kp: What is the first record you ever bought?
gg: Sadly, I confess to it being something by Spike Jones. My first jazz one was something by Louis Belson. My first classical one was Rachmoninoff's Paino Concerto in D Sharp Minor.

kp: Have you ever heard of the band DOOMS U.K. from Denton, TX? They name you as an influence. They rock.
gg: No, but I will look for them. Weezer's "In the Garage," is sort of interesting...

kp: Tell us a story about a great fan-encounter you had.
gg: Well, some few years back, a Deadhead girl mistook me for Gerry Garcia, as a few folks have done, and so after we talked a bit... Oh, sorry! Wrong story.

Back in the early 1980s a young guy came drifting in from Oklahoma. He was broke, needed a job, and TSR had nothing to offer. Seeing as how he seemed a good fellow, I took him in, and as at that time we had a large place, I hired him to assist in maintaining it. He was a great D&D player, so he was included in my semi-weekly campaign. After six months or so time he had enough cash to head back home, and we were sorry to see him leave. About two years ago he emailed me. He's an M.D. now.

kp: Do you consider yourself the King of Nerds?
gg: Noppers. I am just an avid gamer :)

kp: What was your first Advanced D&D character and how did he die?
gg: All of my original D&D PCS were converted to AD&D, and all of those have survived, albeit with many resurrections and being brought back via Wish spells and the like. My first PC death was with a great fighter with 18 strength, caught in a dead end passage by gnolls. The loss of my half-orc cleric-assassin shortly thereafter was a truely traumatic event. (~_^)

kp: Do you ever watch "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" or "Charmed" on TV?
gg: "Buffy'" was a great favorite during the first two seasons, but afterwards, I sort of lost interest. "Charmed" I've watched a couple of times.

kp: What about "The King of Queens"?
gg: I haven't seen "King of Queens," as I don't have much time to watch TV--too busy with gaming and reading.