cm: What do you do for Showtime?
em: I licensed them a few shorts I made and then did a series of short film interstitials for them. Currently, I’m working on a demo for a potential interstitial series called Scotch and Soda. The idea of it is just me and a kid at a bar, I have a scotch and he has a soda, and he’s listening to me talk about stuff.

kp: What is the first record you ever bought?
em: Aerosmith or Dire Straits? I used to have a tape that had three songs: "Born In The USA," "Money For Nothing," and "California Girls." It was a ninety-minute tape. I would rewind it and listen to it over and over.

I also had a tape of Bylat Okudjava, a Russian folk singer that I really liked. He has a great song about a paper soldier that wants to go to war for mother Russia and ends up dying for nothing.

I then got some more mix tapes from my brother. He got me into rock and roll. I remember buying Appetite for Destruction. Maybe Eagles Greatest Hits Volume 2? The first is probably Aerosmith, Done With Mirrors or something.

It could have been Bill Cosby though. I owned all his albums in like 5th/6th grade.

kp: Me too! What is the first concert you ever attended?
em: Guns and Roses opening for Aerosmith at Great Woods. It was awesome! That’s some sweet ass rock and roll. The next one was probably Robyn Hitchcock.

kp: Why did it take me so long to interview you?
em: You wanted to wait until people had maybe heard of me.

kp: Do you have any questions for kittenpants?
em: Not yet.

Thanks to Eugene for the interview. Make sure and check out eugenemirman.com for film clips, songs, and upcoming performances.

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