FULL NAME
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Claude Leslie Carlsen
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NICK NAMES
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Lesky
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PLACE OF BIRTH
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Sunnyside, WA
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CURRENT RESIDENCE
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Fontana, CA
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HEIGHT
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5' 7"
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BIRTHDAY
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October 22
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INSTRUMENTS
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Vocal, guitar
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WIFE
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Joyce
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CHILDREN
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Jeff, Faith
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SIBLING
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Audrey Jean, Ron, Jack
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PET
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Cat
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EDUCATION
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High School, Federal Way, WA
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DAY JOB
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Art business, song writing, acting
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CHURCH
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Water Of Life
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BANDS BEFORE BLOODGOOD
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Topics, Fred Schwartz, Carlsen Macek Band, Joshua, Sticker
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FAVORITE ACTIVITIES
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Golf, working out with weights
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FAVORITE ANNUAL EVENT
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Christmas
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FAVORITE METAL BANDS OF YESTERDAY
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Metallica, Led Zeppelin, Whitesnake, Van Halen, Jimi Hendricks, Deep Purple
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FAVORITE METAL BAND OF TODAY
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Creed
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FAVORITE NON METAL BANDS OF YESTERDAY
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Beatles, Rolling Stones, Heart, Dave Clark Five, Zombies, The Byrds, Soundgarden, The Doors
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FAVORITE NON METAL BANDS OF TODAY
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Tom Petty, Aerosmith, Trans Siberian Orchestra, B.B. King, Delirious
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FAVORITE BEVERAGES
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cappuccino, red wine (in moderation, of course)
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FAVORITE BIBLICAL PASSAGE
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Psalm 42
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FAVORITE BIBLICAL PERSON OTHER THAN JESUS
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Paul
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FAVORITE BOOK OF THE BIBLE
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Ecclesiastes
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FAVORITE BOOKS
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The Normal Christian Life, Watchman Nee
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FAVORITE CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
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Little league baseball, building tree houses, playing army
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FAVORITE COLLECTIBLES
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Beatles memorabilia
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FAVORITE BLOODGOOD PERFORMANCE
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Small venue in New York City at some homeless shelter
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FAVORITE BLOODGOOD SONGS
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Messiah, She's Gone, Black Snake, Out Of Love, World Keeps Turning Around, Never Be The Same, Anguish And Pain, Want To Live In Your Heart
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FAVORITE BLOODGOOD ALBUMS
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Detonation, All Stand Together
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FAVORITE BLOODGOOD SONGS TO PERFORM LIVE
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Out Of Love, Alone In Suicide, Awake, Black Snake, Crucify, Messiah, Seven
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FAVORITE BLOODGOOD TOUR
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To Germany With Love
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FAVORITE CONCERTS ATTENDED
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The Beatles, Kiss, Trans Siberian Orchestra, Judas Priest, Dio (Holy Diver tour), Moby Grape, Bea Brummels, Rolling Stones
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FAVORITE DESSERT
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Hot Fudge Sundaes
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FAVORITE FICTIONAL CHARACTERS
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Ebenezer Scrooge, Claude Hooper Bokouski (from Hair)
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FAVORITE FOODS
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Tacos, Italian, steak & salad
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FAVORITE GAMES
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X Box Madden Football NFL
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FAVORITE INVENTION
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The car
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FAVORITE INTERESTES & HOBBIES
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Civil War, US History in general, Electric train, road racing sets
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FAVORITE MAGAZINES / READING MATERIAL
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The Bible
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FAVORITE MOVIES
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Little Big Man (Dustin Hoffman), Rocky, A Hard Days Night, Help, Rat Race, Planes Trains & Automobiles, Spinal Tap, Star Wars, Lord Of The Ring, Caddy Shack
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FAVORITE MOVIE GENRES
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Comedy, adventure
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FAVORITE MUSIC GENRES
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Rock 'n' roll, rhythm & blues
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FAVORITE MUSIC GEAR
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Fender guitar & amps (tube), Marshall stacks, Les Paul Gibson
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FAVORITE MUSICIANS/SINGERS
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John Lennon, Mick Jagger, Janis Joplin, Johnny Lang, Wilson Pickett, Little Richard, Sam Cook, Steve Perry, James Brown, Timo Laine
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FAVORITE PART OF DAY
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Early morning
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PEOPLE MOST ADMIRED
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My wife, mother-in-law, sister, dad, son, and daughter
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FAVORITE PEOPLE OF HISTORY
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Jesus Christ, Abraham Lincoln, Davey Crockett, Daniel Boone, Jim Bowie, Jackie Robinson, Fredrick Douglas, Mark Twain, Shakespear
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FAVORITE PLAYS/MUSICALS
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Hair, Romeo & Juliet, Jesus Christ Superstar, Stomp
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FAVORITE QUOTES
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"Life is something you miss while making other plans" – John Lennon
"When the going gets tough, the tough get going"
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FAVORITE SONGS
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Unchained Melody, Help, While My Guitar Gently Weeps, I Left My Heart In San Francisco, Blue Moon, She Loves You, Don't Be Cruel, Hound Dog, Don't Stop Believing, I could Sing Of Your Love Forever, Jesus Loves Me, I Saw Her Standing There, Get Off My Cloud, Jumpin Jack Flash, (and many more)
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FAVORITE SOUNDS
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The ocean, my wife's heart beat
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FAVORITE SMELL
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Coffee in the morning, sea coast, my baseball glove
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FAVORITE SPORTS
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Football
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FAVORITE TACTILE SENSATION
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Can't say!
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FAVORITE TIMES OF YEAR
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Christmas, summer
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FAVORITE T.V. SHOW
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Everybody Loves Raymond, Frazier, House
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RANKED FROM MOST FAVORITE TO LEAST FAVORITE
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1 )Performing
2) Talking with fans
3) Writing music / lyrics
4) Recording
5) Interviews
6) Rehearsing
7) Traveling
8) Business related
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WHAT MAKES BLOODGOOD DIFFERENT FROM MOST OTHER BANDS?
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There's 4 zeros in Bloodgood and we sound like Bloodgood
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WHAT SONG WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO COVER IN BLOODGOOD?
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Same as Michael: "The Word" by The Beatles
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WHAT MADE YOU WANT TO BECOME A MUSICIAN?
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Girls!
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WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF BLOODGOOD?
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To tell everyone Jesus Christ is the answer to salvation!
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WHAT DO YOU SEE AS BEING YOUR ROLE IN BLOODGOOD?
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Lead singer, songwriter, performer
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WHAT IS THE MOST DIFFICULT BLOODGOOD SONG TO PERFORM?
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The Presence
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WHAT IS YOUR PHILOSOPHY OF MINISTRY?
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Straight forward, compassionate, loving
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WHAT ACHIEVEMENTS ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF?
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Getting saved, marriage to Joyce for 33 years!, my family
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WHAT BANDS OR MUSICIANS INFLUENCED YOU MOST?
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The Beatles, Elvis, Otis Redding, Wilson Pickett, Ian Gillen
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WHAT WERE THE WORST BLOODGOOD SHOWS?
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We did a show at Knotts Berry Farm in the John Wayne Theare. The show was fine except the sound level was only 95 decibels. It was not loud enough for "Killing The Beast! Even though the Lord managed to have the "Demon On The Run!"
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WHAT WERE THE BEST BLOODGOOD SHOWS?
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We loved performing in Germany
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WHAT WERE THE WORST BLOODGOOD TOUR EXPERIENCES?
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We were in upstate New York and I had been driving late at night after a show. I turned the wheel over to our equipment stage manager and went to sleep. I awoke to a debate between the road manager and the driver. We had gone 300 miles in the wrong direction. We had a show that night in Rochester. We made it, but oh the stress was a bit much!
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WHAT WERE THE BEST BLOODGOOD TOUR EXPERIENCES?
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"Smell The Roses" tour
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WHAT WAS THE MOST DIFFICULT BLOODGOOD ALBUM TO RECORD?
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For me, "Out Of The Darkness," mostly because of the studio.
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WHAT IS THE EASIEST BLOODGOOD ALBUM TO RECORD?
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I would say "All Stand Together"
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WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT BEING IN BLOODGOOD?
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God's calling for each of us, and the people in the group
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WHAT ARE THE MOST OFTEN BLOODGOOD RELATED QUESTIONS YOU GET ASKED?
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"How did you meet Michael?"
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WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE SOMEONE INTERESTED IN GETTING INTO MUSIC MINISTRY?
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Pray that God would anoint you for this calling
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WHAT IS BLOODGOOD CRITICIZED THE MOST ABOUT?
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I don't know — tell me!
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WHAT DO YOU THINK FANS LIKE THE MOST ABOUT BLOODGOOD?
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Straight ahead Christian lyrics
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WHAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY TO CRITICS OF BLOODGOOD?
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Please buy a Happy Meal!
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WHAT IS YOUR MUSICAL BACKGROUND AND TRAINING?
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Self taught and then 4 1/2 years of vocal training under Maestro David Kyle
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WHAT DO YOU MISS THE MOST ABOUT THE 80'S?
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Big hair!
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WHAT DID YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT THE 80'S?
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Not having big hair!
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WHAT DO YOU MISS THE MOST ABOUT THE 90'S?
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I miss my little baby girl Faith. Itw was a great time watching her grow! She's 17 now, but there was nothing better than that cute little baby girl.
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WHAT DID YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT THE 90'S?
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It wasn't the 80's
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WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO BE DIFFERENT ABOUT BLOODGOOD OF PRESENT AND FUTURE COMPARED TO BLOODGOOD OF THE PAST?
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Older, more wisdom, greater musical possibilities in song writing
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DESCRIBE THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HOW YOU BECAME SAVED
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My wife Joyce and I were working in a bar band. We hired a Christian. His light was so Christ-like that we wanted what he had. That's the short version.
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WHY DID/DO YOU WANT TO BE IN BLOODGOOD?
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It was the Lord's idea!
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WHAT ARE THE MOST UNUSUAL THINGS ABOUT YOU?
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I have lots of energy
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WHAT CHARACTERISTICS OF PEOPLE ARE YOU MOST ATTRACTED TO?
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Creative, intelligent
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WHAT ARE YOUR DREAMS & GOALS?
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To be Christ-like. (I have so far to go!)
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WHAT ARE YOU MOST THANKFUL FOR?
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Salvation, my wife and children
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WHAT ARE YOU LEAST LIKELY TO DO IN LIFE?
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Play in the NBA
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WHAT DO YOU DAY DREAM MOST ABOUT?
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My wife
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WHAT DO YOU SEE YOURSELF DOING IN 10 YEARS?
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More acting
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WANT DO YOU WANT TO BE REMEMBERED FOR?
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A man who loved God and had compassion for people, a good husband and father
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WHAT DO YOU WISH YOU WERE BETTER AT?
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Golf
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WHAT WERE THE BEST DECISIONS YOU'VE MADE?
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To receive Christ
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WHAT WAS THE WORST DECISION YOU'VE MADE?
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Too many to list
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WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF A PERFECT LIVING ENVIRONMENT?
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Heaven
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WHAT IS YOUR CALLING OR PURPOSE IN LIFE?
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Man of God, husband, father, friend
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WHAT IS YOUR PHILOSOPHY OF LIFE?
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Love God with all my heart, strength, and mind. Love my neighbor as myself
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WHAT IS YOUR POLITICAL PERSUASION?
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Republican
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WHAT WERE YOUR MOST HUMBLING MOMENTS?:
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Birth of my daughter, Faith
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WHAT WERE THE BEST EVENTS OF YOUR LIFE?
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My son's birth, my daughter's birth, my marriage to Joyce!
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WHAT ARE THE CRAZIEST THINGS YOU'VE DONE?
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Scuba diving with sharks!
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WHAT ARE THE SCARIEST THINGS YOU'VE DONE?
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Scallop fishing in Alaska in winter
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WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?
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God's peace
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WHAT IS ONE OF YOUR PERSONAL STRENGTHS?
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Loyalty
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WHAT SUBJECTS DO YOU MOST LIKE TO TALK ABOUT?
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The Lord, NFL football, music, acting
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WHAT WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO SEE CHANGED ABOUT THE WORLD?
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Self-consciousness
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WHAT PLACES YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO VISIT?
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Great Wall Of China, Australia, Grand Canyon
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WHAT IS THE WORST JOB YOU'VE EVER HAD?
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Delivery of news papers
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IF YOU WERE RULER OF WORLD
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I'd seek counsel — a lot of counsel
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IF YOU COULD ASK GOD ONE QUESTION
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How's my earthly father?
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IF YOU COULD DO SOMETHING OVER AGAIN
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Spend the weekend with my dad before he died!
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IF YOU COULD HAVE ANY JOB
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Actor in film and live stage
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IF YOU COULD LIVE AT ANOTHER TIME
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I like it now!
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IF YOU COULD MEET SOMEONE FROM HISTORY
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John Lennon, George Harrison
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IF YOU COULD MEET SOMEONE LIVING TODAY
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Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, President Bush
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IF YOU COULD PICK A SUPER POWER TO HAVE
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Flying
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IF YOU COULD UNDERSTAND ONE THING THOROUGHLY
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The Word of God
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<Bloodgood History
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