Nick Parker Bass
1. Who are you?I am Nick.
2. Birthday
Tax day!
3. Where are you from?
DeKalb
4. Highschool?
DHS
5. College?
NIU
6. Job?
Web Developer
7. What do you play in Keslinger?
Bass
8. How long have you been playing for?/ How did you get started?
I just recently realized I've been playing for almost 10 years. I should probably start trying to get good at it at some point. I actually started playing after seeing my high school Jazz Band's bassist play a solo, and after some prodding from a guitar playing friend of mine, I made my parents buy me one.
9. Who are/were your influences?
In terms of bands, Incubus has been a mainstay in my listening habits for quite some time now. The diversity of their song writing is beyond me. I've been taking certain cues from Muse as to how to fill out our sound with a minimum of instruments. Of course, hearing people like Victor Wooten and Michael Manring play bass pushes me to keep learning new techniques.
10. What living person who would like like to meet?
Michel Gondry. I would like to find out what the person who dreamt up 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind' is like in person.
11. What deceased person would you like to meet?
There are countless answers for this, so I'll choose to answer it this way. Someone who I would like to have met, had they not passed on so early on in my life is my Grandfather from my mother's side. He presented President Reagan with a painting of the White House, which still hangs there today, created logos for Dairy Queen and Pella Windows and was good friends with Grant Wood (painter of 'American Gothic'), so I can imagine he might be able to drop some knowledge on my dome.
12. Top three favorite movies?
Children of Men, Office Space, and well, Serendipity.
13. Top three favorite TV shows?
Seinfeld, Arrested Development, The Office
14. Favorite canceled TV show?
Firefly
15. Favorite band you've seen live?
Simple answer, Muse.
16. Favorite band you've played with?
Hanson! Nah, just kidding, I suppose I actually bought a CD from the band 'Casket Salesmen' when we played with them.
17. Favorite Keslinger show?
Our most recent show at The House in March '08. It really seems like every time we play The House, it's our best show... I have a feeling if we only played there though, people might get sick of us faster than they already are.
18. Worst Keslinger show?
I played the worst at the Canopy Club, and our power went out in the middle of the first song there, but I've never been more dissapointed then after our "show" at the House of Blues in Chicago. See Seth's answer for more details.
19. Gear?
Schecter Stiletto Studio 6 (say that five times fast) bass, Gallien-Krueger Half Stack, Boss & MXR pedals.
20. Ambitions aside from Keslinger?
To have a daughter so my mother can have someone to pamper. Also, move to California to escape winter.
21. Past bands you've been in?
Uhh... Seth, Jon and I were in a band (M.O.M.A.N.) for Battle of the Bands competitions, but I haven't been in a steady band besides Keslinger.
22. Favorite books?
Considering I've read each of the Harry Potters at least twice, I'll go with those.
23. Favorite Actor?
If we're talking about man-crushes, and I think we are, Clive Owen.
24. Favorite Actress?
It's not Rachel Weisz, I can tell you that much.
25. Pet peeves?
Slow walkers and bad drivers...
26. Favorite food?
Stir fry? Is that right? Meat cooked with vegetables?
27. Hobbies?
Fantasy Sports.
28. Websites you frequent?
Apple.com, ESPN.com, Digg.com
29. Favorite Shampoo?
Suave 2-in-1
30. Favorite Razor?
That one with the battery and 17 blades.
31. Favorite Magazine?
Pottery Barn catalog.
32. Do you read when you're in the bathroom?
That's the only time I read.
33. Guilty pleasure tv show?
Beauty & the Geek.
34. Guilty pleasure movie?
Titanic. Don't judge me!
35. Guilty pleasure band?
Dashboard Confessional
36. Do you talk to your self out loud when no one is around?
Oh most definetly.
37. First girl you had a crush on?
That one who made me fall on my head.
38. Super power you wish you had?
Telekenisis. Sometimes that remote is just too far away for me to get up.
39. Do you chew your nails?
Unfortunately.
40. Do you drum on things that aren't drums?
Well, my legs were just recently classified as musical instruments, but I do drum on tables, so yeah.
41. Favorite TV show growing up?
I think I watched Spiderman a lot. Or that one Batman one with the cool animation. No, wait, Snick, definetly Snick.
42. Most humiliating high school moment?
I pooped my pants on a school trip to Washington D.C. in 8th grade, nothing from then on can top that. Ever. And now you all know about it.
43. Did you play sports in high school? If yes, what did you play?
Our football team was bad enough without me on it, I didn't want to make it worse.
44. What crowd were you a part of back then?
Is awkward a crowd? I wasn't a nerd back in high school, but I definetly am now.
45. Favorite subject in High School or College?
I can't remember the course title, but I took a class where we got to act as TV execs, show producers and advertisers for like 3 months. It was awesome.
46. Favorite invention in the last five years?
iPhone. The only way it could be better is if I could use a service other than AT&T without voiding my warranty.
47. Worst invention in the last five years?
Soulja Boy? In the sense that he was created by MySpace. So maybe I meant MySpace?
48. Favorite quote?
"What comes before anything? What have we always said is the most important thing?"
"Breakfast."
"Family."
"Family, right. I thought you meant of the things you eat."
49. Are you a morning or a night person?
Night.
50. Meanest thing you've ever done to a sibling?
Made him sit in the backseat, when he obviously called shotgun before me.
51. What's playing on your ipod/cd player/8 track now?
The Dear Hunter.
