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GOB Interview

Gob performing at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida.

Photo by Michael Montes - Orlando Florida Guide.
All rights reserved.

Orlando Florida Guide Interview with Theo and Tom of Gob at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, FL.

July 19, 2003

GOB: Hi, I'm Tom and I play guitar and sing too.

GOB: I'm Theo and I play guitar and sing sometimes too.

OFG: How did you come up with the name Gob?

Tom: Theo and I went bowling one time and I took a bowling ball and spit in one of the holes and Theo picked up the bowling ball and threw a gutter ball and he went, "Ew somebody gobbed in this ball," and he went, "that's it that's the name."

OFG: And that's how you came up with the name of the band?

Theo: Pretty much.

OFG: What kind of genre would you say your music is?

Tom: Psychedelic acid (Tom and Theo laugh)

Theo: Just rock I guess.

Tom: They call it fun punk in Japan.

OFG: What are some of your memorable pranks you've played?

Tom: Last night there was a TNT detonator thing like a phony one and I brought it on stage and went 1-2-3-4 and wanted it to detonate at the beginning of the song but they thought I was trying to blow them up.

Theo: The same one that Wily E. Coyote would use in the Roadrunner cartoon.

Tom: So Theo smashed it with his guitar and detonated the detonator.

OFG: How did you come up with the title "Foot In Mouth Disease" (Gob's latest CD).

Tom: Well, certain members of our group put their foot in their mouth all the time and that's sort of were it came from. Almost like half foot in the mouth; some sort of disease and that's Theo right there. (Everyone starts laughing.)

Theo: We like to play on words a little bit. There was like a disease at the airport and I always get it wrong, I always think it's hoof and mouth disease - something like that and we made a joke about it one time I think and we said lets put our feet -- everyone puts their foot in their mouth every once in a while and everyone can relate to it.

OFG: What was involved in making the DVD "Give Up The Grudge" and how did you get the people to line up like they did?

Theo: Well, it was easy. They're in uniform and there like conservative and they obey rules, so it's easy to get them to follow. (Laughs) Now with the punkers it was hard to wrangle them.

OFG: Why was it hard to wrangle them?

Theo: They just don't listen to you.

Tom: They're rebellious.

OFG: Where did you shoot the video?

Tom: In Toronto.

Theo: In the park where the Pope played. TORONTO, they call it the Pope park.

OFG: How long did it take to film it?

Tom: One day. Well, actually two days, but we were only there for one day.

OFG: You had a couple of songs on (EA Sports) NHL 2003. How did EA Sports go about picking the songs and how involved was the band in this process?

Theo: They got to hear some songs for a demo and stuff and they were really excited about certain songs and one of the songs is an exclusive song that they got and it ultimately ended up on one of our EPs. They actively wanted us involved in creating some characters and Tom took some digital photos of us so they could make some hockey characters out of us.

OFG: Who are some of your favorite NHL players?

Tom: Markus Naslund number 19 he's really good.

Theo: There's a ton of good players. The list is endless. Everyone plays hockey in Canada.

OFG: What are some of your favorite video games?

Tom: I like a lot of old school games like Alligator action and Grand Theft Auto.

OFG: Did you go see Terminator 3 Rise of the Machines?

Theo: It was shitty wasn't it?

OFG: Oh, I thought it kicked ass. They had one scene where they destroyed about 100 cars.

Theo: The action was cool, but, James Cameron, who directed the first two Terminator movies had his own style and it's not in that third one and the action and acting was not as good.

OFG: Well, I thought Claire Danes did a great job of acting.

Tom: Well, she's the only person who's actually an actor. The other guy it's like who the fuck is that guy? He's supposed to be John Connor? They should have gotten the guy who played him in the second Terminator movie. He's old enough to play him. He would have been much better.

OFG: I agree. Maybe he wanted too much money for the role. The girl who played the new Terminator did a pretty good job.

Tom: She did a pretty good job. You didn't know for sure if she was the one who came back in time to kill John Connor or if Arnold came back to kill him and it kept you guessing and it made sense. But it seemed like another movie they made just to make money off of it. The storyline was no where near as good as the first two movies.

OFG: They definitely set it up for a 4th Terminator movie.

Theo: Hopefully not.

OFG: We got lost going to your show in Jacksonville back in March. Do you ever get lost driving in the states?

Theo: We find that anywhere we are at in the United States even if it's five minutes away from where it's at people don't know where it is. If it's around the corner or down the street we usually find it ourselves. I find that Americans generally don't have a good sense of direction. Maybe it's just me asking the wrong people all the time.

Tom: Geographically speaking, we know Canada really well and we know the United States well, but if you ask an American something about Canada as if they would care right? Why would they care? I did a test with someone about American States and I knew more about the State Capitals than some Americans do.

OFG: Well, Im still getting use to Orlando. (Laughs) I still get lost.

Theo: Do you live here now?

OFG: Yes.

OFG: What's the best about being in a band?

Theo: Getting head from some fawking guy. (Laughs) (Editor's note: In addition to being an excellent guitarist Theo is one of the funniest persons I have ever met.) Just kidding ... Traveling that's fun.

OFG: Have you been to Europe yet?

Tom: We actually had a tour set up, but didn't end up doing it. So we went backpacking for a couple of weeks to Amsterdam.

OFG: Isn't Marijuana legal there?

Tom: Actually it's not legal there and not even decriminalized, but it's tolerated. It's decriminalized in Belgium.

OFG: If you weren't musicians what would you do?

Tom: Maybe teach English in a country like Korea.

Theo: Hmmmm, I don't know. Maybe be a movie star. (Laughs)

Tom: Yeah, Theo would probably get into the Film Industry. Something like that. I'd lke to make movies. I don't know if I will. I hope too.

Tom: Today is Theo's Birthday.

OFG: Happy Birthday Theo how old are you?

Theo: I'm 25.

OFG: Tom how old are you?

Tom: I'm 26.

OFG: Thank you for your time I wish you much success (Editor's Note: At this point Tom and Theo were clowning around making jokes and we basically spent a few more minutes telling each other jokes.)

Theo: Thanks for making us laugh.

OFG: Your welcome. I kept you guys entertained?

Tom: Yeah.

Interview by Michael Montes, Orlando Florida Guide, all rights reserved.

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