Mamba 20 ch04 The Interviews

  here you will find half of the
  shock staff being interviewed,
  let us see what the competitors are
  doing...

  first one is skater/censor
  to follow :  illusionist

  both main editors of the new censor-
  magazine shock...

  >...mamba

  s...skater
  i...illusionist


  >..tell us something about yourself!

  s..ok, my real name is tom, i live
     in a little town close to
     rotterdam. i just turned 18, my
     height is about 1.95 m, and my
     weight is about 75 kg.
     (ed. 6 feet 6", ca. 165 lbs in
     american measurements)
     i have a job! but still go to
     school, when everything goes as
     planned i'll be done with it in
     3 years, and i can call myself
     an electrician.



  >..give us a short summary about
     your career !

  s..well, the first real group i was
     in was called 'delight', there
     i met mirage (called slash at
     that time), later i joined drive
     together with some friends, and
     after they died, we joined sphinx,
     after they died, i joined culture,
     (together with mirage and chrizz)
     where i had a great time. however,
     krs#1 and me had some
     disagreements and i decided to
     leave together with


     zarhan fastfire and mirage. the
     problems bewteen me and krs#1
     have currently been solved, and
     i'm glad they did, because he is
     the one that got me into the
     modem-scene. then i joined censor
     where i had many friends since
     we shared a board together, so it
     was just logical i joined them.
     my abilities (i hope syndicate
     reads this) well, a little bit of
     everything (as long as i don't
     have to think!) i first started
     doing graphics, and that is what
     is still do, then i import every


     thing that comes out because i
     can earn money with it. too bad
     the american games are really
     rare these days. then i'm one of
     the main editors of shock paper-
     and disc-magazine,and i mailtrade
     when i have the time to.

  >..what is your opinion about the
     present scene ?

  s..well, i like the scene like it is,
     because i only got my modem one
     year ago, i can not compare it to
     former times, so i couldn't tell


     whether is is better or worse than
     before.

  >..why did you choose the handle
     'skater' ?

  s..i chose my handle when i first
     started, i played skate or die and
     i use to street skate a bit. so i
     took my handle and never changed
     it, because i still kinda like it.

  >..did you ever have any kind of
     trouble with the cops ?



  s..well yeah, once the cops were
     searching for me and some friends,
     for throwing in windows, and i got
     fines because of doing things on
     the streets i should have done;
     never because of computing because
     the dutch police is kinda sleeping

     i do have problems with the post,
     but i couldn't care less, because
     it's not me who is cheating the
     stamps (hi psycho!)





  >..what do you think about americans
     compared to europeans; why are you
     bothering with americans ?

  s..well i can get along with
     europeans better than with
     americans, meaning i got friends
     with an european faster than with
     an american, because most of them
     just want games anyway, eventhough
     there are a few exceptions
     (illusionist, nei, prodigy, mr
     brownstone, tbb and some more!)
     i still have my c64 because i
     enjoy the modem scene, else i'd
     have thrown it away a long ago.

  >..do you sometimes regret the time
     spent on computing ?

  s..nope i never regret the time spent
     on it. i think i never will,
     unless i get caught for anything
     (that has to do with computing)

  >..your favourites ?!

  s..food : dutch fastfood
     hobbies : watching movies and
               sports,and playing a bit
               of everything (soccer,
               basketball, tennis etc)


     movie : all the schwarzenegger-
             movies
     music : from kfl to nwa
     book  : i hate reading
     c64 game: giana sisters
     amiga : super cars ii

  >..which do you think is the best
     group now/ever ?

  s..as far as i remember i have always
     respected 8and still do) ikari,
     and nec in america.




  >..how do you think/plan is your life
     going to look like ?

  s..well i hope i don't have to go to
     the army, get my driving licence
     as fast as possible, finish school
     without failing, and get a job,
     a wife, and earn some money, for
     all the years i have been in
     school.

  >..talking about your magazine, how
     far have your expectations been
     met, concerning the efforts put
     into it, the outcome and the
     critiques ?

  s..well, it was a total shock to me
     that shock got that much attention
     and positive critiques, we never
     expected it to be such a big
     success in such a short time,
     eventhough we knew it had
     potential.

  >..why do you think did shock achieve
     so much success in such a short
     time in the public's opinion ?

  s..well i think becaus people got
     sick of magazines saying 'we beat
     mamba', eventhough they didn't get


     close. i think shock is close to
     mamba, and that is why people like
     it.

  >..compare shock to other magazines,
     where do you think is shock
     lacking, where are its strong
     sides ?

  s..shock is about the american modem/
     board scene mostly, shock is
     lacking when it comes to the demo-
     scene, but we hadn't planned to
     make i like that. but maybe in the
     future (move your ass, lars haha)


  >..how do you think is the worlds'
     future going to look like ?

  s..if i would know, it wouldn't be
     worth living it. i don't want to
     know.

  >..you are the new king of the world,
     what is your first official act ?

  s..well i would scratch iraq from the
     map. and give myself everything i
     ever wanted.




  >..imagine the netherlands wouldn't
     exist, which country would you
     have preferred being born in ?

  s..when it wouldn't exist i think i
     would like to be born in florida
     (because of all the things i heard
     about it, from a certain american)

  >..if you would have to leave censor
     for some reason, what would you
     do ?

  s..i wouldn't join another group,
     because that isn't worth the time


     anymore, i think i would do it
     like excell, or just quit.

  >..some very last words ?

  s..okay, i want to say hi to...
     all in censor, illusionist,
     prodigy, all x-culture members
     (especially druid & krs#1) all in
     nei, most of enigma, (get marcus
     back) (ed. good idea, but how ???)
     tbb, bod and fletch of i+t, most
     in victims, mr brownstone, gene+
     ninja/dom, gotcha, excell, path-
     finder, and all the numerous cool
     sysops i chat with & my contacts..

  ...next one with illusionist...

     relax !














  >..yo andy, tell us a few things
     about your person !

  i..well, my name is andre, all the
     little computer nerds call me
     andy. (ed. hye andyyyyy!!!)
     i am 6ft 2in and weigh 180 pounds.
     (ed. 185 cm; ca. 81 kg for euros)
     i play whatever sport that is in
     season, except for baseball (yuk!)
     and soccer! i like going out and
     having a good time like most of
     the guys in the scene. like to
     live it up whenever i can...



  >..in which groups have you been so
     far, describe your career in brief

  i..welp, since i started i have been
     in a variety of lame groups,
     grudually getting better and
     better. like for example, i was in
     groups like csi, image and some
     others. then i tried my own group,
     energy, released a few games, and
     stopped. quit for a few months and
     picked up some new ideas and found
     myself playing slave. then i
     joined inc, and random. then there
     were some european groups like


     drive which freddy krueger got me
     into. but again it never lasted
     too long, and oh, how can i forget
     destiny... all were not very
     lengthy stays, but on the other
     hand, i got to meet some very cool
     guys like phantasm, asterix,
     stormbringer, and my man pudwerx.

  >..what is/was your job, what are
     your abilities ?

  s..i work at a scuba shop called
     force e... basically my job is to
     fill the air tanks for the happy


     divers that i hope don't make it
     back for a refill. it's a fun job
     considering the fringe benefits.
     scuba diving is a great experience
     that i think everybody should give
     a try before they drop dead.

     my abilities ? well, i can do
     almost everything that isn't
     impossible... ressurection and
     flight were some of my most
     difficult abilities to learn, but
     i got the hang of it.




  >..what do you think about the
     current scene and which do you
     think are the best groups ?

  i..well i think the current scene is
     just as it was before... except
     now there seems to be a more
     competitive situation considering
     that before empire rose, nei was
     the only group that could success-
     fully release a fixed game. but
     again, there are still lots of
     fuck ups. but that's the way the
     cookie crumbles. the best groups ?
     let's the shock charts decide that


  >..you are one of the main-editors
     of shock, why do you bother
     producing the magazine ?

  i..i don't think that what i am about
     to say is too hard to understand,
     but here goes... you say: "why do
     you produce shock ?"
     well,shock was put on disc because
     there was something missing in the
     other magazines. if mamba (the
     only other real mag) had
     everything a typical pirate wanted
     then i see no reason in shock, but
     since we (censor and i, and now


     excell and gene) believe that
     there was need for something to
     fulfill everything a mag was meant
     to be, then i wouldn't see any
     reason for other mags, do you ?
     (ed. do i ?)

     it seems that the only person
     who criticized shock in public was
     roy, because victims dropped a few
     places. and what i see from the
     public, is a smile and
     satisfaction for shock... it's the
     ideal mag...



  >..what are your best friends and
     what your worst enemies in the
     scene ?

  i..best friends in the scene ?
     geez, friends is a strict word,
     but i have been around flatliner
     (now insane) and skater for the
     longest time now...
     and then recently , i have gotten
     aquainted with psycho and prodigy.
     all these guys are fucking cool as
     shit, easy to get along with and
     they don't piss you off (yet!)
     i would rather not spend time on


     the phone with little children
     that think calling overseas is a
     god-given privilege, i don't like
     little children that call you and
     just sit there waiting for you to
     ask them questions (after all,
     they called me, right ?)...
     i don't have any enemies...
     after all, you can't beat the shit
     out of anyone over the phone. so
     it's pretty worthless.






  >..what do you do in your sparetime,
     besides computing ?

  i..right now, i'm just working like
     every other day, kickin' back
     and renting movies, and going out
     on weekends...
     in the near future, i plan on
     going to junior college and the
     works...

  >..tell us, who do you think are the
     real legends and why do you
     appreciate these groups/persons ?



  i..well, there are groups that have
     made a significant effort to
     become #1 and have successfully
     done so at one time or another,
     first it was i+t, then dominators,
     and then it was legend. on the
     yankee side it was exodus and nei
     which have been around for a while
     now...
     it was only after exodus hit the
     scene that things got better as
     far as quality. then nei
     strengthened that effort. it seems
     that these 5 groups that i
     mentioned have set the standards


     for others to follow and so far,
     they have beem followed step by
     step.

  >..tell us some of your favourites ?

  i..my favourite food : lasagne

     music : everything but country,
             classic and that yazz shit
     movie : total recall, t2
     woman : rachael hunter (my bitch)
     board : the forum




  >..is there anything left you want
     to say in public ?

  i..i'd like to say wassups to all the
     shock staff (we rule!), my buds
     skater and psycho and prodigy.
     the despiser for his help on
     getting the wares faster on my
     board than lighting (thanks a
     million, matt!) pudwerx and
     sorceress...peace!
     and to all the guys that will say:
     "man, i ain't gonna talk to him or
     call his board again cuz he didn't
     mention my name...", i fuckin'
     love ya!... ehehe... bye!


  get already thrilled for the next
  month's interview with tristan/empire
  and with hopefully another nice
  european who comes down from
  scandinavia only to meet us and hand
  over the interview-sheet...or what ?








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