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By Stevie Z

    Okay, for those of you who don’t know what an “internet meme” is….well, don’t ask me, I can’t really explain it, if you’re that curious about the specifics go here.   If you’re lazy, like me, accept that I’m going to tell you it appears to be a question or set of questions that someone answers on their blog or podcast, and then ‘tags’ some other people, meaning that now they have to answer the question(s) as well, and then tag more people.  I guess it’s kind of like a chain letter, but one that requires effort.

   Having said all that, I’ve now been ‘tagged’ by 2 people - Bob Goyetche and Mark Blevis to list 6 Random Things About Me….I’ll vary between the fun and frivoulous, and the stuff that inquiring minds want to know:

1.  If I had inherited all of my father’s creativity and all of my mother’s ambition, I would have been ruling the world by now…instead I’m just this kind of weird guy that a few people have heard about.
2. I have a love/hate relationship with cats.  And yes, I own 2.  I love their playfulness and intelligence, respect their incredible indifference to the world around them, and am very jealous of their ability to lick themselves anywhere, anytime.
3. I have huge self-doubt issues whenever I create anything, from a blog post to a podcast episode, to a song, to a comment on someone else’s site.  And that is really odd when you think that I take critisicm very well.  The biggest problem it creates is limiting my creative content and output.
4. I not only still own a rotary dial phone, it’s hooked up in my basement, and I frequently use it…especially when calling certain people because I know it drives them insane that I’m using such old technology.
5. I would probably be willing to give up a testicle for trade for an early 70’s era Fender Twin Reverb amp and a Telecaster Thinline guitar…especially in birdseye green with gold hardware…mmmmmmm.
6. I once got so drunk on Tequila in Duluth, Minnesota that I woke up in the hotel room in the morning in the bathtub naked except for my socks, covered in Dorito crumbs, and with a woman’s name, her phone number and the word “thanks” written on my arm in pen.  And I couldn’t find my jeans anywhere…till I got on the elevator to leave.  Then I found them.   I never did call the phone number….or drink Tequila again.

   So there ya go, that’s 6.  I’ll save the rest for the next time this floats around.   Now I’m supposed to ‘tag’ 6 other people to post this….well, a couple of them don’t have blogs, but I would love to know their anwers.

   My tagees are as follows:    Ignacio Castillo, Robbie Hancock, Sean McGaughey, Cat from The Catsfish Show (hey, at least it’ll give ya something new to put on your blog :) , Tommy Vallier,  and Bastion Feddern.

   Okay, for those of you tagged, here (apparently) are the rules, as I was given:
1. Link to the person who tagged you.
2. Post the rules on the blog.
3. Write six random things about yourself.
4. Tag six people at the end of your post.
5. Let each person know they have been tagged.
6. Let the tagger know when your entry is up.

    Okay peeps, it’s up to you now…..

Stevie Z