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¶3INTERVIEW WITH BUSTMAN / CRUSADERS!
¶2 By: THE CLASH / ANGELICA.
¶3Q:
¶1I think almost everybody has once
heard about your group, but maybe
they don't know who you are in
person. Please tell me a little bit
about yourself.
¶3A:
¶2My real name is Trond, and my age is
19 years. When I first joined
Crusaders, I was a mail swapper and
I also did some graphics. Mail
swapping was kind of hectic, so I
stopped after a while. I also
stopped making graphics, since I
felt I had nothing to contribute
with anymore. A few years back I
also bought a modem, and that is the
only thing I use at the time being.
Concerning social status, I study
computers (surprise) at the Bergen
college of engineering. I have no
regular job right now, and it suits
me fine really (I am kind of lazy).
Obviously I live in Bergen, together
with my good old computer friends.
¶3Q:
¶1Please write a couple of lines about
your scene-life so far.
¶3A:
¶2When I was 12 I got a C128. A
rather good machine at that time,
but soon I found it rather dull. I
bought an Amiga a little later on,
and from then on my life changed
totally. I joined a group called The
Errors as an artist, but left them a
little later to join Crusaders. And
that is all I guess. (Last year I
also bought a PC, mainly because of
the stuff I study at school.)
¶3Q:
¶1Being a member of Crusaders is and
must have been a dream to many scene
guys growing up today (am I wrong?),
but what is it really like?
¶3A:
¶2I would say it depends on how you
look at it. Crusaders is perhaps
not the group with the most and best
releases, but we have lots of humour
and do not take ourselves seriously.
And we treat people with respect,
whatever status they may have. And
this could be the thing people like
about us. Then you have the guys
who admire famous guys, just because
they are famous. I do not think too
many guys admire us because of that.
I do not like to consider ourselves
as famous. Everybody can be famous,
but for very different reasons. How
it actually is like, well, I do not
notice too much of it now, neither
did I in the past. My friends do
not care if I am in a group at all,
and I look upon them in the same
way.
¶3Q:
¶1The latest production seen from your
group is a party-info-intro for The
Gathering 93. A couple of years
ago, Crusaders was well-known, not
only for your awesome productions,
but also for your Eurochart. Since
then, what has actually happened?
It seems like your activity has
cooled down a little.
¶3A:
¶2That is true. During the production
of the Eurochart, our most famous
and active member left us. Yes, I am
talking about Dr.Awesome. Things got
too much for him, and it almost did
for the rest of us. Later, another
very active member, El Cubo, became
a proud father. Obviously he had to
spend more time on his private life
as well. At this point we stopped
doing the Eurochart. We did not
have enough active members to do it.
And since then, we released no major
productions. During autumn 92 and
spring 93, a few new members have
joined us though. They are mainly
musicians, artists and coders. The
people from Deadline, the ones who
held The Gathering 92 with us, has
also joined us, so The Gathering 93
is a pure Crusaders party.
¶3Q:
¶1Since I, personally, think that you
had a great career as an artist, I
thought it was very sad when you
decided not to draw your awesome
graphics anymore. What I want to
know is, why did you stop all your
graphics activities? (I can really
understand that you quitted all
swapping-activities, but it really
shocked me when you also decided to
quit graphics as well!)
¶3A:
¶2First of all, I must say I never had
a great career. Perhaps I did well,
but I was never great at graphics.
I mainly drew with an odd technique,
some liked it and the rest did not.
The reasons why I stopped, are many.
Mainly, I was a bit weak. I quitted
because of all the negative response
I got. I was also a little tired of
graphics. Making graphics usually
came along with time pressure. And
it could get a little hectic. Also,
I felt that I did not improve after
having reached a certain point. But
nevertheless, I want to thanks those
who appreciated my graphics.
¶3Q:
¶2I have very often heard that when
Dr.Awesome decided to quit Crusaders
and the scene, a great musician had
been lost. What do you think about
the subject? Do you think Dr.Awesome
ever will be forgotten?
¶3A:
¶1I do not think Dr.Awesome left the
scene completely. He stopped using
his famous alias, but I guess he
still has his interests in the scene
today. But he did not stop being a
musician, he still makes music, both
for Amiga and for real. And well, to
be honest, I do think those who knew
him will forget him. I guess he is a
legend in his own ways.
¶3Q:
¶2Since I was unlucky and got sick at
The Gathering 92, I can't describe
what it really was like. What do you
as one of the organizers think about
that party, and can you give us a
little clue on what it's going to be
like this year?
¶3A:
¶1The Gathering 92 was great in some
ways, but bad at other things. All
in all I think it was a good party,
and I had the impression most other
present people felt the same. But I
must say, that we majorly screwed up
a few places. Like for instance the
competitions. But other events, like
the video room, were well performed.
About The Gathering 93, well, it is
too much to write what will happen.
Just be there!
¶3Q:
¶2I've also heard rumours that it will
be organized a similar party, maybe
The Gathering 94, next year. Do you
have anything to say on this?
¶3A:
¶1I have no information about this, so
actually I do not know myself.
¶3Q:
¶2I know that you have been to atleast
three parties so far, how many have
you actually been to, and which of
them would you rank highest?
¶3A:
¶1Hmm, I think I have attended to five
parties, I am not sure. But the best
one was the Silents and Red Sector
conference in Denmark, summer 1990 I
think. It was a well arranged party,
and I had fun also travelling there.
¶3Q:
¶2Today's scene has certainly changed
a lot lately. Both up (such as new
demo routines), and down (such as
bad behaviour). What do you, as an
old scene member, personally think
about the development on the Amiga
so far? What is good and bad?
¶3A:
¶1Yes, the scene has changed a whole
lot since I first took part in it. I
must admit that I am perhaps not the
right person to judge it, since I am
not neutral. But anyway, development
on the demo and programming side is
very positive. Competition between
scene members is also very healty.
But the competition is not always
fair, many people try to slag each
other off and so on. This mainy goes
for cracking groups. And since I own
a modem, I know quite well what goes
on, also on the modem side. I guess
it is here one can find the most
arrogant computer freaks. All in
all I must say that the Amiga still
has a great scene. But some people
are certainly trying to destroy it.
¶3Q:
¶2There is lots of experienced coders,
musicians and artists in the scene
today. Who would you advice to stick
together to make 'the best demo ever
made', and why them?
¶3A:
¶1Well, if I was so lucky to organize
such a demo, I would put together
all the people behind the good old
classics. Just think about a demo,
with guys from Phenomena, Scoopex,
Silents and Anarchy. Would be great.
But not a reality I think.
¶3Q:
¶2Coming up is a little list of well
known groups through Amiga history.
Please give the readers the first
name that appears in your mind when
you read the groups, and explain
why. (NB! This is NOT a chart!)
¶3A:
¶11.Andromeda
William. Because he is a great pal.
2.Pure Metal Coders
Lord Helmet. Because he is nuts.
3.The Silents
Barock. Flipped out dude.
4.Phenomena
Tip and Mantronix. Swell guys.
5.Anarchy
Trix and Facet. Can not forget them.
6.Melon Dezign
Walt. Great graphics.
7.Absence
Goofy. Great buddy.
8.Rebels
Omega. Former letter friend.
9.Cryptoburners
Trixal. No comment.
10.Sanity
Jester. Excellent music.
11:Dual Crew
Snuskebuske. Extremely generous.
12.Brainstorm
Chester and Axel. Remember Zine?
¶3Q:
¶2Here's your opportunity to tell us
all about your favourites. Give us
a little chart on each subject. (Use
three on each.)
¶3A:
¶1In 'real' life.
1.Food
A - Spaghetti
B - Homemade pizza
C - Pancakes
2.Drink
A - Beer
B - Vodka
C - Hjemmebrent (yuck)
3.Car
A - Lada
B - Lamborghini
C - Ferrari
4.Music
A, B, C - Everything
5.Movie
A - Braindead
B - Bad Taste
C - All other splatter movies
In the Amiga scene.
6.Coder
A, B, C - All of them
7.Graphician
A - Facet
B - Walt
C - Fairfax
8.Musician
A, B, C - All of them
9.BBS
A, B, C - Guru's Dream
10.Diskmags
A - Raw (great humour)
B - Grapevine (very good)
C - Stolen Data
11.Group
A - Andromeda
B - Anarchy
C - Silents
¶3Q:
¶2Tell me, and the readers, the best
joke you can come up with!
¶3A:
¶1The best joke? Hey, that's me!
¶3Q:
¶2Here's some space to greet who ever
you may want to.
¶3A:
¶1Everybody I know! Including all guys
I have been in touch with, even only
for minor reasons.
¶3Q:
¶2Finally, you can say whatever you
may want.
¶3A:
¶1Not much really. Just that anybody
with access to email, go ahead and
mail me at db16@hp825.bih.no at any
time you like. I am around every
day a week (almost).
¶3Q:
¶2Thanks a lot for the interview!
¶3A:
¶1What interview? Hahaha. Anyway, when
did I let down my friends? Never!
Thanks for the time as well, Are!