Q&A
A regular feature of Geo's live performances is the famed audience Q&A. Due to the sheer number of questions posed, some, if not many, get overlooked. Here then are Geo's responses to the question cards that remained unacknowledged.
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ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ASKED AT, BUT NOT ANSWERED AT THE SHOW:
When was the last time you laughed so hard it hurt and why?
I was listening to Opie and Anthony and they were making fun of a guy called "The Rawker", for reasons too long to explain here, they started superimposing the sound of a Jettson's car over "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin. This made me laugh so hard I almost drove off the road.
How cold was it at the photo shoot? - Ross
How cold was it at the photo shoot?- Tim
Was it cold at the photo shoot? - Dale
Was it cold at the photo shoot? - Gail
I don't get it…
What was the best wedding reception the Geologic ever played? How long did it take you to get cut? What's your favorite book, movie, Zappa song? Was your lack of clothing for the album artwork your idea or Donna's?
Best and ONLY Geologic wedding was of COURSE the fantastically cool Blake Dannen wedding. I'm still waiting to get cut. Anything by Vonnegut, Life of Brian/A Clockwork Orange, Inca Roads. My idea, but Donna seemed to be TOTALLY ok with it.
Where did you get the mini golf pencils? Who is your favorite "Peanuts" character?
I hand crafted each pencil from a larger pencil. This took 2 hours for each pencil. My favorite Peanuts character was Schroeder, because he was a musician who was also a catcher. In 1st grade, my class was doing a production of "Charlie Brown" and I wanted to play Schroeder. My teacher (Miss Blake) ASKED me to play Charlie Brown. I used to think that she saw my innate talent and stage presence, but now I realize that I merely had the right shaped head.
Which leg [do] you put in your pants first? What in the world is a platypus?
I put my pants on by throwing them into the air and leaping into them both legs at once in Matrix-like 3D uber slow motion. A platypus is the ONLY egg laying mammal. LOVE IT!
You're the hottest man alive!!! Do you have a girlfriend?!
You mean that there's someone dead that's hotter? Argh… damn you Millard Filmore!
Who shaved you for the album cover? (Andy wants to know, not me.)
Geologic interns. No actually, it's part of the audition process to get into the band.
This is your mother. Be home at 3 for Thanksgiving dinner. Love ya.
That was ACTUALLY from my mother.
What band of evil-doers was the nemesis of the famous early 80s superhero group "The Necrophiliac 9" (Answer in French or Russian: 10 bonus points.)
This question was posited by my GOOD friend Andy, who I've known since 5th grade. This question reminded me how fucked up we were as kids, but in the best way. In 6th grade, Andy and I were both in the same French class, and we needed something to distract us from actually learning. Andy had created a superhero group called The Necro 9. Initially, we had no idea what necrophilia was, but Andy liked the way it sounded. (After we found out what necrophilia was, it just made the whole thing that much funnier.) The Necro 9 (whose individual members names I have forgotten, except for Captain Pickle) had a fellow superhero collection called The Teddy Pendergrass Fan Club, (whose individual names I have completely forgotten) also superheroes. Their collective nemesis was the UGLY EIGHT. (Damn this shit is funny…) We didn't really know who Teddy Pendergrass was, but again this all just SOUNDED funny. We created a few silly stories, and put together a magazine called NECRO WEEK. We were ready to distribute it throughout the school, but MY MOM found the stash of magazines and REFUSED to let me take in to school. We had somehow made all these mimeographs, which was really tough to do back then. (Copiers like we know them now didn't really exist; this was 1984!) How did we do that? Andy? Anyway- After we were censored (my Mom worked at the school by the way, so it sorta was part of her gig…) I got the sense that the guys involved where REALLY PISSED AT ME… and rightly so. ANYWAY- At one point I did make a mini-catalog of all of the items available from N9 INDUSTRIES. It was AMAZING the lengths we would go to, to avoid learning. Later, once we were in High School, Andy and I both took Russian. The teacher of THAT class was my Dad. We created no superhero groups during that class, but we did learn that Pagoda is not only the weather, but is like a Gazebo.
How do you interrobang someone?- JS
Questioningly, and then resoundingly. Repeat.
Did you hear about that "intelligent design" debate in Dover PA? I'm sure you might have some words about that! - SS
Some words: Duh. Doi. And READ A BOOK.
In the film in which you play James Bond (007), what is the character name of the leading lady?
Fallopia Enormens or Amanda Kumonme or Kisma Vulva or Seela Canth or…
Geo- If you were asked to ask a question like this, what would you ask? Ps- when was the last time you saw your dentist? - JR & MR
I would ask- "if you were asked to ask a question like this, what would you ask?" I have never seen a dentist, seeing as my teeth are made entirely of nerf.
Dear Sir- I came to the show tonight to temporarily escape the worst writer's block I've ever suffered. Just wanted to get my mind off it for a couple hours. So, my question for you is: What the fuck?! Thanks for nothing. - Chuck Donches (deceased)
Dear Sir- I wish to complain about the dearth of questions obviously coming from people with questionable college backgrounds. Yours etc. BJ Smething in a white wine sauce.
(read Chuck's review of INTERROBANG here)
How many instruments do you know how to play?
I know how to play drums, mangle bass and wear guitar. But I do have a performance doctorate in Ethiopian Nose Flute.
1. are you full body bald? 2. What is your IQ? 3. How many Zappa albums? What's your favorite? - SJ
1. No.
2. I don't get the, um, questi…huh?
3. Umm- are you asking how many exist, or how many I have? He made 64 studio albums. I own all of them. My favorite is One Size Fits All.. and You Are What You Is… and The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life and…
What is the origin of the word "bunghole"? (Serious question with a real answer!) - JR
Back when beer kegs were made of wood, the stopper that was used to seal up the "access hole" was a bung. The hole was called a "bunghole." No shit.
George- what's behind the ?! - Amy R.
My enormous cock.
I was surprised (and slightly disappointed) that the alternate poster option to the NAKED one was of you in a suit- instead of your naked backside?! Is there a third BARE ASS poster in the series that hasn't been CRACKED out yet ??!! - Carla S.
Cracked! I get it! Cracked! Ahhhhh! Whew…. Butt.
George, I tried to enter your name on a internet Juke-box on Thursday nite- you weren't there! What gives? It's time now - Ross's cuz AL!
I hope you spelt it right. Remember it H V A P…
Did you wax for the cover art ?! Everywhere ?!?!
Yes I waxed in both Bethlehem AND Allentown.
What's the meaning of life?
NOT FOUND. The requested URL was not found on this server.
Why don't U sell food here? I'm hungry.
Great idea- But then the floor gets all sticky, and I binge, and all of the starving musicians in the audience would be distracted.
What is the chance of Pat Robertson doing a guest vocal on your next CD?
For some reason he's stopped returning my calls. Dunno- I'll keep calling though…
Two good sites:
http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/7027/patrobertson.html
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/quotes/revpat.htm
Since the CD is copyrighted 2006 if I listen to it in 2005, based on the theory of relativity, and the fact that the faster you travel the more you weigh and the slower times goes, than if I listen to this CD constantly, I will run really fast, get really fat, but never get old- until time catches up with you!
Uh…true?
Who would you f#*!, marry and kill ?! Yanni, Kenny G, Zamfir (master of the pan flute)
I would f#*!, marry, and kill all three of those guys.
Now that we are all official members of the geologic orchestra what is our cut going to be tonight and when is our next gig?
Typical… Actually, since you're all members now, you each owe $45.50 in dues.
Forget the questions, just get naked!
I'm naked right now!
What did you get in trouble for the most in middle school? - Andy B
I was actually pretty good in middle school. The worst stuff that I would get in trouble for was not doing my homework. I did manage to help a friend of mine fall through a ceiling though. True story…
Is there anyone on this earth that sucks more than Nancy Clark? - Jack W.
I'm unfamiliar with that person…
Is that your body? No really- WHAT IF???
What if it's my body? Yeah- WHAT IF!
Do you know the way to San Jose?
No. Great question though…
When did you first realize this was your passion?
No shit answer: PRE-SCHOOL. I went to a really cool Ukrainian/musical pre-school. Apparently, I LOVED PERFORMING. I have a pretty strong memory of entertaining the class by imitating a "conductor" while some classical piece was playing. They were all laughing, and I thought that this was just THE SHIT. (or at the time, THE KA-KA).