https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intros-Meet-Adam/ba-p/727985 <P><STRONG><U>Who are you?</U>&nbsp;</STRONG><U><BR /></U></P> <P class="p1">I'm Adam. You might also know me as Chirpy if you read&nbsp;<A href="http://comedytravelwriting.com/" target="_blank"><SPAN class="s1">my blog</SPAN></A>. (There, that's my shameless plug out of the way.)</P> <P class="p1">&nbsp;</P> <P class="p1"><IMG src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/17617i9A53C503F929B78B/image-size/medium?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" border="0" alt="Me at Ouzarzarte Mid-way copy.jpg" title="Me at Ouzarzarte Mid-way copy.jpg" align="center" /></P> <P><BR /><BR /><STRONG><U>Do that thing where you tell us a bit about yourself. Try not to be boring.</U></STRONG></P> <P class="p1">A bit about myself, huh? Well, I really like rice pudding, which was largely borne out of my uni days because it was so cheap and meant I could eat dessert every day. Woo!</P> <P><BR /><BR /><STRONG><U><STRONG><U>Now that's out of the way, time for the fun stuff. Favourite cartoon from your childhood and why</U></STRONG>?</U></STRONG></P> <P class="p1"><SPAN class="s1"><A href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFlvVa-cuBQ" target="_blank">Courage the Cowardly Dog</A></SPAN>&nbsp;because it was terrifying and exciting equally, the way all good childhoods should be.</P> <P class="p1">&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><U><STRONG>Quick question on a similar subject: Alvin and the Chipmunks. Surely Alvin IS a chipmunk?! Discuss.</STRONG></U></P> <P class="p1">Indeed he is, but he also thinks very highly of himself and therefore imparts a lower social status on the rest of the group, hence "and the chipmunks". Plus one might argue that&nbsp;<EM>Alvin - A Chipmunk - And a Few Other Chipmunks Too</EM>&nbsp;is much less of a pithy title and nobody would bother to watch it.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><BR /><STRONG><U><STRONG><U>If my suspicions are correct and time is, in fact, cyclical, which SFW life event do you most look forward to reliving</U></STRONG>?</U></STRONG></P> <P class="p1">The first night of my life I spent away from anyone who knew me, in a town called Oruro, Bolivia. Nobody in the world knew where I was, apart from the Bolivians who were eating in the same streetside restaurant as me, and who were far more interested in the soap opera on a TV above my head than they were in me. Incredible feeling, although I'm romanticising now I'm sure.</P> <P><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P><U><BR /><STRONG><STRONG><U>Music is everything. Which album changed your life</U></STRONG>?</STRONG></U></P> <P class="p1"><SPAN class="s1"><A href="http://open.spotify.com/album/6gDkU8afShmZiHPbsN5Pu3" target="_blank"><EM>Electro-Shock Blues&nbsp;</EM><SPAN class="s2">by Eels</SPAN></A></SPAN>. I wouldn't say it changed my life exactly, but there are so many times in my life, and people, that I can tie to specific songs from that album, for various reasons I won't bore you with.</P> <P><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P><BR /><STRONG><U>What are you most proud of?</U>&nbsp;</STRONG></P> <P class="p1">I've visited 31 countries across 5 continents. It's become kind of an obsession. Check my Travbuddy map&nbsp;<A href="http://www.travbuddy.com/maps/6651859" target="_blank"><SPAN class="s1">here</SPAN></A>.</P> <P><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P><SPAN>&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P><U><STRONG>You've travelled quite a bit we hear. Tell us your most uncomfortable, awkward story that wasn't in the UK?</STRONG></U></P> <P>I once couchsurfed with a semi-senior figure at Amnesty in LA. She took me to an amateur-dramatics group she was part of and the staggering amount of melodrama involved was very uncomfortable. They try to act Oscar-worthy for yoghurt commercials.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><SPAN style="line-height: 1.2;">&nbsp;</SPAN></P> <P><STRONG><U>You're a returning guest on a popular 90's American sitcom, describe your character for us.</U>&nbsp;</STRONG></P> <P class="p1">I’m a tenured, snooty-nosed, genius-but-bored professor at a university and I play cruel, savage practical jokes on my students. In one critically-acclaimed episode, it's revealed I’m the long-lost uncle of a main character who had assumed I’d died in a plane crash 20 years earlier. Ultimately, the main character makes me see the error of my ways and I become very much nicer.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><U><STRONG>Doesn't expecting the unexpected make the unexpected expected?</STRONG></U></P> <P class="p1">Grapefruit, but only with a full teaspoon of sugar.</P> <P class="p2">&nbsp;</P> <P class="p1">(bet you weren't&nbsp;<EM>expecting</EM>&nbsp;that answer)</P> <P class="p1">&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>&nbsp;</STRONG></P> <P><U><STRONG>Finally, what's your best joke?</STRONG></U></P> <P class="p1">People say to always give 100% when doing good deeds, but now there’s a homeless guy with more money than me.</P> <P><STRONG><U>&nbsp;</U></STRONG></P> <P><STRONG><U>&nbsp;</U></STRONG></P> <P><STRONG><U><BR /></U></STRONG>Keep an eye on the Community Blog for another Backstage Intro next week!</P> Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:36:23 GMT meahtenoha 2014-04-04T12:36:23Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intros-Meet-Adam/ba-p/727985 <P><IMG src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/17623i491F8D4BE19A7FDB/image-size/original?v=mpbl-1&amp;px=-1" border="0" alt="backstage pass.png" title="backstage pass.png" align="center" /></P> Fri, 04 Apr 2014 12:36:23 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intros-Meet-Adam/ba-p/727985 meahtenoha 2014-04-04T12:36:23Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intros-Meet-Adam/bc-p/734311#M1390 <P>Awesome post, and despite the not so subtle plug a good blog to follow too! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":winking_face:">😉</span>&nbsp;</P> Sat, 05 Apr 2014 14:59:07 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intros-Meet-Adam/bc-p/734311#M1390 Peter__ 2014-04-05T14:59:07Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intros-Meet-Adam/bc-p/734911#M1391 Another joke: Have you heard of 1023 Mb? They haven't had any gigs yet. Sat, 05 Apr 2014 22:10:23 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intros-Meet-Adam/bc-p/734911#M1391 Christoffer 2014-04-05T22:10:23Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intros-Meet-Adam/bc-p/735861#M1392 <P>Now that's a cool interview! Great questions &amp; answers. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":grinning_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😄</span></P> Sun, 06 Apr 2014 23:17:42 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intros-Meet-Adam/bc-p/735861#M1392 Marco 2014-04-06T23:17:42Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intros-Meet-Adam/bc-p/736061#M1393 <P>Got to give credit where credit is due, these questions are the brainchild of <a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/261648">@Jamie</a>&nbsp;</P> Mon, 07 Apr 2014 09:11:46 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/The-Blog-Vault/Backstage-Intros-Meet-Adam/bc-p/736061#M1393 meahtenoha 2014-04-07T09:11:46Z