The following is the transcript of an interview that took place between Queer Nasty and Tuber. We find it to be an honest and revealing conversation.

Why did you choose the name, "Tuber"?

Because of fear of lawsuits, everyone at Queer Nasty used either their first name or a pen name. I don't know why I chose "Tuber." I think I was drunk and "Tuber" is just one of these words I like to say over and over when I'm drunk. It has a nice sound.

(NOTE: Queer Nasty Editor Dan-E Boy seems to vaguely remember a conversation with Tuber about how he wanted his parents to call him "trash can" or somesuch as a child, and possibly "Tuber" came up in the same conversation and context. Then again, it could all have been a sick, sick dream.)

What are your influences?

You know, the usual things: raisins; cheese; early "non-political" dadaism; the Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker; the two-toed sloth; rhinos; accidentally dropping a flashlight, a napkin, and a plastic goat onto a Carl's Jr. parking lot at 6:30 in the morning; and potatoes. Anything that sticks in my mind. It changes all the time. Ok... Did I say the Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker?

Yes, you did.

Good, they're really cute. Have you seen one?

No, I haven't. What are....

They are like little spikey ping pong balls with fins. They're really friendly.

I see. Fish?

Oh, yes... really fucking cute!

Now, in your video work, you often use raisins and cheese. Like in Raisin D'Etre and Split Second. Why?

I like to use uncommon symbolism from the collective unconscious.

In Raisin D'Etre, a woman comes home to find another woman in a cat suit on the floor playing with a pez dispenser and cans of tuna, and claiming to be a "big raisin." They talk a little about Shirley the U.S. Air Representative and "have" a music video. Later, a friend arrives and helps calm the raisin down by passing a pencil between their toes and offering a plate of cheese. The "big raisin" eats too much cheese and the happy reaper comes and takes her to raisin heaven. What exactly does that mean?

I can't tell you. That would spoil the fun.

Of what?

Of the mystery.

Okay.... Your work with Queer Nasty has been mainly working with Dan-E Boy on some comic strips and various other things, but your longest works have been lists.

Yeah, I like lists, because I have so much I want to say that it just comes out jumbled if I don't put it in a list. However, I've been planning a regular work about my life in Japan. I think it will be depressing.

We look forward to it. I want to ask you about the use of words like "fag" and "dyke". What do you think about them?

Well, both words are used a lot by breeders. "Fag" is used when they want to describe someone they don't like, often someone a wimp, someone feminine, or simply someone who is better than them. "Dyke" is used when breeders want to describe a woman with power, or a woman that doesn't want to have sex with them. In any case, "Fag" actually means male homosexual and "Dyke" means lesbian. I just use them correctly. If breeders didn't use "fag" or "dyke" they would just use "homo" and "lesbian" with the same viciousness. Using "fag" and "dyke" correctly takes the sting out. There's nothing wrong with being a fag or a dyke.

How about being a breeder?

Some people hate people because they are gay. And surprise, surprise some people hate people because they are straight. Both are wrong. However, a lot of breeders really piss me off. So, I usually lose a litle respect for someone when I find out they are a breeder or a christian.

But I heard you have a thing for priests.

Mine is a twisted and complex world.... Actually, I just tend to meet priests by 'chance.'

Maybe Shirley the U.S. Air Representative is trying to tell you somehing.

Maybe.

How's Japan?

It's filled with racism, sexism, and homophobia. Don't come here.