---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 08 Sep 1997 19:49:21 PDT From: wahab hafizi To: bastard@binary9.net Subject: someone from Malaysia!! Hello, firstly I want to introduce myself. My name is Jimbo and I'm an editor of BROKEN VISION fanzine from Malaysia. Actually I'm so interested to know about your band and I also have made a few questions for you. You can send to me whatever shit you think will be nice to paste in my fanzine. Okay, I got to pen-off and thanks for your support! See ya soon... *Sorry for my poor English! *my mail address: Jimbo/BROKEN VISION 12, Jln Lembah 24, Taman Desa Jaya, 81100 Johor Bahru Johor, Malaysia Yang benar; Jimbo? 1. We will start off by teling us something about Those Poor Bastards(line-up etc) Chuck: I play guitar and do some vocals, Roach screams alot, Pete plays the drums and Steve plays the bass, we've been together in this line-up for well over two years now. 2. What motivated you to start this band. Roach: I really wanted to play bass in a band... Oh well. 3. How the band meet and come together? Roach: Pete thought I could play bass in a band... Oh well. Chuck: We've all been in this town for years, most of us have been in different bands together. All the people from the old bands moved and left us to carry on with this. 4. How did you gat in this punk scene anyway and why? Roach: I used to be into death metal and such stuff, The Guys I hung out with would make me compilation tapes, and every once in a while they'd throw in Fear of God, Raw Power, Mob 47 or Lip Cream and It just caught on. Chuck: I got a hold of the old Greenearth tape series with Apostates and Jesus Crust and shit like that on it. I'm a couple years younger than most of the punks that were around when i started to get into it, they kinda paved the way for me, so to speak. 5. How do you come up with song and who wrotes the lyric? Roach: We were just gonna be a fuck all band but all I could really write were political lyrics so we just combined the Idea 6. Which are your favaurite non-punk bands? Roach: POGUES, BLACK SABBATH, (other Old Metal bands whom I WON'T ADVERTISE FOR) JAMES BROWN, TOOTS and the MAYTOLS, JETHRO TULL, JIMI HENDRIX, THE CLANCY BROTHERS and OTIS REDDING. Chuck: I'm in love with old Metallica. Can't get enough of the shit. Also, a good deal of old metal. 8. Describe the city you live in and the punk scene there? Roach: For a while I thought we were It but there are some younger kids into here now to unfortunately we don't communicate much Chuck: We're definately the last of a dying breed. Most of the kids around here are into either militant straightedge and skatepunk. I've only met a few others in town with a good amount of conviction, but I love the people in Connecticut in general. 9. Are you vegetarians, vegans or carniverous? Roach: Selective Vegivore. Some times I eat meat. Like if it's from someone I know's Farm. And I have a Venisen (deer) steak or 2 in the hunting season. I just don't like the Idea of store bought carcass. Chuck: I'm a 'freegan'. If someone wants to feed me and I don't have food right then, or don't have to pay for it, nine out of ten times, I'll take it. As for purchase, I try to stay away from buying the shit. 10. Do you have a lot of problems with the cops in your place? Roach: We have a lot of cops and thats the problem. When we're younger they hassle the shit out of us in hopes that we'll "Learn respect for the law" But look at us now Fuckin Pigs 11. My fave. Question. How do you fell about political system? Roach: It's fucked but I don't pretend to have the answer. No matter what someone gets fucked. I think the key is learning respect for one another, especially within the punk community deal with the rest later. That's really all I'm SURE of. 12. Is punk a threat? Roach : To you! (ha ha) I hope so. We must be becase in so many places the law really comes down hard on the Punx. They must be threatened. 13. Alcohol, drugs? Roach: FUCK HEROIN... and I'LL DRINK to that Chuck: At home and for social use, sure. Anything beyond that is kinda fucked up. Up until a couple months ago i wouldn't touch anything, but I've gone back to doing some things for personal use, using to unwind at the end of a day. 14. Five best records ever made? Roach: MONOLITH (Amebix), FEEL THE DARKNESS (poison Idea), WIND OF PAIN (Bastard), G-ANX (Pick one) NO SECURITY (Pick another one). Chuck: IS THIS MY WORLD? (Jerry's Kids), Citizens Arrest - Discography CD, Shitlickers EP Devoid of Faith - Discography CD, and all Mob47 15. What is the future of Those Poor Bastards?Any tours or records happening soon? Roach: Record soon. We better tour soon! 16. No more questions, anything do you like to add, info, hello,etc. Terima Kasih..(thanks) Thanks for the interview JimBo, Cheers Hugs and Kisses and all that. Bye.  ÿÿÿ ÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿÿ