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"Miscellaneous Debris" by Jimbo Gilbert

Archive from : 06/19/06

Eat us.

Sitting down in the easy chair today :

Jacob Barcena

Current musical thang? :

Didley Squat and bedroom noise recordings

Ya got a website? :

http://www.didleysquatmusic.com and http://www.myspace.com/didleysquat

Can I have a listen? :

Raspberry Cranberry

May I get you a sandwich? :

Turkey/Swiss on a croissant always hits the spot.

Magic Sandwich: What was the last thing you broke?

Always wear your seatbelt. Photo by Wayne Farrens.

Jacob Barcena: I don't know if I'm technically to blame, but I'm pretty sure I broke my car's cd player. And let me tell you, I do not wish mainstream radio on ANYBODY. I'm literally dying right now due to a lack of good music in my car stereo.

MS: If you could be any color, what would you be?

JB: Clear, or whatever color chameleons are. That'd be cool. I like the idea of being camoflaged, being able to hide in a crowd, witness things that I otherwise might miss because of the fear of prying eyes/ears. I'd probably use this power to scare people all the time, so much so that the joke would get old. But then I would keep doing until it became funny again.

MS: Come up with a new verse for a famous song.

JB: To the tune of Radiohead's Creep, in dishonor of some people I serve at the restaurant I work at:

I'm so cheap, I don't tip, no
What the hell is gratuity?
I don't believe in it
Cuz I'm so cheap

(i'm sorry, that's terribly lame. I'm not very creative.)

MS: You're hunting an animal; describe where you are, what animal you're hunting and what you're hunting with.

JB: I'm in prehistoric times, somewhere with really dense jungle growth. I'm hunting that spitting dinosaur from Jurassic Park. You know, the one that killed Neuman. And I'm hunting with a futuristic laser prod, because, clearly, if I'm time travelling, I'm doing so because I come from the future, which means access to laser weapons n' shit.

MS: You have to dress either in full Victorian formal costume and waltz or a full cowboy get-up and square dance, which will it be?

JB: Definitely the Victorian formal costume,because corsettes do wonders to my figure. The type of dance matters little as long as I get to wear a dress.

Check 'em out folks!	MS: What already existing building/place in Sac would be a great place to start having live music?
	JB: I would say any vacant space in midtown Sac would be a good place to get all guerilla with a show, but the likelihood of finding a place like that is disappearing. And, not to mention the police crackdown. Didley Squat used to hold free shows at Red Square, a yogurt/creperie on Alhambra. But the cops started getting real picky about noise and whatnot, so we couldn't comfortably hold them anymore. It's a shame, it is.
	MS: Who is/was the greatest comedian?
	JB: I don't know who I'd consider "greatest," because I'm not too familiar with the actual standup of guys like Pryor or Carlin. And it's too easy to say Dave Chapelle, because every college guy knows him and can recite him by heart more so than I would ever attempt to. I'm a fan of Zach Galifianakis. He's super offbeat and unusual in his comedy, and I sort of live in that world anyway, so it's a perfect fit.
	MS: Make up a juicy tabloid headline about someone in your band.
	JB: Drummer Casey James vomits on the First Lady at Children's Home dedication! Pianist Stuart Nishiyama caught in bizarre love triangle with Yoko Ono and the recently unearthed corpse of John Lennon!
	MS: What is the biggest waste of time?
	JB: MySpace/LiveJournal/any internet networking site is the biggest waste of time. I can be online for hours and not realize what I'm doing. It's a problem and I need help. Help me?
	MS: What was the last great piece of delivered mail you got (not e-mail)?
	JB: The last great piece of mail I got was a shock. Just from the envelope, I could tell there was something special waiting for me inside. I opened it up, and the letter read, "You may have already won!" I jumped for joy! I'd never won anything! I'm still waiting to hear back from them. I'm apparently in the super-duper-semi-finals. I can just taste that money now! But, let's not jinx it.

The Squatters in your neighborhood: Stuart, David, Jacob and Casey. Photo by Jay Spooner.