Caesar's Interview

Caesar's interview was lots of fun but it was harder than I thought it would be.

Me: What was the best thing you did in your life?

Julius Caesar: Well… Taking control over the Roman Empire was pretty good…

Me: Why did you want to become a dictator for 10 years?

JC: So that I could rule all of Rome.

Me: Why didn’t you want to follow orders and leave your troops north of the Rubicon River?

JC: The optimates wanted to strip me of my job so it was of no surprise to me when they told me to leave my troops north of the Rubicon River. I decided to disobey them and attack Rome.

Me: Did you ever think that you may not be able to win the civil war?

JC: Yes, I did. There were times when I was worried but it was good to come out on top.

Me: Was it fun being a dictator?

JC: Yes. It was fun making people enjoy themselves and to be able to have all the power.

Me: What were some of your pastimes?

JC: I enjoyed watching chariot racing as well as gladiator fights.

Me: What was your favourite job you held?

JC: I definitely enjoyed being a dictator.

Me: What was it like being captured by pirates?

JC: A bit scary at first but I stayed calm and learnt to enjoy myself.

Me: What did they do aboard their ship?

JC: They played games and exercised. After a while they let me join in with their games. I wrote poems and would read them to them.

Me: Did you feel bad when you killed them?

JC: Not really since they probably guessed I would do it when I was freed. I was bit sad to see them go though.

Me: Why did you marry so many times?

JC: My first wife died, my second wife was cheating on me and I died whilst being married to my third wife.

Me: How did you feel when you took your last steps before being assassinated?

JC: I felt normal since I was just doing my normal routine.

Me: What does it feel like to die?

JC: I would prefer not to comment on this one…

Me: Are you happy with your life?

JC: Yes I guess I did a lot of things and gave people something to enjoy.

Me: Do you have any regrets?

JC: Perhaps I should of had more guards with me so that I wouldn’t die.

Me: Is there such thing as heaven?

JC: “Says something in Roman”

Me: No please Julius tell me!

Grandad's Interview

Yesterday I interviewed my Grandad. It was pretty fun and exciting especially the bit where he told me about how much trouble he got in to. Enjoy reading!

Me: Where were you born?

Grandad (Norm Forrest): I was born in Hornsby, Sydney but moved to Epping when I was seven.

Me: Did you live through any significant world events?

NF: I lived through the great depression where my father was unemployed for 6 years and we had to live on the dole which wasn’t very satisfactory. I also lived through the Second World War. I wasn’t old enough to join the army so I joined the citizen military forces and did two years’ service there. Another important event was having 4 children I guess and having 14 grandchildren was pretty important too.

Me: What jobs have you held?

NF: I had worked for the government as a clerk for many years in the NSW Treasury. I left there and ran a milk run for 12 months. I worked as a clerk again but this time for AV Jennings and then I went to work for the rural bank as a clerk. I retired in 1985.

Me: Which job was your favourite?

NF: I enjoyed being in the public service job. I was there from 1944 to 1967. I was part of the government supervision that supervised the building of houses. That entailed  going around the state to visit building parties.

Me: How was school different to today?

NF: You had to just sit and do as you were told. The cane was available when you didn’t do it. A teacher I had when I was in Year 5 at primary school had an excellent arm with the chalk and would throw it at you.  I got the cane a few times and I had to go down to the headmaster’s office where he would hit me with the cane. Students were very disciplined whereas nowadays children have a fairly free lifestyle. I went to school before computers, so I never really got involved with them.

Me: What were your favourite things you did as a boy?

NF: I really enjoyed cricket. I played it as well as football but I definitely enjoyed cricket more. In primary school we used to sometimes play other schools and I remember playing a school from Ryde down at Concord Oval. We won that game and I remember getting 6 wickets for 12 runs!

Me: How far did it take to walk to school?

NF: It was a 2 kilometre walk so it took a while.

Me: What is your favourite sport now?

NF: I guess I’m still mostly interested in cricket followed closely by rugby league.

Me: Which teams do you go for in these sports?

NF: In cricket I go for Australia and in rugby league I go for NSW, Australia and Balmain (West tigers).

Me: Did you have a favourite toy as a child?

NF: Actually we never had many toys as a child because we didn’t have much money. I do remember once when my Dad brought home a broken cricket bat which had broken during a game with the Epping Cricket Club. His friend had broken it and given it to him. He cut some of it off and gave us a cricket bat with a long handle and a short hitting part.

Me: What was the most trouble you ever got into?

NF: Once my brother and I climbed over someone’s fence to get their nectarines. The Lady saw us and she told our mum but our mum didn’t believe her. That is probably the most trouble I’ve ever gotten into.

Me: What is the most interesting place that you’ve been to?

NF: … I camped at Hill End once… I don’t think I have ever really been anywhere interesting… I did quite a bit of camping in the bush… I haven’t been anywhere interesting really…

Me: Which car would you like to own?

My Grandad

NF: I would like to have my 57 Chevy again. I sold it and now they are quite a collector’s item.

Me: Where would you like to drive it?

NF: I would like to drive it down to Adelaide and drive up to Brisbane or even further north up to Cairns.

Me: Out of all the modern things that you’ve seen in your time which one do you like the most?

NF: Probably the mobile phone.

Me: What is your life motto?

NF: Been there and done that.

Meeting Daly After the Game

This afternoon I went to see Manly Warringah Sea Eagles play the South Sydney Rabbitohs. We won 36-22!!! Daly came over to me after the game and said hi. It was pretty cool and I'm really happy that he came to say hi.

DALY CHERRY-EVANS INTERVIEW!

That was sooo much fun!!! It was totally awesome getting to meet my footy star and watch him have his photo taken and then play with one of the U21s sons while his photo was being taken. Hope you enjoy reading his interview because I know I did!

Me: Why did you want to become a football player?

Daly Cherry-Evans: First of all, probably because I enjoyed it. It is something I’ve done since I was 5 years old. The enjoyment is definitely the main thing.

Me: What most interested you about becoming a football player?

DCE: Ummm… What most interests me…. The perks I guess like maybe being on TV as a kid always catches your eyes. The famous side of things kind of interests me I guess.

Me: Who is your favourite player in Manly?

DCE: Brett Stewart I guess because he scores all the tries.

Me: If your friend wanted to become a football player what would you tell them is the key to becoming one?

DCE: The key to becoming a football player is definitely a lot of hard work and dedication. You have to really want to do it and enjoy doing it. If you don’t like it, it will be really boring and you are just holding up more younger, eager players desperate to play.

Me: Do you have any hidden talents?

DCE: Singing and dancing.

Me: What occupation did you want to have as a little boy?

DCE: To be honest, I always wanted to be a footy player. I was very focused, but if I couldn’t be an NRL player I would be a P.E. teacher.

Me: Did you ever think that you might not be able to become a footy player?

DCE: I did wonder whether I would make NRL because there were times there when there were so many people in front of me who were getting to play when I wasn’t.

Me: What would you like to do after you finish playing football?

DCE: That is something I haven’t thought about too much since I just started playing first grade. In the next few years though, I am definitely going to have to start thinking about my life after footy.

Me: Which match have you enjoyed so far this season?

DCE: Definitely when we played the Broncos up in Brisbane when I scored a few tries.

Me: Was it hard to make it into the Manly side?

DCE: It was. It was very hard. We have a lot of good players in the club like Kieran Foran and others and I was lucky enough for Des to give me a spot.

Me: Is it weird to have sport as your job?

DCE: As I said before I have been playing it all my life so it is a bit natural but at times it does get a bit surreal when playing against some of the famous players.

Me: Do you have any hobbies?

DCE: Football is taking up most of my life and I am a bit laid back so I don’t really have any hobbies.

Me: What is your favourite holiday location?

DCE: At the moment it is back home in MacKay, but I do enjoy Nelsons Bay on the Central Coast.

Me: What is your favourite TV show?

DCE: Family Guy.

Me: Favourite movie?

DCE: Anchorman.

Me: What is your dream car?

DCE: A Ferrari.

Me: Red?

DCE: Probably.

Me: Do you skate?

DCE: No I don’t skate but I used to skate when I was a kid with a BMX. I wasn’t very good at it but I enjoyed it at the time.

Me: Do you play any instruments?

DCE: No and that is one of the things that I regret not doing as a kid.

Me: Who are your role models?

DCE: Who is my role model? I have a few role models, they are, my parents because they’ve taught me nearly everything, put food on my plate, taken me to footy and given me shelter. My Dad was a coach of a few of my junior years and he really pushed me a long you know. My other role model would be Andrew Johns since he was the best halfback in the world.

Me: What is your motto?

DCE: My motto would be, work with everything you get, but enjoy it.

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Ian's Interview

Here is Ian Fisher's interview. It was really fun! I am so happy that I could do it. He is really interesting. Anh also does not have the time for an interview and I was going to do Rowan Atkinson but he doesn't have an email addrress...

Me: Where did you grow up?

Ian Fisher: I don’t know if I ever grew up…. I grew up in Frenchs Forrest. It is about a 15 minute drive.

Me: What was your favourite thing to do as a kid?

IF: Ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm….. I don’t know. I can’t remember that long ago. At school I just hung around the music room really. Sorry but I don’t remember much about that time of life.

Me: Ok… What occupation did you want to have as a little boy?

IF: Ever since primary school I always dreamed of doing stage singing and that sort of stuff.

Me: What types of jobs have you had?

IF: Started in retail, worked in Clark Rubber, became the manager of David Jones, then I went to do professional acting, had my own handyman business that sort of thing. At the age of 29 I went to study for 5 years before starting to teach singing.

Me: When did you start teaching singing?

IF: I started teaching when I was 32.

Me: What types of performances have you been involved in?

IF: Australian Opera for about 4 or 5 years, club gigs, mainly the ballads for the retirement type people. I also did a rock band for a while. I really enjoy opera though.

Me: Do you have a favourite performance?

IF: The performance that I have at the time is probably my favourite performance.

Me: What type of singer are you alto, tenor?

IF: I’m a bass baritone. I’m a bass baritone because bass is slightly lower than me and baritone is slightly higher than me so I’m sandwiched in the middle of them.

Me: Have you ever met a famous person?

IF: …. I’ve sung with several. Mariah Carey, I sang with Split Ends. I’ve met quite a few opera singers that are reasonably well known.

Me: Do you have any hobbies?

IF: 4 Wheel Driving. In fact my 4 wheel drive died the other day.

Me: Do you watch any sports?

IF: Not really. I don’t seem to have time too really. I watch the State of Origin but that is more to hang out with friends.

Me: Do you have a favourite car?

IF: Well I did but it died the other day. I am now looking to get a jeep instead of a land cruiser.

Me: What about a dream car?

IF: Either a really heavy-duty jeep or a hummer.

Me: Do you play any instruments?

IF: I play quite a few instruments quite badly. I play keyboard, played guitar until my 18^th birthday where I got ran over by a car and couldn’t hold a guitar anymore. All through school I played brass instruments. Euphonium, trombone and tuba. I tried the violin.

Me: Did you ever think about becoming a musician?

IF: Yeah well I did but I ended up becoming a singer which was close.

Me: Who were your role models?

IF: A man called Donald Shanks who was involved heavily in opera.

Me: What is your number one motto?

IF: Something along the lines of “Singing is a gift, I enjoy giving people pleasure through the voice of mine and letting people find their gift of singing”. I haven’t really thought about it.

I think this is a studio shot of Ian

3 Down!

Sorry I haven't updated my blog in a while. I have been busy. John's interview was great! We sat on his houseboat and I interviewed him. I will put his interview up later because it went for a really long time. I just did my singing teachers interview.  I will post that up later as well.

Anh Do

I have decided to stop trying to interview Todd. He is my first dud person. I have decided to try and interview Anh Do instead. I am going to send off an email later today. Wish me luck!