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A: I like Big Bear Lake and Palm Springs, California, a lot. I like spots where there’s no expectation of doing anything and you can truly relax. The inverse of that is New York. It is just always fun. Living there or passing through, you don’t have to make plans, something will find you. Like crime.
Q: If you could only pick one place to eat, would you choose a casual meal or fine dining at a nice restaurant?
A: Casual Meal. Fine dining nine times out of 10 is a scam. People who aren’t rich know what good food actually should taste like, because they value a dollar more and don’t want to waste it on some nasty charred rhubarb steak yogurt or whatever. Rich people are mostly eating out of exclusivity, not flavor. They are idiots.
Q: Do you speak any foreign languages?
A: I only speak fictional languages – that crap from “Game of Thrones” (or) the nerd language from “The Lord of the Rings.”
Q: What are your favorite cities?
A: New York, Washington, D.C., Palm Springs, Columbus, Big Bear Lake and Atlanta, ‘cause I’m from outside there – a city called Marietta.
Q: Where would you like to go that you have never been to before?
A: Dave & Buster’s. Or Japan.
Q: What kind of research do you do before you go away on a trip?
A: I look at the “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives" website to see if there are any good places in the new location. That’s about it.
Q: What is your best and/or worst vacation memory?
A: I went to Las Vegas once and the moment I got there I realized autopay had hit my account and I had no money. We need to raise the minimum wage in this country.
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