Roll Call - Jessica Tonder
Who are you?
Jessica Tonder and many things, but mostly my dreams, my family, my adventures, my fortunes, my misfortunes, my flaws, my heart....
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Describe yourself in three words.
Today? Emotional, bewildered, and belligerent. Typically: thrifty, nutritious, dashing.
Who - dead or alive - would you most like to meet?
Thomas Edison, Lee Morgan, Ella Fitzgerald
Who would you most like to slap in the face?
Why slap someone? It's not really in my character. It looks really satisfying and dramatic in movies though ... something to think about.
What song do you wish you had written?
Usually I just appreciate songs instead of wishing I had written them.
Elvis Costello or Elvis Presley?
That's kind of a tough one. Elvis Costello had the Attractions. Elvis Presley was pretty, attractive; he had moves.
LP, CD or MP3?
All the same, as long as they play music. We need all of it.
If you could start one trend, what would it be?
Comfort
If you could end one trend, what would it be?
Discomfort
With whom would you most like to play a game of spin the bottle?
Thom Yorke
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Jessica Tonder plays with Alla, and Like Trains and Taxis. $8 advance. $10 door. 7 p.m. Mon., Jan. 19. Smith's Olde Bar, 1578 Piedmont Ave. 404-875-1522. ''
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