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             THE INTERVIEW



 this time, the hotshot staff are proud
 to present the first part of a major
 group-interview with several members
 of enigma ... this time we'll get to
 see deff answering all of our tricky
 questions!!




 *: hi there. please tell us your real
 name.
 d: my real name is mario. well, i'm
 half italian and half german.

 *: how old are you?
 d: i'm 19 years old (16.7.72).

 *: what's your job in your group?
 d: i'm the one and only main spreader
 in enigma and i do a little work for
 mamba. if my dad wouldn't be so stupid
 i could use my modem,too. nowadays
 frank/enigma is calling the boards
 with it.

 *: how many groups have you been in,
 and what were/are their names?
 d: as far as i can remember i have
 been in 6 groups: powerrun, huge,
 alabama, crazy, illusion and now
 enigma.

 *: how many members are there in your
 group, and what's their handles?
 d: members of enigma are in...
 - uk:      richie
 - belgium: ninja (sysop of ultimate
                   sin)
 - norway:  fist,hero,rocky,sauron
 - usa:     pudwerx (sysop of the
             forum) and wrath child
            (sysop of gee-spot)
 - germany: deff, dj, frank, joe cool,
            magic man, peter, rygar,
            sebio, sting and weasel.

 *: who came up with the name of your
 group?
 d: hm... better ask aycee! hehe...
 (hey peter! it's a joke !)

 *: when did you buy your commodore 64?
 d: well, i guess it was back in 1985.

 *: what are your future plans?
 d: i'll stay in the c64 scene until
 its damn end. sometimes i lend an
 amiga from a friend of mine.

 *: who are your best pals in the
 scene?
 d: all in enigma, mostly all my con-
 tacts, and some others like oliver
 stiller, mario van zeist and carsten
 schmitz.

 *: who are the best coders, graphics-
 makers and musicians in your opinion?
 d: coders: crossbow, scroll, flamingo,
            walt, unifier
    gfx:    gotcha, hobbit, bizzmo,
            dragon, sparkler, ogami
    music:  jch, jeroen tel, evs/20cc,
            xayne, metal, tim follin

 *: how many hours a day do you spend
 infront of your computer?
 d: sometimes the whole night and some
 days not a single minute.

 *: what do you think about cracking
 and crackergroups?
 d: no risk - no fun.

 *: what do you think about the amiga?
 d: it's good for playing games and
 watching demos but the scene stinks.

 *: are your group going to do a
 magazine?
 d: don't you know mamba?
 (ed: well.. these things happens while
 using the same interview sheets for
 several interviews!)

 *: in your opinion, which are the best
 discmags?
 d: shock, hotshot, frontpage, corrup-
 tion and certainly mamba i like most.

 *: what do you think about hotshot?
 d: look above! (ed: ehum..) as said
 before it's one of those i like most.

 *: please describe a lamer.
 d: a lamer spells "girl" with a b !!

 *: do you often go to copyparties?
 d: no, not regular. i only have been
 to venlo some times and to some other
 german parties!

 *: do you have any idols in the scene?
 d: hm... let him be karl xii / groovy
 bits. don't ask me why!

 *: why?
 d: haha...

 *: do you want to change something in
 the scene?
 d: i want the wanderer group back.

 *: what are you doing in your spare-
 time?
 d: mostly i spend my sparetime with my
 girlfriend but i also like to go to
 discos, booze with my friends, watch
 vhs etc.

 *: do you have a girlfriend?
 d: yes, since 11.11.1989. she's called
 beate and she's 18 years old (hey
 bismarck - she's mine!)

 * list some of your favourites in the
 following cathegories.
 * (food)
 d: all italian food
 * (movie)
 d: naked gun 1 + 2 1/2 , total recall,
 quadrophenia, blues brothers etc.
 * (country)
 d: usa and uk
 * (magazine)
 d: tempo
 * (game)
 d: hawkeye, giana sisters, turricane 1
 and 2
 * (music group)
 d: led zeppelin, public enemy, n.w.a.,
 the who, the clash
 * (sport)
 d: football, basketball, ice-hockey
 * (animal)
 d: i'm a dogfriend but i hate cats.

 *: what makes you happy or angry?
 d: happy ... bad news and propaganda.
 it's always funny to read those mags.
    angry ... stupid fascisms, non-
             working discs, school work

 *: do you have any enemies?
 d: hm... i don't think so.

 *: name 3 things you would bring with
 you on a desert island.
 d: beate, motor boat, beer (a lot of
 beer!)

 *: and finally, do you want to say
 something to the public?
 d: let the good times rule and party
 on...

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 thanks to deff of enigma for this
 crewl interview. the next part of this
 enigma groupinterview is coming up
 soon (in the next issue?).
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