basics
1. name : William C. Carpenter
2. location : Lake Charles, LA
3. age / occupation : 28/ graduate student
4. email / aim / site wccemp@hotmail.com
braid
1. how did you get into braid? In 1997 my pal Arnie booked them at the Westlake
Community center. He gave me a copy of a few of the 7"s and I was dumbstruck.
However a few days before they played, I got pneumonia and missed the show.
However, about a year later they came through again and it was absolutely the
best show that I've ever seen.
2. top 5/10 braid songs. nineteen75, american typewriter, perfect pitch, niagara,
painting nebraska, grace car part 1, grand theft autumn, bridge to canada, hugs
from boys, katycat
3. top 3/5 braid lyrics. and the door slams, it's such a safe sound/ kisses
aren't contracts, baby and these days, neither are words/ so you sell and you
sell with your heart, so you can make a few bucks and loose a few friends
(seemed very apropo then, even more now)/ cause I can't help it if the songs get
hard for you to hear/ is you autumn attic full? am i your automatic fool?
4. favorite braid song lyrically: niagara
5. favorite braid song musically: fire makes the house grow
6. favorite braid moment (shows, song, etc): the first time i saw them in '98
and the after-after-party for the last show at chad romanski's house
7. moment(s) that braid was the soundtrack for your life: living on an island in
canada, summer of '98
8. what braid song(s) take you back to a certain moment? hugs from boys because
i distinctly remember the last show when everyone sang it and (strawberry ann)
switzerland.
9. favorite braid member and why: i liked them all very much: chirs because he
was so warm and friendly and always had a smile on his face, bob because he's
such a great songwriter and lyricist, todd because he was very well read and
just a cool guy to hang out with and damon because I could talk drums with him.
10. favorite non-braid band/project featuring braid member(s): city on film
11. moment/habit that proves you are crazy about braid: i went to chicago and
urbana to see the last shows
12. most bizarre braid trivia you know: bob wears size 28 pants. don't ask.
site:
1. how did you get involved with CAS? i think bob mentioned it on the wire one
time. i even mailed rachel, offering to share pics of the last shows, but shit
got lost during a move.
2. what would you like to do/see more on this site? i think the site is great
and i'm really happy that someone is doing this. maybe a few more photos.