Bourke's Backyard - the #4 RYWHM interview.
Pat Bourke is the bass player for Melbourne rock hotnesses Dallas Crane. He is lanky and a brilliant artist as well as being excellent at crosswords. I like the way he carries around pencils and paper wrapped in a rubber band 'just in case'.
That's him in the sunglasses looking brooding and sexy.
Because he once let me dance onstage with the band in my undies and also be in one of their videos, I allowed him the chance to be interviewed by me on my blog.
1. So how do you know me?
I've known Ms Fits for some years now. We have many mutual friends and I consider her one of my closest and bestest mates. I could go on about her but I won't. I love her and I she seems to love me back. We know stuff about each other. Nuff said.
2. How would you describe Dallas Crane to someone who has never heard them?
Bent (not stoned) Rock 'n' Roll with special stuff in.
3. Why would you describe Dallas Crane to someone who has never heard them?
Probably attempting to convince a potential record buyer that they should throw that Thirsty Jerk disc in the trash and see the light. Or, just trying to appear cool/important in front of others, particularly girls.
4. Which band member gets the most hot girls and why?
The truth may hurt and offend members of the band and public.
5. What have you always secretly wanted to do in a film clip?
An animated clip would be great so we didn't have to be there.
6. Has there been any kind of promotion or promotional material which embarrasses you?
Check out 90% of our photo shoots. We are all handsome, charismatic chaps in the flesh, photogenic we aint.
7. Do you have a fallback career?
Living above my own secondhand book and record store.
8. Would you rather be a dead hugely famous rockstar - ala Brian Jones - or a living mediocre one like Darryl Cotton?
When did Dags become a ROCKstar? This answer depends on chances of redemption. If I have never produced anything good and am getting worse PLEASE KILL ME.
9. What's the theme of your next record?
No comment.
10. Are you sick to fucking death of Dallas Crane songs yet?
No.
11. Is touring bad for your mental and physical health?
My mental health seems at its best on tour. Are vodka, beer, wine, no sleep, bad food, drugs, fights and heaps of other cool stuff, that only guys in bands get to do, bad for you?
12. Complete this sentence: 'Hey! If you knockabout lads and lassies want to be a successful lanky bass playing rock n roller like my good self, all you need to do is...'
START A CHECKLIST:
1. Have tall Father/Mother
2. Beatle boots
3.Tight jeans
4.Leather and denim articles in closet
5.Find good musicians to carry you
6.Enjoy boozing
7.Develop delusions of grandeur
8. Prepare to not be around when you family and friends need you.
854 days til the next election.
Comments
See Q.10.
YES!
That's a bit harsh. Rockstars are so going to cane your interview now!
Harsh? Que?
I'm working my way backwards on the checklist ... have been stuck on 6 for a while
According to the checklist my short mother is the one thing standing in the way of me being a rock god???
...off to the shrink for me.
Anonymous was on the harsh side saying that he's/she's sick to goddam death of hearing Dallas Crane's music on the radio.
Rock Gods are gentle souls and their feelings should be protected from the real world.
Oh, I see.
*wraps Tim Rogers in cotton wool*
*nurtures*
Young lady, you can be the spokesperson/figurehead for "Care for a RockGod" day. Instead of buying some poncy plastic accessory, we can all caringly and lovingly reach/stroke the closest RockGod.
I suggest June 15th.
if you are a lanky rock god does that mean you spend that day stroking yourself?
If you can find any body parts that aren't already being stroked / loved / nutured / dry humped by 18 something million Australians, yes.
Music Exec: "Shit, JET are HUGE right now, who have we got on the books who plays rock and looks kinda messy and shit?"
Staffer: "Ahhh, I dunno, we've had Dallas Crane laying around for years..."
Music Exec: "Good, get them to crank out an album now. If nominations haven't closed, nominate them for an ARIA. This is serious, we need 'dirty rock' on our books, STAT!"
The Student, what are you on about?
Fits, I am impressed. How did you convince the Dallas Crane boys to let you dance on stage in your undies? Most rockers are opposed to such reckless enthusiasm.
Halo Effect
When we consider a person good (or bad) in one category, we are likely to make a similar evaluation in other categories.
It is as if we cannot easily separate categories. It may also be connected with dissonance avoidance, as making them good at one thing and bad at another would make an overall evaluation (which we do anyway) difficult.
Edward Thorndike found, in the 1920s, that when army officers were asked to rate their charges in terms of intelligence, physique, leadership and character, there was a high cross-correlation.
Example
Just because I dress like a rock star, it does not mean I can sing, dance or play the guitar (come to think of it, the same is true of some real rock stars!).
So what?
Show how you are good at something, even somewhere relatively unimportant, and then talk about something else where the other person can infer you are equally good.
that bloke in the blue suit needs to sort out his fashion sense. jesus christ.
Ms Fits is a spunk... If not as hot as Pat Bourke..
(I love that guy*)
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*cough*theysuck*ahem*
(stoopid typos)
Well, you'd know all about sucking, wouldn't you?
ZING!
The Student is right. They obviously have "the look" and the record company has trotted them out as the next big thing. Sorry, but this shit is the same old 'rock and roll by the numbers'!
I ROCK!
Dear 'the student'You are clearly a fuckwit
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