Interview: Two Gallants

Name
Tyson Vogel and Adam Stephens

Introduce yourself in one sentence –
Hi, I'm Adam Stealin'... I play the piano and kazoo. Hi, I'm Lenahan Katpus I play the djembe.

Age and Occupation –
Forever 21. Tyson - musician/shoe peddler. Adam - musician/fly fisherman

Home Town –
SF - Sucka Free City

How long have you lived in the Bay Area?
All our lives and we don't know why. We were birthed individually at separate times on Ocean Beach.

Favorite place to spend time online
No thanks

Favorite local business –
Cuco's El Salvadorian food

What I'm currently Reading –
Tyson - North American Indian by George Caitlin
Adam- The Autobiography of Larry Flint

Best Deal in San Francisco –
25 cent booth at Crazy Horse on Market Street

Favorite mode of transportation –
Toss up between 22 Fillmore and the bicycle

Best Band or Musician to come out of the Bay Area –
Chris Isaac

Favorite Bay Area Stereotype, and whether or not you buy into it -
That this is the most open-minded city in the world. Yes, we believe

Favorite local hangout –
The bench atop Dolores park

SF has the BEST -
Unimpressive panhandlers

You've never lived in SF until –
Woken up on Valencia and 18th in a pile of your own vomit

Favorite Bay area politician of past or present –
The folks at The Believer Magazine

Now that Mayor Gavin is single, who are you going to set him up with?
Adam.

You can tell someone is a local here IF –
You see them at The Hemlock at noon on Tuesday

SF would be soooo much better if only –
A Walmart was built in Golden Gate Park

Best Burrito –
Plantain burrito at Cucoo's

Best Restaurant-
uh, Cuco's

Best movie scene filmed in or about SF –
I don't watch movies

Favorite artist to come out of the bay area –
Andrew Schultz

Favorite author to come out of the bay area –
Richard Brautigan

Place you always tell visitors to check out –
850 Bryant

Favorite Bridge in the area –
Richmond

You have two hours and $15 bucks to kill in SF, what are you going to
do?
Catch a Cal Train and get out of town

I have found/sold/bought the following on craigslist –
We try not to.

I want all the SFists out there to know –
We take our city very seriously.

Tell us a San Francisco Story –
Once upon a time music mattered in this city but it was eaten by speed addictions, the police, and the .com. But we're coming up again.

Question you'd ask if you were doing this interview –
Who was the last mayor before Gavin?

Who would you like to see interviewed in the future (+ contact info if you've got it): Arnold Schwarzenegger (that big building in Sacramento)