Man or Astroman? one of the greatest surf bands of all time. sadly i have never witnessed their live show, but one day i am sure i shall. this interview was done over email with Coco in late 1994.
ANNOY- WORD I THAT SOME OF YOU HAVE BECOME QUITE ATTACHED TO REAL EARTH WOMEN, WHAT DO YOU DO ABOUT THEM WHEN YOU MUST RETURN TO YOUR HOME PLANET(S)? DO THEY EVEN KNOW ABOUT THESE LIAISONS?
MAN OR ASTROMAN?- The few women you may see with us are one of two things...just more of us from beyond, disguised to make you feel more comfortable, or the brainwashed confused product of our madly output transmissions. (but you didn't hear it from me.. you got it?)
ANNOY- WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR?
M OR A- interesting you should ask...i have big ass scoop of Jamocha Almond Fudge being crammed down my throat as i type this!
ANNOY- WHAT ARE THE 5 GREATEST ALBUMS OF ALL TIME?
M OR A- oh geez.. more shameless self promotion again.. ok here we go...
1. Destroy all Astromen... (great record.. check it out)
2. Is it....Man or Astroman?..(also a great record ..check it out)
3. Destroy all Astromen colored vinyl version...(hot.. hot)
4. Is it.. Man or Astroman? colored vinyl version...(whooee that's good)
5. the new Bolt thrower Album
ANNOY- WHAT WAS THE WORST SHOW YOU EVER PLAYED?
M OR A- Wow amazing timing!.. perhaps this past weekend in Winston-Salem NC Showed up at 10:00 pm...forgot our drums...dropped the bass amp forgot extra strings....whoooo what a night
ANNOY- DO YOU HAVE ANY CONNECTIONS (RELATIVES/SIMILAR MISSION/ SAME COMMANDER/ ETC) AS LAIKA AND THE COSMONAUTS OR ARE THEY JUST POSEURS?
M OR A- umm.. cough.. um.. who? what.. never heard of 'em... (haha)
ANNOY- WHAT DO YOU THINK OF PAPER CLIPS?
M OR A- i have not given them much thought.. although i recently read an interesting article on the process for patenting them crazy, crazy.. your timing is so.. ON! baby on!
ANNOY- WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CONDIMENT? WHY?
M OR A- umm.
REVERSE INTERVIEW!! GIVE QUESTIONS FOR THESE ANSWERS!!
M OR A- So, in pica farads, what is the relative velocity of the rotation of irdstuff's inner-ear?
ANNOY- 12.735 TO GIVE A ROUGH ESTIMATE, BUT IT REALLY CAN'T BE EXPRESSED IN NUMBERS THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND.
M OR A- Hmm.. you got me on this one (silly earthling)
ANNOY- HIS NAME WAS SPANKY, HE WAS THE GREATEST... I HAVE TO GET A TISSUE HOLD ON.
M OR A- Ok, so if the van breaks down after you've been dragging the trailer with only one wheel for 20 minutes (actually happened) what can you use to fix it?
ANNOY- SLURPIES OF COURSE. BLUE RASPBERRY IS POSSIBLE, BUT IN A PINCH CHERRY COLA WILL DO ALTHOUGH IT IS VASTLY INFERIOR.
M OR A- If you want your record sales to cause you to do one thing...what is it?
ANNOY- BE TO BE VEGAN AND ADOPT 3 YOUNG GIRLS WHO WILL FOLLOW IN MY FOOTSTEPS, PERHAPS CREATING A BIT OF MAYHEM ON THE PATH TO TRUE GAME SHOW SUCCESS.
M OR A- So i hear coco likes to pee in bottles...what do the rest of you guys like?
ANNOY- I LIKE TO USE A BLENDER FOR THINGS LIKE THAT. USE THE FRAPPE SETTING AND YOU ARE SET FOR LIFE. TOO MANY PEOPLE IGNORE OR UNDERESTIMATE THE FRAPPE SETTING.
OK, BACK TO NORMAL, HOPE YOU SURVIVED THAT!! YIPES!
ANNOY- DOES EXTRA-SENSORY PERCEPTION TRULY EXIST OR IS IT JUST A HOAX PERPETUATED BY "THE MAN?"
M OR A- feel it baby, feel it!
ANNOY- WHAT IS STRAIGHT EDGE TO YOU?
M OR A- well Stanley makes a nice one, and well, so does Design, but i usually use a cheap plastic one.. unless of course i am cutting with an X-acto.
ANNOY- (I CAN'T RESIST...) MAN? OR ASTROMAN?
(aaawwwww, they skipped it!!!)
ANNOY- IS DUCT TAPE REALLY AS POWERFUL AS THEY SAY?
M OR A- Have you seen or smelt the way i dress.. you figure it out!
ANNOY- IN 5 YEARS, WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU WILL WANT TO HAVE BEEN 2 YEARS AGO?
M OR A- In my mother's arms.. returning to the womb
ANNOY-WHAT DO YOU THINK OF MR T?
M OR A- Phoney
ANNOY- WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE AC/DC ALBUM? WHY?
M OR A- i only like Bolt Thrower ..because they f@ckin' rock
ANNOY- WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR YOU?
M OR A- hmm a big handful of unanswered mystical questions.. but nothing the lab can't determine with enough time.
ANNOY- HOW PUNK ARE YOU?
M OR A- oh.. what a set up! PUNK AS F@CK! sorry, you asked for it, pal
ANNOY- WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?
M OR A- taller
ANNOY- ANY FINAL WORDS/THREATS/PROMISES/SLOGANS/CODFISH?
M OR A- codfish? (silly earth man)