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Scott
Shaw: Thirty Questions.
As asked by
IndiePop Magazine 2009.
1.
MAC or PC ?
MAC.
2.
Morning or Night Person ?
Night.
3.
Black or
White ?
Black.
4.
Half Full or Half Empty ?
Fully empty or
empty fully.
5.
Beer or Champagne ?
Mostly I enjoy
Italian or very good California red wine. Beer: always
dark beer if I have a choice. Champagne: Dom
Pérignon over Cristal.
6.
Favorite Food ?
I pretty much
like everything as long as it is well-prepared and tastes
good.
7.
Favorite Dessert ?
Espresso poured
over Gelato.
8.
Favorite Place to Hang Out ?
The Original
Farmer's Market, Los Angeles
Starbucks,
Jinbocho 1-chome, Japan
Starbucks,
Harbour City, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Care Coffee,
Chiang Mai, Thailand
My various haunts
in Shibuya at night.
9.
Favorite Restaurant ?
The Kettle,
Manhattan Beach
Kate Mantilini,
Beverly Hills
Shik Do Rak,
Garden Grove
Il Fornaio, San
Francisco
Walnut Avenue
Cafe, Santa Cruz
Royal/T, Culver
City
10.
Favorite Night Club ?
They change so
often, I really don't have an answer. But, clubs in
Tokyo, Bangkok, and Kaula Lumpur continue to hold my
interest.
11.
Favorite Bar ?
The Escape Room
(RIP). You can see it in a few of my films.
Ye Rustic Inn,
Hollywood
Good Luck Bar,
Hollywood
Hinano,
Venice
Baja Cantina,
Venice
Circle Bar, Santa
Monica
Saint George's
Bar, Tokyo
Hard Rock Cafe,
Bangkok. God, that's embarrassing. But, it kicks at
night.
12.
Favorite
Bookstore ?
The Bodhi Tree,
West Hollywood
Logos, Santa
Cruz
The Green Apple,
San Francisco
Acres of Books
(RIP), Long Beach
Kitazawa
Bookstore, Tokyo
13.
Favorite City ?
I always seem to
be happier in Tokyo.
14.
Favorite Hotel ?
Tokyo Hilton
International, Shinjuku, Japan. They love me
there.
The Oriental
Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand. I've had a lot of interesting
experiences at that hotel and written a few books
there.
I used to love
the Hong Kong Hilton in Central. I stayed there more
times than I can remember, but then they moved and it
became an office building.
15.
Places you want to travel ?
I've already been
everywhere.
16.
Favorite means of transportation ?
First Class at
thirty-five thousand feet.
17.
Favorite
Indulgence ?
Chao Phraya 2,
Bangkok, Thailand.
18.
Favorite Book ?
There's two: The
Lover by Marguerite Duras and The Quiet American by
Graham Greene.
19.
Favorite T.V. Show ?
70's Crime Dramas
and Cops.
20.
Favorite Movie ?
Team America
World Police.
21.
Favorite
Actor ?
There's three:
Ben Gazzara, Sterling Hayden, Robert Mitchum.
22.
Favorite Music ?
Impossible to
answer. I like so many styles.
23.
Song that best describes your life ?
Just Another
Night by Mick Jagger.
24.
Favorite
Pastime ?
Doing something
creative.
25.
Favorite Outdoor Activity ?
Walking on the
beach.
26.
Favorite Indoor Activity ?
If you've read
any of my novels then you know the answer to that
question.
27.
Turns Ons ?
Women who say,
"Yes."
28.
Turn
Offs ?
L.A. Summers and
adolescent minded people who hide behind screen names and
write stuff about me on the Internet. Don't assume
that you know me and more importantly, get your own life
and stop trying to live mine!
29.
Personal Realizations ?
Everybody seems
to want something from me but no one ever gives me
anything.
30.
Desires ?
To save the world
and make everyone just a little bit happier.
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