{"id":2436,"date":"2009-11-17T19:45:43","date_gmt":"2009-11-18T00:45:43","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2009-11-18T08:16:19","modified_gmt":"2009-11-18T08:16:19","slug":"dugout-chatter-getting-to-know-you-editi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/dugout-chatter-getting-to-know-you-editi\/","title":{"rendered":"Dugout Chatter: Getting to Know You Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"image_block\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div><object type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" data=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/dugout400x400.swf\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/dugout400x400.swf\" \/><\/object><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>With an influx of some interesting new Townspeople over the last couple of months, it&#8217;s clear we could use some time to get better acquainted with each other. The following questions are meant to elicit a sense of your rock &#8216;n roll values and posed in a way that should not compromise anyone&#8217;s privacy. Only about half of these questions are directly related to rock &#8216;n roll, but your candid answers to them will help build your profile and open new avenues of rock dialog. I would encourage Townspeople new (especially) and old to share. I can assure you it will be painless and ultimately rewarding. Here we go!<\/em><br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"image_block\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.rocktownhall.com\/blogs\/media\/blogs\/rth\/whoareyou.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>How did you find your way to the Halls of Rock?<\/li>\n<li>Do you play an instrument? If so, which one(s)?<\/li>\n<li>Will the vegetables that come with a meat or pasta dish play a major part in your decision between two attractive dishes on a menu?<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s your feeling on <strong>Ray Liotta<\/strong>&#8216;s rampage during the ending of the movie <em>Something Wild<\/em>?<\/li>\n<li>Who is the rock &#8216;n roll equivalent of Liotta?<\/li>\n<li>What song most recently stuck in your head, for better or for worse, hours after hearing it?<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever dreamt of a song you&#8217;ve never actually heard in your waking life?<\/li>\n<li>What&#8217;s the first record you remember buying that really bummed you out?<br \/>\nIn the movie <em>Bridge on the River Kwai<\/em>, do you most identify with <strong>William Holden<\/strong>&#8216;s character, <strong>Alec Guiness<\/strong>&#8216; character, the <strong>Japanese general<\/strong>&#8216;s character, the <strong>American doctor<\/strong> who&#8217;s left muttering &#8220;Madness&#8221; after <strong><em>[SPOILER ALERT]<\/em><\/strong> the bridge blows, or the <strong>older guy who&#8217;s injured<\/strong> and needs to stay at the top of the hill with the beautiful, young Japanese women?<\/li>\n<li>Does it matter more to you that a) <strong>Meg White<\/strong> can&#8217;t drum, b) that Meg&#8217;s kinda cute from the right angle, or c) that White Stripes have no bass player?<\/li>\n<li>Assuming that the term &#8220;New Dylan&#8221; is no longer relevant, what artist is most worth being the &#8220;New&#8221; version of: <strong>Springsteen<\/strong>, <strong>Bono<\/strong>, <strong>Michael Stipe<\/strong>, <strong>Jeff Tweedy<\/strong>, <strong>Conor Oberst<\/strong>, someone else?<\/li>\n<li>In one sentence, tell us what first comes to mind when you think about Jeff Tweedy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Thanks, and in advance, I look forward to having gotten to know you better!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With an influx of some interesting new Townspeople over the last couple of months, it&#8217;s clear we could use some time to get better acquainted with each other. 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