| VOYAGER: I understand there's a big
family scene up in Minneapolis. Do you see those people
in other parts of the country? CASTINO: There is some family here tonight. Through the Internet there are people who are in the family who never get to Minnesota. We know them, we've talked to them through e-mail and whatnot. There was a guy who came up to the show last night from Tampa who learned about us from the Web site. He actually got us to play another set! We played an opening set and he said, "If I could talk the bar into having you play another set, would you do it?" We said, "Sure, we'll do it!" and he did it, by God! |
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VOYAGER: Were you surprised when you
started off and suddenly there's this family scene and
people are taping every show? CASTINO: Yeah! We played once a week, and I think that was conducive to this group of people who wanted to get together and do something. A once a week gig is great for the fans and us, too. They get to work their schedules around it and look forward to it, and we look forward to it. |
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| VOYAGER: You guys met at a Catholic
college? CASTINO: Lutheran. VOYAGER: But your name comes from the "Tao of Pooh," I read? CASTINO: Umm...that's bullshit! Somebody was probably smokin' a joint and watching the movie "Joe vs. the Volcano," because that's where it came from. The Big Wu is the name of the volcano. VOYAGER: I got sucked right into that other story. CASTINO: We've been touring with Foxtrot Zulu and they have a fabrication of how they got their name, so we're working on ours. |
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| VOYAGER: What would you like to see
happening in three years with The Big Wu? CASTINO: Our own cartoon series. No, uh...near future, we're just going to keep going back to these places where we've planted something and see how it grows. I think Atlanta has definitely become one of those spots. (And now, here's Part Two, about a year later, with Andy Miller!) |
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