Please answer the following queries, taken from a Tom Waits "interview" to promote Franks Wild Years:

Q: What do you find erotic?
TW: Uh, flamingos…fish...

Q: Five words to describe yourself?
TW: No left turn.

Q: What's your favorite country?
TW: Uh, St. Louis.

Q: So, Tom, where is heaven?
TW: God sits in a boat up on the surface of the water, and we're all like fish. When you die, you float to the surface like a dead carp. The Big Guy hauls you in the boat...God's a little short guy, you know. He started in the mailroom and worked his way up. He invested well...

Q: What are you afraid of?
TW: Cops... (laughs). Fountain pens, sensible shoes, undertakers and, uh... turbulance.

Q: What do you live for?
TW: I live for adventure and to hear the lamentations of the women.

Q: What's your record collection like?

TW: I don't have a large record collection, but it's diverse. You know, I have a lot of bush recordings. I've got a recording of the Romiyiana Monkey Chant. It's…uh…(wow!).

sex lol

shy, loyal, caring, fun, innocent

usa, nj and NYC

no idea

cops omg yuck, even if i've done nothing wrong they freak me out

not really sure- to be loved perhaps

mariah carey, madonna, tony bennett, rosemary clooney, nwa, eminem, tori amos, melissa etheridge, etc

Q: What do you find erotic?

Mean women in tight trousers.

Q: Five words to describe yourself?

Ebony and ivory; diamond; pearl.

Q: What's your favorite country?

Lyle Lovett.

Q: So, where is heaven?

Why do people not capitalize "Heaven"?

Q: What are you afraid of?

Death. And life.

Q: What do you live for?

My fear of the former outweighs my fear of the latter.

Q: What's your record collection like?

Bigger than a breadbox. But not by much!

missmad said:

madonna, tony bennett

Ace said:

missmad said:

madonna, tony bennett

Q: What do you find erotic?

Hands, guitars, the 60's, music, kissing, Emmanuelle, summertime

Q: Five words to describe yourself?

indecisive, scatterbrain, insecure, narcissistic, naughty

Q: What's your favorite country?

no idea. There are too many to love.

Q: So, Valerie, where is heaven?

at some sushi place

Q: What are you afraid of?

loss, time, bears, water, aging, insignificance

Q: What do you live for?

dancing, performing, freedom, travel, family and friends

Q: What's your record collection like?

Pretty diverse. I love a bit of everything. I could go on and on about it, but I won't.

minneapolisgenius said:

Q: What do you find erotic?

Hands, guitars, the 60's, music, kissing, Emmanuelle, summertime

Q: Five words to describe yourself?

indecisive, scatterbrain, insecure, narcissistic, naughty

Q: What's your favorite country?

no idea. There are too many to love.

Q: So, Valerie, where is heaven?

at some sushi place

Q: What are you afraid of?

loss, time, bears, water, aging, insignificance

Q: What do you live for?

dancing, performing, freedom, travel, family and friends

Q: What's your record collection like?

Pretty diverse. I love a bit of everything. I could go on and on about it, but I won't.

minneapolisgenius!

You need to start posting more here again.

Q: What do you find erotic? kissing my husband.

Q: Five words to describe yourself? shy, quiet, loyal, poetic, careful.

Q: What's your favorite country? USA & Brazil.

Q: So, Tom, where is heaven?
Read the Bible, it gives directions.

Q: What are you afraid of?
cancer or any other serious illness, snakes, bugs, large dogs.

Q: What do you live for?
God, my husband, my son, myself, helping others, to travel and see new places, to have fun...

Q: What's your record collection like?

i like all different kinds of music, i have frank sinatra, prince, omara portoundo, cidade negra, tom jobim, max de castro, john mellencamp, guns n' roses, aerosmith, dean martin, lady gaga, cyndi lauper, andy griffith, toby mac, jimi hendrix, elvis, janis joplin, tori amos, red hot chilli peppers, no doubt, britney spears, tupac, common, lionel richie, tina turner, the bee gee's, glenn miller orch., enya, phil collins, the bangles, tlc, etc.........

Q: What do you find erotic?

letting down your guard in the bedroom. being free.

Q: Five words to describe yourself?

Loyal, loving,romantic, intelligent, quirky

Q: What is you favorite country?

never been out of the US, so Ill say my fav. state in Nevada, Las Vegas to be exact.

Q: So Jeremy, where is heaven?

In your heart.

Q: What are you afraid of?

Letting down those that I love.

Q: What do you live for?

My daughter

Q:What is your record collection like?

Frank Sinatra, Prince, Tupac, Jimmy Buffett, The Spill Canvas, Brand New, Ras Kass, Motley Crue, Poison, Vanessa Carlton, Regina Spektor, Josh Hoge, Britten, Tim Brantley,

Q: What do you find erotic?
ME: anything having to do with Scarlett Johansson

Q: Five words to describe yourself?
ME: Uhm, are we there yet?

Q: What's your favorite country?
ME: U.S.A. (NYC)

Q: So, where is heaven?
ME: in the smile of my children

Q: What are you afraid of?
ME: overpasses (I have a phobia of being crushed to death under a collapsing overpass)

Q: What do you live for?
ME: being the best person that I can be

Q: What's your record collection like?

ME: Disjointed and diverse (& heavy on Prince). I like a wide range of music, from Cuban guaguanco, to R&B, to 70's rock, to Merengue, to Salsa, to 80's new wave, to Soul, to Central American Marimba, to Funk, to Mexican rancheras, to Spanish Rock, etc., etc.,. The only music I just can't listen to is Country, Heavy Metal, Christian music and Bachata.

: What do you find erotic?
bara

Q: Five words to describe yourself?
peach plum pear pineapple tree

Q: What's your favorite country?
japan or ireland

Q: So, Tom, where is heaven?
adjacent to hades

Q: What are you afraid of?
parasitic worms.

Q: What do you live for?
life

Q: What's your record collection like?

very little

Ace said:

Please answer the following queries, taken from a Tom Waits "interview" to promote Franks Wild Years:

Q: What do you find erotic?
TW: eggs

Q: Five words to describe yourself?
TW: here, here, here, here, here

Q: What's your favorite country?
TW: Belgium

Q: So, Tom, where is heaven?
TW: here

Q: What are you afraid of?
TW:eggs

Q: What do you live for?
TW:my next breath

Q: What's your record collection like?

TW: circular

Q: What do you find erotic?

I'd rather not answer...

Q: Five words to describe yourself?

smart, curvy, stylish, hard-working, organized

Q: What's your favorite country?
USA, I guess- I haven't been too many places

Q: So, Lynn, where is heaven?

Wherever we want it to be- what makes us happy & content and at peace

Q: What are you afraid of?

Growing old alone.

And... spiders, bugs with a lot of legs, and heights

Q: What do you live for?
I have to think about that one

Q: What's your record collection like?

It's pretty cool, I guess. I have vinyl, cassettes, 8-tracks and CDs, all arranged in a nice finished basement.

NewPowerToad said:

Q:What is your record collection like?

Frank Sinatra, Prince, Tupac, Jimmy Buffett, The Spill Canvas, Brand New, Ras Kass, Motley Crue, Poison, Vanessa Carlton, Regina Spektor, Josh Hoge, Britten, Tim Brantley,

Wow, I haven't seen that name in a while. I used to be a big fan of his. I'm gonna have to dig some of his stuff up. He had all the crazy metaphors. "I drink Listerine and brush my teeth with amphetamines, so I can sound fresh and say dope things."

Ace said:

minneapolisgenius said:

minneapolisgenius!

You need to start posting more here again.

I'll try.

Q: What do you find erotic?

Humor juxtaposed with intellect, humility and reserve juxtaposed with power, loose-fitting tops that give occasional inadvertent glimpses inside.

Q: Five words to describe yourself?
Please excuse dust during renovation.

Q: What's your favorite country?
Undecided.

Q: So, Tom, where is heaven?
Well, Tom?

Q: What are you afraid of?

Wasting time, never to get it back.

Q: What do you live for?

Beauty.

Q: What's your record collection like?

Virtual.

[Edited 7/2/10 5:41am]