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SORRY: Operation ID Interviews Operation ID

Five-man band Operation ID is April’s featured artist. It’s April Fool’s Day and it appears, sadly, that the joke is on us:

We made the mistake of allowing “Op ID” to conduct their own interview for their feature spot. In return, we received a litany of bloviation, unpublishable lewdness, brainless chuckling, and little to no insight into their creative process. It’s a wonder they managed to somehow send us a recording of their discuess, let alone orchestrate and perform complicated prog jazz.

For your sake, roughly 50% of the interview was redacted. However, we can still guarantee bewilderment at the moronic tapestry they’ve twisted out below. Our apologies in advance.

OPERATION ID INTERVIEWS OPERATION ID

PART I: EASTER BREAKFAST WITH IVAN

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David Balatero: We’re doing this Operation ID interview right now. We’re gonna ask you one question.

Ivan Arteaga: O.K.

DB: What did you have for breakfast?

IA: Ohhh — this is a good question. I went to my mother’s. There was prosciutto, three different kinds of cheeses, cheddar, uhhh — there were some French bakery croissants, like, almond and chocolate croissants, marionberry… My mom made two quiches: One was a Lorraine style — classic — and the other was a goat cheese quiche.

DB: What’s in a Lorraine?

IA: A Lorraine is just a classic quiche. It’s—

DB: I know it’s a classic, but—

IA: It’s cheese and ham and egg and… quiche.

DB: Right. Right.

IA: I don’t really know what else is in it. Oh! There was also smoked salmon, capers and cream cheese with Italian-style bread that my grandma made.

DB: Ooh. 

IA: It was really a pretty excellent Easter breakfast.

DB: That sounds really good. Thank you for your time, Ivan.


PART II: DAVID DISCUSSES SLAP

Rob Hanlon: David.

David Balatero: Yeah?

RH: This is for the Operation ID interview.

DB: Yes.

RH: Tell us about your favorite slap bass techniques. 

DB: Well, personally I think really the most revolutionary thing is the thumb stroke where you follow through to the next string and bounce back, enabling you to get two thumb strokes much like a guitar pick.

RH: Oh.

DB: It really improves the efficiency and facility with which you can execute slap bass lines. I think that’s my favorite technique.

RH: Have you used it on any recordings?

DB: No.


PART III: EVAN’S REGIMEN

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Rob Hanlon: This is for the Operation ID interview. Tell us about your exercise regimen.

Evan: My exercise regimen — well uhh… I go running until I start to cough up, you know, all the shit that I was eating the previous day and then I stop and take a picture of whatever is next to me, put it on Instagram, do a push up while it’s uploading, then run back home. Then, however many likes I get on that picture, I’ll do that many sit-ups. Then, if I have some extra time before Game of Thrones comes on I’ll do some pushups, perhaps. 

RB: That’s great!

Evan: Yeah.



PART IV: JARED’S WINNINGS

David Balatero: Jared, I don’t see you around as often these days. I’m wondering what you do on a daily basis.

Jared Borkowski: That’s an excellent question. Allow me to get into that for you. I’ve been spending a lot of time at the Puyallup Casino — mainly because I’ve been winning. Sometimes I’ll hit the circuit and I’ll hit up Muckleshoot or perhaps the Emerald Queen.

DB: What’s your favorite casino?

JB: Definitely Puyallup. That’s my home base. But, when the Puyallup fair comes to town, I am OUT of there. Not going to do it.

DB: How much have you won gambling this year?

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JB: About thirty thousand.

DB: What are you going to buy with it?

JB: I’m not sure. I was thinking about buying something for Rob. Don’t tell him. I don’t know what he wants.

DB: I’m going to switch this interview over — Rob, what would you like Jared to buy you the most with those 30,000 dollars?

RH: Well, I’ve had this long-running fantasy about how Jared and I are going to get a boat together. I don’t know what kind of boat — I never really thought about it. I just thought I’d leave that up to Jared.

DB: Is it going to have a rope in it for, like, tying up to the dock?

RH: No.

JB: The rope is for tying each other up.

DB: Like in the cabin?

JB: How’d you know that?

DB: I’ve been reading his cabin boy fan fic.

RH: Oh yeah, the cabin boy tumblr. Yeah, ever since I started reading Jared’s cabin boy tumblr about his experiences as a cabin boy when he was younger, you know, like, in between the time he was in The Spitlicks and when he started going to U-Dub, he was a cabin boy. He was actually, uh, he worked for Captain Hook, and that was cool, because it turns out that his hook is actually flesh — and it’s not metal! I mean, people think that it’s a metal hook but it’s actually a flesh hook and he was just born that way. He didn’t lose his hand or anything

DB: That’s just how it is.

RH: That’s how it is to be Captain Hook. He’s misunderstood because most people have hands.



PART V: ROB’S NAMES

Jared Borkowski: Rob, this is for the Operation ID interview.

Rob Hanlon: Yeah.

JB: I’d like to list off several nicknames that have been going around for you and see what your thoughts or reactions are about them.

RH: O.K., good.

JB: O.K. — Ham Hanlon?

RH: Well that’s obvious. Both my parents are hams.

J.B.: O.K. — Cranberry Rob?

RH: The thing is, when I’m growing, I grow in shallow water — like cranberries.

David Balatero: What about when you’re not growing?

RH: Well, um…

DB: Don’t answer that question.

RH: O.K.

JB: And Flop Manhandle?

RH: That has to do with the love handles I’m trying to get rid of. I’m trying to practice these things called “Fork Putdowns” where it’s like I don’t eat so much. The flop has to do with the Fosbury Flop.

JB: And how do you feel about these names emotionally?

RH: I feel good.


 

No Fooling: For the month of April you can buy a physical copy of “Legs” — Operation ID’s astonishing debut outing — for a mere $5.00! Head over to their slot on the Table & Chairs online shop to pick up your copy today