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PART 2

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The Live Freak Test: Part II

Updated: September 24, 2000

[The Freak Test has gotten out of hand. Part 2 had to be created. Thanks to the many Live fans who have submitted additions: This is your creation! Feel free to send more submissions.]

Add one point for each question that applies to you. Be honest. Be amused.


247. You've made or received phone calls from/to other Live fans in other countries for the sole purpose of talking about Live, and NOTHING ELSE! [submitted by: love_my_way@hotmail.com]

248. You often glance at your watch just to see if the time corresponds with the tracktime of a Live song. [submitted by: love_my_way@hotmail.com]

249. You get bored between the hours of 8:00 to 2:00. (See above question #248). [submitted by: love_my_way@hotmail.com]

250. You've had personalized cakes created for the members of Live on their birthdays. [submitted by: love_my_way@hotmail.com]

251. You were arrested while trying to deliver the cake to the Live member on their birthday. [submitted by: EADGchick@aol.com]

252. It is stated in your will that you are to be buried with your Live collection. Bonus 5 points if you plan to pull this off, yet you're being cremated. [submitted by: love_my_way@hotmail.com]

253. It is because of Live that you are also a big fan of The Psychedelic Furs. [submitted by: love_my_way@hotmail.com]

254. You go to see every concert of every other band signed to Radioactive because they're on the same label as Live. [submitted by: love_my_way@hotmail.com]

255. You tape the news every night because the word "Live" is often said, or it pops up on the screen. [submitted by: love_my_way@hotmail.com]

256. You've bought every live album any band has ever released, just because you love that word so damn much! [submitted by: love_my_way@hotmail.com]

257. You wander around town at night rearranging the letters on billboard signs so that they read only "LIVE". [submitted by: love_my_way@hotmail.com]

258. You still haven't taken your Nightflight To Venus vinyl off the turntable since the day you got it. (Oh, sorry. That's a question for the Boney M Freak Test). [submitted by: love_my_way@hotmail.com]

259. Ed has a restraining order on you. [submitted by: Redhedd7@postoffice.pacbell.net]

260. You sat through 7 hours of N'Sync and Britney Spears videos on VH1 just hoping to see "Dolphin's Cry" JUST ONE MORE TIME!!!! [submitted by: Redhedd7@postoffice.pacbell.net]

261. You use all of your extra cash to buy copies of TDTH, thinking you will make it get higher on Billboard. [submitted by: vinestreet@prodigy.net]

262. You submit questions to the Live Freak Test to improve your own score. [submitted by: the_tyranny_of_tradition@yahoo.com]

263. You call yourself a Gas Hed. [submitted by: rlaws@mediaone.net]

264. You have an address book group called Friends of Live in your e-mail contacts. [submitted by: rlaws@mediaone.net]

265. You use this address book group at least once a day. [submitted by: rlaws@mediaone.net ]

266. You are hooking up with people from FOL to go to a show together...even though you've never met them . [submitted by: rlaws@mediaone.net]

267. You have a Live member in your AOL Buddy List. [submitted by: rlaws@mediaone.net]

268. You instant message the Live member every time they log on. [submitted by: rlaws@mediaone.net]

269. Someone in Live has you in their Buddy List. [submitted by: rlaws@mediaone.net]

270. You sit up to 3a.m. Sunday hoping they play Live on 120 Min, and you're late for school/work because of it. [submitted by: teehman@juno.com]

271. You tuned your guitar down so you can sound like Live. [submitted by: Eva753@aol.com]

272. You've been kicked out of more than one band because you refused to tune back up. [submitted by: Eva753@aol.com]

273. Your internet address relates to Live. [submitted by: Eva753@aol.com]

274. You have an email signature that has Live quotes. [submitted by: Eva753@aol.com]

275. You've bought guitar tab for Live, and you don't even play guitar. [submitted by: Eva753@aol.com]

276. You've tried to play Live music on flute, clarinet, oboe, harpischord, etc. [submitted by: Eva753@aol.com]

277, When a band member is sick, you swear you have the same illness. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

278. You swear you have the same illness as a band member, and you were no where near them. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

279. It takes you over a month to decide on a name for your Live website. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

280. You distribute flyers for your Live website at concerts. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

281. You distribute flyers for your Live website anywhere. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

282. You find yourself writing harmonies to the songs so you can sing along with them...at concerts.... [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

283. Your computer's screensaver/desktop themes consist of Live related themes. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

284. When your computer is sleeping it plays the BOG. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

285. You act out your imaginary 1st meeting with Ed. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

286. You have pet names for all the band members (ie- Chadders [my personal fave], Titillating-Taylor, Patsy Dee, Eddie-pooh, and Mr. Sexy)?. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

287. You call them these pet names in person. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

289. They have pet names for you. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

290. You re-record all of your Live CDs in every medium possible- cassettes, MP3s, MIDIs, minidisks etc.- just so that you'd be guaranteed to hear them anytime, anywhere. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

291. You have several back ups of each of these recordings mentioned in #290. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

292. You listen to the radio for prolonged periods of time, yet the only songs you can remember are Live songs- everything else is just a blank.... [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

293. You change identities and addresses to win Live prizes from radio contests -repeatedly. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

294. The Friends of Live hotline is on your speed dial. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

295. The operators at ticketmaster and venue boxoffices know you by name and reserve your tickets with out asking. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

296. The operators at ticketmaster and venue boxoffices know you by name and reserve your tickets with out asking... in other countries. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

297. All of your bookmarked webpages are Live websites. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

298. Most of the Live webpages bookmarked are yours. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

299. You have a mailbox at the Homespun HQ. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

300. You feel compelled to fill in the silences after "but..." with "the beauty of this vision alone...." [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

301. You play air guitar to TMH. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

302, You own obscure Live merchandise such as toothbrushes, tour duffle bags, guitar picks from DOAD, Ed head PEZ dispensers..... [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

303. You make your own Live merchandise- oven mittens, quilts, scented candles, yoga mats, balloons, lampshades.... [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

304. You sell this stuff- to band members. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

305. You know all the guitar tabs to every song by heart. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

306. The previous question applies to you, but you have absolutley no clue as to how to play a guitar. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

307. Your homepage is friendsoflive.com. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

308. You use the FOL message board as a chat room. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

309. You find the lyric "scorpions in my hair" absolutely hilarious. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

310, You have actually had scorpions in your hair. [submitted by: EADGchick@aol.com]

311. You've scored over 140 on this test so far.... [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

312. You weren't kidding about scoring over 140.... [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

313. If a Live CD skips, you feel required to start the whole CD over from the beginning "because it's just not the same". [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

314. You have all night Live marathons- all the CDs; all on shuffle; all on continuous loop. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

315, You have all night Live marathons- and you do this alone. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

316. You can do a dead-on impression of Ed. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

317. You can do a dead-on impression of all the bands members. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

318. You can do a dead-on impression of their family members. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

319. You prank called a band member pretending to be another band member. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

320. You prank called a band member pretending to be another band member, and he believed you. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

321, Their mothers send you christmas cards. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

322. For some odd reason, people have found you mumbling about fijian seas and rivers in your sleep. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

323. For some odd reason, people have found you mumbling about fijian seas and rivers in your sleep, and you werent really asleep. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

324. Say the following sentence aloud: I live in the United States of America. you said "live" like "LiVE", didnt you???!! [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

325. Your wardrobe consists solely of a pair of black pants, button-down shirts that tend never to stay that way, a flaming cap and a pair of old jeans with a tear in the right knee. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

326, You know exactly what I'm talking about in question #325. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

327. You know exactly what I'm talking about in question #325, and you stole them from that band member's wardrobe.... [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

328, You feel special because your name is Patrick, Edward or Chad (+2 if you are female) [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

329. You constantly curse your parents for not naming you Patrick, Edward or Chad (+3 if you are female) [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

330. You tape radio commercials for concerts. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

331, You sell these radio commercials as bootlegs. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

332. You bought these radio commercials from someone else. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

333, You bought these radio commercials from someone else...in another country. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

334. You seriously wonder whether the members of Live dress to the left or the right. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

335. You know the answer to question #334. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

336. You bought a bowl of four goldfish to comemmorate the debut of the new album. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

337. Those fish are still alive. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

338. You make sacrifices to your Live altar. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

339. Your answering machine message contains Live related references. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

340. Your definition of a Live related refernce is: containing the letters: "L", "I", "V" and "E". [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

341. You get pissed when people just write live or Live and not +LiVE+, *LIVE*, LIVE!!!! or LiVE.... [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

342. You've framed your Kerrang! article. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

343. You've framed your Kerrang! article, and it's imported.... [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

344. You've framed your Kerrang! article, ...and it's autographed.... [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

345. Your Live dedicated website is regularly visited by a band member- so that he can catch up on news, updates, pics, new releases.... [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

346. You have Live theme parties. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

347. "Bagels" was one of your theme parties. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

348. You were the only person at your theme parties. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

349. You've calculated the distance to here. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

350. You can draw dead-on sketches of band members- from memory. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

351. You can draw dead-on sketches of band members- from memory, and that's all you can draw. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

352. You bitch about Ty™ not making LiVE beanie babies. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

353. You've made your own Live "beanie babies" [submitted by: EADGchick@aol.com]

354. Your door mat says "Welcome to Otter Creek" [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

355. Your door mat says "Welcome to Otter Creek", and it was the actual sign you stole from Otter Creek.... [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

356. You are strongly against hippies---just because of "Unsheathed" [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

357, You trade bootlegs and song interpretations like Pokemon cards. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

358. You trade bootlegs and song interpretations like Pokemon cards, and you trade with Ed. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

359. You swear DWY was written specifically for you (+2 of you're a guy) [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

360. You feel pretty damn special because your name is Maya ;) [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

361. You request YATW at dance clubs. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

362. You know where all the band members birthmarks are. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

363. You know where all the band members birthmarks are, and you had them tattoo'd onto yourself. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

364. You are giving the finger to the cameraperson in every photo taken of you. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

365. You consider the tour diary as your personal diary. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

366. You consider the tour diary as your personal diary, and it is. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

367, You consider sushi, cigars and guinness as primary food groups. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

368. Every story you tell is about Live. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

369. You wonder why the band didnt personally thank you in the TDTH thank-yous. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

370. Your coverband is called "Pre-Recorded". [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

371. You know their license plates. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

372. Ed came to you in a dream. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

373. Ed came to you in a dream...he really did.... [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

374. The Freak Test is bookmarked on your browser. [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

375. The Freak Test is bookmarked on your browser.....so that you can check back everyday to see if your score improved.... [submitted by: shoehead9000@juno.com]

376. You found a book by Aldous Huxley buried at the bottom of your closet and spend the rest of the day ranting about Ed and Live...not even bothering to look at whatever the book was about. [submitted by: Steffers27@aol.com]

377. After much studying, reading up on, etc. of any and all spiritual practices Ed has ever mentioned, you say "Oh, to hell with it!" and start your new religion named Ed [submitted by: Steffers27@aol.com]

378. Your friends refer to you as a Follower of Ed [submited by: Steffers27@aol.com]

379. You have actually converted people to this religion [submitted by: Steffers27@aol.com]

380. You only drink SOY milk, for the purpose that it may have come "straight outta York" [submitted by: shelbel@goes.com]

381. You changed your last name to one of the bandmates just to impress the ladies [submitted by: hrbs@gorge.net]

382. You own a Wax Mountain tape just because Chad Taylor co-produced it. [submitted by: RadhaOm@webtv.net]

383. You constantly keep the GEQ on your stereo on the 'live' setting, just because. [submitted by: RadhaOm@webtv.net]

384. You know what Hogmah is. [submitted by: RadhaOm@webtv.net]

385. You actually like it! :P [submitted by: RadhaOm@webtv.net]

386. You only buy Sparkle® paper towels [submitted by: RadhaOm@webtv.net]

387. You've heard Pat SING!!! [submitted by: RadhaOm@webtv.net]

388. You have over 15gb of Live stuff on your Hard disk drive [submitted by: simongrigg@optushome.com.au]

389. You requested the same Live song to multiple local radio stations and further listened to only the ones that played your request. [submitted: by maladroit@bored.com]

390. You can make the sound of a dolphin cry. [submitted by: maladroit@bored.com]

391. You have memorized every hand motion that Live has ever made on every video. [submitted by: maladroit@bored.com]

392. You refuse to now eat clam chowder in case it is "unclean". [submitted by: maladroit@bored.com]

393. You eat clam chowder believing that Ed's "contents" are in it. [submitted by: maladroit@bored.com]

394. You do the famous song and dance every time you see a penny, even in public places. [submitted by: maladroit@bored.com]

395. You have spent over $5000 on Live-related merchandise on Ebay. [submitted by: maladroit@bored.com]

396. You have stayed home from an important event (a family event, your birthday, your wedding, your funeral, etc.) in hopes that a Live member will enter a chat room. [submitted by: maladroit@bored.com]

397. You had a cessarian just so you wouldn't have to bare your children with the usual cost of labor. [submitted by: maladroit@bored.com]

398. Your car hasn't been washed in five years, but your Live bumper stickers are buffed and polished daily. [submitted by: kdrust@labyrinth.net]

399. You're dressing up as Winnie the Pooh for Halloween! [submitted by: RadhaOm@webtv.net]


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This survey was presented in jest with plenty of free time and sarcasm on hand. Anyone scoring higher than a 50 should seek serious psychological help.

Note: Part 2 of the Live Freak Test was created by Kymla.

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