Member Introductions:

[dragonorchid]

Do i smell romance in the air?  

[Oliver Luck]

uh....I think Warlock might have stepped in something. Damn Blueclues....stupid, fake cartoon dog-thing!

[Roxy]

Do i smell romance in the air?  

Michael and Jase?  I have to admit I have been worried about those two...

[The Scarecrow]

Q: What is your name given at birth?
Erm, Reuben, I guess it's no secret now.

Q: If you had to change your first name right now, what name would you choose for yourself?
Well, my parents actually changed my name from Ashton after they changed their minds, so that will do.

Q: How old are you?
Older than I look.

Q: Where were you born?
Takapuna, another North Shore boy born and bred, without all the conotations.

Q: Ethnicity?
Where do I start? Mixture of Cook Island Maori/Samoan/Japanese/Croation descent, what a breeding ground.  No one can ever pick it, apparently I look kinda odd.
 
Q: What do you do?
I work in telecommunications, but all going well, I'll be studying to be a high school teacher next year.  Probably end all tutoring all your bastard offspring.

Q: What is your hair color?
Naturally?  Dark brown-red.  

Q: Are you in a Band? If so, which one.
Formerly Amperzahn (in the misnomer days), currently lead guitar in indie-rock band who can decide on a name, it was The Shallows at last call, but it won't last.

Q: Have you ever had a pet that was not a cat or dog? What was it?
Turtle. It was cool, all snappy and sh*t.

Q: What was the last song you sang when no one else was around?
Fu Manchu "Squash That Fly".

Q: What are 3 of your favorite TV shows?
- Scrubs
- The OC (the character of seth cohen is based on me, no doubt)
- IP on C4, or usually c4 in general
I don't watch that much TV, better things to do, like world domination.

Q: Where and what would you rather be doing right now?
Playing guitar.  Which I will be doing shortly.

Q: What is your favorite kind of music?
Just one?  Far out, I'd probably pick currently post-hardocre/punk-emo-metal rock.

Q: Croutons or bacon bits?
Erm....

Q: What are your favorite sports to watch
Cricket live, and that's about it.  

Q: What is your preferred ice cream
ah, mint choc chip.

Q: If you had one million dollars what would you spend it on?
Getting out of dept, a house with soundproofed walls, the Rock Shop back catalogue.

Q: What do you do most often when you are bored?
Stuff like this.

Q: Name the person you are friends with that lives the farthest away, and where do they live?
Hmm.  that'd be my mates ex-wife, who lives in Detroit, Michigan.

Q: Last movie you saw in theater?
Fantastic Four, it was better than I expected but i credit Jessica Alba with that.

Q: If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Grey.

Q: What's your favorite sport and/or hobby?
Soccer, till I was 17 and busted a knee.  I am just a guitar geek now.

Q: What scares you?
What doesn't is a more applicable question.

Q: What is the best day of the year?
The variables are too high on this one.

Q: Would you sing Kareoke?
busted out The Police's "Roxanne" a couple of weeks back.

Q: Hugs or Kisses?
whatever I can get.

Q: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
My sloppy guitar technique.

Q: Where would you like to retire?
The South Pacific.

Q: What is your favorite movie?
High Fidelity.

Q: What is a personality trait in others that you really like?
Honesty, honestly.

[Warlock]

Michael and Jase?  I have to admit I have been worried about those two...

* Warlock hides

[Dime4Life]

lol dude there were photos of you in there as well... basic hungover frightened photo at that

[Roxy]

Lol I still have that photo of Jase somewhere.  Someone tried to buy a frame once and got mad that I took the photo out, actually....!  Got a fan Jase?

[Warlock]

 

[thelostprophet]

*swoon*

hes got me

[Warlock]

Fans? what are those?  

[Willow]

Q: What is your name given at birth?
5th amendmant here, I am in this incarnation Willow

Q: If you had to change your first name right now, what name would you choose for yourself?
I did and its Willow

Q: How old are you?
to damm old

Q: Where were you born?
Hamtown

Q: Ethnicity?
European

Q: What do you do?
what I like generaly

Q: What is your hair color?
Picka a colour and Ive been it

Q: Are you in a Band? If so, which one.
ZSpyne, I play bass

Q: Have you ever had a pet that was not a cat or dog? What was it?
an axolotil called Spud, a rat named Beatrice, a cade full of budgies named after the 3rd richt

Q: What was the last song you sang when no one else was around?
a womb with a veiw by GBH

Q: What are 3 of your favorite TV shows?
there arent any on NZ telly COME ON!!!

Q: Where and what would you rather be doing right now?
somethig to calm my sadistic desires

Q: What is your favorite kind of music?
punk (old school , not the pop punk they dish out now) sca, metal heaps more that I cant be arsed nameing

Q: Croutons or bacon bits?
both

Q: What are your favorite sports to watch
show jumping at a pinch

Q: What is your preferred ice cream
none

Q: If you had one million dollars what would you spend it on?
getting the hell out of dodge city

Q: What do you do most often when you are bored?
thing sadistic thoughts

Q: Name the person you are friends with that lives the farthest away, and where do they live?, London Vio, or is Canada further away?


Q: Last movie you saw in theater?
Matrix trillogy

Q: If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
what the f**k? Id melt! but Id be a black goo at least

Q: What's your favorite sport and/or hobby?
sadisim, like you didnt see that one comming

Q: What scares you?
bugger all

Q: What is the best day of the year?
middle of winter? hell I dont know!

Q: Would you sing Kareoke?
HELL NO!!!! appart from the fact they dont have any good songs on there

Q: Hugs or Kisses?
both and in abundant amounts with a little pain thrown in for good measure

Q: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
hmm tempting fate here

Q: Where would you like to retire?
I dont want to

Q: What is your favorite movie?
A Clockwork Orange

Q: What is a personality trait in others that you really like?
Honsety, loyalty,integrity

[Tonto]

Q: What is your name given at birth?
Dharamjit Dhempassar
Q: If you had to change your first name right now, what name would you choose for yourself?
Jake or Tom
Q: How old are you?
35
Q: Where were you born?
in a hospital
Q: Ethnicity?
kiwi
Q: What is your hair color?
All my hair fell out after Thomas Cynic moved in the neighbourhood but it was black
Q: Are you in a Band? If so, which one.
I play Tabla if anyone is interested but no I am not a rockstar
Q: What was the last song you sang when no one else was around?
oh no that is too embarrassing
Q: What are 3 of your favorite TV shows?
the news, X air and brotown
Q: Where and what would you rather be doing right now?
I would rather be asleep at home than kidnapped by the cynic clan for some crazy escapade
Q: What is your favorite kind of music?
I like all kinds of Indian music
Q: What are your favorite sports to watch
cricket and rugby mate
Q: If you had one million dollars what would you spend it on?
I will not say a dairy tom!
Q: What do you do most often when you are bored?
I will not say that either horrible cynic clan
Q: Last movie you saw in theater?
star wars
Q: If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
brown
Q: What's your favorite sport and/or hobby?

Q: What scares you?
the cynics
Q: What is the best day of the year?

Q: Would you sing Kareoke?
no
Q: Hugs or Kisses?
anything as long as it is not from Tazneem my darling wife. Ok I'll say that Tom, that is funny!
Q: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?

Q: What is a personality trait in others that you really like?
People who don't burn my fence down.

[indychino]

Q: What is your name given at birth?
Marty
Q: If you had to change your first name right now, what name would you choose for yourself?
Abdul
Q: How old are you?
29
Q: Where were you born?
Masterton (sic)
Q: Ethnicity?
Honky
Q: What do you do?
Technology Teacher (I play with LEGO)
Q: What is your hair color?
dark Blond
Q: Are you in a Band? If so, which one.
knifeParty
Q: Have you ever had a pet that was not a cat or dog? What was it?
I have a fish. He/she is called George
Q: What was the last song you sang when no one else was around?
Ring My Doorbell - White Stripes
Q: What are 3 of your favorite TV shows?
MASH
Simpsons
Coronation Street (love that tracy)
Q: Where and what would you rather be doing right now?
Listening to Slayer
Q: What is your favorite kind of music?
Music
Q: Croutons or bacon bits?
Bacon Bits (duh)
Q: What are your favorite sports to watch
Nothing
Q: What is your preferred ice cream
Chocolate
Q: If you had one million dollars what would you spend it on?
Weed
Q: What do you do most often when you are bored?
ummmm...
Q: Name the person you are friends with that lives the farthest away, and where do they live?
James Barndan (my bass player)...he only lives 10minutes away. I like him.
Q: Last movie you saw in theater?
Star War III (baddest movie ever)
Q: If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Black
Q: What's your favorite sport and/or hobby?
Hobby - picking scabs
Q: What scares you?
Clowns and happy, positive people (there the ones more likely to snap)
Q: What is the best day of the year?
Tomorrow
Q: Would you sing Kareoke?
YES YES YES
Q: Hugs or Kisses?
Hugs
Q: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
My life
Q: Where would you like to retire?
In a grave - theres not enough time here
Q: What is your favorite movie?
Office Space - pure truth
Q: What is a personality trait in others that you really like?
Honesty

[SweetJack]

Q: What is your name given at birth?
I couldn't hear for all the screaming

Q: If you had to change your first name right now, what name would you choose for yourself?
SourJohn

Q: How old are you?
Death minus 8 (32)

Q: Where were you born?
Not Samoa

Q: Ethnicity?
Depends on what I'm applying for.

Q: What do you do?
I am a recovering Spiritual Leader

Q: What is your hair color?
Black. And Black.

Q: Are you in a Band? If so, which one.
I was the vocalist who replaced Zack de la Rocha, and was subsequently dumped for Chris Cornell.
Apparently I couldn't rap or sing.

Currently I am working on forming my own supergroup. All I need is a band, some talent, and one of the "Big 5" record labels to bend to my will.

Q: Have you ever had a pet that was not a cat or dog? What was it?
I once owned the entire rat population of Hamelin. But that was when I called the tune.

Q: What was the last song you sang when no one else was around?
The soundtrack to Jesus Christ Superstar. From start to finish.

Q: What are 3 of your favorite TV shows?
One news and two updates.

Q: Where and what would you rather be doing right now?
Filling out online questionnaires.

Q: What is your favorite kind of music?
Grunge is NOT dead. Perpetuate the myth.

Q: Croutons or bacon bits?
Crouton bits.

Q: What are your favorite sports to watch
Skulling competitions.

Q: What is your preferred ice cream
French Vanilla

Q: If you had one million dollars what would you spend it on?
Tequila. Oh, and French Vanilla ice cream.

Q: What do you do most often when you are bored?
I'm not intelligent enough to get bored

Q: Name the person you are friends with that lives the farthest away, and where do they live?
The Man. The Moon.

Q: Last movie you saw in theater?
Too long ago to remember, but I'm pretty sure it was before "The Classic" became a comedy venue.

Q: If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Black and Blue.

Q: What's your favorite sport and/or hobby?
Sport - tennis
Hobby - reading inverted Vailima labels

Q: What scares you?
Kryptonite.

Q: What is the best day of the year?
Every day is a good day.

Q: Would you sing Kareoke?
I'm not sure how it goes, could you hum it for me?

Q: Hugs or Kisses?
Yes please.

Q: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
My ability to change.

Q: Where would you like to retire?
Probably somewhere in the middle of next week. Preferably on a mountain of cash.

Q: What is your favorite movie?
The Quiet Earth.

Q: What is a personality trait in others that you really like?
Gullibility.

[dragonorchid]

Welcome to the Rock Factory Community Sweet Jack, and indychino, If I havent welcomeed you yet, you too!

[SweetJack]

Thanks Michelle, it's a pleasure to be here  

[Liam is a Dork]

Q: What is your name given at birth?
Liam
Q: If you had to change your first name right now, what name would you choose for yourself?
   George W Bush
Q: How old are you?
     23
Q: Where were you born?
     Earth
Q: Ethnicity?
     White Trash
Q: What do you do?
     You know, stuff
Q: What is your hair color?
     Brown
Q: Are you in a Band? If so, which one.
     Amperzahn and Runninghouse
Q: Have you ever had a pet that was not a cat or dog? What was it?
     Tonnes, but they all died
Q: What was the last song you sang when no one else was around?
     Chic 'N' Stu - System of a Down
Q: What are 3 of your favorite TV shows?
     (1) Family Guy
     (2) McGyver
     (3) Rick Steins cooking show
Q: Where and what would you rather be doing right now?
     None of your buisness
Q: What is your favorite kind of music?
     Prog rock
Q: Croutons or bacon bits?
     mmmm bacon
Q: What are your favorite sports to watch
     female mudwrestling
Q: What is your preferred ice cream
     the not melted kind (michelle knows)
Q: If you had one million dollars what would you spend it on?
    Cool stuff
Q: What do you do most often when you are bored?
     play drums along to a CD
Q: Name the person you are friends with that lives the farthest away, and where do they live?
     Emo - England
Q: Last movie you saw in theater?
     Capote
Q: If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
     Black!
Q: What's your favorite sport and/or hobby?
     Drummin
Q: What scares you?
     Michael Jackson
Q: What is the best day of the year?
     Christmas
Q: Would you sing Kareoke?
     HOw drunk am I in this scenario
Q: Hugs or Kisses?
     both
Q: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
    I'd have 11 toes
Q: Where would you like to retire?
    Tahiti
Q: What is your favorite movie?
     Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Q: What is a personality trait in others that you really like?
     Sence of Humour

[Liam is a Dork]

Ok, I'm chaniging my TV answer and replacing McGyver with Spongebob Squarepants

[dragonorchid]

Hello Liam, Welcome to the Rock Factory Community! FINALLY!
and Magyver is WAAAYYY cooler than spongeboob...

[Kristie]

Hell no!  Spongebob is so much better!                

[that drummer]

Yea spongebob rips up anything, except the simpsons, cause thts the shiz

[Warlock]

Yea man cant beat the Simpsons  
Although spongebob comes close

[dragonorchid]

well obviouslyt I'm older than all of you..

[Sturmbrynger]

and Magyver is WAAAYYY cooler than spongeboob...

I don't know, spongeboob[sic] sounds kinda interesting  

Oh and the Taiwanese version rocks "SquareBob SpongeyPants"

Ant used to dress up like Indiana Jones and when Magyver was on he'd get his little plastic toolbox out and make 'things'

And Michelle - you're just a babe...I mean baby! - 'some' of my early memories of tv were black and white programmes! now thats old..... and sounds like good new thread 'programmes you remember ra ra ar

[that drummer]

if its any concellation, ive never seen these programmes, they were cut before i was born.

The best thing ive seen was Mc Ivor hahaha gotta love bill and ben

[Caeleddin]

Q: What is your name given at birth?
Adrian. Yeah. It's on my birth certificate. And I got lucky too. Apparently my Dad screwed up and put in Adrain, but realised his mistake before it got submitted. So, I am now "the man from Hadria" instead of "a sewer feeder".

Q: If you had to change your first name right now, what name would you choose for yourself?
Well, to be honest, I don't care enough to. Adrian is fine. Doesn't matter what people call me. I'm not the one saying it.

Q: How old are you?
Would you believe...29?

Q: Where were you born?
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Q: Ethnicity?
Chinese

Q: What do you do?
At the moment, Sales and Technical stuff. Mainly Sales, though. Quite boring, really.

Q: What is your hair color?
Black going on brown. Don't know why, as I am full-blooded Chinese on either side.

Q: Are you in a Band? If so, which one.
Nope. Considering that, while I play the classical guitar and the organ, my skills at both is excretable, I don't anticipate getting into one either.

Q: Have you ever had a pet that was not a cat or dog? What was it?
Had a little bird once when I was about 5. It died trying to escape an iguana... Poor thing.

Q: What was the last song you sang when no one else was around?
Umm... Pass? I sing when there are people around. Current song of choice (aka., torture instrument) is Baba Yetu... in Swahili... Before that, it was Sona by Secret Garden in Irish Gaelic and before that was Athair ar Neamh by Enya, also in Irish Gaelic.

Q: What are 3 of your favorite TV shows?
CSI, House, Cold Case

Q: Where and what would you rather be doing right now?
Either at the local Starbucks equivalent with friends debating politics and science, or playing Civ4.

Q: What is your favorite kind of music?
Easy listening stuff. Things by Enya, Secret Garden, Sarah Maclachlan, and the slower ones by Nightwish. Some Celine Dion thrown in there and a lot of 60s music (Simon & Garfunkle, Abba, BeeGees, etc.).

Q: Croutons or bacon bits?
Bacon. I don't like toast.

Q: What are your favorite sports to watch
Cricket. Can have it in the background while I do something else.

Q: What is your preferred ice cream
Yam.

Q: If you had one million dollars what would you spend it on?
A bought and paid for home. And then we'll see.

Q: What do you do most often when you are bored?
Switch on the computer. Pull out one of my fiction files. Go nuts.

Q: Name the person you are friends with that lives the farthest away, and where do they live?
There is Jonny-boy (Jonathan). He is living on the outskirts of Detriot, although he doesn't like being called a Detroit boy.

Q: Last movie you saw in theater?
Probably King Arthur.

Q: If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Dark Grey.

Q: What's your favorite sport and/or hobby?
For actually doing, badminton or squash.

Q: What scares you?
Dumb people given the reins of power and power-hungry people given their heart's desire (ie., Helen)

Q: What is the best day of the year?
Any day I get to be with friends and family.

Q: Would you sing Kareoke?
Is that a threat? Yes, I sing. But only under duress. Don't push me if you value your ears...

Q: Hugs or Kisses?
Hugs lead to kisses... Or was it kisses lead to hugs? Meh. Both.

Q: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
Stop being so opinionated, I guess. People seem to hate that.

Q: Where would you like to retire?
Retire? No way! They are going to have to drag me away with my boots on.

Q: What is your favorite movie?
Too many to count. Star Wars 6 and 4 (haven't see 3) is probably the closest, but there have been a few that made me think.

Q: What is a personality trait in others that you really like?
Friendliness and frankness.

[Pacey]

Q: What is your name given at birth?
Rebecca   ahhh.. no one calls me that =p
Q: If you had to change your first name right now, what name would you choose for yourself?
Hmm. Rebecca is all good actually. Anything else would be really... weird..
Q: How old are you?
20
Q: Where were you born?
Hastings, NZ
Q: Ethnicity?
European
Q: What do you do?
Goto Mainz and work at Starbucks
Q: What is your hair color?
Right now, dark brown, blonde and pink
Q: Are you in a Band? If so, which one.
Nooo
Q: Have you ever had a pet that was not a cat or dog? What was it?
A cockateil. Called teal. How original..
Q: What was the last song you sang when no one else was around?
Hey hey you you, i dont like your girlfriend!    :'D
Q: What are 3 of your favorite TV shows?
Desperate Housewives, Greys Anatomy and Shortland Street, im such a girl!
Q: Where and what would you rather be doing right now?
Umm, sleeping. Sleep is good
Q: What is your favorite kind of music?
Rock, Alt rock, hard rock, pop rock, all kinds of rock. Bit of screamo too.
Q: Croutons or bacon bits?
Bacon bits
Q: What are your favorite sports to watch
Rugby and Cricket
Q: What is your preferred ice cream
Chocolate
Q: If you had one million dollars what would you spend it on?
A house
Q: What do you do most often when you are bored?
internet.. haha
Q: Name the person you are friends with that lives the farthest away, and where do they live?
Salma, Christchurch
Q: Last movie you saw in theater?
Happy Feet, hell yeah
Q: If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
um, green
Q: What's your favorite sport and/or hobby?
eek. I pretty much just work, goto school, listen to music and goto gigs. And thats it.
Q: What scares you?
Big big insects
Q: What is the best day of the year?
Hmm. Christmas?
Q: Would you sing Kareoke?
Yes I would
Q: Hugs or Kisses?
Um. Hugs seem to come easier, so i'll go with those
Q: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
My teeth. raa
Q: Where would you like to retire?
Hmm, Gold Coast i reckon
Q: What is your favorite movie?
The lion king. woaah
Q: What is a personality trait in others that you really like?
Humour.

[sinfura_logan]

Q: What is your name given at birth?
Logan

Q: If you had to change your first name right now, what name would you choose for yourself?
Nah, I'm sweet with my name.

Q: How old are you?
20

Q: Where were you born?
Auckland

Q: Ethnicity?
New Zealander

Q: What do you do?
I'm in my final year of my film degree, and I play keyboards/samples for Sinfura

Q: What is your hair color?
Dark brown

Q: Are you in a Band? If so, which one.
SINFURA

Q: Have you ever had a pet that was not a cat or dog? What was it?
No

Q: What was the last song you sang when no one else was around?
Underoath - Down, Set, Go

Q: What are 3 of your favorite TV shows?
The Simpsons, Family Guy, Heroes

Q: Where and what would you rather be doing right now?
Hanging out in Cleveland, Ohio.

Q: What is your favorite kind of music?
Metal

Q: Croutons or bacon bits?
Bacon bits

Q: What are your favorite sports to watch
Rugby league, cricket, any kind of hockey, american football

Q: What is your preferred ice cream?
Cookies and Cream!!!

Q: If you had one million dollars what would you spend it on?
Gear, gear and more so that I could become a gear whore.  Starting off with a nice sampler.

Q: What do you do most often when you are bored?
Play Madden.

Q: Name the person you are friends with that lives the farthest away, and where do they live?
Rob Montague, he lives in Cleveland, Ohio

Q: Last movie you saw in theater?
Borat

Q: If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Blue.  i'm pretty sure it was the blue crayon that was lodged inside Homer's brain.

Q: What's your favorite sport and/or hobby?
Music

Q: What scares you?
I'm afraid of failure.

Q: What is the best day of the year?
The day when a big release comes out that I've been dying for, like the new Chimaira album hehe.  Or my birthday.

Q: Would you sing Kareoke?
I have before so f**k yeah.

Q: Hugs or Kisses?
I don't get much in the way of kisses, but I do enjoy a good hug.

Q: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I'll change my size a little bit.

Q: Where would you like to retire?
Cleveland, living up above the House of Blues.

Q: What is your favorite movie?
Donnie Darko.

Q: What is a personality trait in others that you really like?
The ability to care.

[Ant_Alpine Fault]

Q: If you could change one thing about yourself, what would it be?
I'll change my size a little bit.

Wouldn't we all...? 

[sinfura_logan]

Haha I guess.

But then again, having a stocky kinda guy headbanging away at a keyboard is pretty sweet huh?  That's what makes Underoath so cool haha.

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