XROXX: Any future plans? I have your album sitting in front of me. Are you working on a second one or you just gonna promote the hell out of this one?

SOJH: We are going to record a new full-length CD at the end of June, it's gonna come out on Indian Burn. It should be fun to record again. We're going on tour this summer too. We're gonna hit Texas and California and we have a new drummer so it's kind of exciting.

XROXX: Are you touring with anyone in particular or are you just going out on your own?

SOJH: We're just going out on our own. One of the other Indian Burn bands on our label is gonna tag along with us, but we don't know if that's gonna happen or not. It would be cool if they did.

XROXX: How did you guys go about scoring a record deal with Indian Burn Records?

SOJH: The Indian Burn guy, his name is Thad, was actually listening to us and he just really liked us and thought we were funny and we made him laugh. He thought we had potential so he was like 'all right, you're on guys!' He actually put us on without asking us, so we just kinda got thrown on without our consent. But we didn't really have any problems with that and Thad's a nice guy; he helps us out with a lot of stuff. He's a good man, he's nice and he's cute too…tall…handsome…dark. He plays in a band called the Cuter Thans, which is an excellent band from back home so definitely check 'em out.

XROXX: You have songs such as 'Boner,' Statutory Rape,' and 'Choader Boy,' just to name a few. Are there any inside jokes or personal experiences that most people wouldn't be aware of?

SOJH: I don't think so, really. It pretty much says it all right there. There's no real inside jokes. (Louie butts in and says: 'Don't tell about the time I made out with a 13 year old!')

XROXX: So do all of you guys have clean background checks?

SOJH: Up until a couple months ago when I (Nate) had a huge kegger at my house that got raided by the police. And I (Stuart) got thrown on the couch in handcuffs because I was dancing up on a table. There were a lot of tickets and undercover cops. The cops had a video camera and they taped everything in my house and sold it to the news. My (Stuart) back was on the news in handcuffs, I was trying to dance but they threatened to take me to jail so I quit dancing as soon as they started getting angry. But I think Louie might still have a clean record. I (Stuart) have had more MIPs than I can count, that's a lot. Stuart almost didn't get to come with us on tour. I almost had to go to jail for my MIPs. Minor possessions I don't know what they call them up here. I think they just encourage drinking up here. We've actually been very sober this tour, which is good for me and good for driving.

XROXX: You have songs such as 'Boner,' Statutory Rape,' and 'Choader Boy,' just to name a few. Are there any inside jokes or personal experiences that most people wouldn't be aware of?

SOJH: Yeah, we have a van, it's actually doing quite well. I thought it would have broken down by now. We actually had two tires blow out on our last tour and on this one we've been very fortunate not to have anything like that happen. Which I probably just jinxed it, now we're gonna roll the van on the way home.

XROXX: Any comments you care to share with us about the new record, Here's a Ray of Hope to Someone with and Inferiority Complex?

SOJH: It's naughty. It's definitely no good. I (Nate) got spanked when I got home by my mom for the album we made. She's got the iron fist, that's always bad news and then she got out the paddle. At least my dad's not Hitler. Our parents were supportive of us when we first started, but then they heard our album. My (Stuart) parents are insane; my mom has this whole cracker and cheese thing that scares all of my friends. My (Nate) mom cleans the bathroom every single day I don't know if that's ok?

XROXX: There's nothing wrong with safety and hygiene. Where did you guys go to school at?

SOJH: We all went to University of Nebraska, but before that we were all scattered in public schools all over the state of Nebraska. UNL, home of the famed Cornhuskers, has about 24,000 undergrads, so our college could kick your college's ass in a fight. Our girls would beat you all up. We have big, meaty women.

XROXX: When you're back home where do you play your shows around Lincoln and such? Is it like VFW halls or are there clubs and all age's venues?

SOJH: It's about half and half. We play lots of big venues in Lincoln. There are places such as Knickerbockers, Ranch Bull, and The Music Box, that we always play at, pretty much bars for the most part. Where do all the hot high school girls hang out around here?

XROXX: There are plenty of schools around here; I would think just the main drag. Probably just cruise and you'll find 'em. Drive real slowly in your van with some candy and be like come here kiddies. Anyway, what was the most awkward moment for you as a band, like someone asking for an autograph or the first time you headlined a show, what was it?

SOJH: We signed a kid's prosthetic leg once, that was really odd. He was really nice though, we were like, 'are you sure you want us to do this?' and he was like yeah I'm insane. Well he didn't say that but that's what he was thinking. But I don't feel that was the most awkward; we're kind of oblivious, I think we're always the ones making people feel awkward. We creep people out big time, we're big creeps. We like to just stare at people and make them uncomfortable then call them names.

XROXX: What are your careers/jobs other than the band, do you do anything interesting?

SOJH: (Stuart) I drive blind people. I work for the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired. (Louie) I applied to pharmacy school and am just waiting for a reply; hopefully I'll get in. I'm working in a pharmacy right now. Nate's a psych major. (Nate) I work with sex offenders. (Benny) And I'm an office jockey; I live in a cubicle all day, Office Space style only worse. Each day is the worst day of my life. That is very messed up.

XROXX: Thus concludes this here interview, good luck with Chicago and beyond, thank you very much for coming in.

SOJH: Sorry we're still so sleepy, we're gonna go to Chicago now and go up in the Sears Tower and look down. So come to our shows if you liked one of our song's you've heard or if you want to touch us anywhere you wanna touch us (because Nate loves that). For the guy who works with sex offenders and who likes to be touched I (Stuart) am glad you're such a creep. (Nate) It's all just talk. (Benny) You're disturbing even me now and that's hard to do. Well thanks a lot.

Straight Outta Junior High is XROXX.com's April 2002, Band of the Month.