Interview with Kaleb 12/26/2018

                            (This is Kaleb and Mackenzie in Toledo, Spain 2018)

1.      What is a food that you really enjoy these days?

I have to be honest, just a McChicken with McDonald’s BBQ sauce. There is something magical about the combination of their BBQ sauce and the mayo on the sandwich. I know that sounds gross but it’s amazing. Plus, it’s only a buck, you can’t beat that.

2.      What musical artist are you listening to most these days?

I’m listening to a Jazz group called “The Seat Belts”. They were from a TV show that I started watching called Cowboy Bebop. It’s an animated show, if you are into that, go for it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5gzIzJe0Xg   - “Sax Quartet”

            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg0aZvaiJjU – “Tank

3.      What tv shows are you watching/wish you had time to watch?

I’m working on Fargo Season 2 but finals distracted me, so I’ve got to get back to it. I’ve recently started watching The Office because I feel like to fulfill the spirit of America I need to know the show.

4.      What’s the last movie you saw in a theater?

“How the Grinch Stole Christmas”

5.      What is something that you accomplished this year?

I got married and I left the country for the first time.

6.      Do you have any goals for the upcoming new year?

Yeah my goal is to finish grad school and find a new job. I’d like to leave the mortgage industry to slowly die on its own. I like to analyze data but I don’t want to do that for mortgages. I want to stop working in Santa Monica and have a shorter commute.

7.      Any parting words you’d like to share with the Erickson siblings?

“Pigeons, stop eating people’s old french fries. Don’t you know you can Fly?” – 30 rock

Interview with Tina 12/22/2018

1. What is a food that you really enjoy these days?

Salad!!!! Ranch free Salad! Poppy seed dressing is my go to. The world is bleak for an egg eating vegan.

2. What musical artist are you listening to most these days?

I feel like I need to listen to a lot more Santa after that Troubie Show, I feel like there are some really good. But I hear a lot of Pantera, Megadeath, Iron Maiden.  Mike bought a Google home mini and an Alexa so the kids can yell from any room that they want to hear something and we hear it.

https://youtu.be/u5Xe4EvTN_U - Nomad by Iron Maiden

https://youtu.be/AkFqg5wAuFk - Walk by Pantera

3. What tv shows are you watching/wish you had time to watch?

British Baking show because Mike is watching it. I also watch the Last Kingdom on Netflix

Do you have a workout program?

She didn't answer this one but she does BBG work out and she lifts weights.

How much are you benching?

65 lbs at least she is benching. She is also curling 20 lbs

5. What’s the last movie you saw in a theater?
Smurfs the lost village or Incredibles 2, She couldn't remember which one. Previous to these answers she told me the last movie she saw in theater was "The Star", this was the movie we saw in the cheap theater in Simi in 2017 Thanksgiving, so I began to question that.


6. What is something that you accomplished this year?

I got a Bii and BID as well as a special day class placement.  ( I, Luke have no idea what the acronyms stand for)


7. Do you have any goals for the upcoming new year?

I'm going to not yell at my children. (Kaleb's Wife Macenzie hear this and said she is going to try to not yell at Tina's children as well)


8. Any parting words you’d like to share with the Erickson siblings?

"Use a turn signal!" - Tina

Interview with Eli 12/22/18

I managed to track down Eli and interview him today. He was very busy with Aubree's birthday party, but I managed to get 10 minutes from him.

1. What is a food that you really enjoy these days?

“I like, because I’ve been really enjoying it this year, monster cookies. So put that in your pipe and smoke it.

Nicole made a batch for some school project and you can never make just enough, you always have a ton of dough left over.”

2. What artist are you listening to most these days?

"We took the girls to see Walk off the Earth in November. So, leading up to November, we were focused on them, so that everybody was familiar with the songs. But if I’m alone in the car, it’s on talk radio. I’m listening to a Great Course on the beginnings of Judaism. When I listen to talk radio, it’s either NPR or a sports talk show called The Herd with Colin Calvert."

3. What tv shows are you watching/wish you had time to watch?

“I’m not watching any tv shows. I wish I could watch the Last Kingdom on Netflix. I saw the first two seasons and I’d like to check out the third that recently came out.”

4. What’s the last movie you saw in a theater?

“Nicole and I saw Robin Hood, which, you know, I have mixed feelings over. Because I hate to admit that I kind of liked it. But it could be that this was only the second adult movie that I’ve seen all year, so maybe I was programmed to like it.

With the kids, the last movie we saw was Smallfoot. I saw that with Lexi and Ethan. We also saw the Teen Titans Movie, which was excellent. I would recommend Teen Titans to everybody.”

5. What is something that you accomplished this year?

“We built the salon in our garage. Nicole has her own salon. As a matter of fact, we just screwed in the final handles today.”

6. Do you have any goals for the upcoming new year?

“Eat less monster cookie dough. I think that’s the new goal, even though it’s painful to say. See more movies. Connect with Karl for Thanksgiving.”

7. Anything you’d like to share with the Erickson siblings?

“Aubree is a teenager. Pray for me.” -Eli

Interview with Karl 12/14/2018

1.      What is a food that you really enjoy these days?

Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches. Red Raspberry Preserves (Smuckers) I’m not into Korean food period. They do some weird stuff here and I’m not down for it.

2.      What musical artist are you listening to most these days?

Lindsay Stirling – Favorite Song – Everything she does is great.  (https://youtu.be/4rR8jc6EPQM)

3.      What tv shows are you watching/wish you had time to watch?

Right now I’m watching NCIS Los Angeles, but I’m also watching Hawaii 50 and Persons of Interest. When I was stealing wifi from my neighbor, I could watch Hawaii 50 and Persons of Interest.  I’m currently using my data plan and because I’m on Korea plan I had to start on Season 5 NCIS Los Angeles. (https://youtu.be/9N_zJvC3ZT0)

4.       How much are you benching?

            325lbs , Consistent Bench is 275

Do you have a workout program?

I do chest 2 times a week. The schedule is Monday – ARMs (tris and bis)  Tuesday-Shoulders

Wed -  Chest  Thursday – Back   Friday - ARMS   Saturday - Chest  

5.      What’s the last movie you saw in a theater?

I can’t remember what the last movie was I watched. The movie I watched in theaters that I enjoyed the most was Peppermint.

6.      What is something that you accomplished this year?

We finalized the adoption for Abigail and I’m in the 300 club. I broke into the 300 club a month ago.

7.      Do you have any goals for the upcoming new year?

To Return home to my family

8.      Any parting words you’d like to share with the Erickson siblings?

Keep it gangsta! – Karl Erickson

Interview with Luke - 12/10/2018

Pictured: Luke in May 2017 at a Chick-fil-A grand opening. I know it's not a current picture, but it was all I had.

* Luke's responses are bolded in quotes

** I added links to specific references for easy followups by the reader

1. What is a food that you really enjoy these days?

"Definitely burgers."

Any burgers in particular?

"The Penny Whopper, ha."

2. What musical artist are you listening to most these days?

"Let’s see, I’ve been delving into some T.I. and Xzibit recently.

I’ve also been dabbling in stand-up comedy. I’d recommend Ricky Gervais’s special called 'Humanity'. It’s a bit of a slow start, but it’s really good."  

3. What tv shows are you watching/wish you had time to watch?

"Narcos: Mexico is on my wish list.

On the other hand, I’m currently watching lots of movies: Peppermint (which was phenomenal), as well as Papillon, which is about a guy in the 1920s who escaped from a French prison. It’s like Sons of Anarchy but set in the 1930s and with much less male rape."

4. What’s the last movie you saw in a theater?

"Last movie I saw in theaters was Creed 2. I’m kind of ashamed to say it. It was terrible.

I thought the first Creed was decent, it brought something new but familiar to the genre. If that’s even possible. It had good moments.

Creed 2, I felt like - I don’t know. The music reminded of that Dave Chappelle sketch about crazy dancing making my penis soft; but about the music in the movie."

5. What is something that you accomplished this year?

"I got a Whopper for a penny."

6. Do you have any goals for the upcoming new year?

"See if I can get more Whoppers for a penny. Not much else."

7. Any parting words you’d like to share with the Erickson siblings?

“We used to fight aliens together. What happened to us?” - Luke