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Tim: As a young man, I always heard to have a Adam: Queens of the Stone Age would be dope to
backup plan. As practical as that may be, I’ve play with…probably Madison Square Garden or

found that truly great things rarely come from a somewhere in Asia or Europe.
place of comfort. I kind of wish that I would have
painted myself into more of a corner when I was a Tim: If we are talking hypotheticals, my dream gig
just starting out. would be to play with The Replacements and a
Canadian alt-rock band called The Weakerthans.
Bob: The pay-for-play ‘all you gotta do is sell 100 This hypothetically is my choice because I never saw
tickets to <insert awesome local venue> and then either band before they broke up. In a practical sense,
it’s all profit after that’ sales pitch. That marketing I would love to play a show with Noel Gallagher from
model needs to die, they make all the money, and Oasis in some tiny 200 seat venue where you can

you do all the work. make eye contact with every person in the room, but
thousands of people claim to have been there.
KP: Are you ‘all in’ or do you also have day
jobs? Also, does The Out plan to tour in KP: If you could have the opportunity to talk
support of the album? about music with any person, whether living or
dead, who would that be?
Ace: I work as a freelance graphic designer,

graduating Summa Cum Laude from The Rocky Ace: ZZ Top! They seem like they would be the
Mountain College of Art and Design last August, coolest dudes to go sit at a bar, have a beer, and talk
which is the designated career path, and I shop. I would like the hear some of their experiences
moonlight as a bartender to actually pay the bills. from the road and talk blues with them.
We would love to do some touring for the album,
but we haven’t made any immediate plans, Adam: I would probably talk to either Ringo Starr or
especially since this pandemic seems like it’s Dave Grohl. They just seem so full of knowledge and

potentially on the rise again. experiences. They just seem like they would be a
wealth of knowledge.

Adam: I wish I was ‘all in,’ but music doesn't pay
the bills yet. Fingers crossed, maybe one day. I Tim: I have a soft spot in my heart for songwriters who
work for an organic lawn care company and I’m a have weird voices, prolific catalogues of material, and
certified turfgrass technician. write from a literary perspective. For that reason, I
would love to get into a room with John Darnielle from
Tim: I work in the insurance industry. I have a few The Mountain Goats, John K Samson from The
degrees and will do fine in the business world, but Weakerthans, and Craig Finn from The Hold Steady

I would love to go ‘all in’ if we got the right kind of -- with a bottle of Bushmills so we could talk shop
traction. More than anything, I want to make stuff about the songwriting process.
that connects with people. Whether that is on tour,
online, or just around the state of Ohio, I want to Bob: Henry Rollins or Ryan Greene or Tony
do stuff that makes an impact to someone. Sly. Rollins has great stories of his travels and tours.
And for Ryan or Tony…just what it was like for them
Bob: I hold down a steady 9-5 for the government, to create awesome skate-punk albums in the
really punk rock, right? I work at the Ohio 90s. Never forget Tony Sly.
Environmental Protection Agency, so in my mind,

I am doing good things for the future. I also have KP: What led you to decide to create music? Was
tons of hobbies. I hate the thought of having there a person or a life experience that influenced
nothing to do or being bored. or inspired you to become an artist?

KP: Okay, I must ask about your dream gig… Ace: I have always been into rock music; I’m named
after Ace Frehley. I didn’t really get into playing music
Ace: I would love to play with Arctic Monkeys or until I was gifted my uncle’s guitars when I was 8 after

the Strokes, maybe open for Kiss. Growing up a he died in a tragic car accident, and I began to teach
huge fans of New York bands and the New York myself to play. After that, my parents took me to see
Rangers, Madison Square Garden is my Kiss when I was 11, and with all the screaming
mecca…the legends that have played there! people, lights, firebombs, and loud guitars, I thought,
‘I can do that!’