Interview with Dan Keehn
Hey Mercedes Tour Manager and Spiritual Guide
Q: What is your official title with the band (or what would it be if you had one)?
A: Tour Manager/Spiritual guide
Q: What do you do for them?
A: The duties I'm currently undertaking are strictly of a logistical matter.
Q: What is your "day job"?
A: Manager/partner of a ups/fedex shipping outlet.
Q: What is a really funny or embarrasing tour story from the most recent tour?
A: When I had a little too much fun with josh & justin from the anniversary one night in a hotel room with a lamp shade and at some point no shirt on..I'll stop there....
Q: What has been your worst experience touring with the band so far?
A: sleeping with mark.
Q: What are your top 5 albums right now?
A: not in order: automatic midnight/hot snakes, oui/The Sea and Cake, parachutes/coldplay, Latin soul/Poncho Sanchez, starless/shiner.
Q: Where did you grow up?
A: 45 min north of milwaukee in West Bend, WI.
Q: What is your favorite color?
A: I think it's green but you can check the website..
Q: What is a smell that makes you sick?
A: beer left overnight in a plastic cup with a cigarette and some ashes in it..
Q: Would you ever consider doing anything (backup vocals, instruments, screaming) in the band?
A: sure!
Thanks to Dan Keehn
Interview by Nick on 5/31/2001