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Skunk Girl's Interview With Switcheroo


(Done around May '97)

This interview was taken after the Generiks/Muchacha show. Switcheroo didn't get to play cuz it was way too late. I had to write down their answers cuz I didn't have a tape recorder. Cool Band

SG: What are your names?
Chris Roo: Chris Roo
Robbie: I'm Robbie.
C
: Mike is the other fucker.

SG: Um, do you have any albums out?
C: We've put out tapes. Like 3 tapes. 2 are pressed. The other one was dubbed. That one we gave to all our friends. Mike is weird.

SG: Okay. Have you been on tour?
R: England
C: We are playing Bosnia. We're doing a benefit show for Ethiopians.
SG: Okay, No really. (laughs) Wait.
C: Can I have a beer?
Amanda: They're not cold yet

SG: So what do you think about skunks?
C: I don't like the way they smell but cartoon skunks are pretty cool
R: I used to have a pet skunk.

SG: What is your music about?
R: (laughs)
C: Girls, Beer, Punk Rock, Weed
SG: Wait! No Weed references!!
C: What? Mike's home. Come join us for the interview

SG: So. Um. How long have you been together?
R: 3 years
C: I've known Robbie for 18 years. There is very good logic behind that, we are cousins. Inbred. No, you don't have to put that part. It's not true.
A: My cousin asked me outSG: Ew!!
A: Karl met him tooSG: You and that Karl.

SG: Next Question: Name some band influences.
R: Fishbone
C: I'm into the Skinners, little bit of Pearl Jam, No Doubt and Bush, Bush goddamned rules. Roo Tang, dawg. KRS
Bill
: I am William Francis Canny, Jr. of the county of Mayo, North East Ireland, but I'm from Greenwood.

SG: Why do you smoke shitty weed?
M: I don't. Chris and Robbie do.
C: I do.

SG: Drink of choice?
C: Anything with alcohol and that green apple drink Jim gave me.
M: Cold beer.
R: plutonic water, vodka, puke.

B: If the band had one dick, how long would it be?
R: 300 inches

SG: Where do you work and do you like your job?
C: I don't have the rent goddammit. What the fuck is work?
R: I'm a fuckin errand boy.
C: He sucks architectual firms' employees' dicks for lotsa money.

SG: How did you kids get into the punk rock?
M: It all started when Robbie met Devo on Christmas morning.
C: It all started when I was 4 and I was the roadie for Black Flag. Only for 6 weeks though, because the government found out. Damn child labor laws.
SG: Okay.
M: What?

SG: Okay, as a band, what does Switcheroo stand for?
B: They are so versatile
M: Cause we suck
C: As a band we stand for fascism, nazism, communism, and all isms.
B: jisms?
C: Aw yeah, the jisms. Isms is what makes the world go round.

SG: What's the future look for you guys?
M: We're going on tour in August. We are planning a 7"
C: We're gonna be bigger than Green Day. We're gonna play big arenas. Bigger than Metallica.

SG: Would you ever sign to a major?
All: No!!
SG: Yay!!

SG: Do you ever want to make money off of what you're doing?
All: No!!

SG: Who gets the most chicks?
R: Me definitely.
C: Me. I don't know how. I think its my 12" penis.

SG: I have a calculator. Who gets the most guys?
C: Mike! All the guys come talk to Mike.

SG: Who sings?
R: Me and Mike
C: We have the occasional Bill Jr.

SG: They are about to smoke weed.
C: We're not going to smoke weed.
C: It's fresh tobacco straight from the tobacco farm.
M: We are straight edger than Chalkline.
C: There is no other band called Switcheroo.
M: Why aren't you asking some real questions?

SG: Fave movie?
M: Don't watch movies. Suburbia.
R: Suburbia

SG: I'm tired. Now that yer all high, fave color.
R: That's not punk rock.
M: Purple
C: Purple and green. Oh man, I should not have smoked that whole joint.

SG: So what is the Spartanburg scene like?
C: They'll all come out for the rap core shows, but they wont come out for the punk rock. I like Rage.
M: Kill Whitey rocks. Utah Package and Jenny rock.

SG: We are not lesbian lovers...anymore. Remember, Amanda is single!
M: Check out my web page: http://www.members.aol.com/geek4000/switcheroo.html

SG: Do you like my shoes?
C: I like the way the white contrasts with the black.

SG: Bill is rambling. Do you ever notice that I wear the same outfit at every show?
C: I have noticed that.
B: Have you ever heard of anybody brag about a book by its coveSG: I am not a book and nobody brags about me.

SG: Do you ever get that not so fresh feeling?
C: I do. Whoa, I got this crazy feeling!

SG: (to robbie) Why do you laugh so much?
R: (laughs)
SG: Huh?
R:(laughs) Mikes got an answer.
Mike: Too much heroin.

SG: What is yer fave food?
R: Pizza
C: Clock of Lyman. It rocks.
B: The Clock rocks. Clock is the beacon of the Lyman , Duncan, Wellford , Jackson Mills, Spartanburg area.

SG: Boys are weird.
C: Boys are drunk. Territorial.

SG: Any closing thoughts?
C: I'm drunk as fuck. It's 4:35 in the morning. Robbie said tought shmought. Fuck all thaR: That's what Chris said.
M: Girls can write us. Guys can send us e-mail cuz I like guys.
SG: Only girls can write letters?
C: Yeah.
M: Come see us on tour!

THE END

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