30 intimate questions to Alphaville (circa 1984)
Name: Frank Mertens
Date of Birth: 26/10/61
Birth Place: Enger
Height: 1.82
Hair: Blond
Eyes: Green-Brown
Name: Bernhard Lloyd
Date of Birth: 2/6/60
Birth Place: Enger
Height: 1.95
Hair: Dark Blond
Eyes: Blue
Name: Marian Gold
Date of Birth: 26/5/58
Birth Place: Herford
Height: 1.81 (in the morning)
Hair: Black
Eyes: Dark Brown
1. What was your favourite toy when you were a child?
Frank: Matchbox cars
Bernhard: Lego
Marian: Teddy Bears
2. Who was your idol as a teenager?
F: James Dean
B: Marc Bolan
M: Emma Peel
3. Your favourite animal?
F: Kangaroo
B: Dolphin
M: Hummingbird
4. Your favourite food?
F: Vanilla ice cream
B: Spaghetti
M: Pasta (all kinds)
5. Your favourite drink?
F: Milk Shake
B: Polsblue with orange
M: Blue Angel
6. Which three things would you take with you to a desert island (food is provided)?
F: My piano, jokes
B: Record collection (including Hi-Fi system), books, girlfriend
M: Symphony Orchestra, Soprano singer Nelson
7. Where would you like to live?
F: In Alphaville
B: Where peace is
M: In the "Anenland"
8. The nicest place where you've been on holiday?
F: Rome
B: Haven't been on holiday in five years
M: Atlantis
9. What do you collect?
F: Experience
B: The nice hours in life
M: Thoughts
10. The first and last record you bought?
F: Santana: "Europe", Pyrolater: "Wonderland"
B: T-Rex: "20th Century Boy", OMD: "Junk Culture"
M: Tom Jones: "Delilah", The Gadgets "Gadgetre"
11. Which music do you listen to in private?
F: Pyrolater, Soft Verdict, Virginia Ashley, Section 25, Cure
B: In private or not, I listen to any music
M: The radio (ga ga)
12. How much money do you have in your pockets at the moment?
F: Nothing
B: 10,35 DM and no credit card
M: 53000 Lire
13. Which living person would you like to know?
F: Nelson
B: John Foxx / Catherine Denenve
M: Lassie
14. Which historical figure do you admire?
F: Shakespeare
B: Leonardo Da Vinci
M: Alfred Hitchcock
15. Which event would you like to have witnessed?
F: The lunar landing
B: The olympic games
M: The shooting of "Love the Roofs of Nitta"
16. Which human achievement impresses you most?
F: Love
B: Invention of the record
M: Upright walking
17. Which trait do you hate most?
F: Ingratiation
B: Curiosity
M: Being sorry for one's self
18. Which trait do you admire in particular?
F: Honesty
B: Gratitude
M: Pride
19. Which talent would you like to possess?
F: Playing the piano
B: Playing football
M: Flying high, wings wide
20. Which status symbol means something to you?
F: ___________
B: It's not needed
M: A secret phone number
21. Have you ever been close to death?
F: Yes
B: You're always close to death
M: I know the gentleman from walking by
22. Do you believe in God?
F: No
B: Not in that one
M: Yes
23. Is there a love story in literature or film that's really touched you?
F: Romeo and Juliet
B: Vertigo by Alfred Hitchcock
M: "My Fair Lady"
24. How long did your longest/shortest love affair last?
F: 3 months, still lasting
B: 10 months, still lasting
M: When I'm in love, I look at the watch and not at the calendar
25. Love is...
F: ...life
B: If I knew that...
M: ...all around
26. Which person in "Dallas" or "Dynasty" can you identify with?
F: With none
B: I would rather identify with a character in a Monroe film
M: Unfortunately Captain Nemo isn't starring there
27. The ideal house / flat?
F: Calmly situated, high rooms
B: Still looking for it
M: A zeppelin, as large as possible
28. What don't you like about yourself?
F: Everything
B: Dissatisfaction
M: My nightmares
29. What do you like about yourself?
F: Everything
B: Dissatisfaction
M: My dreams
30. What makes you laugh?
F: People
B: Fruit like, for example: Binne. "Binne" means "near" and is the nickname for our clan cellar
M: Myself, therefore other people as well