These were the questions that the Rockets power dancers were asked in the "bio" section...let's see how you stack up... Occupation: Favorite thing about the NBA: Hobbies/Interests: Favorite Artist: Favorite place to visit: Favorite Movie: Favorite Rockets moment: Role model: Other Accomplishments: Who/what was on your childhood lunch box: Favorite Cologne/Perfume: Biggest Mistake: Best Asset: If you had a different job, what would it be: Your ideal vacation: Three guests you would have at a fantasy dinner party: Worst habit: Your trademark expression: The best advice you could give a 20-year-old:
Occupation: Favorite thing about the NBA: Passing Hobbies/Interests: Sports, Psychology, Economics Favorite Artist: Chance Favorite place to visit: Las Vegas Favorite Movie: Zoolander Favorite Rockets moment: Mario Elie's Kiss of Death in Phoenix Role model: Milton Friedman Other Accomplishments: Professional success, racquetball champion Who/what was on your childhood lunch box: Optimus Prime Favorite Cologne/Perfume: That body spray pump/disinfectant used at strip clubs Biggest Mistake: I once thought I was wrong Best Asset: My 401(k) plan If you had a different job, what would it be: Bar owner Your ideal vacation: Going to Vegas and winning millions Three guests you would have at a fantasy dinner party: Briana Banks, Jenna Jameson, Taylor Hayes Worst habit: Hookah pipes Your trademark expression: CASE CLOSED The best advice you could give a 20-year-old: Save your money for next year when you turn 21 and can buy booze
Occupation: Attorney by day...gentleman of the night by evening Favorite thing about the NBA: the houston rockets Hobbies/Interests: sports, movies, music, history, politics, spending time with my wife and son Favorite Artist: dave matthews Favorite place to visit: disneyworld!!! Favorite Movie: this is tough...Die Hard and Dead Poets Society rank high Favorite Rockets moment: Elie's kiss of death shot in phoenix Role model: my father Other Accomplishments: once, as a kid, got a bee-bee stuck in my ear..that was pretty cool. Who/what was on your childhood lunch box: star wars! Favorite Cologne/Perfume: for my wife to wear i assume...Happy Biggest Mistake: dropped a ball in a two minute drill against willowridge during high school that would have put us in scoring position...ok, that's not the biggest mistake. Best Asset: my grooming habits...just ask RM95! If you had a different job, what would it be: according to the fortune teller i met in new orleans, i was an actor in my past life...so why not give it another shot? Your ideal vacation: me and my wife on an island in the caribbean Three guests you would have at a fantasy dinner party: cris dishman, vernon maxwell and bill doran Worst habit: biting my fingernails Your trademark expression: "real tomato ketchup eddie?" The best advice you could give a 20-year-old: don't spend too much time on the internet looking at the pretty cheerleaders!
Ok I'll bite. Occupation: Teacher/Coach Favorite thing about the NBA: The Rockets Hobbies/Interests: Sports,Computers Favorite Artist: Dalhart Windberg Favorite place to visit: San Diego Favorite Movie: Shawshank Redemption Favorite Rockets moment: The first championship Role model: ?? Other Accomplishments: ?? Who/what was on your childhood lunch box: the Dukes of Hazard Favorite Cologne/Perfume: Cool Water Polo Blue Biggest Mistake: ?? Best Asset: ?? If you had a different job, what would it be: Stripper Your ideal vacation: Trip to Hawaii Three guests you would have at a fantasy dinner party: Bill Gates, Ali, Ian Malcolm Worst habit: Soft Drinks Your trademark expression:No Problem The best advice you could give a 20-year-old: Just relax
Occupation: Unemployed Favorite thing about the NBA: double overtime games Hobbies/Interests: Sports, sports writing, running, and sports Favorite Artist: Me as a child Favorite place to visit: the couch Favorite Movie: Friday Favorite Rockets moment: basking in the glory of the first championship Role model: Tony Kornheiser Other Accomplishments: Unemployed for 1 year Who/what was on your childhood lunch box: He-man Favorite Cologne/Perfume: Polo Sport Biggest Mistake: blowing off a summer internship in college for a girl Best Asset: mathematical mind If you had a different job, what would it be: sports writer Your ideal vacation: trip to the super bowl Three guests you would have at a fantasy dinner party: President of ESPN, Editor of Sports Illustrated, brunette from Miller Lite commercial Worst habit: None Your trademark expression: "umm... NO!" The best advice you could give a 20-year-old: You've peaked, it all goes downhill from here. [/B][/QUOTE]
Occupation: desk jockey Favorite thing about the NBA: the Rockets, the NBA "game" itself is hard to watch these days Hobbies/Interests: camping, fishing, cycling, reading, cooking Favorite Artist: Rene Magritte Favorite place to visit: Hill Country, coastal Mexico Favorite Movie: too many to pick just one Favorite Rockets moment: Game 7 vs. NY Role model: my father Other Accomplishments: I have a wonderful life with great friends & family members Who/what was on your childhood lunch box: Dukes of Hazard Favorite Cologne/Perfume: Ralph Lauren Romance (I do not buy cologne, it is given to me) Biggest Mistake: choice of university, should've gone to Rice Best Asset: personality If you had a different job, what would it be: dream job, to be Jeff Corwin Your ideal vacation: sailing around the Caribbean with my gf Three guests you would have at a fantasy dinner party: Bill Hicks, Einstein, Jesus Worst habit: smoking Your trademark expression: "exactly" The best advice you could give a 20-year-old: enjoy yourself, just don't be a ****up[/B][/QUOTE]
Occupation: Accountant Favorite thing about the NBA: The athleticism Hobbies/Interests: Art, bird, dogs, cacti gardening, cycling Favorite Artist: Jackson Pollock Favorite place to visit: Mexico Favorite Movie: Scarface Favorite Rockets moment: Championships Role model: Mom & Dad Other Accomplishments: remodeled my house Who/what was on your childhood lunch box: Snoopy Favorite Cologne/Perfume: none Biggest Mistake: none Best Asset: happy golucky If you had a different job, what would it be: full time artist/painter Your ideal vacation: a beach and sun Three guests you would have at a fantasy dinner party: Dont care, not impressed by fame. Any 3 of my friends I guess Worst habit: no comment Your trademark expression: WTF?! The best advice you could give a 20-year-old: Work, work, work. Don't care about what others think of you.
Occupation: Business Legal Adminstrator (I don't know what that means, but I basically make sure my company has the right insurance and doesn't break any employment or OSHA laws) Favorite thing about the NBA: the fast break Hobbies/Interests: Music, basketball, musical equipment, reading Favorite Artist: Miles Davis Favorite place to visit: Outer Banks, NC Favorite Movie: Five Easy Pieces Favorite Rockets moment: Eddie Johnson's 3-pter in 97 against Jazz Role model: Both parents Other Accomplishments: Making friends while still being a pain in the ass Who/what was on your childhood lunch box: Dukes of Hazard and the Fall guy Favorite Cologne/Perfume: I don't wear Cologne or perfume Biggest Mistake: Going to very expensive law school for a year when I really didn't want to be a lawyer Best Asset: My writing skills If you had a different job, what would it be: Musician Your ideal vacation: Driving across the country toward NC and stopping at every small town pawn shop to look for old and rare musical equipment (of course, ebay has ruined the pawnshop prize concept) Three guests you would have at a fantasy dinner party: The members of my band - I'd be too shy to talk around anyone famous and accomplished Worst habit: Keeping track of my finances in my head Your trademark expression: Stay out of trouble The best advice you could give a 20-year-old: It's better to figure out your life goals before you graduate, so leave school if you don't know what you're doing. You can always go back.
Hey Buck, how's the knee coming along? Occupation: Unemployed Favorite thing about the NBA: the money, the cars, the hoes Hobbies/Interests: Video games, bball, all sports Favorite Artist: Magritte Favorite place to visit: Seychelles (I leave next week to live there permanently -- peace out fellas!) Favorite Movie: Shawshank Favorite Rockets moment: Hakeem vs. Little Mermaid Role model: Many small ones Other Accomplishments: Used to be able to put my foot behind my head Who/what was on your childhood lunch box: Don't remember Favorite Cologne/Perfume: Escada (since 8th grade) Biggest Mistake: a lot of little ones Best Asset: a 9 inch ruler If you had a different job, what would it be: different? as in like, a job? Your ideal vacation: I'll be living it next week Three guests you would have at a fantasy dinner party: Mitch Hedberg, Salvidor Dali, Worst habit: sleeping late Your trademark expression: "eh" The best advice you could give a 20-year-old: plan now to travel abroad This might be as good a place as any -- I enjoyed this board a lot, spent way too much time here, thanks Clutch for helping the time go by. I will be dropping in from time to time when I am able, but not nearly as often. Anybody wanna ship tapes of Rockets games halfway around the world so I can keep up?
Occupation: CSM at a grocery store Favorite thing about the NBA: The Blocked shot. Having somebody test you by going up and strong, only to swat them away. Hobbies/Interests: Anna Kournikova, hunting down celebs and athletes. Favorite Artist: lots. Favorite place to visit: Houston Favorite Movie: lots Favorite Rockets moment: Game Seven of the west semis, Mario Elie's kiss of death, and game 1 of the west finals, when hakeem bamboozled david robinson, and ej's buzzer beater. Role model: Eminem, and Marlyin Manson. Just kidding. No Role Models. Other Accomplishments: nothing accomplished Who/what was on your childhood lunch box: i bought lunch Favorite Cologne/Perfume: obsession Biggest Mistake: no mistakes. i don't recall, other then should have done better in high school Best Asset: i don't know. Good loyal person. If you had a different job, what would it be: sit at home and do nothing. Your ideal vacation: Various Houston Strip Clubs Three guests you would have at a fantasy dinner party: Anna Kournikova, uh, that one guy or chick from Clonaid, and I don't know who else Worst habit: Lazy, and unmotivated Your trademark expression: ::blank stare:: The best advice you could give a 20-year-old: don't buy beer til you're 21.
Occupation: Longshoreman Favorite thing about the NBA: the Houston Rockets Hobbies/Interests: Rockets, comic books, bodybuilding Favorite Artist: Todd McFarlane (or any Impressionist if you want a painter/more "traditional" selection) Favorite place to visit: the park Favorite Movie: Little Shop of Horrors Favorite Rockets moment: "How sweet it is!" Role model: Charles Barkley Other Accomplishments: Childhood Rodeo Art awards Who/what was on your childhood lunch box: The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Favorite Cologne/Perfume: Aramis Biggest Mistake: I prefer not to say. Best Asset: My soft downy hair If you had a different job, what would it be: comic book artist Your ideal vacation: Hawaii Three guests you would have at a fantasy dinner party: Charles Barkley, Hulk Hogan, and Rodney Dangerfield Worst habit: Procrastinating Your trademark expression: "Eh." The best advice you could give a 20-year-old: Respect and listen to your elders.
Occupation: Grad Student/Teacher Favorite thing about the NBA: Basketball Hobbies/Interests: post-revolutionary France, fin-de-siecle Paris, early mass culture & celebrity manufacture, bohemian Montparnasse vs. Montmartre culture, socialist/anarchist movements, transvestitism Favorite Artist: picking one is stupid Favorite place to visit: Paris, San Francisco, or NYC Favorite Movie: ? Favorite Rockets moment: watching them seal championship #2 at 3 am from my hotel in Rome Role model: My imaginary, potential self Other Accomplishments: I am good at being a nobody Who/what was on your childhood lunch box: I had a bunch - I kept breaking them Favorite Cologne/Perfume: ? Biggest Mistake: my freshman year in high school - di many bad/illegal things Best Asset: my mind If you had a different job, what would it be: professional jazz musician Your ideal vacation: secluded hut in Costa Rica with the wife Three guests you would have at a fantasy dinner party: Félix Féneon, Oscar Wilde, JS Mill Worst habit: conflicted personality Your trademark expression: no use for something so stupid The best advice you could give a 20-year-old: learn...and stop talking to me
Occupation: college professor/ teacher/ one who f***s up young minds Favorite thing about the NBA: Yao Hobbies/Interests: sleeping, hanging around being useless, playing and listening to music Favorite Artist: Dali, maybe? can't think of many at the moment Favorite place to visit: my parents' house Favorite Movie: Heathers Favorite Rockets moment: watching the '94 championship in the dorm at UT Role model: don't really have one. Would rather create one myself. Other Accomplishments: did well on the SAT (which won't help you out past getting into college, but you always have bragging rights), convinced UT to let me in through the back door and let me out with a doctorate, 27 years and haven't been forced to grow up yet Who/what was on your childhood lunch box: Strawberry Shortcake, the Smurfs, other scary girly cartoon characters Favorite Cologne/Perfume: n/a - prefer myself and others to just take a shower, and then smell naturally clean Biggest Mistake: like I'd discuss it with the whole bbs? Anyway, certain things in my personal life that I'd like to think I could have done differently. Of course, often the biggest choices you have to make are the ones you make when you're too young and clueless to know which way is up. Best Asset: ability to act like I know what I'm talking about If you had a different job, what would it be: realistically - medical researcher because I have the qualifications. unrealistically - musician Your ideal vacation: get a bunch of friends together in a large van or small bus and see the whole country on a road trip Three guests you would have at a fantasy dinner party: no celebrities, they're overrated. I'd pick my three favorite members of the opposite sex, but not all at the same time. I'd probably just pick three old friends who live a long way away and whom I miss. Worst habit: what I'm doing right now - spending too much time on the Internet. (also, eating too much, talking too much, thinking too much) Your trademark expression: this here's a one-hole outhouse The best advice you could give a 20-year-old: your life is not necessarily the best it could ever be. Don't tie yourself down. If your friends don't care about you, go find (or just learn to appreciate) someone who does.
Occupation: Web developer Favorite thing about the NBA: The athleticism and creativity. Hobbies/Interests: Music, movies, sleeping Favorite Artist: Too many to list (I assume it means music) Favorite place to visit: Anywhere that doesn't require flying. Favorite Movie: Too many to list although Stripes would be right up there. Favorite Rockets moment: After the first championship when I drove down to Richmond and people were just so excited and happy. On the floor, it would have to be the Kiss of Death. Role model: the Dalai Lama Other Accomplishments: Saved Rockets. Manage successful business. Have a happy marriage. Rescued many cats and dogs. Who/what was on your childhood lunch box: Three different - Snoopy, Scooby Doo and NFL Favorite Cologne/Perfume: None Biggest Mistake: I think all the "mistakes" I've made have led me to be the person I am so I don't really dwell on them. Best Asset: I can make friends with anyone, anywhere and at any time. If you had a different job, what would it be: Musician, Photographer Your ideal vacation: Anywhere extremely quiet with great room service. Three guests you would have at a fantasy dinner party: Living - Dalai Lama, David Halberstam, Tom Hanks; Deceased - Jesus, Buddha, Ghandi Worst habit: Talking too much. Your trademark expression: "You know what I mean?" and "Aw, hell, yeeah!" The best advice you could give a 20-year-old: Be yourself. Follow your own path and don't be afraid to be different.
Occupation: Internet/Customer Service/Movie Reviewer Favorite thing about the NBA: Yao Ming Yao Ming Yao Ming Yao Ming Hobbies/Interests: Movies, Reading, Politics, Sports Favorite Artist: Dave Matthews Band Favorite place to visit: Chicago and San Francisco Favorite Movie: Pulp Fiction Favorite Rockets moment: Duh Role model: My Father Other Accomplishments: Uh, other? Who/what was on your childhood lunch box: Garfield Favorite Cologne/Perfume: Naturale...or Eternity Biggest Mistake: Not playing football in high school Best Asset: Loyalty If you had a different job, what would it be: Attorney Your ideal vacation: A week in the Caymans and a week in Tahoe. Three guests you would have at a fantasy dinner party: Dave Matthews, Kate Winslet, RM95's Girl...whatever happens, happens. Worst habit: Procrastination, reading cc.net when I'm supposed to be working Your trademark expression: Muh. The best advice you could give a 20-year-old: Credit cards are the devil.
