1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
My grandfather, whose name was Henry but who was called Pat. As the firstborn grandson, a few years after his death in an oil field accident, my name was pretty much inevitable. But that’s okay.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
A couple weeks ago.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
A friend once told me it looks like I write with my feet. That’s about right.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Not really into lunch meat, but I suppose braunschweiger.

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
No.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON, WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Probably. Most people seem to think I’m pretty likable.

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM?
Only all the time!

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Nope. Had ’em out when I was about four.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
No. I don’t think I need to be reminded how precious life is by doing something stupid, and I’m not an adrenaline junkie.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
Oatmeal.

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
The ones that are tied, yes.

12. Do YOU BELIEVE IN GOD?
Depends on what you mean by God. In terms of question #7, I almost said, “I don’t know—does he believe in me?”

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Probably Ben & Jerry’s Mint Chocolate Cookie, though Haagen Dasz Bailey’s and Vanilla Swiss Almond are right up there.

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Depends on the person and the situation. Sometimes the voice, sometimes the smile, sometimes the eyes. Sometimes I don’t notice anything at all.

15. RED OR PINK?
Red. Especially slightly orangey-red.

16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
Taking on more than I can handle. Close second: posting stupid MySpace or Facebook quizzes on my blog.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
No one in particular at the moment.

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST?
It’s up to them.

19. DO YOU BELIEVE IN TRUE LOVE?
I’d like to, but I’m not sure I do.

20. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Faded blue jeans and gray/navy New Balance shoes.

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
I just heard “Ozark” by Pat Metheny and Lyle Mays, from As Falls Wichita, So Falls Wichita Falls.

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Definitely Burnt Sienna. My favorite.

23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Coffee. Baking bread. Rain. Fresh-mowed grass. Drinking coffee while baking bread and mowing the grass in the rain.

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
Richard G, setting up a recording session this afternoon. I think the Hidden Pictures album is going to be really good, FWIW.

25. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING TO DO?
Playing drums with a good band doing original material for people who are into it. I seem to remember sex was nice, but I wouldn’t swear to that any more.

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
None.

27. HAIR COLOR?
Brown. It’s in a dark phase now, though over the course of several years it can vary quite a bit, almost to a light brown.

28. EYE COLOR?
Brown. No variation there.

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
Used to. Haven’t done so for ages.

30. FAVORITE FOOD?
Too many to count. Indian and Thai in particular, though.

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
Happy endings. I love fiction.

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
I dug out a DVD of Cold Comfort Farm recorded off the TV. I hadn’t seen in 10 years. What a funny movie!

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Light gray. It has a Charles Barsotti cartoon on it.

34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Summer, though I like Fall most of all.

35. HUGS OR KISSES?
I’ll take either.

36. WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF?
I don’t give up easily.

37. PEOPLE MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
No one I can think of.

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
Oddly, the same.

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING RIGHT NOW?
The latest issue of Tape Op, a recording magazine.

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
No mouse pad; I use a trackball.

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT?
From the DVR: the episode of Spectacle with Herbie Hancock (wow!) and last night’s Daily Show.

42. FAVORITE SOUND(S)?
I’m pretty fascinated by all sounds—that’s why I got into audio engineering.

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES?
Beatles.

44. WHAT'S THE FARTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME?
A little town in northern Finland where we played a festival. Can’t remember the name of the town now. Or maybe Tromsø, Norway—it’s far enough north (225 miles north of the Arctic Circle) that it might actually be farther than Finland. We played there three times. Cool town.

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
I have the ability to ignore stupid questions.

46 WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Wichita, KS.

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK?
Anyone with something interesting to say.

48. HOW DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER?
Well, we’re divorced now, but I met my ex-wife through an email to our band’s website. It started a conversation that lasted about 11 years.