Since yesterday’s Nate vs. Nate contest didn’t go so well due to my error, I decided to put a little more thought into this one. In order to determine who really is the Nate-o Supreme-o, I figured they should be tested on what they know about me, their proud leader. So I present:

NATE VS. NATE CONTEST #2: Brendan Trivia

Round 2

I know – it seems like an unfair contest. Since Nate Rogers and I were in bands together for over 5 years, you would think he would know me much better and have an advantage. This is not the case because a) Nate Leavitt and I have been in several projects together in the last year or so, including several Cover-Ups and our BalletRox performance and b) Nate Rogers doesn’t pay attention to anybody but himself and possibly Steve Gutenberg. So this is a much more evenly matched contest than you may imagine.

So I present to you, Nate vs. Nate Round 2. The question will be followed by each Nate’s answer and then the correct answer.

Question: How many toes does Brendan Boogie have?
Leavitt: 10.5
Rogers: Two. Brendan has hooves. It was our exasperation with re-shoeing him before every gig that led us to dissolve Scamper.
Correct answer: 37.

Question: In what city was Brendan Boogie born?
Leavitt: New York
Rogers: Brendan “Boogie” was born in Watertown MA.
Correct answer: Brendan wasn’t technically “born.” He was created by an inter-office memo during the dot com boom of the 90’s.

Question: Who was Brendan Boogie’s favorite Thundercat?
Leavitt: Cheetara… what a MILF! HOOOOO!
Rogers: John Blout
Correct answer: Voltron.

Question: What is Brendan Boogie’s proudest moment?
Leavitt: Declaring his love for a cartoon character
Rogers: Discovering that if you hold down the B button, Mario moves faster.
Correct answer: Assassinating Jared from Subway (August 2015)

Question: What secret would Brendan Boogie kill you if you let out?
Leavitt: His real last name.
Rogers: Bruce Willis’ character was dead the whole time.
Correct answer: He was Owen Wilson’s voice double for the movie Marmaduke.

Question: If you throw a beer at Brendan Boogie on stage, what is he most likely to do?
Leavitt: I wouldn’t waste a perfectly good beer on BB like that!
Rogers: Make a dick joke
Correct answer: Weep for 57 straight minutes.

Question: If Brendan Boogie were alone in a room with Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, how many seconds would it take for Brendan Boogie to punch him in the scrote?
Leavitt: .00001 seconds
Rogers: How many seconds can a punch possibly take? I say one, max — otherwise it’s more of a cradling. So, yeah, 45 seconds.
Correct answer: Trick question – MacFarlane actually lost his scrote during the war.

Question: What is Brendan Boogie’s middle name?
Leavitt: Fuckin’
Rogers: Marc Roderick
Correct answer: Elizabeth

Question: If Brendan Boogie were to throw a Japanese tea ceremony, which celebrities (living or dead) would he invite?
Leavitt: Rodney Dangerfield, Marilyn Monroe and Father Guido Sarducci
Rogers: John Blout, Marc Roderick, Seth MacFarlane, and Shelley Long
Correct answer: Well, it WAS going to be Nate Leavitt and Nate Rogers, but they obviously don’t know shit about me so I guess it’s just me and Justin Tibbetts.

Question: Why are you staring at Brendan Boogie like that?
Leavitt: Because he has BBQ sauce on his shirt and I’m hungry!
Rogers: I’m kind of perplexed by his inclusion of Shelley Long, that’s all.
Correct answer: The smoke show behind his steely green eyes.

Wow! What an exciting zero-zero tie! I can see why you all have soccer fever these days! After yesterday’s spelling bee debacle and today’s oh-fer, we’ve got to settle this thing once and for all with the final tiebreaker contest of Nate vs. Nate… tomorrow! Right here on the Boogiespacethingy!

This kind of thing gets you really excited for this Saturday’s show, doesn’t it? Be sure to get your advance tickets – the Lizard is a small room.

In the final installment of the award-winning Champagne of Bands interview series, I present my chat with Mascara and MEandJOANCOLLINS member Bo Barringer:

On the eve of our big Champagne of Bands reunion, I talked to the enigmatic Mr. Barringer over email while he was holed up in his underground bunker…

Brendan Boogie:  I’ll start with the question I’ve been asking everyone – what has been your favorite part about working with me?

Bo Barringer:  I was looking forward to working with you because of your sharp wit and deft pop songwriting skills, but I (as I imagine everyone who works with you must…) came to really appreciate your manly musk….yeah, definitely your manly musk.

Brendan:  You were once described by my drummer Justin as “an affable chap” and a “man about town.”  Is that a fit description or would you other terms to describe yourself?

Bo:  Obviously Justin hasn’t talked to my MEandJOANCOLLINS and Mascara bandmates….

Brendan:  Why don’t you give the folks reading a brief history of your musical and creative endeavors.  Try to keep it pithier than Duncan, who answered this question with a 12-page resume I had to edit down.

Bo:  Born. Played Music. Died. (is that too long? ’cause I can probably edit it down a little if you want…)

Brendan:  As Boston’s most beloved Bo, with whom do you relate more – Bo Jackson or Bo Duke?

Bo:  I thought I WAS Bo Duke when I was a kid.  But my world was shattered when i found out Daisy wouldn’t ever be my cousin.  I hated Bo Jackson for all of the “Bo knows” commercials.  You can only imagine how many times, i heard that one…or “Bo don’t know Diddley,”  So I kinda hate him too.  (Even though the Bo Diddley beat is one of man’s great accomplishments of the 20th Century.)  Beau Bridges is kinda cool, but he spells it the wrong way.  (And I wanted to punch him in the Fabulous Baker Boys.)  And don’t even mention that douche-nozzle from American Idol.  So I would have to say Bo Derek.

Brendan:  What was your favorite memory of One Night Band?

Bo:  Playing lead guitar all over the place!  It was awesome. I felt like Slash’s gay British cousin or something.  I mean, how do you guys put up with that(!) Your song was one long guitar solo for me.  And the power ballad…I should have been fired onstage.  The only reason I didn’t solo on Duncan’s song was because he threatened me in the parking lot.

Brendan:  Ever since we’ve worked with Cullen, I have been convinced that this “nicest guy in the world” thing is just an act and that he’s secretly some sort of “Buffalo Bill in Silence of the Lambs” type character.  When we were rehearsing in his house, did you find any overweight lotion-covered women in holes?

Bo:  Why do you think I kept disappearing to “go to the bathroom?”

Brendan:  Other than the Champagne of Bands reunion on Tuesday, what else do you have coming up that the good people should know all about?

Bo:  I’ve been hibernating ever since the One Night Band last summer.  This reunion is a chance for me to get out of the house and let people know I’m still alive…(rumor has it I may resurface the last Thursday in Feb for a solo show at Somerville Armory…)

Brendan:  I’ve described the Champagne of Bands as akin to Voltron in that we are all substantial lions in our own rights, but our power truly comes when we are united into a giant robot with a sword.  Which color lion are you and why?

Bo:  Voltron? Is that like a space age birth control device? Sounds like a futuristic chastity belt.  Birth Control is such an awful term.  I prefer contraceptive myself.  But i’d have to say my favorite color is fried chicken…

Brendan:  What are you most looking forward to about this Tuesday’s big Champagne of Bands reunion at the Middle East Upstairs?

Bo:  Oh, that’s THIS Tuesday? Shit, really?  Cause I have something going on that night.  Damn.  Sorry guys…

Check out the tasty licks of our favorite fried chicken-colored Bo Derek lookalike THIS TUESDAY at the Middle East Upstairs!