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After the action packed set of Split Decision @ Hogie Barmichaels, I dragged the five guys thru the parking lot and interrogated them under a street light about life in general and masturbation, which they willingly gave me information about.

Split Decision Is:
Matt - guitar
Jeremy - bass
Donnie - guitar
Tim -
vocals
Jim - drums.

DEAD: So, who the fuck are you?
Jeremy: We are...
Matt: Day Tripper 7
Donnie: NOFX
Tim: Element 17
Jeremy: We're Split Decision
Matt: From...
Jeremy: Compton, CA
Matt: And Orange County both
DEAD: Where did the name Split Decision come from?
Matt: We couldn't decide on a band name
Jim: It's undecided.
Jeremy: It's a split decision
DEAD: You're so clever
Matt: The band was voting
Jeremy: At the Mike Tyson fight
Tim: Oh that's right, we were drunk and watching the fight
Jim: Oh, I have cinnamon toothpicks
DEAD: So, who's been in previous bands?
(Matt, Jeremy, and Donnie raise their hands and say, ME!!!)
DEAD: What were they?
Matt: Infected Girlfriend
Jeremy: Top Fuel, Prohibition
Donnie: Ten Mile Tongue
Matt: Green Pedal Monsters
Jeremy: T.S.U.
Donnie: Weak
Matt: Bleach
Donnie: Square 1
Matt: Good Humor Truck, was the other one
Jeremy: I was in Mr. Firley once, but they kicked me out cuz I suck
Donnie: You swallow too?
Jeremy: I did, actually I had a baby, the dad is Scott. Scott Firley, the
father.
DEAD: What bands inspire you?
Jeremy: Screeching Weasel
Matt: NOFX
Donnie: NOFX
Jim: Brittany Spears
Donnie: Bad Religion
Tim: Johnny Cash
Jim: The way she just moves her hips...
Jeremy: I like Willie Nelson, and Mr. Firley
Matt: You look like Willie Nelson
Jim: Mr. Firley for sure
Tim: I like the Nelson boys, but they cut their hair
Jeremy: Hanson
Donnie: They're gay
Jim: I like the cow song from Mr. Firley, that started the whole thing
Jeremy: One time, my boyfriend Scott dressed up like a cow and he played a
show
Donnie: Oh, shut up dude
Matt: They had a really good theme going on
Jeremy: We had sex that night, and I got pregnant
Jim: And Scott was born
Jeremy: Scott Jr.
DEAD: Brad Ziggen produced your last album, how was that, working with him?
Matt: He's a really cool guy, a really good producer...
Jim: He smells like cabbage
Tim: He smokes a lot of pot
Matt: Very small hands. He recorded our last album, made it sound a little
more radio friendly. He did a really good job for us, we really like Brad a lot, he's really cool. We have nothing bad to say about him.
(We then notice security walking our way)
Jeremy: Go away!!! Leave us alone!!!
Donnie: We're smoking pot
DEAD: You guys have gone on tour a couple times, when are you heading out
again?
Jeremy: Tomorrow
Jim: Hopefully in October
Matt: In October we're supposed to go with a band from this area, Mr. Firley.
DEAD: Where are you guys going to?
Jeremy: Arizona
Matt: San Francisco
(By that time security had reached our little gathering, they tried to be threatening, but to no avail)
Security: Are you guys planning on coming back to the bar?
All: Yeah
Security: Well you need to do it now, otherwise you're not getting back in
Jeremy: Can't we finish our interview?
Security: First of all we cant have anyone this far away from the bar, if Newport Police Department rolls in here their gonna see all you guys over here and wonder why everybody's standing out here
Jeremy: Cuz we're doing an interview
DEAD: We just have a couple more questions
Matt: Like 30 seconds and we're outta here
DEAD: We'll run
Security: Well, I'll be walking, so you guys get there before me
Matt: Okay, we'll be there before you
DEAD: Okay, you guys recently played with DI, what was that like?
All: Awesome
Jeremy: (To security) Hey man, walk slower!!!!!
All: Laughter
DEAD: What's the bands biggest accomplishment?
Donnie: Playing San Francisco
Jeremy: Playing with Mr. Firley
Matt: Our biggest accomplishment would probably be.......Donnie's on his.......
Jim: 5th kid
Donnie: Don't be bring up my kids, dude
Matt: So we're all pretty happy about that. Jeremy's almost got his GED
Jeremy: I'm working on it
Jim: I've almost completed nursing school
Jeremy: I want to deliver babies for a living
DEAD: Who masturbates the most?
(Jeremy, Jim, Tim, and Matt raise their hands)
Jeremy: I do
Jim: I think I do
Donnie: I don't
Jeremy: That would be me
Matt: I'm the only one that's single so I know for sure that I masturbate
more than all these guys
Jeremy: I do for breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Matt: All you girls, I'm the only one that's single here, I don't want to
masturbate all day, I would like to have a girl
Jim: You've got to talk care of yourself a little bit better
Jeremy: Masturbating is my favorite sport, (Hey walk slower!!!!!!)
Matt: My number is.......
DEAD: What do you want your fans to know?
Jeremy: That I love them
Donnie: Their cool people
Matt: That I'm available and single, and I'd like to meet a girl that would
take care of me
Jim: I'm a Sagittarius, I like small dogs with sweaters, and long
noodles.....wait
Jeremy: No, I want them to know that I appreciate their form
Matt: I enjoy Chinese noodles, and exploring the unknown, I'm a Scorpio,
from here
DEAD: What pisses you off?
Jeremy: You
Donnie: When girls don't show me their boobies
Jeremy: I'm kidding, I love you
Jim: Backstreet Boys
Donnie: Girls have to show me their boobies
Jeremy: People that don't know how to write their own music
Matt: KROQ and OC Weekly
Jim: Yes, KROQ and OC Weekly bite ass
DEAD: Okay, you're done
All: Whoohoo!!!!!!!!!!!! (and they took off running)

*Note to all, there are many references to Mr. Firley which was my fault for
having Scott there with me, but it sounds like he needs to stay the hell away
from Jeremy, I think he's in love!!!!!

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Aimee Schwartz