M.I.S.T. (Made In Southeast Texas) features members of the local creative community.
James Byron Wood, the Chaos Coordinator for the BKB PO$$E, is reviving the classic questionnaire created by Bernard Pivot and popularized by James Lipton on Inside the Actor’s Studio. James is posing these questions to a variety of people from the 409 Arts and Music scene. Portrait created by Albert Alexander of 2TM.
Respondents:
James Byron Wood is a Pisces and the Chaos Coordinator for the BKB PO$$E. His favorite Monkee is Mike Nesmith.
Grace Mathis is a chanteuse and fashionista whose favorite color is pink. When posting a Facebook comment on a picture of someone else’s cat her usual response is “Booboodeedee.”
Stephan Malick is a Journalism professor and Assistant Director of the Lamar University Press and a proud curmudgeon. His favorite author is J.R.R. Tolkien.
1. What is your favorite word?
James: Yes. (See Molly Bloom in Ulysses.)
Grace: Beauty.
Stephan: Fuck.
2. What is your least favorite word?
James: No.
Grace: Flatulence.
Stephan: Conservative.
3. What turns you on?
James: Short brunettes with a snarky sense of humor. Janeane Garofalo. Sarah Vowell. Kate Micucci. Etc. etc.
Grace: Self awareness.
Stephan: Nice people.
4. What turns you off?
James: Ladies who are so full of themselves that there’s no room for me in there.
Grace: Arrogance.
Stephan: Awful people.
5. What sound or noise do you love?
James: Rahsaan Roland Kirk using trick fingering and circular breathing to play three horns at the same time.
Grace:Cat purrs.
Stephan: Rain while sleeping.
6. What sound or noise do you hate?
James: Kenny G playing one horn.
Grace: Chewing noises.
Stephan: Assholes revving engines while driving through my neighborhood.
7. What is your favorite curse word?
James: Sonuvabitch.
Grace: F***
Stephan: Fuck
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
James: I’d like to be the Kevin Feige for DC Comics movies and television. DC has so many characters they aren’t doing anything with. Meanwhile Feige somehow manages to screw up the Inhumans and the Eternals.
Grace: Professional singer.
Stephan: Archeologist.