October 31, 2008

arrow The Pop Culture Mayoral Quarrel: Your Turn

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How do your pop-culture leanings match up with the would-be mayors of Fresno? We're curious -- so I'm throwing the same questions your way that I put in front of our mayoral candidates earlier this week.

(Note: If you can't or don't want to listen to the interviews, you can read many of their answers in my column today)

All 30 questions are below. Just copy them, paste them into the comments section and add your answers. I'll offer up mine in the comments too.

Get-to-know-you Pop Culture Qs
- What's the first concert you ever went to?
- What's the show on your DVR or TiVo that you never get around to watching?
- What's the last movie you saw in a theater?
- Favorite fictional character on TV?
- What's the top site on your bookmarks?
- Better invention: YouTube or the iPod?
- Last song you downloaded?
- Who were you rooting for in the World Series?
- Who's your favorite comedian?

Fun with Either/Or
- Waterslide or roller coasters?
- Red Vines or Twizzlers?
- Star Wars or Lord of the Rings?
- Beatles or the Rolling Stones?
- Fresno in the summer or Fresno in the winter? Aka 110-degree day or foggy day schedule?
- iPhone or BlackBerry?
- Social network of choice: MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter?
- Wii, PS3 or Xbox 360?
- Mini Golf or Bowling?
- Starbucks or Jamba Juice?

Fresnocentric Fodder
- If someone is coming to visit you for a week, what are five Fresno places you take them?
- If you could snap your fingers and bring one chain store that's not here, what would it be? Why?
- What's your favorite lunch spot?
- Where's the best taco in Fresno?
- What's your favorite building on the Fulton Mall?
- What's thing Fresno needs to have a better entertainment scene?

Hella Easy Trivia
- Who won last season's "American Idol?"
- Who won the last Super Bowl?
- What popular HBO show got turned into a successful box office movie this summer?
- What was the name of the Katy Perry song that was No. 1 for 7 week this summer?
- What TV teen drama from the '90s was revived this season?

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Get-to-know-you Pop Culture Qs
- What's the first concert you ever went to? Boyz II Men at Great America
- What's the show on your DVR or TiVo that you never get around to watching? My Name is Earl and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- What's the last movie you saw in a theater? Ironman
- Favorite fictional character on TV? Jack Bauer
- What's the top site on your bookmarks? The Beehive
- Better invention: YouTube or the iPod? iPod
- Last song you downloaded? The new Black Milk album "Tronic."
- Who were you rooting for in the World Series? Rays
- Who's your favorite comedian? Dave Chappelle

Fun with Either/Or
- Waterslide or roller coasters? Waterslides
- Red Vines or Twizzlers? Red Vines
- Star Wars or Lord of the Rings? Star Wars
- Beatles or the Rolling Stones? Beatles
- Fresno in the summer or Fresno in the winter? Aka 110-degree day or foggy day schedule? Winter
- iPhone or BlackBerry? iPhone
- Social network of choice: MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter? MySpace
- Wii, PS3 or Xbox 360? Wii
- Mini Golf or Bowling? Mini Golf
- Starbucks or Jamba Juice? Jamba Juice

Fresnocentric Fodder
- If someone is coming to visit you for a week, what are five Fresno places you take them? 1. Tower District: 'Stones, Venis and/or Palomino's. 2. ArtHop 3. Doghouse Grill for Tri-Tip sandwiches 4. FTK 5. Starline for a show
- If you could snap your fingers and bring one chain store that's not here, what would it be? Why? Ikea
- What's your favorite lunch spot? Sunnyside Deli
- Where's the best taco in Fresno? Guadalajara
- What's your favorite building on the Fulton Mall? Bank of Italy
- What's thing Fresno needs to have a better entertainment scene? A busy medium-sized concert venue (a la House of Blues or The Warfield).

Hella Easy Trivia
- Who won last season's "American Idol?" Ruben Studdard
- Who won the last Super Bowl? SF 49ers
- What popular HBO show got turned into a successful box office movie this summer? Tales from the Crypt
- What was the name of the Katy Perry song that was No. 1 for 7 week this summer? "Umbrella"
- What TV teen drama from the '90s was revived this season? Parker Lewis Can't Lose.

Posted by: Mike Oz at October 31, 2008 10:25 AM

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Hella Moron Trivia. Shout out to Parker Lewis.

Posted by: Heather at October 31, 2008 10:31 AM

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Get-to-know-you Pop Culture Qs
- What's the first concert you ever went to?
Fiona Apple at the Big Fresno Fair
- What's the show on your DVR or TiVo that you never get around to watching?
Ugly Betty
- What's the last movie you saw in a theater?
Gonzo (You couldn't miss Henry T.'s argyle sweater in that dark theater)
- Favorite fictional character on TV?
Homer Simpson
- What's the top site on your bookmarks?
craiglist (I'm apartment hunting)
- Better invention: YouTube or the iPod?
YouTube, it ruins more lives.
- Last song you downloaded?
MIA's new LP
- Who were you rooting for in the World Series?
I root for whoever my grandpa roots for and it was the Rays this time.
- Who's your favorite comedian?
Sarah Silverman- she crazy.

Fun with Either/Or
- Waterslide or roller coasters?
Roller coasters, but not $5.5 million city funded Granite Park roller coasters.
- Red Vines or Twizzlers?
Red vines
- Star Wars or Lord of the Rings?
Star Wars
- Beatles or the Rolling Stones?
Beatles
- Fresno in the summer or Fresno in the winter? Aka 110-degree day or foggy day schedule?
Fresno in the summer, cuz I'm hardcore like that.
- iPhone or BlackBerry?
iPhone
- Social network of choice: MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter?
Facebook
- Wii, PS3 or Xbox 360?
Wii
- Mini Golf or Bowling?
Mini Golf
- Starbucks or Jamba Juice?
Jamba Juice

Fresnocentric Fodder
- If someone is coming to visit you for a week, what are five Fresno places you take them?
The Tower District, then a tour of the murals, stop by Broadways Studios and see what Ramiro and Vicente are working on, walk down Fulton Mall and stand in front of what was Cafe Corazon, eat at El Unico or Castillos, and make a pit stop to use the bathroom at Robertito's on Blackstone.
- If you could snap your fingers and bring one chain store that's not here, what would it be? Why?
Native Foods
- What's your favorite lunch spot?
Sam's Deli
- Where's the best taco in Fresno?
El Unico on Belmont, across from Aldo's
- What's your favorite building on the Fulton Mall?
I like the store front of Proctor's Jewelers.
- What's thing Fresno needs to have a better entertainment scene?
More participation from its citizens.

Hella Easy Trivia
- Who won last season's "American Idol?"
I don't pay attention to that stuff.
- Who won the last Super Bowl?
I don't know that one either, but I think I watched the game.
- What popular HBO show got turned into a successful box office movie this summer?
Sex in the City, is it 'in' or 'and'?
- What was the name of the Katy Perry song that was No. 1 for 7 week this summer?
Oh, you mean the one 14-year old student plays every week in class? That would be called, "I Kissed a Girl."
- What TV teen drama from the '90s was revived this season?
That would be the one he derived his YouTube name from 90210.

Posted by: teresa at October 31, 2008 10:38 AM

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Get-to-know-you Pop Culture Qs
- What's the first concert you ever went to? Cyndi Lauper
- What's the show on your DVR or TiVo that you never get around to watching? House
- What's the last movie you saw in a theater? ?
- Favorite fictional character on TV? Dexter
- What's the top site on your bookmarks? Webkinz
- Better invention: YouTube or the iPod? iPod
- Last song you downloaded? Don't remember
- Who were you rooting for in the World Series? Baseball, right? I HATE baseball.
- Who's your favorite comedian? Eddie Izzard

Fun with Either/Or
- Waterslide or roller coasters? Roller Coasters
- Red Vines or Twizzlers? Red Vines
- Star Wars or Lord of the Rings? LOTR
- Beatles or the Rolling Stones? moot.
- Fresno in the summer or Fresno in the winter? Aka 110-degree day or foggy day schedule? Fresno in the Fall=it's a crap-shoot
- iPhone or BlackBerry? Nah.
- Social network of choice: MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter? Twitter
- Wii, PS3 or Xbox 360? PS3
- Mini Golf or Bowling? BOWLING!
- Starbucks or Jamba Juice? Gimme the coffee and nobody gets hurt.

Fresnocentric Fodder
- If someone is coming to visit you for a week, what are five Fresno places you take them? Tower District, The Library, Art Hop, Yosemite, A drive through the country (like the blossom trail).
- If you could snap your fingers and bring one chain store that's not here, what would it be? Why? Peet's Coffee & Tea. Because their coffee makes Starbucks' taste like brown crayons melted in hot water.
- What's your favorite lunch spot? El Pollo Loco
- Where's the best taco in Fresno? My Sister-in-law's house
- What's your favorite building on the Fulton Mall? The one where Cafe Corazon is (until today)
- What's thing Fresno needs to have a better entertainment scene? Have things to do besides drinking.

Hella Easy Trivia
- Who won last season's "American Idol?" David Cook
- Who won the last Super Bowl? Um...
- What popular HBO show got turned into a successful box office movie this summer? No idea...
- What was the name of the Katy Perry song that was No. 1 for 7 week this summer? It was that grating "I kissed a girl song", right? Psht! Who hasn't?
- What TV teen drama from the '90s was revived this season? 90210


Posted by: Nancy at October 31, 2008 11:02 AM

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Get-to-know-you Pop Culture Qs
- What's the first concert you ever went to? Red Hot Chilli Peppers at the Big Big Fresno Faire
- What's the show on your DVR or TiVo that you never get around to watching? Myth Busters, and my wife has way too much MASH on there.
- What's the last movie you saw in a theater? Batman
- Favorite fictional character on TV? Peter Patrelli on Heroes
- What's the top site on your bookmarks? www.archinect.com
- Better invention: YouTube or the iPod?
- Last song you downloaded? It was a bunch of Saul Williams for my brother
- Who were you rooting for in the World Series? Baseball? Not so much. I can wait for the World Cup.
- Who's your favorite comedian? Dave Chapel and locally Jaguar

Fun with Either/Or
- Waterslide or roller coasters? Waterslide
- Red Vines or Twizzlers? Twizzlers, also like dunking in Dr. Pepper like Ashley.
- Star Wars or Lord of the Rings? Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back and Lord of the Rings: Two Towers
- Beatles or the Rolling Stones? Beatles but I got some stones on my iPod too "Sympathy for the Devil"
- Fresno in the summer or Fresno in the winter? Aka 110-degree day or foggy day schedule? Summer, because I love to swim. But I like the fog to except when driving.
- iPhone or BlackBerry? iPhone but still haven't gotten one.
- Social network of choice: MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter? I have all 4, my twitter is most up to date
- Wii, PS3 or Xbox 360? Don't play too many video games. Back in the day it was SEGA
- Mini Golf or Bowling? Bowling because you can drink
- Starbucks or Jamba Juice? Boooo! Long live Cafe Corazon!

Fresnocentric Fodder
- If someone is coming to visit you for a week, what are five Fresno places you take them? Tower for the restaurants, downtown for Art Hop and ArcHop, Full Circle for a brew and Inner Ear Poetry Jam, I'd take them on a tour of some of our great local architecture including the Art Dyson design Woodward Park Library, The Taylor Teter Partnership designed WET Incubator and H Street Lofts. Also I'd encourage them to take the train here so they'd the the Chris Johnson designed renovation of the Sante Fe train Depot. And for an outdoor experience we'd got to Kerney Park, Roeding or Woodward (all great for different reasons)
- If you could snap your fingers and bring one chain store that's not here, what would it be? Why? I have to agree on Ikea. My wife and I ordered an entertainment center from them the other day.
- What's your favorite lunch spot? Charlotte's Bakery in Tower, Oka sushi bar at Bullard and West, or Milano on the Fulton Mall.
- Where's the best taco in Fresno? I like Carniceria Michocan at Van Ness and Belmont, because it's a short walk from my mom's house.
- What's your favorite building on the Fulton Mall? JC Penny and Bank of Italy, to bad their in the hands of a schmuck. On the small scale check out the Good Will and what they did to their facade recently. This is why we should have a PBID and a facade improvement program.
- What's thing Fresno needs to have a better entertainment scene? A keen promoter(s), a committed base willing to spend some money, and developer(s) investing in clusters of venues.

Hella Easy Trivia (already heard the answers so I'd be cheating)

Posted by: Kiel at October 31, 2008 11:44 AM

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Get-to-know-you Pop Culture Qs
- What's the first concert you ever went to? either santana @ the fair or faster pussycat & motley crue @ selland
- What's the show on your DVR or TiVo that you never get around to watching? world series of poker
- What's the last movie you saw in a theater? max payne
- Favorite fictional character on TV? charlie day
- What's the top site on your bookmarks? my blog
- Better invention: YouTube or the iPod? ipod
- Last song you downloaded? espn fantasy football podcast
- Who were you rooting for in the World Series?phillies
- Who's your favorite comedian? chappelle

Fun with Either/Or
- Waterslide or roller coasters? roller coaster
- Red Vines or Twizzlers? red vines
- Star Wars or Lord of the Rings? star wars
- Beatles or the Rolling Stones? stones
- Fresno in the summer or Fresno in the winter? Aka 110-degree day or foggy day schedule? foggy day
- iPhone or BlackBerry? iphone
- Social network of choice: MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter? myspace
- Wii, PS3 or Xbox 360? wii
- Mini Golf or Bowling?mini golf with drinks
- Starbucks or Jamba Juice? ugh. starbucks

Fresnocentric Fodder
- If someone is coming to visit you for a week, what are five Fresno places you take them?landmark for drinks, fulton mall for achitecture, one of our excellent local mexican restaurants, yosemite if i can take them outside fresno, the airport to get them out of here (just kidding)
- If you could snap your fingers and bring one chain store that's not here, what would it be? Why? fry's, because i don't particularly like best buy.
- What's your favorite lunch spot? charlotte's or piemontes
- Where's the best taco in Fresno? this is a really tough one. i'm not sure i've found it yet.
- What's your favorite building on the Fulton Mall? well, i'm hoping it will e the holiday inn because of the skybar, but i haven't been there yet. and technically it's not on the mall. how about the one that they're putting the lofts @ the top of.
- What's thing Fresno needs to have a better entertainment scene? a good music promoter, working w/a quality mid-size venue.

Hella Easy Trivia
- Who won last season's "American Idol?" - who...cares?
- Who won the last Super Bowl? ny giants
- What popular HBO show got turned into a successful box office movie this summer? sex in the city. you know, that one about old ladies sleeping there way to a std.
- What was the name of the Katy Perry song that was No. 1 for 7 week this summer? i kissed a girl (hmac hates it).
- What TV teen drama from the '90s was revived this season? 90210.


Posted by: ed at October 31, 2008 12:23 PM

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- What's the first concert you ever went to? Pearl Jam in San Diego
- What's the show on your DVR or TiVo that you never get around to watching? I watch them all
- What's the last movie you saw in a theater? Burn After Reading
- Favorite fictional character on TV? Buffy Summers
- What's the top site on your bookmarks? Dictionary.com
- Better invention: YouTube or the iPod? iPod
- Last song you downloaded? I've never downloaded a song
- Who were you rooting for in the World Series? Didn't care either way
- Who's your favorite comedian? Chris Rock

Fun with Either/Or
- Waterslide or roller coasters? Roller coasters
- Red Vines or Twizzlers? Red Vines
- Star Wars or Lord of the Rings? Neither, nerd
- Beatles or the Rolling Stones? Rolling Stones
- Fresno in the summer or Fresno in the winter? Aka 110-degree day or foggy day schedule? Summer
- iPhone or BlackBerry? Neither
- Social network of choice: None
- Wii, PS3 or Xbox 360? Wii
- Mini Golf or Bowling? Bowling
- Starbucks or Jamba Juice? Jamba Juice

Fresnocentric Fodder
- If someone is coming to visit you for a week, what are five Fresno places you take them? No one I know wants to visit Fresno. I have to go visit others.
- If you could snap your fingers and bring one chain store that's not here, what would it be? Why? Casper's Hot Dogs
- What's your favorite lunch spot? 7Eleven
- Where's the best taco in Fresno? April Meat Market
- What's your favorite building on the Fulton Mall? Don't know the names of the buildings
- What's [the?] thing Fresno needs to have a better entertainment scene? Interested people

Posted by: Heather at October 31, 2008 12:43 PM

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Get-to-know-you Pop Culture Qs
- What's the first concert you ever went to? Newsboys at Warnors Theater
- What's the show on your DVR or TiVo that you never get around to watching? DVR? TiVo?
- What's the last movie you saw in a theater? Max Payne
- Favorite fictional character on TV? Gregory House
- What's the top site on your bookmarks? Gustav's Groupie
- Better invention: YouTube or the iPod? iPod
- Last song you downloaded? The Dears' newest album
- Who were you rooting for in the World Series? Phillies
- Who's your favorite comedian? David Cross

Fun with Either/Or
- Waterslide or roller coasters? roller coasters
- Red Vines or Twizzlers? Neither?
- Star Wars or Lord of the Rings? Lord of the Rings
- Beatles or the Rolling Stones? Beatles
- Fresno in the summer or Fresno in the winter? Aka 110-degree day or foggy day schedule? winter
- iPhone or BlackBerry? iPhone
- Social network of choice: MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter? Facebook
- Wii, PS3 or Xbox 360? Wii, then PS3, then Xbox
- Mini Golf or Bowling? mini golf
- Starbucks or Jamba Juice? Starbucks

Fresnocentric Fodder
- If someone is coming to visit you for a week, what are five Fresno places you take them? Tokyo Garden, Fulton Mall, Tower District, Chaffee Zoo, Forestierre Underground Gardens
- If you could snap your fingers and bring one chain store that's not here, what would it be? Why? I got nothing on that one
- What's your favorite lunch spot? Piemontes
- Where's the best taco in Fresno? where ever the taco connoisseurs take me
- What's your favorite building on the Fulton Mall? I don't think I have one
- What's the thing Fresno needs to have a better entertainment scene? People willing to support it

Posted by: adam at October 31, 2008 1:26 PM

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What's the first concert you ever went to?
Little Feat (before Lowell George died)
in San Diego--big sister took me, a couple of months later Yes in Oakland--my pal's big brother took us. We totally bootlegged it. Ballsy for 15 year olds! (more ballsy than I'd be now!)

- What's the show on your DVR or TiVo that you never get around to watching?
I don't have either.
- What's the last movie you saw in a theater? Ironman
- Favorite fictional character on TV? Gomez Addams
- What's the top site on your bookmarks?not sure
- Better invention: YouTube or the iPod? YouTube
- Last song you downloaded? I've uploaded...don't think I've ever downloaded.
- Who were you rooting for in the World Series? wasn't my thing.
- Who's your favorite comedian? Palin (Michael of course)

Fun with Either/Or
- Waterslide or roller coasters? waterslide
- Red Vines or Twizzlers? thanks, but neither
- Star Wars or Lord of the Rings? Lord of the Rings
- Beatles or the Rolling Stones? I'd figure out a way to get both.
- Fresno in the summer or Fresno in the winter? Aka 110-degree day or foggy day schedule? summer, but near water.
- iPhone or BlackBerry? how 'bout DialPhone (ha!)
- Social network of choice: MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter? My Space
- Wii, PS3 or Xbox 360? Pong
- Mini Golf or Bowling? Bowling (cedar lanes + a cheeseburger)
- Starbucks or Jamba Juice? Cafe Corazon

Fresnocentric Fodder
- If someone is coming to visit you for a week, what are five Fresno places you take them?
Yoshi Now, Piemonte's, Spinners Records, Art Hop, Full Circle Brewing
- If you could snap your fingers and bring one chain store that's not here, what would it be? Why? Ikea if it's downtown. A little IkeaLand would be nice in the downtown.
- What's your favorite lunch spot? Tres Casuales in Kingsburg.
- Where's the best taco in Fresno? Deli Casa in Kingsburg
- What's your favorite building on the Fulton Mall?
Security Pacific Bldg.--esp. the cool ballroom at the top.
- What's thing Fresno needs to have a better entertainment scene? less people watching TV.

Hella Easy Trivia
- Who won last season's "American Idol?" dunno
- Who won the last Super Bowl? I remember cuz I listened to the Mayoral thing, and remembered seeing it at a friends house when the Giants won in an upset.
- What popular HBO show got turned into a successful box office movie this summer? didn't know, except Perea/Sw said the answer.
- What was the name of the Katy Perry song that was No. 1 for 7 week this summer? see above.
- What TV teen drama from the '90s was revived this season?
I was going to say "Smallville" cuz there was talk of it going away and coming back on the Beehive?--but maybe that wasn't 90's. If it was the EIGHTEEN 90's I'd totally vote for Claude Debussy.

Posted by: blake at October 31, 2008 2:15 PM

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HA! what if we could snap our fingers and make a chain store DISAPPEAR??? HA! I'd be snappin' fer days.

Posted by: blake at October 31, 2008 2:20 PM

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Get-to-know-you Pop Culture Qs
- What's the first concert you ever went to? Van Halen in San Jose, 1995
- What's the show on your DVR or TiVo that you never get around to watching? Sons of Anarchy
- What's the last movie you saw in a theater? Raging Bull
- Favorite fictional character on TV? Jack Baur, but he's real.
- What's the top site on your bookmarks? Flickr
- Better invention: YouTube or the iPod? YouTube
- Last song you downloaded? Withim Temptations Black Symphony album
- Who were you rooting for in the World Series? Tampa Bay
- Who's your favorite comedian? Dennis Leary

Fun with Either/Or
- Waterslide or roller coasters? Roller Coaster
- Red Vines or Twizzlers? Twizzlers
- Star Wars or Lord of the Rings? Lord of the Rings
- Beatles or the Rolling Stones? Stones
- Fresno in the summer or Fresno in the winter? Aka 110-degree day or foggy day schedule? Winter
- iPhone or BlackBerry? Neither, I have a Windows Mobile phone.
- Social network of choice: MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter? MySpace then Twitter
- Wii, PS3 or Xbox 360? Wii.
- Mini Golf or Bowling? Bowling.
- Starbucks or Jamba Juice? Neither.

Fresnocentric Fodder
- If someone is coming to visit you for a week, what are five Fresno places you take them? Tower District, Chaffee Zoo, Woodward Park, Cabo Wabo (i.e. the ghetto(e), and my bedroom.
- If you could snap your fingers and bring one chain store that's not here, what would it be? Why? Fry's.
- What's your favorite lunch spot? Usually I just go to the Galleria since it's near my office.
- Where's the best taco in Fresno? There was this little tin shed off of Ventura and under Hwy 41, they had awesome tacos. I think the wind blew the thing over though.
- What's your favorite building on the Fulton Mall? Security Bank building.
- What's thing Fresno needs to have a better entertainment scene? Like Oz said, House of Blues.

Hella Easy Trivia
- Who won last season's "American Idol?" Sammy Hagar
- Who won the last Super Bowl? Fresno State Bulldogs
- What popular HBO show got turned into a successful box office movie this summer? Ironman
- What was the name of the Katy Perry song that was No. 1 for 7 week this summer? Music to drive an ice pick through your ear too.
- What TV teen drama from the '90s was revived this season? I Love Lucy.

Posted by: Michael at October 31, 2008 2:28 PM

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- What's the first concert you ever went to?
Journey
- What's the last movie you saw in a theater?
I think it was "this christmas"
- Favorite fictional character on TV?
Brian Griffin or Phillip J. Fry, its a toss up
- What's the top site on your bookmarks?
Yahoo Maps...sad
- Better invention: YouTube or the iPod?
YouTube
- Last song you downloaded?
Sexy MF by Prince
- Who were you rooting for in the World Series?
I dont root, sorry
- Who's your favorite comedian?
Manu Janssens

Fun with Either/Or
- Waterslide or roller coasters?
Roller Coasters
- Red Vines or Twizzlers?
Red Vines
- Star Wars or Lord of the Rings?
No, thanks
- Beatles or the Rolling Stones?
The Beatles, duh...
- Fresno in the summer or Fresno in the winter? Aka 110-degree day or foggy day schedule?
WINTER!
- iPhone or BlackBerry?
Blackberry
- Social network of choice: MySpace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter?
Myspace
- Wii, PS3 or Xbox 360?
I'll have to go with Wii because I havent played the new GTA and it seemed like that game would cast the deciding vote for me.
- Mini Golf or Bowling?
Mini Golf
- Starbucks or Jamba Juice?
Jamba

Fresnocentric Fodder
- If someone is coming to visit you for a week, what are five Fresno places you take them?
My house and four dive bars
- If you could snap your fingers and bring one chain store that's not here, what would it be? Why?
Don't we have enough chain stores?
- What's your favorite lunch spot?
Charlottes
- Where's the best taco in Fresno?
Del Taco haha
- What's your favorite building on the Fulton Mall?
The one on the left
- What's thing Fresno needs to have a better entertainment scene?
Readers digest version: More character and personality.

Hella Easy Trivia
- Who won last season's "American Idol?"
FOX
- Who won the last Super Bowl?
They still have those?
- What popular HBO show got turned into a successful box office movie this summer?
Sex and the City? was that this summer?
- What was the name of the Katy Perry song that was No. 1 for 7 week this summer?
I kissed a girl
- What TV teen drama from the '90s was revived this season?
90210 - sweet, I knew one (i think)

Posted by: Tweed at October 31, 2008 3:12 PM

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Get-to-know-you Pop Culture Qs
- What's the first concert you ever went to?
Seals & Crofts
First Rock: Heart & Foreigner
- What's the show on your DVR or TiVo that you never get around to watching?
None
- What's the last movie you saw in a theater?
Changling
- Favorite fictional character on TV?
J R
- What's the top site on your bookmarks?
www.amiannoying.com
- Better invention: YouTube or the iPod?
YouTube
- Last song you downloaded?
It's Only Make Believe
- Who were you rooting for in the World Series?
Phillies (sorry Will)
- Who's your favorite comedian?
Alltime: Buddy Hackett
Now: Chris Rock
Fun with Either/Or
- roller coasters
- Red Vines
- Star Wars
- Beatles
- Fresno in the summer
- iPhone
- Social network of choice: MySpace
- Wii, PS3 or Xbox 360? None
- Mini Golf
- Jamba Juice

Fresnocentric Fodder
- If someone is coming to visit you for a week, what are five Fresno places you take them?
Tower District
Woodward Park
Zoo
Fulton Mall
Lunch at Chandler Field Rest.

- If you could snap your fingers and bring one chain store that's not here, what would it be?
Nordstroms
-Why? Because wife said so!
- What's your favorite lunch spot?
Goodfellas & Georges in the Galleria
- Where's the best taco in Fresno?
No mas Tacos
- What's your favorite building on the Fulton Mall?
Security Bank Building
- What's thing Fresno needs to have a better entertainment scene?
A music venue that books affordable name acts

Hella Easy Trivia
- Who won last season's "American Idol?"
Ruben Aiken
- Who won the last Super Bowl?
Eagles...I can dream
- What popular HBO show got turned into a successful box office movie this summer?
SATC
- What was the name of the Katy Perry song that was No. 1 for 7 week this summer?
IKAG&ILI
- What TV teen drama from the '90s was revived this season?
Fresno 93727


Posted by: Ray Arthur at November 1, 2008 12:26 AM

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