne: Damn.
Rylan: Ladies and gentlemen, Erik Schmidt
*Erik walks up and talks to CJ*
Chris: Playing music.
Brandon: Playing on stage.
Rylan: Playing a million and ten shows and watching Brandon pass out on stage.
Brandon: I passed out last night.
Rylan: Twice. Blacked out.
Chris: Getting to show people like what you put together.
Haley: Least favorite?
Rylan: Long drives.
Brandon: No, I think the least favorite is the two hours before we play. It bums me out.
CJ: I hate waking up sweaty.
Brandon: Yeah, waking up in a sweaty, smelly van.
CJ: I don’t mind, you get over it.
Haley: You guys all sleep in this?
Patti: Yeah.
Haley: Wow.
Chris: If I'm next to Pat I'm stoked.
Brandon: I was next to Pat last night. It was good! Then in the morning there was an argument over who was gonna drive the second shift.
Chris: Schmidt bailed.
Brandon: I heard Erik say something like Chris you gotta drive, then Chris was like I've been up there all night. And the next thing I know Chris is driving. Sometimes its tough.
CJ: Erik can't hang.
*laughter*
Brandon: Sometimes its tough.
CJ: I drove 20 hours.
Chris: CJ drove a lot. He's the MVP driver of this week.
Rylan: I'm still hungry and I didn't get much sleep.
Haley: Aw.
Brandon: Alright go to the last question.
Patti: We're not going to be old and grey.
Brandon: I hope I die before I get old.
Rylan: Yeah, that's how you close it.
CJ: I hope I die before I get old.
Haley: Actually the last question was do you have any last words for the magazine but…
Chris: What's the name of the magazine?
Haley: Toxic
Chris: Excellent.
Rylan: I like to hope I die before I get old. Uh, dead at 31.
Haley: I thought 25 would be a good age to die.
Patti: 25? Nah.
CJ: Then you get to 25 and you're like well, maybe 30…
Haley: Yeah, that's what I'll do.
Patti: If I live to be 90 I'll…
*Rylan talking about hair being white and singing*
Patti: When I turn 90 if I live to be that old.
Haley: I'll get it.
*Patti singing*
Chris: You're going to trip at the doorstep and fall.
Brandon: I can't picture Pat at 90. He'll look exactly like he does now but with spiky grey hair.
Patti: That's the only reason I wanna be old, so that I don't have to bleach my hair anymore.
CJ: Your hair is going to fall out by then anyway.
Patti: No! No it won't!
*discussion about Blondie and Brody and how hot they are*
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