Your question:

08/22/2020 Gabriel

Hey, Trevor. Hope you're doing well.
Some years ago, I stumbled, I don't know how, in a channel of a woman who talked a lot about Mike Patton. She talked in a manner that I didn't know wheter she was talking about the same Patton or not. I kept watching and she indeed was. Allegedly, she studied with you guys in Eureka.
She's utterly mentally off. She keeps writing dream journals of you guys and believes that you guys are involved in some sort of cult and mind control programs. I don't have any comments about it. Do you?
Also, I have watched your Amoeba video and the music that you presented there interested me a lot. I was never much into jazz because most of the stuff that I was presented to, apart from swing, sounded like masturbation and some of the classical stuff, I like, I can see why it's great, but the things you presented there has a flavor that I liked. I'm also looking for some classical music that sounds totally angry, sheer chaos, full of hatred. Do you have any further recommendations? Something friendly, please.
Why do you consider Melissa a thrash record? Was King Diamond actually scary back in the day with that voice?
What was the most bizarre thing you witnessed in Eureka? Is Eureka like the movie Gummo? Were your music teacher happy that you were able to "escape" Eureka?
Do you like any authors from the Early Modern English era? That is, between the 15th and 17th centuries? What period in history do find most fascinating?
Thanks, Trevor. Have a nice day.

My Answer:

You’d be surprised in the amount and degree of “mentally off” fans who are sadly quite delusional. My only comment is that I hope she gets the help that she needs and is left unharmed by insecure bullies.
You want to hear some angry, chaotic, full of hate, friendly classical music? Hm, I see. Try Schönberg’s Survivor From Warsaw, Penderecki’s Threnody For The Victims of Hiroshima, Dumitrescu’s Cogito, Davies’ Eight Songs For A Mad King. I’m not sure about the hatred part — you might want to venture more towards Puce Mary or Wetware for that. I consider Melissa thrash because that’s what it was called back then. They definitely weren’t SpeedMetal, or BlackMetal, although they sort of reference all of that as well as Rush and Priest if you as me. Who cares what it’s called? And no, I never found the King to be scary. The most bizarre thing I saw in Eureka was discarded deer legs in the forest. Yes, my teachers were happy I left. 15th-17th century English is an era I have yet to explore. I like the 20th century.

Trevor Dunn