Midnight Oil

[Powderworks] Oils Survey

Rhonda kayak at sympatico.ca
Mon Aug 30 08:09:36 MDT 2004


1.  what's your name?  Rhonda
2.  where do you live?  Ontario, Canada
3.  how old are you?  36
4.  what do you do for a living?  web design for a publishing company
5.  what was the first song you heard by the Oils?  The Dead Heart
6.  how old were you when you heard it?  20
7.  what are your two favorite albums, from one extreme to the other?  
Scream in Blue Live (does that count? if not, then Diesel) & ESM
8.  favorite energetic song?  Stand In Line or Lucky Country....& many more
9.  favorite slow song?  Armistice Day, unless Sleep is considered a 
slow song
10.  what song(s) defines the Oils?  Lucky Country, Read About It
11. what song is *least* characteristic of the Oils? ...umm...Bakerman 
springs to mind.....
12.  Martin or Jim?  probably Martin but really couldn't choose because 
both of their contributions are integral to the Oils' sound
13.  what Oils song did you absolutely hate at first and now love? Brave 
Faces
14.  did you buy any Oils releases totally on faith, without having 
heard a single song before buying it?  all of them except Diesel & ESM
15.  do you play any instruments?  bass & drums (though the drums are 
now gathering dust in the basement)
16.  if you could go to any ONE place mentioned in an Oils song, where 
would you go? Kosciusko
17.  have the Oils ever inspired you to take any direct action as part 
of any environmental/social activist cause?  went back to university for 
a masters degree in environmental studies, almost finished now!  Final 
project is on Clayoquot Sound.
18.  have you ever had any Oils-related dreams?  yes, once dreamed I was 
taking an online quiz about the Oils and one of the answers told me 
Giffo had 6 kids!  lol
19.  Bones or Giffo?  GIFFFFFFFFFFFFOOOOOOOOOOOO!  ;-)  ....easy answer 
on *that* one, right Cheryl?!
20.  what forgotten song deserves another spin?  Put Down That Weapon