Roll Call: Tommy Chung of the Selmanaires
January 30th, 2009 by Chad Radford in Listening Stack, Music news, roll call
For today’s Roll Call we call out Tommy Chung of the Selmanaires.
Who are you?
Tommy Chung to my friends, Thomas Chung to the government and creditors.
Describe yourself in three words.
Hungry Renaissance Man.
Who — dead or alive — would most you like to meet?
Ernest Hemingway, so he can divulge his secrets to success. He did blow his brains out though, so I suppose success is relative.
Who would you most like to slap in the face?
People who infect my world with their negativity. I usually don’t let the hateful attitudes of others get to me, but there are a handful of people and personality types who really know how to get under my skin. You fuckers know who you are.
What song do you wish you had written?
“Mother Sky” by Can. Coolest song ever.
Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
Wow. I can’t believe you’re making me choose. I’ll go with the skinny, “Mystery Train”-era King.
LP, CD or MP3?
LPs, but only because you didn’t list cassettes as a choice.
If you could start one trend, what would it be?
Fish on Fridays for protein-deficient vegans and non-Catholics.
If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Ironic mustaches.
With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
Anna Karina circa 1967. However, with my luck, the bottle would probably land on her husband Jean-Luc Godard. I respect him and all, but I’m only mildly interested in kissing him.
The Selmanaires play the Earl on Sat., Jan. 31st with the Features and Carnivores. $8. 9 p.m. 488 Flat Shoals Rd. 404-522-3950.
(Photo by Chad Radford)
January 30th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
I had to read the Costello/Presley answer twice. At first I thought he said ‘the skinny, “Mystery Dance”-era King’.
January 30th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Yuh know T. Chung speak da truth, seen??!