Your favorite virtue: Honesty and work ethic. Best band that ever played the ‘Sco: There were so many bands that played— certainly several thousand over the years—so it is really hard to find one. I had Guided by Voices play three times (once in Hales Gym), and they were always a favorite. Several others that come to mind are Gillian Welch with David Rawlings, The Toasters, Culture, Delta Blues legend R.L. Burnside, Mike Watt, Blink 182, Common, Dougie Fresh and Chuck D, the Black Keys, Stereolab (a Finney show), Josh Ritter, and on and on. Worst night at the ‘Sco: The worst night in the Sco was actually one of the most exciting shows ever. It was the night we had the anarchist band Crash Worship perform. The show only lasted seven minutes, as the band ignited an army smoke bomb in the club and threw M80 fire- crackers into the crowd. The student promoter and I had to wrestle the final performer to the floor to get them to stop. I just remember screaming out to my student: “Whatever you do, do not pay the f------ band!” Fire alarms were blaring, and 20 firefighters invaded us. Oddly enough, for all the chaos, people said it was the most exciting seven minutes they had ever witnessed. Your favorite qualities in a person or band: A true original and one that puts on the best show possible. I remember booking15 60 75 The Numbers Band out of Kent, just another great band that never broke out nationally. We had a small crowd that night, and I felt badly for the band. The band never batted an eye. Robert Kidney (the founder) said not to worry. He was here to play, and they killed it. After- wards I exchanged some artwork with him. I love that band. Your chief characteristic: Intensity, and I will argue a point to death. Bring it on! I never lose an argument! Also, I love to talk with people from every persua- sion. Truth be told, I had some of my most memorable friendships at the college with the trades—cooks, custodians, administrative assistants—not with faculty and staff. What you appreciate most in your friends: Honesty. And as an employer, I always wanted to surround myself with interesting people. Over the years I hired more from intuition and never asking questions like these. Perhaps we would spend two hours talking about guitars or politics. Several people I hired off the street after a three-minute conversation and never even got their names. It used to drive the staff crazy—no applica- tion, name, class year. I just knew I wanted that person on the team. And, by and large, it usually always worked out. 28