F.A.Q. # 1

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Question: Why don't you write very often?

Answer: Writing a "blog" is very hard work. Sometimes after even creating a short entry I can't get out of bed for weeks.

Q: What is your favorite color?

A: I would have to say it's in the blue family, but the specific favorite shade of blue changes frequently. The color of Kris's eyes are amazing, so that's a big favorite. (for a photo of Kris go to kriscahill.com and check out those eyes!)

Q: What is the name of the Hopi ritual clown you wear on the left breast of your black denim jacket?

A: That is Koshari, or the Hano clown. Another name for Koshari is Koyala, which seems to refer to their babbling speech and antic movements, but may also refer to their headgear, koya'lashen.

Q: Why did you choose him?

A: I like him because he is also known as the glutton, and will often eat an entire watermelon by himself. Like me.

Q: When did you move to Los Angeles?

A: The year was 1878. The gold rush was on. I packed the family into the wagon and we headed out west from Ohio to strike it rich.

Q: What about this life time?

A: Oh. I moved here in March of ought six. I spent 7 long months living away from my blue eyed wife, which if you have a wife, I highly recommend you not live away from her for that long. It's very difficult.

Q: What happened, were you finally reunited?

A: Yes. In September of ought six we sold the homestead back in Illinois, and packed up the Penske (that's what they call wagons these days) and headed west. It was one of the most difficult moves in the history of moves. For one, the old penske was too small to accommodate all of our worldly possessions. As the last piece of furniture was placed on the back of ole penske and tied down, we still had a front yard full of boxes and furniture that we had no room for.

Q: What did you do?

A: We started a bon fire and burned everything.

Q: What happened next?

A: Well, it was late by the time we left the homestead, so we drove the penske as far as we could, and found a place to rest for the night. It was an inn of some kind that had a holiday theme to it. The next morning when we woke, the wife had taken ill with a pox of some kind. We sought out a doctor in Missouri who treated her, but the pain persisted for quite some time.
We had planned a wonderful journey/adventure/vacation, but it was not as much fun for the wife as we had hoped, as her face was on fire most of the trip. By the time we hit the big hole in the ground in Arizona, she was feeling much better, the swelling had gone down, and she could see again. Still, she refused to walk too close to the edge of the canyon. I'm not sure why.

Q: Who are you going to vote for on November 7th?

A: Anyone who is against the war, for the environment, and all the propositions that will tax the rich and the oil companies.

Q: Do you have any musical gigs coming up soon?

A: No.

Q: What about acting gigs?

A: I'm always auditioning for work, as all actors do. I was recently became a company member of the Atwater Playhouse
(www.atwaterplayhouse.com) a theatre and school that practices and teaches the Stanislavski Method. I am also
an understudy in their new play, Invisible Bars, that runs until Dec 16, 2006.

Q: Have you ever served any time in jail?

A: I was arrested twice, no convictions.

Q: How do you feel about the new planet that was just discovered?

A: I hope to get to know it better in the future, maybe at a cocktail party or some social event. I'm sure there are many more planets we will discover in the future.

Q: Were you ever a professional baseball player?

A: Yes, I played for the Washington Senators.

Q: What's it like living downtown in Los Angeles?

A: It's great. We are so close to everything. The air is dirty and it can be noisy at times, but that is most of LA. There are ten million souls here, it's an interesting place.

Q: Do you miss your friends and family back in Illinois?

A: Of course.

Q: Do you think the lunar landing in 1969 was a fake?

A: No. Green screen technology was not sophisticated enough then to fake such an event. I remember watching it live on television. It was very exciting. I hear the ratings were to the moon.

Q: If you were on a desert island, what three records and movies would you want with you?

A: How would I play them?

Q: A solar powered DVD/CD/MP3 player with built in monitor and speakers.

A: Okay. For music, I would choose Brian Eno's Another Green World, Frank Zappa's Hot Rats, and Bach's Preludes. Movies are bit harder, but I would have to say the original Willie Wonka with Gene Wilder, Woody Allen's What's Up Tiger Lilly, (so I could make up my own dialog when I got bored, and maybe some porn.

Q: Porn?

A: Yeah, I'm on a desert island alone with nothing but an MP3 player. What would you do, study fucking Latin?

Q: You seem upset now?

A: I'm not upset. I just don't want to be on the desert island anymore. End of questions, I need a nap.
If you have anymore questions, you can email me through my page on the world wide web, noelolken.com.
I have to go take a nap.