Thee Savicki Adventure

DOA: Yeah Steve, we wanna hear Thee Savicki Adventure.

Steve Savicki: Why would you want to know that? I've hardly been here and have never met you guys in person yet. I wonder why I'm such a stand out character.

Tripoutski: I think that you answered your own question. What makes you an interesting character is that you are an interesting character! You see things just a little differently than many of us (which is not necessarily a bad thing). Some things that are said go way over your head, while at other times you are amazingly astute. You remember things that are said in threads that occurred years ago, and you quote them as if you have them saved off (perhaps you do?). Your genuine curiosity to know the personal details of the people that you run across is eerily interesting, to say the least. You are the consummate bulletin board vagabond that seems to transcend boundaries, genres, and generations.

Inquiring minds want to know!
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Took the words right out of my mouth, Trip. Here we go.....


~~What was your childhood like?

Lonely. I was such a computer nut, I spent too much time playing computer games and not enough time with friends. I had 2 very best friends in middle school who were identical twins, but were Jehovah's Witnesses. Due to conflict between Jehovah's beliefs, we had to end our friendship. I then had to make friends through the sons of mothers my mother knew. It was embarassing to be "forced" in that direction, but it was my fault for spending too much time on the computer.


~~Do you have any brothers or sisters?

1 sister


~~Tell us about your first kiss.

Don't have one yet. Childhood years, I was always the guy that got turned down by all the girls. Surprised? Yeah, if people think I am immature & naive now, think of how I acted like back then. It was also hard to have a girl visit because I was on the very edge of our school district. I lived in a district that was in the Eola area. Eola school closed down and I was forced to go miles into Monmouth-Independence. I was the new kid in town so to speak. Due to still loving and spending too much time on computers and Transformers, toys kids usually outgrow in their teenage years, I never did sports. Thus I was not a kid who stood out, or could get a cheerleader, etc. Today, I'm just so busy working out in the gym, I don't have time for girls. Haven't met one I can get close to yet. Thought I was close for this 1 girl at the gym until I found out she was messing with guns and stopped coming to the gym. She didn't even tell me she was leaving and I haven't seen her since.


~~When was the first time you heard VH?

'78 when my uncle was listening to rock music radio stations.


~~What's your fave cologne?

Don't wear cologne. I don't believe in making myself look normal by smelling nice. I wear deodorant after workouts and that's enough. These reasons stem from the opposite direction of men wearing too much cologne.


~~Fave vitamin?

B-12 spray for energy- use it during workouts.


~~How old are you? When's your birthday?

28 on April 7, 1974


~~How much do you weigh?

High 160's to mid 170's. I try to keep my weight about 170.


~~Marital status?

Single


~~What is the meaning of life?

To help others while still being able to help yourself.


~~Boxers or briefs?

Whatever is on sale at Mervyn's.
Gotta save money you know.


~~Innie or Outtie? (Note: Steve took this question differently than I intended it, but the answer is even more interesting this way )

Childhood, outtie.
Today, innie. People look up to me at the gym at my weightlifting performance. My advancement to that is to not brag. Start off at the weight you can handle so you don't hurt yourself. Move up at your own pace. When others take breaks from their lifts to watch you, they will notice you. You don't have to be cocky to be a great weightlifter. I have also gained recognition for my blood donations.


~~What's your idea of the perfect woman?

Does she have the same interests that you do?
Will she be with you in hard times? Examples:
1. If your house catches on fire and burns to the ground, will she still want to be with you?
2. If you go bankrupt, will she still want to be with you?
3. If you become disabled and have to be pushed around in a wheelchair for the rest of your life, will she still want to be with you?
I have not found any woman who can meet all criteria like the 3 latter given above so I choose to remain single until I find the right woman.


~~Help us understand how the Twisted Sister pictures came about.


Those pictures resemble their album "Come Out And Play" in 1985. It was deleted on CD in the United States. Well, I wanted that deleted CD to be reissued again, and that was a way of showing support. They were taken at Halloween on '97 even though I had put in reissue requests long before then. Did I tell you I also have '98 pictures of me as Alex Van Halen? None on the web however.


~~How many message boards have you posted on? A rough estimate is fine.

If this is for any number of boards, the possible figure is as good a guess as mine. But most of the time I post until either a CD is reissued or until I make an announcement or promotion about an upcoming CD and it's popularity is
diminished when its sales have died down. As for boards that I make frequent daily contact with, I'd say between 5 to 10.


~~What do you do for a living?

Whatever the company tells me to do. Right now I spend most of my time in the shipping department making boxes, making kits, or packaging orders. We recently bought out another company and got rid of our old marketing plan. So I was forced to travel from department to department looking for new work due to my clerical duties being diminished due to the change. Still with the same employers, it's just that we're waiting to see how good our infomercial will do, which should play tonight. From there, we will decide what happens next.


~~Do you live alone? Have roommates? Pets?

Alone now, no roommates or pets. With the movement(s) of the company now, it's impossible to deal with the extra stress of either at the moment.


~~What do you like to do in your spare time?

Gym
Movies
going to our talk group of friends which happens once a month
donating blood
computers/internet
playing old 80's video games such as http://ultracade.com (yep, some habits are just hard to break)
writing letters to far distant family and friends (who are not computer accessed or literate so we are forced to do it snail mail method)
shopping for music
eating out


~~If you could be an inanimate object, what would you want to be? Why?

A statue of myself so people can see and thus remember me.


~~How did you team up with Hitch to do "Savicki After Dark"....or are you Hitch?

No, let me assure you Hitch has put "Colorado" in his profiles across Van Halen and individual band member sites. I am in Arizona. So I am not hitch. Anyways, hitch and I got to know each other after altering one of my pictures to make me look like James Iha from the Smashing Pumpkins. We just started talking and eventually he had the idea and it went from there.


~~What is your biggest pet peeve?

Rude, immature people on the internet who make snotty comments and either hide behind screen names or do not post their e-mail for people to put them in their place. It's rude, but only shows how cowardly they are. Please don't take this wrong. I have no problem with people not using their first and last name for membership names, but at least they need to be contactable in case there's conflict.