https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Jordan/ba-p/6776255 <CENTER> <P>&nbsp;</P> </CENTER> <P><STRONG>Our Community Stars can be featured in Backstage Intros. To find out more about the Star Program&nbsp;<A href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/Rock-Stars/ct-p/superuserarea" target="_blank" rel="noopener">click here</A>.</STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Hi folks! We're super excited to announce that our team of Stars just grew even bigger! Let's give a warm welcome (back) to Jordan aka&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/11517072">@CryticalAce</a>, who's already well-familiar with the Stars program from a few years ago! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":smiling_face_with_sunglasses:">😎</span>&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":raising_hands:">🙌</span>&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":party_popper:">🎉</span>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Welcome back, Jordan! <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":waving_hand:">👋</span>&nbsp;Could you tell a bit more about yourself for those who haven’t had the pleasure of meeting you yet?</STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>G'day! I'm Jordan, I work in the mines in Australia driving road trains! I also fly planes and dabble in other hobbies here and there like software development, acting and photography.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="dji_fly_20230125_164920_9_1674625922222_photo.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/190499iF76EE69A2062366F/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="dji_fly_20230125_164920_9_1674625922222_photo.jpg" alt="dji_fly_20230125_164920_9_1674625922222_photo.jpg" /></span>&nbsp;<span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="20241214_100906.jpg" style="width: 400px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/190502i013A28E4ED7839C3/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="20241214_100906.jpg" alt="20241214_100906.jpg" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Woah, talk about a diversity of interests! I bet you're often busy on the road and music must definitely help pass time during a long drive. What's been blasting from your stereo lately? <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":radio:">📻</span> <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":speaker_high_volume:">🔊</span><BR /></STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Yeah Spotify is in my ears all the time on long drives, I tend towards country as it just has all the right feels on a long drive. At the moment I have Luke Combs, Jordan Davis, Alan Jackson and Cooper Alan playing a lot!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><A href="spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DZ06evO49lTA4:small" target="_self">spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DZ06evO49lTA4:small</A></P> <P><A href="spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DZ06evO4d4SIi:small" target="_self">spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DZ06evO4d4SIi:small</A></P> <P><A title="spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DZ06evO2yjxtK:small" href="spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DZ06evO2yjxtK:small" target="_self">spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DZ06evO2yjxtK:small</A></P> <P><A href="spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DZ06evO0httqo:small" target="_self">spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DZ06evO0httqo:small</A></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>So planes, huh? Isn’t that dangerous? What made you say “I wanna be a pilot when I grow up”? Which one do you find more difficult: landing a plane or reverse parking a double trailer truck in a narrow space?&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":anxious_face_with_sweat:">😰</span></STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Haha, flying planes is less dangerous than driving a car, and a hell of a lot more fun! I've always had a fascination with planes and joining my Dad in a small plane while he did a trial flight really solidified that desire to fly. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":small_airplane:">🛩</span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="20210509_112842.jpg" style="width: 999px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/190492iF4059706BF183DD9/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="20210509_112842.jpg" alt="20210509_112842.jpg" /></span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>As for&nbsp;what's more difficult, both require an adept touch and finesse, although I'd have to say backing a double into a tight spot is harder as not all locations are built with trucks like that in mind!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Speaking of danger, Australia: have you ever had any run-ins with one of the many fearsome beasts you got there? Any reptiles, spiders? I’ve heard that’s usually a regular Monday afternoon for you folks. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":snake:">🐍</span></STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Yes! There are plenty to have run ins with, I've had spiders and scorpions in my boots and snakes and spiders in the house. I've found some Emu's that still hold a grudge after the war and been chased but they haven't got their claws on me yet!&nbsp;<span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":beaming_face_with_smiling_eyes:">😁</span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>With all the traveling that you do, which place you’ve visited has left a profound impact on you? What made the experience so memorable?</STRONG></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Having visited a lot of war memorials, they have a large impact on me, keeping the people that paid the ultimate price for our way of life in our hearts and minds is something that is near to my heart. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":green_heart:">💚</span></P> <P><BR /><STRONG>CryticalAce... Is there a backstory behind your username? How did you choose it? <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":thinking_face:">🤔</span></STRONG><BR /><BR /></P> <P>No real backstory honestly, it kind of just came to be when I was brainstorming names for a crew and it just became what I used from then on!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Top Gun beware!&nbsp;</STRONG><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":smiling_face_with_sunglasses:">😎</span><STRONG>&nbsp;Lastly, what's one thing that can instantly make your day a 10/10?</STRONG><BR />&nbsp;</P> <P>I'd have to say finishing my swing in the mines and getting home to my friends and family always puts a big smile on my face!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P><STRONG>Amen to that!&nbsp;What an awesome interview this was. Cheers, Jordan </STRONG><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":sign_of_the_horns:">🤘</span></P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <DIV id="1701184215.252819" tabindex="-1" role="listitem" aria-setsize="-1" data-qa="virtual-list-item" data-item-key="1701184215.252819"> <DIV role="presentation" data-qa="message_container" data-qa-unprocessed="false" data-qa-placeholder="false"> <DIV role="document" aria-roledescription="message" data-qa-hover="true"> <DIV> <DIV> <DIV role="presentation" data-qa="message_content"> <DIV> <DIV data-qa="message-text"> <DIV data-qa="block-kit-renderer"> <DIV> <DIV dir="auto"> <H3 class="lia-align-center">***</H3> <P>&nbsp;</P> <H3 class="lia-align-center"><STRONG style="color: inherit; font-family: var(--font-family, CircularSpTitle, CircularSpTitle-Tall, CircularSp-Arab, CircularSp-Hebr, CircularSp-Cyrl, CircularSp-Grek, CircularSp-Deva, var(--fallback-fonts, sans-serif)); font-size: 20px; text-align: center;">Thank you for sticking around, folks! Stay tuned for the next Backstage Intro!</STRONG></H3> <P>&nbsp;</P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <P class="lia-align-left">Meanwhile, if you're a Star and would like an introduction, feel free to reach out to one of the Mods to let us know. We'd love to find out a bit more about you <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":slightly_smiling_face:">🙂</span></P> Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:33:23 GMT Yordan 2025-03-03T12:33:23Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Jordan/ba-p/6776255 <P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-inline" image-alt="Backstage Pass.jpg" style="width: 800px;"><img src="https://community.spotify.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/186144i4E921FCD4A66071A/image-size/large?v=v2&amp;px=999" role="button" title="Backstage Pass.jpg" alt="Backstage Pass.jpg" /></span></P> Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:33:23 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Jordan/ba-p/6776255 Yordan 2025-03-03T12:33:23Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Jordan/bc-p/6796369#M24556 <P>Thanks heaps for the interview my brother in name, Yordan!</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>I'm looking forward to working with everyone again!</P> Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:17:12 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Jordan/bc-p/6796369#M24556 CryticalAce 2025-03-06T09:17:12Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Jordan/bc-p/6893499#M24570 <P>Great interview&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/24071986">@Yordan</a>! And nice to have you (back) on board&nbsp;<a href="https://community.spotify.com/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/11517072">@CryticalAce</a>.&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>I don't mind a bit of Country... here's one from a while back I've had on repeat recently:&nbsp;<A href="https://open.spotify.com/track/4jB3Mw900goYibsFAueHph?si=290b993054a5412c" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/track/4jB3Mw900goYibsFAueHph?si=290b993054a5412c</A>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>And it led me on to this more recent one which has that open road vibe:&nbsp;<A href="https://open.spotify.com/track/1tuwDArUIbw7NGdJrmTeP0?si=3a3348b060024134" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/track/1tuwDArUIbw7NGdJrmTeP0?si=3a3348b060024134</A>&nbsp;</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P>Happy truckin'&nbsp;</P> Tue, 01 Apr 2025 13:30:03 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Jordan/bc-p/6893499#M24570 Loneliest_Cabin 2025-04-01T13:30:03Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Jordan/bc-p/7046804#M24693 <P>Nice this looks like a fun trip, good music as well. <span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":thumbs_up:">👍🏼</span><span class="lia-unicode-emoji" title=":ok_hand:">👌🏼</span></P> Thu, 10 Jul 2025 23:08:28 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Community-Blog/Backstage-Intro-Meet-Jordan/bc-p/7046804#M24693 Basketball_66 2025-07-10T23:08:28Z