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Do you know the way to San Jose?

About Me

I'm one half of the popular beat combo that is Pinky Roader.
I love music (going to gigs etc), going out, staying in, meeting people, moutainboarding, travelling (not had much chance lately though), films, and lots of other stuff, too numerous to mention. I have taken this dreadful survey as I didn't know what else to write...Feel free to ask me to elaborate....
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Xav
Birthday: September
Birthplace: London
Current Location: Southampton
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Blonde ish
Height: About 6ft
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: Um...
The Shoes You Wore Today: Red Adidas Trainers as if it's 1994
Your Weakness: My old nemesis: Mayonnaise
Your Fears: being trapped in a lift with Fern Cotton, Jim Davidson and Gordon Ramsey
Your Perfect Pizza: Any - but no anchovies - uuuggggh
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: For Pinky Roader to take the world by storm
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: I don't have time to go on MSN
Thoughts First Waking Up: It can't be morning already, can it??
Your Best Physical Feature: I couldn't say
Your Bedtime: Whenever - though usually late.
Your Most Missed Memory: How can I recall a missed memory?
Pepsi or Coke: Coke
MacDonalds or Burger King: Neither / either
Single or Group Dates: I've not been on a group date, so I don't know
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Neither - yuk. Normal hot tea please with milk
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate every time
Cappuccino or Coffee: Both. Caffeine is one of my best and most faithful friends
Do you Swear: When I need to
Do you Sing: In the shower, in the car, or after one too many orange juices
Do you Shower Daily: Yes I'm not a filth demon
Have you Been in Love: Yes
Do you want to go to College: Done that to death
Do you want to get Married: One day...
Do you belive in yourself: Is this a metaphysical question? Either way, probably.
Do you get Motion Sickness: Sometimes, but not often
Do you think you are Attractive: I don't stop and stare at myself in the mirror if that's what you mean...
Are you a Health Freak: No
Do you get along with your Parents: Yes
Do you like Thunderstorms: Yes - unless I am in the middle of a field with a large metal rod strapped to my back.
Do you play an Instrument: Keyboards and guitar (ish)
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: Yes
In the past month have you gone on a Date: No
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: Shopping centres? Yes.
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: No. In fact I've never had one
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: No. I don't get particularly excited about sushi
In the past month have you been on Stage: Pinky Roader played our first gig this month - live at Finnstock in Sarf London
In the past month have you been Dumped: No
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: No, the weather has been cack and frankly the Thames/ the Southampton estuary are not really the place for it
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: No
Ever been Drunk: Yes
Ever been called a Tease: I'll tell you if you ask nicely
Ever been Beaten up: Got mugged once
Ever Shoplifted: No
How do you want to Die: Happy
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: Ugh. I fear it's too late.
What country would you most like to Visit: Can I have more than one? I have a lot of travelling to do

My Interests

Music, mountainboarding, films, guitar, going out & meeting people and loads of other stuff that I will put up here one day

I'd like to meet:

Friendly people who like to laugh. I would very much like to meet Pepe the Prawn from the Muppets.

Music:

Art Brut, Ladytron, Pop Will Eat Itself, Primal Scream, Chilli Peppers, Placebo, Kaiser Chiefs, idou, Faithless, The Cooper Temple Clause, Blur, Carter USM, Wonder Stuff, 2 Many DJs, Add N to X, Audio Bullys, Gorillaz, Supergrass, Ozomatli, Foo Fighters, Muse, Sex Pistols, Pinky Roader, Blondie, BRMC, Hendrix, The Killers, My Life Story, Abdou, Senor Coconut, JSSW, Tricky, The Cure, Tori Amos, Clint Mansell, Elastica, DJ Yoda, Suede, Beach Boys, Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, Suede, David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails and so very much more...see the Pinky Roader page for a full list of my musical faves

Movies:

At the moment: Run Lola Run, City of Lost Children, Army of Darkness, Fear & Loathing..., Requiem for a Dream, Lost in Translation, Ring (the Japanese one), Bubba Ho-Tep, and many more but I am rubbish at remembering the titles. Ask Mr Pant what films I like. He remembers.

Television:

Q.I., The Muppet Show, Black Books, A-Team, Phoenix Nights, CSI, Have I got News For You, Monty Python, Grand Designs, Without a Trace, A bit of Fry & Laurie, Watercolour Challenge, When good pets turn bad, Columbo, Diagnosis Murder, The Simpsons, Buzzcocks, Quincy.

Books:

The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat; The Diving Bell & The Butterfly; Does anything eat wasps?; Notes from a Big Country/small island; Hitchhiker's Guide Books; Peter & Jane (& Pal)

Heroes:

Gordon the Gopher, Mr T & Mr Kipling