Before and After
Lead singer of the band Hole finds herself entwined in the sequel to a twisted and sordid tale of a phantom, an ingenue, and an opera house.
What is Courtney Love Never Dies?
Hair Patch 2.0, widely believed to be a direct response to Hair Patch 1.0 wherein Paolo compulsively shaved his head, went live in this year. Incidentally, this is also the year that Paolo last had a haircut and a clean shaven face.
What is 2019?
Ew, David! The fact that this cocktail made with orange juice and vodka is your favourite means you should probably seriously reconsider your life and your choices.
What is a screwdriver?
August 25th, 1996. No, it's not the cheesy elbow pasta.
What is The Macarena?
Carly Rae Jepsen was born and raised in this BC town that's accessible on the West Coast Express.
What is Mission?
A musical about rival gangs in New York City who sing One Direction tunes at each other instead of rumbling.
What is West Side Story of My Life?
While many players chose the UBC route when presented with the choice, a minority of players reported that they did not receive an acceptance letter from UBC and elected to choose this University instead, the first school to send all players of the Big Mac Life Simulator an acceptance letter.
What is the University of Victoria?
Ew, David! How dare you crush on this yummy actor who plays Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequels. He's mine!
Who is Ewan McGregor?
November 18th, 2000. Question: tell me what you think about this song that was performed by a group of individuals who could be described by the title.
What is Independent Women, Part 1?
Due to a popular meme, fans commonly give Carly these novelty weapons at concerts.
What are swords?
DAILY DOUBLE
Ludacris, credited under his birth name, stars in a Jason Robert Brown musical about adultery (no, not that musical. The one that was actually on Broadway).
What is Christopher Brian Bridges of Madison County?
One of the first cosmetics update was the infamous Dental Update where Paolo had all of his incisors extracted when he was this age, resulting in the most adorable toothless grin.
What is 4 years old?
Ew, David! I can't believe you've never heard of this rock musical about the 7th President of the United States of America.
What is Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson?
May 27th, 1998. Chances are you probably first heard of this song through a popular parody that swept Vine by storm in 2015. Mmm, no, we aren't lying.
What is Too Close?
This is the only Carly Rae Jepsen album that Paolo has not listened to all the way through. Incidentally, it has the shortest title of all her albums.
What is Kiss?
Tony Stark sets off on a musical journey as an archetypical knight-errant through medieval Spain accompanied by his plucky sidekick, Sancho.
What is Iron Man of La Mancha?
A balance change introduced in his UBC years implemented this anxiety triggered behaviour that sometimes makes growing an even beard difficult for Paolo.
What is trichtillomania?
Ew, David! Don't you know that shells of these nuts are toxic when they're raw?
What are cashews?
March 28, 1995. If you thought of the Rihanna song, not the Madonna song, you are probably too young.
What is Take A Bow?
Paolo has seen Carly Rae Jepsen twice in concert, most recently at this Granville Street venue whose name makes it seem more fit to host masquerades rather than concerts.
What is the Commodore Ballroom?
A musical about a lower class man in Victorian England killing and marrying his way to a lordship, narrated by Angela Lansbury.
What is A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, She Wrote?
Perhaps one of the longest lasting legacy settings, this musical (whose title should not be confused with a certain nursery rhyme lyric) that Paolo discovered in high school continues to be his favourite musical.
What is Merrily We Roll Along?
DAILY DOUBLE
Ew, David! It's so irresponsible that you don't know that the gay pride movement started with a riot at this New York City gay bar.
What is The Stonewall Inn?
November 18th and 27th, 1996. This song was number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for 4 straight weeks, so play on player.
What is No Diggity?
It was through this Marianas Trench tour promoting the 3rd single from their album Masterpiece Theatre that Paolo first discovered Carly Rae Jepsen. And the rest is history.
What is the Beside You Your?