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So, here's James... He pisses people off when trying to be funny; he drinks too much on a regular basis; and, he writes some of the most disgusting, perverted lyrics since 2 Live Crew was still in business, back in the late 80's... He likes being onstage most of all, and thinks it's pretty damn funny, watching everyone's faces in the crowd as they sit there, listening to him go off on Lubbock radio, pop-music teen queenies and poking fun at 80's metal... "You know, sometimes I feel like people actually think we're gonna' play that shit all the way through at times"... Says James. "We go off on that shit, cuz' that's what we all used to get into, back in the day, but really, most of those bands are crap now, so, we just play their old stuff, partly for remembrance, but, mostly for a laugh." "I think it's funny to watch these old-school head-bangers start getting into us when we open with something like that, and then just rip right into one of our originals, which isn't even CLOSE to being metal..." " They sort of just give us this (you bastard) look... It's really funny." James loves to play crap equipment as well. "It all boils down to being able to throw this piece of crap, when I don't like what I'm doing". "If I played an $8,000.00 Gibson, I'd feel sort-of guilty when that happens." "Also, too many punk bands get all popular & shit, and then upgrade to the most outrageously expensive shit you can imagine..." "I will always play P.O.S. equipment, not to just be able to throw it around, but, you can make ANY equipment sound the way you want, you don't have to spend thousands of dollars, just to make you sound decent." " Plus, I hate the Marshall sound. I think alot of these equipment companies have blown so much smoke up people's asses for so long, alot of musicians' feel that they just HAVE to play those brands, or noone will accept them as real musicians..."

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James, as interviewed by:

Mary Jane Rottencrotch.

1. Q: Ok, I have to know, where in the hell did the name, "Fisting Flora", come from?

A: Well, that's between myself & another guy, our first bassist, Dave, it's sort-of.... "private".

2. Q: Well now, isn't that special? I'll just leave it at that, then. Has this name gotten you any sort of bad press?

A: I can't really say "bad press", but, alot of people see it as a pretty damn filthy name, which, it sort-of is, taken in the right context, but, yeah, it has followed us around, ever since the whole FMX war, thingy we started. See, that all started as a joke, we posted some immature comments on Wess Nessman's message board on the FMX website... Well, he took some offense to it all, and started threatening me in e-mails, so, I pushed back. I basically told him his radio station sucked, they couldn't choose a format, (classic rock/metal/industrial/corporate rock), I mean, I'm all about diversity, and that wasn't my main bitch about FMX... My biggest problem is their lack of support for local talent, when they claim to do just that. When Bowling for Soup released their first "major-label" debut a few years ago, FMX was all over them the night they came, anyway, they played em' all night long, had a remote interview from the show, all kinds of B.S. Well, the next day I called & requested them.... Wess AND Driver both told me that "Bowling for Soup isn't something we like to play around here, call the other stations"... The same thing happens with every other band that comes to town. They kiss ass right up to the day of the show, and after that, they just say "well, fuck that band"... Anyways, to make a long story short, after all the e-mails, and our endless bombardment of posts to their stupid-ass message board, we forced them to change their web-layout. You can't post anything of any importance on their board anymore. We caused their site some collateral damage, I guess you could say... (grin)

3. Q: I guess that's where the "FMX Still Sucks" song came from?

A: Yes, and you know, at first, people didn't really seem to accept it. It was like they were afraid to give any applause after that one. But, lately, they're really starting to get into it. I actually got approached by 3 people the last show we did, and they told me they dug the whole FMX thing we had going. It really felt good for even 3 people to get behind us like that, and to actually understand what we were saying.

4. Q: How about religious groups? I know some of the stuff you've done, (doing), has to raise someone's eyebrows.

A: You know, at first, it did. I got several e-mails from people saying "how can you talk about these things", "how can you say that", "You know, God loves you still". And, we got a few of the "you're going to hell, you worthless bastards!" I simply responded to them by being civilized, not cursing, and just telling them that, yeah, some of our stuff is a little dirty, but, it's just immature fart-joke humor... I mean, we're not singing about religion, suicide, murder, rape, abortion, guns, killing, blasphemy, or even hurting another human being. Sure, what I write isn't always wholesome, but, it's not harmful to anyone, either... Now, the same people that cursed us are on our e-mail list for band updates! You can accomplish anything, just by sitting, listening to someone else's point of view, and seeing some sort-of compromise. Or, just by being flat out honest with one another. There's nothing wrong with that.

5. Q: Sticking to that topic somewhat, is James relgious?

A: No. I am not a religious person at all. I believe in God, but I don't consider myself to be Christian. For one simple reason... I do not want to be associated in whole, or in part, with the hypocritical mass. Organized religion has been bastardized by mankind. Every group thinks they're the only ones going to heaven, and that in itself, is wrong. Who the hell came up with the idea of having a thousand different faiths, anyway??? We all are born with a sense of what right, wrong, good and evil. It's in us from the very beginning, and what we do with that knowledge is up to us, we don't need some bullshit minister to pull our strings and take our money, because god wants him to have a new Harley Davidson... I've been there, done that, seen just about enough from inside the churches to make me fucking sick, so, I removed myself from that sort-of situation. I don't subscribe to that magazine anymore...

6. Q: I guess that's about it, for now. Any final words?

A: Have fun, be nice to each other, and stop sitting down at the shows, damnitt!!!!!!

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You can contact James at: [email protected]


	Fisting Flora \| home Contact Us \| James \| Other \| Other \| Other \| Other \| Other James So, here's James... He pisses people off when trying to be funny; he drinks too much on a regular basis; and, he writes some of the most disgusting, perverted lyrics since 2 Live Crew was still in business, back in the late 80's... He likes being onstage most of all, and thinks it's pretty damn funny, watching everyone's faces in the crowd as they sit there, listening to him go off on Lubbock radio, pop-music teen queenies and poking fun at 80's metal... "You know, sometimes I feel like people actually think we're gonna' play that shit all the way through at times"... Says James. "We go off on that shit, cuz' that's what we all used to get into, back in the day, but really, most of those bands are crap now, so, we just play their old stuff, partly for remembrance, but, mostly for a laugh." "I think it's funny to watch these old-school head-bangers start getting into us when we open with something like that, and then just rip right into one of our originals, which isn't even CLOSE to being metal..." " They sort of just give us this (you bastard) look... It's really funny." James loves to play crap equipment as well. "It all boils down to being able to throw this piece of crap, when I don't like what I'm doing". "If I played an $8,000.00 Gibson, I'd feel sort-of guilty when that happens." "Also, too many punk bands get all popular & shit, and then upgrade to the most outrageously expensive shit you can imagine..." "I will always play P.O.S. equipment, not to just be able to throw it around, but, you can make ANY equipment sound the way you want, you don't have to spend thousands of dollars, just to make you sound decent." " Plus, I hate the Marshall sound. I think alot of these equipment companies have blown so much smoke up people's asses for so long, alot of musicians' feel that they just HAVE to play those brands, or noone will accept them as real musicians..." ................................................................................................................................................................................................... PICS (click thumbs for larger images) .................................................................................................................................................................................................... James, as interviewed by: Mary Jane Rottencrotch. 1. Q: Ok, I have to know, where in the hell did the name, "Fisting Flora", come from? A: Well, that's between myself & another guy, our first bassist, Dave, it's sort-of.... "private". 2. Q: Well now, isn't that special? I'll just leave it at that, then. Has this name gotten you any sort of bad press? A: I can't really say "bad press", but, alot of people see it as a pretty damn filthy name, which, it sort-of is, taken in the right context, but, yeah, it has followed us around, ever since the whole FMX war, thingy we started. See, that all started as a joke, we posted some immature comments on Wess Nessman's message board on the FMX website... Well, he took some offense to it all, and started threatening me in e-mails, so, I pushed back. I basically told him his radio station sucked, they couldn't choose a format, (classic rock/metal/industrial/corporate rock), I mean, I'm all about diversity, and that wasn't my main bitch about FMX... My biggest problem is their lack of support for local talent, when they claim to do just that. When Bowling for Soup released their first "major-label" debut a few years ago, FMX was all over them the night they came, anyway, they played em' all night long, had a remote interview from the show, all kinds of B.S. Well, the next day I called & requested them.... Wess AND Driver both told me that "Bowling for Soup isn't something we like to play around here, call the other stations"... The same thing happens with every other band that comes to town. They kiss ass right up to the day of the show, and after that, they just say "well, fuck that band"... Anyways, to make a long story short, after all the e-mails, and our endless bombardment of posts to their stupid-ass message board, we forced them to change their web-layout. You can't post anything of any importance on their board anymore. We caused their site some collateral damage, I guess you could say... (grin) 3. Q: I guess that's where the "FMX Still Sucks" song came from? A: Yes, and you know, at first, people didn't really seem to accept it. It was like they were afraid to give any applause after that one. But, lately, they're really starting to get into it. I actually got approached by 3 people the last show we did, and they told me they dug the whole FMX thing we had going. It really felt good for even 3 people to get behind us like that, and to actually understand what we were saying. 4. Q: How about religious groups? I know some of the stuff you've done, (doing), has to raise someone's eyebrows. A: You know, at first, it did. I got several e-mails from people saying "how can you talk about these things", "how can you say that", "You know, God loves you still". And, we got a few of the "you're going to hell, you worthless bastards!" I simply responded to them by being civilized, not cursing, and just telling them that, yeah, some of our stuff is a little dirty, but, it's just immature fart-joke humor... I mean, we're not singing about religion, suicide, murder, rape, abortion, guns, killing, blasphemy, or even hurting another human being. Sure, what I write isn't always wholesome, but, it's not harmful to anyone, either... Now, the same people that cursed us are on our e-mail list for band updates! You can accomplish anything, just by sitting, listening to someone else's point of view, and seeing some sort-of compromise. Or, just by being flat out honest with one another. There's nothing wrong with that. 5. Q: Sticking to that topic somewhat, is James relgious? A: No. I am not a religious person at all. I believe in God, but I don't consider myself to be Christian. For one simple reason... I do not want to be associated in whole, or in part, with the hypocritical mass. Organized religion has been bastardized by mankind. Every group thinks they're the only ones going to heaven, and that in itself, is wrong. Who the hell came up with the idea of having a thousand different faiths, anyway??? We all are born with a sense of what right, wrong, good and evil. It's in us from the very beginning, and what we do with that knowledge is up to us, we don't need some bullshit minister to pull our strings and take our money, because god wants him to have a new Harley Davidson... I've been there, done that, seen just about enough from inside the churches to make me fucking sick, so, I removed myself from that sort-of situation. I don't subscribe to that magazine anymore... 6. Q: I guess that's about it, for now. Any final words? A: Have fun, be nice to each other, and stop sitting down at the shows, damnitt!!!!!! ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... You can contact James at: [email protected]