FYS assinment Numero Uno

Why did you sign up for a roots music FYS section?
It sounded like an interesting class, was open, and didn't conflict with any of my other classes.

If you could take 5 pieces of music with you to a desert isle, what would they be?
This is a tough question. When thinking of all the songs I listen to I have far to many to narrow down to just five. I have many bands I enjoy and this is quite tough, but I will make an attempt.
1. This Velvet Glove, by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. This one was easy being one of my favorite songs.
2. An Ode to no one, by the Smashing Pumpkins.
3. I Might Be Wrong, by Radiohead.
4. Life In a Glass House, by Radiohead.
5. Hard On Me(live), by Richard Thompson.

What's a piece of music you associate with a parent, grandparent, or someone you know well that's at least a generation older than you.
One of the artists is listen to is Richard Thompson. I associate all of his music with my father because he was the person who really got me to start listening to Richard Thompson. He listend to lots of him while I was a kid and recently I have begun listening to Richard Thompson on my own.

If we all decided to replace the national anthem with a new song, and everyone agreed that you got to choose, what would you recommend?
The song I would choose to replace the national anthem is by one of my favorite bands, Radiohead. And just to be funny I choose the song National Anthem to replace our national anthem. Ya. I think I'm funny.

What kinds of music related performance stuff (if any) do you do?
Before I came to college My friends and I had a rock band called The Opposite of Us. We played several shows including a battle of the bands at the taste of Minnesota. I played the bass and sang, but I also play the drums. Here in college I have decided to learn to play the guitar, and so I have signed up for a guitar class. I also was involved in my highschools band program. I also, two years ago, volenteered at a jazz radio station, where my friend and I would create hour long jazz shows from their CD collection.

Given the readings and what (little) you know about Governor Blanco, if you had a chance to ask her one question, what would it be?
Knowing what you know now, if you could go back in time to a month before Katrina, what would you do differently?