Hotseat! Grill a MoFo: Fiscal

What is your favorite color?

Do you have a lucky number?

Do you gamble?

Do you play the lottery?

Have you ever won a prize or contest before?

What was it?

Where were you born?

Do you have any sibling?

Do you have any children?

Where would you travel to, if you could pick any place at all?

Why?

What is your favorite food?

What is your favorite dessert?

What's your favorite ice cream?

Can you cook and/or bake?

What is your favorite restaurant?

Have you ever been to a concert before, and if so, who all have you seen?

What is your favorite song?

What is your favorite music genre?

Do you prefer board games, or computer games?

What is your favorite sport?

What is your favorite hobby, besides watching movies?

What is your favorite TV show?

What is your least favorite TV show?

What is your favorite theater snack?

Theater, or home theater?

If you had to throw away all your movies but one, which one would you keep?

Do you avoid watching certain movies, simply because of an actor that is in them?

Name 5 actors you would love to meet, and why. What would you want to do to, or with them?

How many new movies do you watch per year?

Name the movie you hate the most.

Name the oldest movie you've seen.

Name the newest movie you've seen.

What is your favorite movie genre?

Who is your favorite action star?

What is your favorite decade of movies?

What is your favorite movie for each genre . . .

Horror?
Sci-fi?
Suspense Thriller?
Comedy?
Action?
Drama?
Musicals?
Westerns?
Martial Arts?
War?

If you could look like anyone famous, who would it be?

Do you share a birthday with anyone famous?

If so, who all do you share that day with?

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What is the nicest thing you have ever done for anyone?

What is your favorite color?

I love a nice blued handgun.




Do you have a lucky number?

I don't.

Do you gamble?

I play a lot of poker, usually weekly!

Do you play the lottery?

I have only bought one lottery ticket, and that was on my 18th birthday.


Have you ever won a prize or contest before?

I have won prizes from competitions before. I compete in practical shooting competitions and have won a few. I also rock climbed when I lived in Georgia, but there isn't much of that in Texas.


What was it?

Various handgun accessories. Magazines, cleaning supplies, sponsor clothing, etc..


Where were you born?

Columbus, Mississippi


Do you have any sibling?

Yes, a 13 year old younger brother and a 39 year old half brother.


Do you have any children?

I do! He is 3 years old, and crazy as can be.


Where would you travel to, if you could pick any place at all?

I would love to go to Vietnam.

Why?

For the deep water solo climbing!



What is your favorite food?

I really enjoy Mexican and Italian dishes.


What is your favorite dessert?

Cheesecake with caramel topping!

What's your favorite ice cream?

Cookies and cream


Can you cook and/or bake?

I can cook if a grill is involved. I like to think I make great ribs.


What is your favorite restaurant?

I don't eat out that much, but I might have to go with The Cheesecake Factory.


Have you ever been to a concert before, and if so, who all have you seen?

I used to be very much into a music scene. I still have a bunch of friends in bands.

http://www.myspace.com/thecaptivemusic

My favorite show I have even been to would be Bon Iver or Circa Survive


What is your favorite song?

Right now, Bon Iver - Skinny Love


What is your favorite music genre?

Indie/Folk and Blues


Do you prefer board games, or computer games?

Board games. Monopoly FTW


What is your favorite sport?

Rock Climbing, Practical Shooting, Tennis


What is your favorite hobby, besides watching movies?

All things guns.


What is your favorite TV show?

Curb Your Enthusiasm. More recently, Justified.

What is your least favorite TV show?

Heroes


What is your favorite theater snack?

The theater I go to serves food, so usually Fish and Chips and a beer.


Theater, or home theater?

Theater! Only because it's rare when I get to go because of the 3 year old.

If you had to throw away all your movies but one, which one would you keep?

2001: A Space Odyssey. I feel like I learn something new about this film everytime I watch it.


Do you avoid watching certain movies, simply because of an actor that is in them?

After watching From Paris With Love recently, I will now avoid all movies with that Johnathan Rhys Meyers guy.


Name 5 actors you would love to meet, and why. What would you want to do to, or with them?

Sam Rockwell
Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Robert DeNiro
Scarlett Johnasson
Bill Murray


How many new movies do you watch per year?

This would be a very high number.
Name the movie you hate the most.

Fast and the Furious anything.

Name the oldest movie you've seen.

Metropolis (1927)

Name the newest movie you've seen.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

What is your favorite movie genre?

Drama

Who is your favorite action star?

Sean Connery

What is your favorite decade of movies?

This is tough, but probably the 90's.

What is your favorite movie for each genre . . .

Horror? Night of the Living Dead
Sci-fi? Children of Men
Suspense Thriller? Memento
Comedy? Groundhog Day
Action? The Dark Knight
Drama? Lost in Translation
Musicals? meh
Westerns? The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Martial Arts?
War? Apocalypse Now

If you could look like anyone famous, who would it be?

James Dean! I also wish I could be half as cool as Clint Eastwood when I'm older.

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If I had a dollar for every existential crisis I've ever had, does money really even matter?

I volunteer at a shelter to feed the homeless every so often. It's sad to see how young some of the children are.

stop with the gun pictures! they make me nervous

Whats with this deep water solo climbing? that looks really scary! Have you ever done any? if so show us photos!

I was friends with a pro climber named Chris Sierzant in Georgia. I went water bouldering with him, which is essentially waiting for the water level to go down so you can climb on the boulders outcroppings. It isn't nearly as high or pretty as deep water soloing though.

I don't have photos of me, but here are some of Chris climbing in the same locations I have climbed.











EDIT: Here are some shots from Vietnam for your comparison

Do you wish you had a different first name?

How many keys do you carry with you? Do you wish you had fewer?

Do you carry things in your wallet beyond cash and credit cars, like gift certificates, business cards, etc? What's the weirdest thing you have in there?

How often do you use stamps?

Have you ever had long hair? If so, when, and for how long?

Do you wish you had a different first name?

I actually do have a different first name. My first name is Stewart and middle name Taylor, and for whatever reason my parents decided to call me by my middle name. I did have a group of friends that called me Stew in High School, but that was short lived as I moved states my sophmore year.

How many keys do you carry with you? Do you wish you had fewer?

Lets see, my keyring has

car key
mail box key
work front door key
work office key
home front door key
work "snack fund" key

It's actually not that bulky, so I am good with it.


Do you carry things in your wallet beyond cash and credit cars, like gift certificates, business cards, etc? What's the weirdest thing you have in there?

I have all kinds of business cards. The weirdest thing I have is a 1 month internet card from Kuwait that I never used while I was there.

How often do you use stamps?

Only when I mail in speeding ticket fines...

...so often.

Have you ever had long hair? If so, when, and for how long?

Haha, this is funny. I had long hair throughout high school. I found two photos from 6 years ago







My wife would be pissed if she knew I posted that last picture.

Do you share a birthday with anyone famous?

Yes

If so, who all do you share that day with?

Andre 3000, who I have personally met at a waffle house in Atlanta.

Big Boi or Andre 3000?

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"Loves them? They need them, like they need the air."

wow great climbing photos. Those guys are like spiderman!

Big Boi or Andre 3000?

Andre fo sho

What's Mankind's greatest invention?
What's Mankind's greatest discovery?
What's Mankind's greatest achievement?
Why did you join the military?
Did you think about joining something other than the Army?
When did you first meet your (now) wife?
When you play Monopoly, is there a token you have to be?
Recommend 5 films for someone who'd never seen a film before and give reasons why? (sorry for that, it sounds like an essay question, but you know what I mean)
What was your favourite class at school and why?
Least favourite and why?
Do you watch PBS?
Which of your son's games/toys do you like the most?
Which would you like to 'accidently' step on?
Other than films/dvd, is there anything else you collect?
When you see a shoe in the middle of the road, do you wonder how it got there?
Do you have any pets?
Have you ever been to a double or triple feature?
As you mentioned speeding fines, what's the fastest you've been clocked doing?
What's your favourite, non N.American, tv programme?
Why did you dislike Heroes so much? Did you always hate it?
What's your favourite flavour milkshake?

What do you do when someone says that your favourite movie sucks?

Have you ever made anyone bleed?

Something you can't stand about your own family?

Do you think someone you truly love is worth dying for?

Why The Fountain?

I merely ask because I know why it is important for me, and I know Sedai has his own reasons for its importance. So what is it for you?

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"This is that human freedom, which all boast that they possess, and which consists solely in the fact, that men are conscious of their own desire, but are ignorant of the causes whereby that desire has been determined." -Baruch Spinoza

I am going to come back to some of these when I can sit down a bit longer.


Why did you join the military?

I really don't agree with much that the military is doing strategically or politically, and didn't when I joined. I just wanted to enlist, and milk it for what I could. I figured if I enlisted for 6 years, and got out with a free bachelor's degree, six years of job experience working in communications, and some stability for my new family, then it would be worth it.

Did you think about joining something other than the Army?

I am in the Air Force. I didn't think about any other branch, my pops was in the Air Force as well and enjoyed the lifestyle.

When did you first meet your (now) wife?

My junior year of high school!

When you play Monopoly, is there a token you have to be?

Whatever the little guy decides I am that round.

What was your favourite class at school and why?

I enjoyed all social studies classes, mainly World History.

Least favourite and why?

This one is strange. I didn't enjoy math classes, but I rather enjoyed math studies. I just absolutely hated the constant repetitive assignments I suppose, I wasn't much for completing assignments at home, so my grades reflected that.


Do you watch PBS?

No, not really.



Which of your son's games/toys do you like the most?

My wife's iPhone, which he has pretty much taken possession of.

Which would you like to 'accidently' step on?

Guess Who! What a terrible game..

Other than films/dvd, is there anything else you collect?

I hold on to a beer bottle if it is the first time trying that particular flavor/brand.

When you see a shoe in the middle of the road, do you wonder how it got there?

You know, I can't think of a certain time that I have seen a shoe in the middle of the road.

Do you have any pets?

I do. I have a 1 year old Border Collie and a 6 month old Australian Shepherd. Before I got these two guys, I had a Great Dane but he passed away.

As you mentioned speeding fines, what's the fastest you've been clocked doing?

Haha, in my 4 cylinder 1.4 liter civic, only about 85 in a 65. I have gotten two tickets recently, but before these two tickets I have never received any traffic citations.

What's your favourite, non N.American, tv programme?

I enjoyed Skins. I don't usually like the coming to age type shows, but there was something about this - probably the characters.

Dead Set would be a close 2nd. It was a pretty short series though.

Why did you dislike Heroes so much? Did you always hate it?

I loved the first season. Sylar became repetitive and Peter Petrelli became a wuss.

What's your favourite flavour milkshake?

Strawberry Banana.

A few follow up questions, if I may?

Are you psyched/did you know about the US version of Skins?
Are you looking forward to The Walking Dead? Will you watch/purchase it?
I thought that might be the case with Heroes. Did you watch Lost? How did you feel about the end if you did?
Is Strawberry Banana a flavour you can buy or do you mix it yourself?

What do you do when someone says that your favourite movie sucks?

Well, my favorite movie, The Fountain, is a hit or miss for a lot of people, so I don't get too bent out of shape.

Have you ever made anyone bleed?

I've never really been in a fight. My head hit a friends nose while playing basketball, that made for a pretty big nose bleed.

Something you can't stand about your own family?

I have lived away from home since I was 18, so I don't get aggrivated or anything by my parents since they live far away. It sucks that I have a long way to go to being half the person my pops is. He has been pretty successful with his career, and I feel like I have a lot to live up to. I don't hate that about him or anything, it just seems like it will be tough.

Do you think someone you truly love is worth dying for?

My son, no doubt.

Why "Fiscal"?

Why The Fountain?

I merely ask because I know why it is important for me, and I know Sedai has his own reasons for its importance. So what is it for you?

My son has a liver disease called Alpha 1 Anti-Trypsin Deficiency. For a good month or so, the doctor's didn't know what was wrong, but only that he had significant scaring on his liver, and that it was larger than normal. I watched this film during that time. The doctor's were running tests, even at one point having to perform a liver biopsy. If you have seen The Fountain, then I imagine you understand how many elements of the film connected with me on a deep, personal level.

Fortunately my kiddo is okay. He will live with Alpha 1 for his whole life, and he has blood work semi annualy to make sure his liver isn't worsening. The docs say he should live his whole life perfectly healthy, but there is always a chance that he may need a liver transplant.

Thanks for the question Mr. McClane, glad I could share.