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nice job on the new album, deron! asked by someloser on 12/10/2013

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thanks! i just signed a worldwide deal for it's re-release! it was a good warm up to get back into CKY mode...chad and i are determined to make the best CKY record ever. answered by Deron on 02/08/2014

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Hey I know you said you were finished on here, but Chad posted a picture of himself and Deron on Twitter with a caption stating "CKY 2014". Does that mean CKY will reunite in 2014 or is it just Deron and Chad with different members? I know you said you were finished, but I'm sure many of us CKY fans are dying to know if we will ever get to hear new CKY material ever again or if we'll ever get to see you guys out on the road again. Please Jess, answer this one for the Alliance. I'm positive it would mean the world to your fans to have some clarity on the future of CKY. Take Care asked by Eternal6701 on 01/17/2014

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yes CKY is returning. new album, Volume One, IDR, and Answer Can Be Found Re-releases and gigs. chad and i are more excited to start working again than we ever have before. who will fill out the rest of the line-up is anyone's guess right now. i dont know about chad, but i havent heard from the other guys except matt deis who said "it needs to be this and it needs to be that"...right...cuz thats how it works! im back on ASKCKY BTW!!!! answered by Deron on 02/08/2014

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On a serious note, don't ever let askcky die. asked by Dan714 on 10/26/2013

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sorry to disappoint my man but i think im done on here. i don't really have anything else to say. you guys rule, sorry its come to this. signing off, saying goodbye, over and out. - Jess answered by Jess on 10/26/2013

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Whats up Jess. I ve always been hooked on CKY shit (both the crew and the band) and i haven't really looked into whats been up in a while. But recently ive started watching the videos and listening to nothing but the band on my ipod and just today i look up whats going on and all the fuck i see is the no one in the crew talks to each other and now the band seems to be in shambles. im not looking for an explanation but just a history. What the hell happened to bam hes leaving Pa? and in all the videos i see him posting nowadays hes never with Raab or Dico or Rake. and i dont even know what to ask about the band... Jess as you seem to be a level headed individual please tell me how a group of extremely close friends that had such a gift between all of them together could end up like this. I have a feeling that somewhere in the future every single one of you is gonna look back and really start getting pissed at yourselves for letting this time get away from you all. asked by gregcop on 09/07/2013

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how? lets see.. time, drugs, alcohol, having nothing in common anymore, our close friends dying & money. answered by Jess on 10/26/2013

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Is there any chance you guys could upload the instrumental demo version of 'Attached At The Hip', on itunes from cKy2k shopping carts? I really want that version. thanks! asked by Anthony Drose on 10/22/2013

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hahaha what? c'mon man. answered by Jess on 10/25/2013

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Hey Jess whats your opinion on August Burns Red? asked by CAPTAIN UNDIES on 10/23/2013

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never heard em answered by Jess on 10/25/2013

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Hi Jess, Im a junior doctor working a night shift right now in a UK hospital. I just realised in this rare moment of quietness that almost precisely 10 years ago, I listened to volume 1 for the first time. A hell of a lot changed in that decade, and your music as well as all of your answers on this Ask CKY thing has kept me going through most of it. Thanks for that. I owe you a Leffe next time you're over these waters. asked by CK-Y? Because I Gotta! on 10/14/2013

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agreed, a lot has changed. since vol.1 was released, you can now do just about anything you want in 15 seconds with a little phone and china is a new world leader. who would have thunk it. answered by Jess on 10/25/2013

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Hey Jess, Hope your all good mate. I was just wondering what you got going on outside of music right now? Anything cool? I've seen you play about 7 times here in England with CKY and Viking Skull and every time we have met you have been a bloody good bloke, down to earth and happy to chat over a beer. Makes a nice change from most bands who don't give a shit about their fans. Hope to see you in England again some day! asked by Matt from England on 10/18/2013

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i try my best to be a bloody good bloke. i don't understand miserable bastards in bands because we have the greatest job in the world. i mean sure, musicians get paid about less than 1 percent of what we used to make when record stores were in existence.. but still - even if you make enough to barely get by, its still way better than being in a cubicle with some douchestain looking over your shoulder telling you to make a pie chart and then summarize a stack of reports. answered by Jess on 10/25/2013

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I think the real harlem shake is when you bang a whore in new York and she gets a seizure. asked by someloser on 10/24/2013

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or it could be when you get lost in harlem, get shot in the face and you do that weird muscle spasm thing as you lay on the pavement dying. i love new york. answered by Jess on 10/25/2013

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Whats your take on the government shut down? asked by dick on 10/14/2013

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i keep imagining congressional sessions and meetings at the white house these days probably go something like this every day - http://youtu.be/UNUCSkTSutU answered by Jess on 10/15/2013

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Jess if you're going to try and get into a show you should go for the one about motorcycle gangs "Sons Of Anarchy" for the sound track alone (Clutch, Fu Manchu, Fireball Ministry etc) that should keep you interested. Also Henry Rollins plays a character in a few episodes so all is good asked by Alex on 10/13/2013

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I actually did catch a couple of those, pretty good answered by Jess on 10/13/2013

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Jess, have you ever watched Breaking Bad? asked by ubbitz on 10/08/2013

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nope i tried to watch all those shows, breaking bad, walking dead, game of thrones, yada yada. i just can't seem to give a shit for some reason. like the blonde girl from game of thrones had dragon babies or something? see now, if you say to me in conversation... "on the show theres a hot blonde girl on the show that fucks dragons". i would go..."whoa, that sounds interesting... i played d&d; when i was a kid - so a hot blonde dragonfucker seems like something worth watching. so then i start watching it, and then theres some midget guy complaining about something and then some muscle dude who looks like a gayer, lamer version of conan then before i know it i am somewhere else not watching it. answered by Jess on 10/12/2013

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Jess, heard you talking about the Aussie band karnivool on radio bam, thoughts? I know they play huge shows here in Australia and play to around 15 people in the states asked by Test_It_Out on 07/16/2012

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sorry to say it, rock shows are always way better in other countries. sometimes you get an excellent show in the states here and there, but overall rock shows are much more enthusiastic and better attended outside the US. most bands i know don't even play here. my friend just saw sigur ros last week and the singer even said into the mic "this is our last show in the states, so that's good" hahaha! answered by Jess on 10/12/2013

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I'm from New Zealand, where's the best place to buy Carver City and B Sides and Rarities from? Also, do you know about the Americas Cup going on in San Fran, it's the biggest thing the in news in NZ at the moment. I heard american news networks aren't showing it goes america is losing, is this true? asked by KevBot on 09/18/2013

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amazon.com i would say. no one in america watches soccer at all, thats why the news doesn't cover it. no one here cares if the american soccer team lost every game or if we won every game, and won the super bowl of soccer - it might get a mention on ESPN for about 2 minutes. everyone is all about baseball and football (american football is kind of similar to rugby league) soccer and cricket here is like watching tennis or bowling. answered by Jess on 10/12/2013

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do you still listen to some of the cky songs, or are pretty much tired of them? asked by scaRecRow on 10/11/2013

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i have a soundboard recording of a 2010 show we did in tokyo, japan that i listen to all the time. i prefer the live stuff, mr.smalls, the sonisphere stuff on youtube, etc. true honest performances - no punch-ins and all that computer bullshit. you can tell real bands from their live performances. any group of fuckers can go into a studio and record a bunch of out of tune farts and have some dude make it sound good. its not just CKY either, i prefer a lot of bands live stuff over the studio stuff. put on zeppelin "how the west was won" or "ween live at stubbs" or hendrix BBC sessions. those are their best albums in my opinion. answered by Jess on 10/12/2013

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Hey guys my cousin and I are long time fans and grew up listening to your music and watching the Cky movies. We're on a trip to Philly this weekend and have the opportunity to visit West Chester on the way. We'd love to visit a few filming locations from Haggard. I found The Mad Platter. Would be cool to see that waterfall area where Ryan and Bam talk about breaking bottles behind WaWa. Any idea how to get there? The Wawa would be cool too, the coffee shop, speak easy, the bar where Gnarr Kill played or any other notable locations you could share would be awesome! asked by JoeRetro on 10/10/2013

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im pretty sure that waterfall is the one near the glen mills quarry. the coffee shop is closed. the speak easy is a place called "vudu lounge" on high street, it has the best cajun food around and is owned by a dude who played in ratt (or maybe cinderella?) im not really sure. the bar where gnarkill played is called "alibi's" and it is a block or 2 away from the note. i know its a bit corny at this point but you really do need to get a proper cheesesteak while you are here. i recommend either lorenzo's near the note or a place a little ways outside of town called "pepper mill" answered by Jess on 10/11/2013

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Hey Jess have you heard of a site called reddit? It would be awesome if you or your brother did an "ask me anything" session there. asked by Sloth on 09/26/2013

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ask cky is an ask me anything session that has been going on for 12 years! answered by Jess on 10/03/2013

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Jess, will the new Daniel Davies songs ever be released to buy in the future? Really enjoyed hearing them on the Shitbirdz radio. asked by Judicar on 09/27/2013

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buy? hahaha. buy. buying music. hahahahaah! ah just rip it off there to mp3, thats what everybody does anyway right? answered by Jess on 10/03/2013

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jess, is paramore good in your opinion? asked by someloser on 10/03/2013

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i never heard them before. im probably going to keep it that way. answered by Jess on 10/03/2013

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Yo Jess! I was just wondering if Reykjavik was the place where the Iceland mission was filmed? And how did you find out about the place? asked by Griffboh on 09/29/2013

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yes we filmed cky2k here all those years ago, bam and i have wanted to come to iceland since we were kids just from reading books and seeing pictures of all the waterfalls and volcanoes, etc. answered by Jess on 10/03/2013

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Hey Jess! I got a question about Bam wedding. Are everyone invited to it or so? I've seen some facebook statuses about it, but I'm not sure if he's talking to people he know, fans or close friends. Thanks :) asked by tillacKy on 09/25/2013

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yeah everyone is invited, iceland is fucking amazing. FFU and this awesome icelandic band called kaleo is playing, and some others. my parents and my wife and kids are here and we are having an amazing time. there is a massive party on october 5th called the random hero festival dedicated to ryan and the money goes to helping rebuild the skatepark in reykjavik. flights from the uk and ireland are seriously like 200 quid and i think nyc to iceland is like 600 bucks or something. so i encourage everyone to come and party with us. its going to be fucking awesome. answered by Jess on 09/28/2013

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Thank you for still doing the Shitbirdz Radio from time to time, love hearing from you guys. asked by Judicar on 09/25/2013

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No prob bob answered by Jess on 09/25/2013

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I saw a couple clips from the VMAs online. It's not rock that's dead, it's music as a whole. asked by Steave on 08/26/2013

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Most rock seems like whiny dudes begging for money on crowd funding sites, rappers are driving bentleys and have 6 girls around them at all times that's why rap is much more popular answered by Jess on 09/25/2013

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Heres a band thats on RR thats gettin some recognition. You like them or know any of the guys? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2IyX5LXGyg asked by Travis on 09/20/2013

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If they are on roadrunner records they are entering a world of pain answered by Jess on 09/21/2013

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Any info on new Shitbirds album?! Or a vinyl release? asked by Oderus on 09/09/2013

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new shitbird radio right heaaah http://www.sendspace.com/file/p79712 answered by Jess on 09/12/2013

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Jess, despite Roger Waters saying that he didn't like his album Radio K.A.O.S. I think it's one of the best albums I have heard! What's your view on the album, if you have one? asked by Flesh_into_gear on 09/11/2013

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i think he went through an awkward 80s phase like most great artists and songwriters from the 70s did. (cheesy keyboards and lame sounding drum machines etc.) sometimes great songs came out of the awkward 80s phase like the who "eminence front" or joe walsh "the confessor" but most of that stuff is just really dated and it just hasn't aged well. radio kaos is one of those albums that has not aged well. answered by Jess on 09/12/2013

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Hey Jess, have you seen this? http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2YIC3s6_d1Y&desktop;_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D2YIC3s6_d1Y So much better than the usual interviews. Neil doesn't look very comfortable! asked by Sunderpants on 09/11/2013

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thats a cool idea, i dig that website. funny interview big time answered by Jess on 09/12/2013

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Do you think Volume 1 would have turned out much different if you had $50k to spend on it? asked by JWikked on 09/06/2013

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volume 1 could have only gotten made at the groundhog studio recorded by chad, the only dude who ever recorded me and deron that was willing to experiment with tons of different sounds and effects and try off the wall crazy shit that any engineer at a regular studio would have never gone along with. answered by Jess on 09/06/2013

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Jess, out of curiosity how much was the cost of volume 1? Did you guys have to work a while to save up the cash? asked by comron on 09/04/2013

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probably about 10-15 grand. which back then was nothing. it was nearly impossible to record a decent sounding album in the 90s without spending at least 50k answered by Jess on 09/04/2013

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Did you and bam have to work a shit ass shit job while filming CKY and being in the band when you were younger? I only ask because I hate my job and I don't have time to pursue what I love. Thanks dude! asked by ElectricWizard on 09/03/2013

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bam had started skateboarding professionally at a very young age so he never worked a job. i had to fucking cut down trees and stack logs in the back of a fucking dump truck in the morning, and then stock boxes in the back of a fucking semi-truck all night just to pay my half of the cost of recording volume 1. it fucking sucked but it was definitely money well spent. answered by Jess on 09/04/2013

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Hey Jess, I just heard of this new band called Blue Pills. Not sure if you're familiar with them, but I think you'd like them. Real rock with a female singer from Sweden. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6p2R8jaUW0 asked by Wildboyzyeahdude on 09/02/2013

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just got the album a week ago, good stuff. answered by Jess on 09/03/2013

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY JESS! (I hope you got the card I sent) but either way hope it's awesome! asked by andreacky on 08/28/2013

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yep got it. thanks for all the cards and emails i got from everyone, i wasn't very happy about turning 35 but you guys definitely helped make it a nice experience. answered by Jess on 08/31/2013

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whats the deal with Dicamillo and Bam? I know he didn't want to be a part of Jackass3D and all, but is that because he just didn't feel like it or is there something else i don't know about? asked by Mike on 08/22/2012

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dicamillo hated all that MTV bullshit. a guy with a clipboard and a schedule saying "ok, we are set up... now... be funny." that didn't jive well with him from day one. the best times of filming were just me, bam and dicamillo going into the woods with a camera and no ideas. because the genius of all that stuff is its simplicity. shit that everyone could relate to.. throwing a bag of flour on your friend while he is sleeping. digging a hole in the woods and having your buddy fall into it. filming stuff like eating shit into a bush in a shopping cart is how we got noticed out of obscurity. fact. brandon got a show called blastazoid on MTV and it got fucked up, he started an animation version of viva la bam that he worked really, really hard on and didn't get aired and probably a million other things that just drove him to the point of saying fuck this! i also think bam and dico were the best team ever, because brandon is just naturally comedically gifted but doesn't know when he beat the joke to death sometimes. bam was the one who knew how to throw gas on the fire when brandon was killing it on camera, and bam knew how to edit it to hold our attention, didn't let the joke go for too long, so that even those of us who have massive ADD could still pay attention to it. that's the biggest bummer of all about his absence over the past few years. answered by Jess on 08/31/2013

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Jess thanks for addressing the elephant in the room! asked by ForestFire on 08/31/2013

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hey, somebody had to do it. answered by Jess on 08/31/2013

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Just curious Jess.. What is your opinion on Deron nowadays? asked by Dieronic on 08/28/2013

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i dont really have anything to say good or bad about anybody from the band right now honestly, i just think the smartest option would just be to leave it alone for a while. deron trying to be CKY with a bunch of new dudes will be dumb, and us doing CKY with a new singer would have been dumb. thats why it didn't happen. things are just lame right now with the band, we have broken up twice in the past 5 years or so. thats fucking stupid, idiotic bullshit from hell. and the only thing that will solve it is time. in my opinion its just best to leave it be for a little while. give people a chance to actually miss CKY (band members included) instead of confusing people and turning everyone off all the time with this make up-break up garbage. its like reading a fuckin 14 year old girls diary for fucks sake. "CKY press on with new singer" "deron gives an ultimatum for band members to return" - i feel "icky" reading the back and forth gayness on the internet all day surrounding this band. this is a rock and roll band, not an episode of saved by the bell. we all have other projects going on, i think now is a good time to focus on that. give a chance for the air to clear with all this embarrassing shit that has been going on lately. answered by Jess on 08/31/2013

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what ever happened to those 5 or 6 songs you said you, chad, and matty wrote while jamming. you should get daniel davies on those and release them. those shows you guys played at soundwave with him were really good asked by Taylorb917 on 08/30/2013

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not sure, it was a lot of fun and the songs were really awesome but then at the end of the session everything got negative for no reason, as usual. answered by Jess on 08/31/2013

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What's your favorite place that you have toured, or place you look forward to touring, and why asked by Hyde on 04/20/2013

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my favorite places on the last tour was helsinki, gothenburg sweden, london and bournemouth england. playing live is the only reason to do music anymore. recording an album now is just a promotional item to keep touring. answered by Jess on 08/30/2013

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jess, what is your opinion on all this Syria shit? personally I think we should stay out of other country's business. it's not our business. are we going into war or not? SYRIA-SLY?!?! haha asked by someloser on 08/30/2013

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im not going to pretend to even comprehend what is happening right now in the middle east. its just non stop violence, all the time. no regard for human life whatsoever. they kill children and babies like its no big deal. its fucking insane. i don't think there is anything that can be done about it. answered by Jess on 08/30/2013

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Jess, please start a band with Les Claypool & Dean Ween and come to Vancouver BC please. asked by ForestFire on 08/30/2013

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ha, i have never even met les claypool before. however i will be playing british columbia sometime this fall. lets either high five or fist bump and then we can talk turkey. answered by Jess on 08/30/2013

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Jess, it's the movie for not wearing the shirt of the band you're seeing is PCU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgFcl3BrJpU Apparently that line was improvised by Jeremy Piven. asked by Curtis on 08/29/2013

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figures, i met him once and he was a fucking asshole. answered by Jess on 08/30/2013

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God damn...I think those are most raw answer's I have ever read that's why your always be THE MAN Jess. But I had a quick question for you. I am finally about to see HIM here in Kansas City and I don't mean to promote anything but fuck last time they came here was 2005 around the same time CKY as well. But seeing them this Friday on the 30th and wanted to know does it make me a total fuck wearing my CKY t-shirt to a concert of there's? I feel so late to the game but HIM hasn't toured or been here for ages and I owe it to of course watching Viva and CKY stuff but does that follow the "Don't wear a band t-shirt to there own concert" Rule I am always breaking it but for first time feel like I get to show off my tastes. Thanks man can't wait to finally see what you guys have been going ape shit all these years later. asked by JackassCKY on 08/28/2013

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you can wear whatever shirt you want wherever you want. that "dont wear the band shirt that you are going to see" bullshit seems dumb to me. and dated. i feel like that is a joke from wayne's world or something. answered by Jess on 08/29/2013

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Hey Jess! Are you touring with anyone this fall? Clutch perhaps? asked by Spike 12381 on 08/27/2013

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canada starting november answered by Jess on 08/27/2013

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Jess, how do you feel about Joe Frantz' idea to make a documentary about the "rise and fall" of the CKY crew? asked by Fuckmaster Balls on 08/26/2013

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i saw a trailer he made for it, seems pretty cool and i know there is a whole new generation of people that will watch it on netflix and all that but i honestly don't think frantz will be able to get us all in a room for interviews and whatnot. bam isn't into it, he's selling his house in PA and moving to iceland and he just wants to focus on his new TBS show and touring. and im guessing dicamillo wont go anywhere near anything having to do with CKY stuff. haha answered by Jess on 08/26/2013

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Any good films you've seen recently? asked by Marc Mc G on 08/23/2013

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i fell asleep to iron man 3 on the flight back from europe, i can't remember the last movie i watched before that. so i guess the answer is no answered by Jess on 08/26/2013

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Hey Jess, does it make you upset that Deron (tried) to put all your personal business on blast on his Facebook? I mean when is enough gonna be enough? Discuss someone's married life? Their level of skill/talent on their instrument? What are your thoughts man? I don't know how you stay so calm, cool, and collected. Are you a Buddhist..? Haha! asked by CKY-GUY on 08/26/2013

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deron has lived 3,000 miles away from me since the 90s. he really honestly doesn't have any clue about me anymore. every conversation between us for the past 10 years or so has just been small talk basically. which is totally fine. he wasn't even at my wedding. or bams for that matter. he wasn't at ryan dunn's funeral. etc. im not trying to be a dick, its just the truth. answered by Jess on 08/26/2013

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HI JESS!!!!!!!!!!! asked by someloser on 08/23/2013

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a little morning truth here --- ok so if you ride your bike on a skinny, windy road... im just saying... if my choices are - head on collision with a big truck or biker. bikers going down. sorry, its true. and you will be too busy eating shit into the woods to get my license plate number. after all, i do my best to be as honest as possible on here. so there it is. answered by Jess on 08/25/2013

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Why does your brother insist on dressing like a homeless man? asked by swels on 08/23/2013

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you gotta admit its pretty fuckin funny seeing a dude wearing taliban rags with paint all over them get out of a 350,000 dollar car. i know i have a weird sense of humor, but that shit is hilarious to me for some reason. answered by Jess on 08/23/2013

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Hey jess, do you like Porcupine Tree? I just started listening to them and I love their music. Also check out Katatonia, mainly the night is the new day album. asked by jimmy on 08/21/2013

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just played finland with katatonia, they were awesome. katatonia, amorphis and bombus were my favorites at the qstock festival by far. answered by Jess on 08/22/2013

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i watched the idr dvd the other day with my girlfriend and i cried when chad almost died and now she thinks i'm gay for chad. what do i do? asked by bl4d3 on 08/21/2013

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everybody is gay for chad, dudes got a hot ass ass answered by Jess on 08/22/2013