GUNNER
Gunner is a solid businessman and a good
friend. His growth in this business and in business in general is a testament to how he runs his life.
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GFY Ambush Interview thread
GUNNER
Question #1
Why don't you have any kids? Steroid related?
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My baby making unit is fully functioning - just ask your girlfriend When I know I can do as good a job raising kids as my father did, then I'm
ready. Kids are greeat and maybe someday I'll even have one or two of my own,
but not until I'm absolutely sure I'm ready for that immense responsibility.
The world is filled with enough children who don't get the love and attention
they deserve. Deadbeat dads and meth addicted moms seem to be the norm these
days, and that's just pathetic. It makes the idea of requiring individuals to
obtain a license for childbirth seem more appealing than appaling.
Question #2
Have you always talked with a Baritone James
Earl Jones?
Yea, and it works out really well for my part-time job as a Tranny phone sex
operator. When my voice changed, I went from sounding like a Vienna choir boy to Satan
overnight.
My Dad was in radio all of his life, started in the 40s as a DJ and eventually
had his own syndicated morning radio show that aired in some smaller
midwestern markets. He was also used in many commercials and voice-overs, due
to his deep bass vocal range, but mine isn't nearly as low as his was.
Question #3
Talk about your acceptance to Interlochen Arts
Acedemy for music and why you didn't go.
I came from a musical family, with an Aunt
who played in the Chicago Symponthy Orchestra. From about the time I could
crawl, I would climb up to her big baby grand piano and bang away on the
keys... well needless to say, I got much better and by 14 I was good enough
that I was encouraged to apply to Interlochen. It is widely touted as the best high school in the world for gifted musicians.
I was accepted after I spent nearly a year putting my application together.
For the performance part of the process, I played a classical Mozart piano
concerto as well as my own jazz composition. In the end I decided not to go
for a variety of reasons. I loved music, and still do, but I liked it on my
own time and in my own way. I wasn't really a fan of the structure and
conformity you had to accept in order to be sucessful at a school like
Interlochen, so I chose not to accept the scholarship and just attended a
regular high school.
Question #4
What world records did you set as a powerlifter?
I enjoyed competing, although I was really never a very good
powerlifter. I set a few records, but nothing super impressive. A few
different state, national, and world records as a Junior/Collegiate
powerlifter in the APF (American Powerlifting Federation) and ADFPA (American
Drug Free Powerlifting Association). I haven't looked recently, but I think
most of them have been broken, I might still hold one deadlift record or
something. All that's left now is a hundred trophies and lower back pain. I
should've listened to my mother and taken up something less physically taxing
like golf.
Question #5
Why leave Spread4U after 6 years? Were you
fired?
I had almost 6 great years with WebcamCash and
I wouldn't take back one single day. However, dealing with Barry's
crossdressing at work became just too much to bear. I didn't mind it at first,
the heels and hose, or even when he went through his tube top phase. But then
over the summer, he insisted on wearing these short mini skirts, and started
walking by my office and flashing his man panties...it was just too hard to
stomach any longer. Seriously, there was no drama, it was just time to do something new. Besides,
who in their right mind wants to live in CANADA?!?!
Question #6
Discuss your time as a male stripper? Did guys
hit on you? Did women pay you for sex?
I think I was about 18, hanging out with some
friends in this nightclub, and the stripper for a bachelorette party didn't
show, so these girls asked me if I'd do it. I said yes, and ended up stripping
on the side for about 4 years in my early 20s. I never really got comfortable
doing it, but the money was just too easy to pass up. Women can be brutal. Believe it or not, it's hard work performing 1/2 naked in
front of a group of 10-30 drunk girls. I remember this one show where I was
dancing for a girl that was so heavy, I leaned over on her and the chair she
was in broke - fell right on her ass and I damn near landed on top of her. I danced at many clubs and sometimes there were mixed crowds (gay, bi,
straight, lesbian), so yes I've been hit on by men.
Never been paid for sex by a woman, and can't say I really even recall any
offers. Maybe once and I just don't remember... At any rate, I decided I was a little past my prime a few years ago, so my
stripping days have been over for a while.
Question #7
What do you do now for ATK?
They told me my position is VERY
important. I'm officially the "Chief of Beverage Retrieval
Operations". I'm up to carrying 6 cups of cofee without spilling a drop!
Actually, I am the Affiliate Manager for ATK Cash. ATK is really a top-notch program with a solid reputation and I'm going to
bring the cash program up to speed. We've got big plans in the works. Anyone interested in doing biz should hit me up right away, and if you're
going to be in Vegas - keep an eye open for me, I'll be passed out in some
random corner of Mandalay Bay
Question #8
How did you escape a 20 year prison sentence?
discuss in detail.
Bottom line - I didn't "escape" it, I wasn't
convicted because I wasn't guilty.
Details? Many years ago when I first got started, I shot a model who, unknown to me at
the time, gave me a fake ID. After a few months, she decided to go and tell
someone what she'd done. A county prosecutor decided to try and make a name
for himself by nailing me with a bunch of charges, including manufacture and
distribution of child pornography. After a long legal battle, I plead guilty
to a simple charge of obscenity, forfeited one computer, paid a fine and was
placed on probation. He never got his big headline, and it was really just a
huge waste of time on their part, but I learned many valuable lessons about
the legal system
Question #9
Talk about all the years you worked as a
bouncer and experiences therein.
I worked on and off as a bouncer most of my through
college, so it would've been about 6 years or so total. I worked at different
clubs and bars, sometimes as the only bouncer in the bar, and other times as
part of a 6-8+ man crew. I've seen people do everything and anything in
sometimes comical, sometimes hostile, and a few times, life threatening
situations.
Once we went outside the club to find a guy who had just been beat on by about
4 guys, against a curb, with many foot kicks to the face and head.
I don't remember how long he spent in ICU, but the other guys were finally
caught and charged. A few times I orded and ambulance be called for people with alcohol poisoning.
Then there was the time I had to break up a fight between a guy and a tranny,
after the guy had found out on the dance floor in a most surprising manner,
that the 'woman' he was dancing with had some extra parts. I've had beer bottles over the head, been blindsided by punches/slaps/shoves,
and even been bitten - (that guy took a thumpin' for that one). For the most
part though I don't like to fight and I never ever tried to start something
with someone for no reason as some bouncers are known for doing. It was a
paycheck, not an ego trip, and I did my job to the best of my ability.
Question #10
Why the fuck did you bear hug a multi million
volt transformer? Why are you still alive?
I was home from the Army and out with some buddies at a party.
Behind the house we were partying at was a power substation. The big
electrical plant looking things that supply electricity to a whole area of
town. You see them surrounded by fencing with barbed wire, "DANGER: HIGH
VOLTAGE" and "KEEP OUT" signs. Something like this
I decided to climb the fence and scale to the top of the scaffold support
structure and then proceeded to bear hug a high voltage transformer. It
shocked me with about 100x the voltage of a regular power line, and luckily it
blew me off backwards instead of killing me. When I woke up hours later, I was in the burn unit surrounded by nurses and
doctors covered in white, tending to the 3rd degree burns over most of my
chest and arms. I was pumped full of morphine and covered in bandages for
about a week, then spent another few days before they sent me home for another
month of recovery. Undoubtedly it was the most physically painful and by far the dumbest thing
I've done in my entire life, but what doesn't kill you just makes you
stronger.
Question #11
Talk about your time in the army. We heard you
were a drill sergeant. Why did you leave high school early to go?
I took summer school and extra classes so that I could finish
up all my high school credits by the middle of my senior year. This allowed me
to leave in Jan. to go off to Army basic training. While everyone else was at
their graduation cerememony in May, I had already started my AIT (Advanced
Individual Training) in Ft. Gordon, GA. I was very fortunate that my military career was fairly uneventful in terms of
actual combat. We got activated for the Bosnian confilict, but at the last
minute the orders came for us to stand down and we never did get reactivated. After I got out of the active duty Army, I spent time in the Army National
Guard and while I was in the Army Reserves, I went to Drill Sergeant school.
Question #12
How much can you bench?
560 is my current personal best
Question #13
Why do they call you Gunner?
My time in the Army as an M60 machine gunner. You have the
"gunner" and the "A-gunner" (assistant gunner). Just a
nickname I'd had before and decided to use it when I came into the industry.
Question #14
What is up with you and Wolverine?
I grew my sideburns out for a while, really long "pork
chop" style. I was also wearing a pompadour hair style - very 50s retro,
since rockabilly/psychobilly music is one of my likes... I'll get to that in
your Reverend Horton Heat question.
Question #15
Is it true your favorite sport is eating?
Yea I do love eating, although I don't think
it's technically considered a sport. Anyone who has eaten a few meals in my presence will tell you I can take the
eating experience to a whole new level. I truly enjoy food and all the
pleasure it brings. My favorite actual sports are powerlifting and strongman.
Question #16
Who the fuck are Reverend Horton Heat and Henry
Rollins?
2 of my favorite bands, although I'm really big into music, so
it's hard to pick only 2.
Reverend Horton Heat: www.reverendhortonheat.com
Henry Rollins: www.21361.com
Question #17
What's the deal with the sideburns? Loose a
bet?
3 words Witness protection program
Question #18
Talk about when you operated a webcam studio
and how you met Barry.
It was at the New Orleans show in 2000, which was Barry and
Hazel's first show and mine as well. They had a booth and I was walking the
show floor with my partner at the time when we stopped to talk to them and it
all started. I ran a cam studio with anywhere from 2-6 live cam rooms. My partner handled
all the tech stuff and I handled everything else. So initially, we were just
providing Spread4U with cam models as a studio, but it eventually grew into
much more and I left the cam studio to go to work for Barry and Hazel
full-time.
Question #19
What kind of car do you drive? pics
I had a brand new truck and a $550/month payment to go along with it for two
years and said enough is enough. I started investing that money and bought a
1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee to have as my daily driver. It's in the garage for the winter, but I also have a completely restored 1977
Ford F250 High Boy
Question #20
Why did you pimp out poor litle Misty and go
nude with her?
Who said Misty went nude? News to me Decisions about Misty's career are hers to make, not mine.
Question #21
Discuss what happened when you totaled a
Mustang in Toronto last year
It was my fault completely. I was driving very fast in a 2006 Ford Mustang,
listening to music, and I decided to floor it at a huge intersection just as
the light changed to yellow. Bad move. I ended up ramming head-on into a light
post at about 55mph. I also caused a 3 car accident, since people had to try
to move to avoid me. Luckily no one was seriously injured. The car was a
complete loss. That also happened to be the 2nd car I totalled in 2006.
Question #22
What is your favorite drink?
Ice water. I also love chocolate milkshakes - if they're
made right. alcoholic? used to be Jack and Coke, but I gave those up and I
haven't found a new favorite yet, although I have been on a RedBull and Vodka
kick lately.
Question #23
Talk about some of the jobs you had as a kid.
I took my first job at 12 when I signed up to
detassel corn during the summer - a mistake I didn't make the next summer! I
also had numerous paper routes and lawn mowing jobs, but I guess I officially
started working for a weekly paycheck at a restaurant as a dishwasher/bus boy
when I was about 14. During the spring and summer I'd also worked with one of
my friends whos father was a roofing contractor. All in all I had my share of
tough jobs and I'm thankful I did, it's partly what motivated me to go on to
college and earn a Masters... I know what hard manual labor is like.
Question #24
Discuss your time as a disc jockey.
My Dad was the general manager for a group of radio stations, but he started
his career as a disc jockey back in the 50s. I grew up in the radio stations,
so as soon as I could legally get it I obtained my FCC broadcasters license
and started with my first time slot on an AM station during the Chicago Cubs
games.
Question #25
What is your involvement/past with martial
arts?
My freshman year of high school I started wrestling and I liked
it, but wasn't very good. It was frustrating to me that you coudn't hit your
opponent, since striking before trying to take-down just seemed to make more
sense. Anyway, I'd taken Tae Kwon Do for a little while when I was a lot
younger, and decided to give it another try. The only thing was all the Tae
Kwon Do schools sucked, so this time I tried Okinawan Karate (Isshin-ryu).
While doing the Karate, I met some guys that trained in Jujutsu, and I after
watching about 10 mins of it, I knew I'd found my thing. I spent about 5-6
years training in the martial arts, did a very little bit of competitive
fighting, and then eventually gave it up when the main dojo I trained at moved
even further from my house. I was already driving an hour each way, 3 times a
week to train, and trying to do that on top of college and work just got to be
more than I could handle. I do miss it and wish I'd never quit. I was
definitely in the best shape of my life back then. To this day the only tattoo
I have is the logo from my old YamaBushi Jujutsu school.
Question #26
I've heard all weight lifters are uneducated
big dummies, What kind of education do you have?
BA and Masters (MPA) from the University of Illinois
Question #27
What kind of house(s) do you own/rent? pics
Don't have any pics of my current place, but it's only temporary anyway. I own
2 homes, one of which I sold recently CFD. The other one is currently rented
and I'm probably going to end up selling it as well. The past couple years I
had lived out in the country on 5 acres, but just recently moved back into
town
Question #28
Who do you look up to in this industry? Down
on?
I'd rather not name many names specifically, but let's say
there are a few people who I look up to and a few I look down on. I'm not big
on putting someone up on a pedestal, nor do I like bashing anyone. I think
those folks who I do hold in high regard know who they are.
Question #29
Why did you cut the dreadlocks? Are you related
to Dugmor?
he's my brotha from anotha mutha I cut the dreads in
high school because they got in the way when I wrestled.
Question #30
Is it true you were a skate board nerd?
I was into skateboarding back in Jr. High... I was never a
nerd.
Question #31
What's with the fear of flying?
I'm not a fan of air travel. I don't have a fear of flying, I
just don't care for it - at all. I wish the rail system in the US was equal to
that of Europe or Asia so I could take a train everywhere.
I don't mind road trips though, so I've been known to drive to some of the
shows, even if it means leaving 3 days prior to make a 1800 mile drive.
Question #32
Why chew ice? new snack craze?
I
like to chew ice. Supposedly it's the sign of obsessive/compulsive behavior or
sexual frustration, but anyone who really knows me can tell you I'm a lot of
things... sexually frustrated is not one of them Craving and chewing ice
(pagophagia) is often associated with iron deficiency (anemia). Again, anyone
who has ever seen me eat will tell you I'm not deficient in vitamins or
minerals.
