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Name: Genocidal Smasher
E-mail: genocidal_smasher@hotmail.com
AIM:
GenocidalSmasher (no space)
Hobbies: Drawing, music,
cartoons (Futurama!), animation, and dental hygiene (Fight that plaque)
Things I Love: Caution tape,
air conditioning and the smell of shoe stores.
Duct tape and safety pins also have their uses.
Favorite Actor: Edward
Norton
Favorite Actress: Angelina
Jolie
Pet
Peeves: The radio
Can’t Stop…swearing, being sarcastic and cynical.
Why a Website? The
History- Back in 1999, I was bored and wanted
to make a website with a program I had on my computer at the time. I couldn’t
think of anything else to make the small page about, so I picked The Offspring.
It was only few pages big with some pictures and lyric files. I uploaded it and
the lab was born.
Making a web page on a basic level was
fun, but seemed to be a lot of work for something that was mundane. So many
fan-sites out there for any band are pretty much the same-Band Bio, Picture
files, lyrics, Discography, etc. What I lacked in technical skills, I wanted to
make up for in content and originality. So I started off with a Lyric
Dictionary. Something I though was fun, but also simple.
As some time passed, I would start to
make some of my pastime projects Offspring related so I could share them on the
net. For example, I enjoyed drawing comics for my friends and myself. I though
of posting them on the internet but figured no one would read them. I then got
the idea to make an Offspring comic. I wanted to do a comic, so I might as well
make the subject matter something the people on the net would be more likely to
read. So, I made one about the Offspring and Backstreet Boys and put it on my
site. It soon became the most popular feature on the site. From there spawned
new ideas.
Next came Offspring Barbie Dolls. Once I
received old Barbie dolls as a gag gift one birthday from my friend. As a joke,
I made them over into punks and gave them back. So then, came the idea to make
Offspring Barbies as a joke as well. A few years later, I wanted to learn how
to animate so I took the barbies and made the Beheaded music video which
launched the next phase in the website’s unique content. And the rest, as they
say, is history.
FAQs about this site and its contents.
On The Comics…
Q. Are you going to make
more Offspring comics?
A. Well there was a 4th
Offspring comic I was working on. But sadly, it was never finished. It had
about 10 pages completed but it just never say the light of day.
Q. Why do you usually have guest
stars or cameos in your comics instead of making them only starring The
Offspring?
A. Keeps things more
interesting for me. If I can write another band or celebrity into a comic, I
will so I can have more characters to draw and stuff.
On the Animated
Videos…
Q. Are you going to make
anymore? If so, when?
A. Probably not. I’ve made five already. When Hit
That was completed, I had a feeling it
was going to be the final video.
Q. How do you make the
videos and how long does it take?
A. Using a technique
called Stop Animation. Since the videos are designed to be poor quality to post
in the internet, I only use my digital camera and a windows computer program to
make them. Filming can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks depending
on how many scenes there are going to be. The Editing process is just as long
and also depends on the number of scenes and length of the song. Keep in mind
it can take over 24 frames to get one second of footage…you do the math.
Q. In the Beheaded video,
why did you use Beheaded ’99 rerecording instead of the original?
A. It sounds better. The
guitars are cleaning, the drums are better; it is an overall improved version.
Q: Do you have a favorite
comic and video you’ve made?
A. My favorite comic is the second one (Boy Band Blues II:
Judgment Day) and my favorite video is Hit That just because of all the work
that went into it.
Q. Like, ohmigod, why are
you so negative? I like some of the people you talk about and you suck for
bashing them.
A. Like, ohmigod, you’re
a loser because you don’t have a sense of humor and can’t read the disclaimer. Seriously,
the Cool to Hates are just jokes people, calm down.
Q. How do you pick the bands
to bash in the Cool To Hate?
A. Ugh, well let’s
see…if there’s a singer or band I hate then, like, they get picked on and
stuff. Actually there’s a lot on that list that I don’t really have an opinion
of either way but am sick of hearing about in the media or from friends so I
write bad about them to piss people off. And I can’t say that I truly “hate”
anyone…hate is a very strong word and neither I nor this website endorse it ;)
Q. Why don’t you have
another section like Cool To Hate but on bands you like and why they’re good?
A. Dude, being positive’s so uncool. Not only
that, it’s not funny that way, narc!
Q. How do I get The
Offspring Sims to work in my Sims game?
A. Follow the instructions
included in the zip folder. You’ll need to unzip all the skins and files to
your sims skin folder. Usually the path is C:/Program Files/ Maxis/ The Sims/
Game Data/ Skins.
NOTE: Some people have had
problems with getting to skins to work in their game. You need to make sure all
files are unzipped and in the correct folder. Also, I don’t know for sure, but
the skins may not be compatible with all the expansion packs. ALSO I know
nothing about the Mac version of The Sims…so sorry, but Mac users are on your
own.
Q. You going to make a new
lyric quiz?
A. You know, I’m not
really sure what happen to the old one. I just came home one day and it was
gone; no note, no message on my phone…nothing. How do you like that?
Q. Have you ever met the
band?
A. No, I have not met
The Offspring.
Q.ARE YOU IS DEXTER HOLLAND?
WILL MARRY ME?
A. Are you a foreigner? Dude, let’s just think of
the logic of this for a moment, shall we? Why would Dexter waste his time
running a website on his own fucking band?
That’s what the official site is for and I don’t think Dexter is that
narcissistic!
Q.WHAT MEAN NARCISSISTIC?
A. Look it up