I enjoyed the San Francisco Q & A-

Guy asked a typical question directed toward Steve and he replied "I guess you've been going through your old copies of Forced Exposure...someone get this guy laid..."

At a show in Bloomington, Indiana, I once asked "Why doesn't Todd get to answer questions?"

Steve's reply was "Todd would have to get up to answer questions."

When Shellac got invited at ATP by Mogwai,someone asked "Are you made out of paint?".
Bob Weston just told him to leave the venue.

Boston mid 90's as Steve was changing a string the question was "why not only release Shellac on vinyl if you're such analog enthusiasts?" Bob said "because that would be elitest and we're not elitest." To which Steve interjected "actually we are, but like the CIA we use plausible deniability"

Audience Member:
Are your amplifiers affected by Wow And Flutter??

Answer:
A very dry and boring explanation of of Wow And Flutter and how it could not possibly affect an amplifier.

Minneapolis, 7th Street Entry, The 1990's:

"Is Todd single?"

(A short delay as Todd stands up, walks around his kit and leans over to the mic)

Todd: "I prefer to spend my free time with my parents."

indianapolis, summer 2001

young male audience member: do you ever play any rapeman songs?

steve: i don't know, do you dress up like your mom and fuck your dad?


nashville, summer 2004

random audience member: bob, why do you rock so hard?

bob: it's all the dairy.

Random Guy: How come that you sometimes have these long breaks in between your songs and then you guy suddenly start to play again at the same time without even looking at each other. Are there any secret signs, any tricks? How tthe fuck do you do it?

Bob Weston: We are a band. We practice.

As years go by and there are more and more tv channels, I can see these Q & As becoming a chat show on MTV9 or something.

Then, like all American chat shows, they'll get a desk and a band and make shit jokes about the president.

(while I'm on, is the only difference between leno and letterman that the bald band leader is on a different side of the stage?)

Who makes the best microphones in Evanston?