9 Questions: Danny the Commenter

9 Questions is our new semi-regular column in which attempt to get to the heart of someone's down-n-dirty "Brooklyn-ness," (or lack thereof), with the same nine simple questions.

Meet Danny: our first official superstar FIPS commenter.

Here's why we like Danny:
*he speaks his mind
*he's not afraid to step to it and say what's what
*so far, he seems to dig pretty much everything we write

If this blog was a person...and Danny were single and ready to mingle, let's just say that we probably would have asked him out on a date already.

9 Questions

Name: Daniel Hall
Age:28
Job: Destroyer of dreams and lowerer of your expectations(no, not a guidance counseler)

1. Describe Park Slope in 5 words:
Former east coast lesbian capitol.

2. Why do you live in Brooklyn?
Not a slope rez but a native Caroll Gardens resident who hangs out in the slope. Why I can't leave: I love a place that combines new gentrified culture with reggae tone blowing out the speakers of a Honda, that the owner treats like he's rolling in a Benz.

3. Which subway line do you frequent most? On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 being "I hate it with the fire of a thousand hot burning suns" and 1 being "its the best thing that's ever happened to me since the first time I got laid" how would you rate said subway line?
I roll with the F-line , appropriately named because it's fucked--but not as fucked as having to ride the 4 or 5 during rush hour. Mornings I'd give it a 7, other times I'd give it a 3.

4. Ever have any NY celeb run ins?
I stood next to comedian Jim Norton at a Motor Head show and was awestruck. I passed David Bowie in the street on my to work one day, that was like passing the Pope. My best celebrity moment was standing on the corner of Prince and Broadway next to Jason Bateman and his wife, when out of nowhere some little kid lifted his short leg up to reveal his little unit and began peeing in the middle of the cross walk while his parents laughed like it was the cutest thing. Mr Bateman and I both had the same look of "what the fuck! Is that kid really peeing in front of us and what kind of fucking social norm terrorist are these parents?"

5. Favorite Blog (aside from ours, duh)?
Besides you guys, Blognigger. That man is saving us all from taking ourselves way too seriously (and from accepting mediocrity).

6. Hunan Delight or Red Hot?
Neither, Long Tan! (ed note: Oh, Snap!)

7. If Park Slope were a tasty cocktail, which tasty cocktail would it be and why?
I drink beer and whiskey and occasionally rioja wine, so I really can't compare Park Slope to any cocktail in particular. Though if pushed I would say a Bombay Sapphire martini, cause of the whole myriad and variety of weird shit I will see after two of those is analogous to the myriad of cool (but sometimes weird) shit that I see and find is the norm in Park Slope. Besides, who wants to live with knowing that their neighborhood has now been compared to some alchemical, alcoholic contraption that a date rapist is trying to load up his next victim on.

8. Are you a:
yuppie?
hippie?
Wall street asshole?
vegan?
Lovocore?
Communist?
Parent?
Medical Marijuana advocate?
None of the above. Why is it such a Brooklyn past time to fit someone into one of these boxes and then tool on them? I try to be a limousine ridin', jet flying, kiss stealin', wheelin'dealin', no good son of a gun, just like the nature boy Ric Flair.

9. Will you be our friend?
Sure I'll be your friend. So listen, now that we're buddies.... you think you can spot me a twenty till' friday? Cause that's what friends are for (ed note: slow down there dude...this might be moving a little too fast fer us).