Brad IRC Session 1
IRC channel #seven
4pm EST, Friday 29/Aug/1997.

      <Brad> OK, please send questions to #questions

      <Brad> (Andon/#questions) do you like Agro? :)
      <Brad> Andon - Yes even though he does pay me out regularly!

      <Brad> (Tintin/#questions) whats it like working with a bathmat?
      <Brad> Tintin: It's really cool

      <Brad> (Clive/#questions) What is it like working with Jamie Dunn, and
      <Brad> DIFFERENT from Agro?
      <Brad> Clive - They're one in the same except Jamie is a lot bigger!

      <Brad> (ManUFear/#questions) why are u so wonderful?
      <Brad> ManUFear: Just lucky I guess.

      <Brad> (Angelica/#questions) What is Agro's last name?
      <Brad> Agelica: Vation

      <Brad> (Angelica/#questions) Is Teresa a babe in real life??
      <Brad> Angelicxa - Yeds wehat you see is wehat you gewt - a really lovely
      <Brad> person.

      <Brad> (Azhure/#questions) do you think anyone in NZ knows who agro is?
      <Brad> Azhure: yes, we get a lot of mail from NZ.

      <Brad> (cYbFrEaK/#questions) what is Agro's 47th name ?
      <Brad> cYbFrEak - Please ewxplain?????

      <Brad> (Angelica/#questions) How do they select the prize packs from the
      <Brad> Pen Pals?? Biggest Package??
      <Brad> Angelica - Its a combination of creativity and drawing a
      <Brad> picture of me always helps!

      <Brad> (KlaY-MaN/#questions) Whats your favourite Cartoon ?
      <Brad> KlaY-Man: I'd have to say sailor moon as to not offend
      <Brad> anyone.

      <Brad> (Andon/#questions) do you have a contract with channel seven? if
      <Brad> so, and it expires, will you renew it and continue on with your
      <Brad> job at Agro's show ?
      <Brad> Andon - Yes I have a contract and as long as I continue to
      <Brad> have fun I'll be there.

      <Brad> (Clive/#questions) Most embarrassing moment? (not on TV)  And on
      <Brad> TV?  (Maybe the "nappy" incident?)
      <Brad> Clive: On TV - deffinately the nappy incident (wansn't that a
      <Brad> good piece of acting). Off TV - my audition for Cartoon connection

      <Brad> (Clive/#questions) Least and most favourite foods?
      <Brad> Clive - Favourite food is anything that includes chicken and
      <Brad> least favourite is anything with vegies.

      <Brad> (ManUFear/#questions) Do u have the hots for holly or terasa?
      <Brad> ManUFear: Who doesn't? (No, purely professional of course 
      <Brad> ;-)

      <Brad> (Znarl/#questions) Do you ever sleep in? :)
      <Brad> Znarl: Every weekend.

      <Brad> (Angelica/#questions) I want the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles back
      <Brad> on
      <Brad> Angelica: Unfortunately it's hard to show all fan mail on TV

      <Brad> (armie/#questions) Did you choose to work in a children show? Do
      <Brad> you enjoy it?
      <Brad> Armie - Yes, I chose to audition for the show and am
      <Brad> certainly glad I did.

      <Brad> (orion/#questions) for your surfing the net sections - do you find
      <Brad> the sites yourself? Are you a net junkie?
      <Brad> orion: Yes, I spend as much time as possible on the Net
      <Brad> (possibly too much)

      <Brad> (Blackwolf/#questions) what about ya favourite drink? are you a
      <Brad> burbon drinker like me? :O) hehe
      <Brad> Blackwolf: I have been known to be afriend of Mr Beam on many
      <Brad> occasion :)

      <Brad> (SeecsY/#questions) will u be comming back on irc in the near
      <Brad> future? are u on at other times than interviews or is it strictly
      <Brad> promo?
      <Brad> SewecSy - Cartoon Conection will be chatting every Friday
      <Brad> afternoon.  I will be here every three weeks.

      <Brad> (kyserSOZE/#questions) Have you got a favourite movie?  "The Usual
      <Brad> Suspects" perhaps? :-)
      <Brad> kyserSoZE: Ferris Bueler's Day Off.

      <Brad> (samy/#Questions) who is brad the wonderboy?
      <Brad> samy: I'm on Agro's Cartoon Connection every weekday morning.

      <Brad> (Angelica/#questions) Have you ever auditioned for Home and Away??
      <Brad> Neighbours??
      <Brad> Angelica - Yes I auditioned for Home & Away about 5 years ago
      <Brad> and look where i am now!

      <Brad> (orion/#questions) so do you use irc a lot? what's your nick and
      <Brad> where do you hang out? (silly question eh?)
      <Brad> orion: No, I'm pretty new to this, but hopefully it'll take
      <Brad> off and we'll continue.

      <Brad> (CyberGuy/#questions) is agro male of female
      <Brad> CyberGuy - Agro ids judsdt onew of theww boys

      <Brad> (Clive/#questions) REALLY want to know about that audition tape. 
      <Brad> :-)  Spill the beans.
      <Brad> Clive: it involved a story using kitchen utensils.

      <Brad> (KlaY-MaN/#questions) how long does it take a show to appear on
      <Brad> T.V after filming?
      <Brad> KlaY-Man: 8 day turnaround but with all our mistakes we look
      <Brad> live.

      <Brad> (Lunar/#questions) how old r u?
      <Brad> Lunar: 24.

      <Brad> (Yog/#questions) what's your fav toon??? and what did you do
      <Brad> before this
      <Brad> Yog - The Simpsdons prime time and before this I worked in
      <Brad> theatre and bits and pieces on Heartbreak High

      <Brad> (Angelica/#questions) Are the contests for ACC rigged??
      <Brad> Angelica: All competitions are carried out under strict
      <Brad> supervision.

      <Brad> (SeecsY/#questions) do u have an email address for my daughter to
      <Brad> write to fanmail? she is still in school atm *smile* [she is 10
      <Brad> SeecsY - Agro@seven.com.au - I answer the email once per week
      <Brad> and would love to hear from your daughter

      <Brad> <SailrKiWi> is there any australian musician/actor who inspires
      <Brad> you?
      <Brad> SailrKiWi: I'm not a great watcher of Australian TV but I'm
      <Brad> inspired by anyone who can come through the ranks and make a name
      <Brad> for themselves in this industry.

      <Brad> (Angelica/#questions) What time of the day is Agro's taped?
      <Brad> Angelica: we record on Saturdays from 9am to 2pm

      <Brad> (artmilk/#questions) Is it true you once sold insurance?
      <Brad> artmilk: yes I was an insurance broker for a while (you know
      <Brad> - the struggling actor story)

      <Brad> (Sui/#questions) how old is teresa? and does she have a boyfriend?
      <Brad> and also, what music do you listen to? Death (like myself)?
      <Brad> Sui: Terasa was on IRC this time last week!

      <Brad> (kyserSOZE/#questions) What kind of music are you into?  Fave
      <Brad> album right now? 
      <Brad> KyserSOZE - Current fav band is Smashing Pumpkins.  Best
      <Brad> album is an old one by Dave Mattheews Band

      <Brad> (armie/#questions) Is ACC a low budget show? (because of all those
      <Brad> mistakes)
      <Brad> armie: Yes - and getting lower, so expect more mistakes.

      <Brad> (KlaY-MaN/#questions) why did they call you wonder boy?
      <Brad> KlaY-maN - Because it takes a super human effort to put up
      <Brad> with Agro each week.

      <Brad> (Yog/#questions) Do you like Beavis & Butthead ?
      <Brad> Yog - I like their early stuff but not since they made their
      <Brad> movie.

      <Brad> <SailrKiWi> why doesn't agro go off location to other parts of Oz?
      <Brad> seeing the show live would be good for the kids don't you think?
      <Brad> SailrKiWi - The show is travelling interstate to Perth in
      <Brad> October and we try to get interstate as often as we can

      <Brad> (Angelica/#questions) What happened to Gibbo?
      <Brad> Angelica - He stayed in Brisbane when the show moved to
      <Brad> Sydney due to work commitments.

      <Brad> (Tasty/#Questions) How old is Agro ?
      <Brad> Tasty: Agro's 15 and has been for a long time.

      <Brad> (lisamarie/#questions) Are you single? Available? *wink*
      <Brad> lisamarie - yes, yes, yes

      <Brad> (Angelica/#questions) What happened to Gibbo?
      <Brad> Angelica - He stayed in Brisbane when the show moved to
      <Brad> Sydney due to work commitments.

      <Brad> (Angelica/#questions) Didnt it used to be LIVE in QLD?
      <Brad> Angelica - Cartoon Connection has never been live however
      <Brad> Agro used to do a live Saturday morning show.

      <Brad> (Tasty/#Questions) why did they get rid of that dog that used to
      <Brad> rip agro apart ??? ..... that was the funnist part of the show (:
      <Brad> Tasty: unfortunately Romel passed away.

      <Brad> (SeecsY/#questions) do all emails get an answer btw?
      <Brad> SeecsY - They sure do.  I send them personally.

      <Brad> (Yog/#questions) what is Jamie Dunn like when he's off the set
      <Brad> (not on camera)?
      <Brad> Yog: He's Agro but without the puppet on his hand

      <Brad> <t> is agro going to come on irc sometime soon?
      <Brad> t - We'd like him to but he has a problem with his hands on
      <Brad> the keyboard!

      <Brad> (Blackwolf/#questions) so due to work I guess ya don't get ta
      <Brad> party much on Friday nights?
      <Brad> Blackwolf - Definately not.

      <Brad> (KlaY-MaN/#questions) does Jamie get uncomfortable under ther
      <Brad> desk?
      <Brad> KlaY-Man: He tells me there's plenty of thing to keep him
      <Brad> occupied ;-)

      <Brad> (Yog/#questions) is he like that all the time (jamie dunn)
      <Brad> (Yog/#questions) does he get annoying?
      <Brad> Yog - no never its all harmless fun.

      <Brad> <SailrKiWi> what do you hate the most about working on the show?
      <Brad> <SailrKiWi> is there a down side?
      <Brad> SailrKiWi: Not being able to go out on Friday nights (gotta
      <Brad> have clear eyes for the show on Saturday)

      <Brad> (Angelica/#questions) Is it taped in the Epping Studios?
      <Brad> Angelica: Yes

      <Brad> (lisamarie/#questions) do u have a personal email account or just
      <Brad> agro@ ?
      <Brad> lisamarie - just agro but rest assured I see them all.

      <Brad> (Angelica/#questions) Do you know much about lighting??
      <Brad> Angelica: Why do you ask?

      <Brad> (KlaY-MaN/#questions) does teresa have a bf??*wink wink*
      <Brad> KlaY-Man: Terasa has a lot of friends.

      <Brad> (Tasty/#Questions) Did ann Marie have bigger commitments to other
      <Brad> shows on tv ... to have left Agro .. or was she given the flick
      <Brad> ???
      <Brad> Tasty: That's a question for the producer.

      <Brad> <SailrKiWi> do you aspire to go onto bigger and better things like
      <Brad> Hey Hey its saturday? or would you prefer to stay with agro and
      <Brad> see what comes around. . maybe host your own show in the future
      <Brad> (thats what happens to kids show personalities in nz) ;)
      <Brad> SailrKiWi - Serious acting is my first love and I hope to get
      <Brad> the opportunity to try my hand at it again in the future.  For the
      <Brad> time being I am happy on Agro.

      <Brad> (Clive/#questions) Which University do you go to when you ask your
      <Brad> "Brad's Bits" questions?
      <Brad> Clive: it was macquarie, but now we've migrated to Sydney.

      <Brad> (Clive/#questions) Where do you find the crazy people for your
      <Brad> "Brad's Bits" questions/answers on the streets?
      <Brad> Clive - they could only be uni students...

      <Brad> (Yog/#questions) Why "wonder boy" ?
      <Brad>  Yog - Why not?

      <Brad> (Angelica/#questions) Well....I would like to be a lighting Tech.
      <Brad> when im older, with them lights that move and changes colours (you
      <Brad> see them more on channel 9)
      <Brad> Angelica - Channel 9 are show offs! I'm lucky if I can find
      <Brad> the light in the studio.   

      <Brad> (Blackwolf/#questions) was acting your original interest?-sorry
      <Brad> Blackwolf: Yes, has been for years apart from the aside jobs
      <Brad> to keep the money rolling in.

      <Brad> (Yog/#questions) Then how did you get "wonder boy" ?
      <Brad> Yog - The tag came with the job.  It was part of the
      <Brad> audition.

      <Brad> (Tasty/#Questions) Do you really enjoy your job there Brad ???
      <Brad> .... whats are your collegues like ??
      <Brad> Tasty: Yes - loving it. Everyone's great, it's like a big
      <Brad> family :)

      <Brad> (kyserSOZE/#questions) How about YOU dressing up like one of the
      <Brad> Sailor Moon characters?
      <Brad> kyserSOZE: we're currently talking about a Sailor Moon Day
      <Brad> where everyone dresses up in the not too distant future.

      <Brad> <t> what do you think of pauline hanson, and the song pauline's
      <Brad> pants down, and the abc getting sued?
      <Brad> t - please explain.
      <Brad> just asking if you have a political view ;)
      <Brad> t - I try to stay out of all politics. There is enough in
      <Brad> this industry without more.

      <Brad> (Tasty/#Questions) Was it hard to get your job there ??
      <Brad> Tasty: Getting any job in this industry is hard - I just went
      <Brad> through the normal process

      <Brad> (Yog/#questions) do you like the internet, what made you decide to
      <Brad> do a chat like this
      <Brad> Yog - I love the internet and I really like the opportunity
      <Brad> to interact with our audience.

      <Brad> (Clive/#questions) Any other cast members joining the show in near
      <Brad> future?
      <Brad> (Clive/#questions) (now Crikey's gone)
      <Brad> Clive: Who know? We are talking about the TV industry here.

      <Brad> (Angelica/#questions) How much do you earn a year?
      <Brad> Angelica: not enough ;-)

      <Brad> e<SailrKiWi> so brad. . do you have a favorite sailor moon
      <Brad> character? and do you know if channel seven are trying to get
      <Brad> further episodes after the 'english dubbed' series ends?
      <Brad> SailrKiWi - We are currently negotiating for the next series
      <Brad> of Sailor Moon.  My favourite character is Tuxedo Mask and White
      <Brad> Knight.

      <Brad> (Yog/#questions) do you get on irc often apart from these formal
      <Brad> chats or do you just browse
      <Brad> Yog: I generally don't have the time to chat online apart
      <Brad> from these organised sessions

      <Brad> (Tasty/#Questions) nice kinda meeting you Brad catch ya later (:
      <Brad> good luck with the future
      <Brad> Tasty - See Ya Tasty.  Hope to chat to you again soon.

      <Brad> (Blackwolf/#questions) when ya do get time off.. do you spend ya
      <Brad> time creating havoc.. hehe seriously.. going out, partying often?
      <Brad> :O)
      <Brad> Blackwolf: Generally if and when I do get time off I go
      <Brad> balistic

      <Brad> (lisamarie/#questions) Are tuxedo mask and white knight the same
      <Brad> person?
      <Brad> lisamarie - I don't know you tell me. The storyline would
      <Brad> suggest they are???

      <Brad> Last questions

      <Brad> (Angelica/#questions) What would you call a "Romantic Night Out?"
      <Brad> Angelica: Something spontaneous

      <Brad> (MissSpice/#questions) what's it like to work with a puppet? I
      <Brad> mean is it more difficult? And do you like working on CC?
      <Brad> MissSpice: it's difficult to talk to the puppet. At least
      <Brad> Agro can respond unlike Humphrey (although sometimes that's a bad
      <Brad> thing)

      <Brad> (Clive/#questions) Biggest plus of living in Sydney (other than
      <Brad> "my job is here")?
      <Brad> Clive - Sydney's always been my home. Its where all the
      <Brad> action is though I like to visit my brother in South Australia -
      <Brad> thought I's through that it in for you.

      <Brad> (Blackwolf/#questions) hehehe good answer mate :O) well.. I'm off
      <Brad> to do some serious drinkin.. after all it's friday night :O) hehe
      <Brad> see ya Brad.. nice chattin' with ya.. tell Agro I'll drink a few
      <Brad> for him - Cheers!
      <Brad> Blackwolf: Have a few for me too.

      <Brad> (KlaY-MaN/#questions) can you PLEASE tell me what happens on the
      <Brad> last episode of Sailor Moon ?
      <Brad> KlaY-Man: Yes, why do you ask? Have we missed some?
      <Brad> KlaY - MaN - No cheating, Keep watching!!

      <Brad> <SailrKiWi> actually. . . does it annoy you being a 'known
      <Brad> celebrity'?
      <Brad> <SailrKiWi> like is it a hassle being recognised on the street?
      <Brad> SailrKiWi: I think 'known' is a loose term - I saw the
      <Brad> questions at the beginning.
      <Brad> SailrKiwi - I'll tell you when it happens.

      <Brad> (Clive/#questions) Enjoying Sydney?
      <Brad> Clive - Sydney's always been my home. Its where all the
      <Brad> action is though I like to visit my brother in South Australia -
      <Brad> thought I's through that it in for you.
      <Brad> oops

      <Brad> (armie/#questions) What band do you like?
      <Brad> armie - Smashing Pumpkins.

      <Brad> (Yog/#questions) when are you going to show some manga cartoons
      <Brad> Yog: Sailor Moon is manga!

      <Brad> (KlaY-MaN/#questions) I always have to go catch the bus when
      <Brad> sailor moons on :(

      <Brad> (MissSpice/#questions) wHEN IS SMURFS COMIN BACK?
      <Brad> MissSpice: Soon hopefully.

      <Brad> (Clive/#questions) Huh?  Didn't understand your reply Brad -
      <Brad> "thought I's through that it in for you."
      <Brad> Clive - sorry miss type - I know you're a SA site and I enjoy
      <Brad> going there when I can.
      <Brad> Clive - Thanks Clive probably be visiting your site on Monday
      <Brad> as ususal.

      <Brad> (armie/#questions) when will you be on again?
      <Brad> armie: 3 weeks.

      <Brad> Thanks guys. Great talking to you,  Holly will be here next
      <Brad> Friday at 4pm.  Don't miss Alex O'Han (Joey) from Home and Away on
      <Brad> Wednesday at 4-30pm.  I'll be back in three weeks.  See you then.
      <Brad> bye all
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