the WILD honey pie: What’s the strangest pre-gig tradition you have?
Eric Elbogen: I like to lather myself in dark chocolate.
the WILD honey pie: Describe the ultimate pizza.
Eric Elbogen: Mushrooms, extra cheese, naked girls.
the WILD honey pie: To encore or not to encore. Do you think a crowd always deserves the extra songs?
Eric Elbogen: Definitely no encore. I’ve never really understood the tradition. Why not just play the extra songs as part of the set, instead of going through the motions of getting off stage, waiting and getting back on?
the WILD honey pie: If you could go back to any decade (for the music), which would it be?
Eric Elbogen: The 80s, for sure. Drum machines and stiff rhythms. Yes.
the WILD honey pie: This site is the WILD honey pie. What’s your favorite sort of pie?
Eric Elbogen: Pie charts.
the WILD honey pie: Your album, Impeccable Blahs, is said to be written about vampires. What do you think of the Twilight Saga (i.e. what every teenage girl has been going wild about for the past six months)?
Eric Elbogen: Obviously these books were inspired by the Say Hi records.
the WILD honey pie: What happened to your mom?
Eric Elbogen: She’s fine, thanks.
the WILD honey pie: All of your albums have really cool cover art! Which is your favorite one, and what’s it mean?
Eric Elbogen: Picking one would be like picking a favorite child. I love them all equally.
the WILD honey pie: What’s your absolute favorite instrument? Is it also your favorite to play?
Eric Elbogen: The Drums. It’s primal, man. And yes.
the WILD honey pie: Most boring gig you’ve ever been to?
Eric Elbogen: No comment.
the WILD honey pie: Complete the sentence. The best crowds in the world come from _______ .
Eric Elbogen: Earth.
the WILD honey pie: Playstation, X-Box, or Wii?
Eric Elbogen: My video game knowledge extends as far as the original Nintendo system. Been out of the loop since.
the WILD honey pie: You have a lot of robots on your album covers. What (who) is your favorite robot?
Eric Elbogen: I’m big into clunky, 50s style robots, mostly.
