This is an interview with Mitch by comedian Lynn Shawcroft. Enjoy! Ehren Katzur - Webmaster Q: hi mitch, what cd are you listening to? A: I'M REALLY INTO THE NEW THIRD EYE BLIND DISC. AND I JUST LOST 3/4 OF MY FAN BASE. I'M AWAITING A NEW DANDY WHARHOLS RELEASE. I DON'T KNOW WHERE THE HELL THEY ARE Q: what's up with the mustache in those recent photos on the fan page? A: THE MUSTACHE IS A TRIBUTE TO MY DAD ARNE. FACIAL HAIR CAN BE A TRAP THOUGH. THANK GOD I SHAVED IT BEFORE I COULDN'T. THE MUSTACHE DIDN'T EXACTLY PROVIDE A CAREER BOOST. Q: have you ever won anything before? ie $$, contest? A: WHEN I WAS IN MY LATE TEENS I WON A LOT OF RADIO CONTESTS. I WAS REAL GOOD AT BEING CALLER NUMBER 10. Q: i like the stand-up bass on your cd. do you dig performing with chuck savage (the bass player)? A: YES I DO. CHUCK'S BLUES-TINGED GROOVES PROVIDE MY MIND WITH A FUNKY RESTING PLACE BETWEEN JOKES. Q: do you really use noxema on your baby soft skin? A: I SURE DO. I LIKE TO OPEN MY PORES AND THEN SLAM THEM SHUT BEFORE THEY KNOW WHAT HIT THEM Q: why do you close your eyes on stage? A: SO I CAN RUN INTO THE STOOL AND CONSEQUENTLY KNOCK OFF MY DRINK. THEN THE CROWD THINKS I'M FUCKED UP WHICH IS AWESOME 'COS THEN TO SOBER UP ALL I HAVE TO DO IS OPEN MY EYES. Q: why do you really do it? A: I JUST DON'T LIKE TO LOOK AT THE FACES. THE BACK OF MY EYELIDS ARE NON-JUDGEMENTAL Q: have you ever shoplifted? A: ONCE WHEN I WAS ON THE ROAD I BACAME SERIOUSLY ILL AND HAD TO GO TO A DOCTOR. HE GAVE MY A PRESCRIPTION FOR A MEDICATION. I WENT TO HAVE IT FILLED AND IT COST A WHOPPING $60. I WAS AN MC AT THE TIME AND COULD NOT AFFORD IT. SO I POCKETED IT, WALKED OUT THE STORE AND DEALT WITH THE BAD KARMA Q: what magazine cover would you like to be on? A: SPORT'S ILLUSTERATED. BECAUSE I THINK COMEDY IS A SPORT. Q: what sort of things do you fake laugh at? A: THINGS THAT ARE FAKE FUNNY. Q: any final words? A: I JUST WANT TO SAY HIGH TO COLIN HAY AND CECLIA NOEL. I FOUND OUT RECENTLY THAT THE ' MEN AT WORK' SINGER AND HIS LOVELY MUSICIAN FRIEND ARE INTO WHAT I DO. I'M ALWAYS HOPING THAT I'LL REACH THE OCCASIONAL MUSICIAN. I SPEND A LOT OF TIME WONDERING IF DAVE GROHL THINKS I'M FUNNY Another Ehren Katzur Production © 2000