Interview Series Day 17: Will “The Zurich” Zurich

Will Zurich is one of my best friends, and another fifth of the Todd Road Dynasty.  Like the rest of the Dynasty, Will exudes sexuality, class, and has no idea who Ryan actually is.  He is not only the Dynasty’s truest romantic, but also plays pronounced counterpoint to each of the troupe’s respective members.  The pragmatism to Kyle’s derangement.  The veracity to Ryan’s deception.  The optimism to Georgie’s doom.  The resigned to my brazen obnoxious.  Athletically, Will is my greatest rival.  Our marathon tennis matches are the stuff of Todd Road lore, and the impetus behind scores of busted rackets, lungs time and time again singed from frustrated ululations.  Many of his signature catchphrases were born on that rippled composite.  Dive bombers.  Minors.  Never gets old.  Yet, more than any word can speak, the sound that best clings to my memory of those toasty nights of directionless youth is Will’s laugh, so impossibly like any other, part maniacal villan, part avuncular gaiety, a full-body exhortation that compels you to join in, coerces your throat muscles into gallops of delight, and when you oblige him, you feel much better.

Interview Series Day 17: Will “The Zurich” Zurich

CP: How wondrous.

Question 1.

CP: Where and when were you born? Where do you currently reside?

WZ: I was born in Toms River New Jersey on March 17, 1988, and I currently reside in New York, New York.

Question 2.

CP: What is your first memory?

WZ: Sitting on my Dad’s lap while riding around on our tractor, making it appear as if I was the one driving.

Note: A child driving a tractor that’s rich.

Question 3.

CP: What is your animus or power animal?

WZ: I’d say black bear.  They’re strong, fast, smart, family-oriented.  Or a dog, if they could contribute fiscally, like a show dog.  I change my answer to show dog Airdale Terrier.

Question 4.

CP: What is the worst advice you ever received?

WZ: “You should try steroids,” from anonymous.  I never took that advice.

Note: The worst advice I ever received was also courtesy of Kyle Kraig.  “It isn’t drunk driving.  It’s driving while having fun.”

WZ: I never took his advice.

Note: I did.

Question 5.

CP: What was the last song you listened to and how did it affect you emotionally?

WZ: I Feel Home by O.A.R.. It’s a simple song, but it always makes me feel good.  The lyrics seem genuine.  For the record, there’s only a handful of O.A.R. songs that I like.

Note: Even a handful is one handful too many.

The Sentence Completion Portion of the Interview

Question 6.

CP: My name is Will Zurich, whilst swimming across the English Channel, I discover that I have the ability to ___________, and I immediately use this ability to _______.

WZ: Blank 1: breathe underwater.  Blank 2: go find some friendly dolphins and hitch a ride.

Question 7.

CP: My name is Will Zurich, and my greatest video game achievement was ______.

WZ: Beating Halo on Legendary or beating Ocarina of Time.  Both of these achievements I share with Ryan Rudnicki.  Both games consumed days of my life, but were well worth it.

CP: Who is Ryan Rudnicki?

WZ: No one actually knows.  Some say a Russian spy.  I believe he is a shape-shifter.

CP: I’m part of the school that believes that Ryan is a figment of our collective imaginations, or that we are a figment of his.

Question 8.

CP: My name is Will Zurich, in my previous life I was _______.

WZ: a small business owner in Chicago.

CP: What line of work were you in?  Cobbler?

WZ: No.  I like to dress up.  I’m thinking I owned an upscale suit store.

Question 9.

CP: My name is Will Zurich and I just won a billion Canadian dollars, I’m totally going to _______.

WZ: Pay off any and all debt for my family members, buy a place in New York, California, as well as various timeshares internationally,  buy a nice 40 foot fishing boat, a few cars, and donate to a few charities.   With the remaining money, I’d put 70% in a savings account, 30% in the various stocks, bonds, life insurance.

Note: As if any money would remain.

Question 10.

CP: My name is Will Zurich, and if I garnered the power of invisibility for one day, I would_____.

WZ: follow the President around and see what a day in his life would be like.

Note: Terrible answer.

CP: That’s a terrible answer.

WZ: What should I have said….rob banks and spy on Jessica Simpson?

CP: Even worse Jessica Simpson looks like Pizza the Hutt now.

The Basically Personal Questions Portion of the Interview

Question 11.

CP: What three illnesses best describe you?

WZ: Seasonal flu.  Alcoholism.  That’s two.  You only get two.

CP: Resignation.  That’s an illness.

Question 12.

CP: Do you believe in God?  Why not?

WZ: Similar to McGowan, I try not to think about it.  I’m roughly 95 to 1 in favor of no.  I’m an agnostic, I guess.

Question 13.

CP: What television show do you hate the most?

WZ: Meet the Browns.  When I was unemployed and watching a lot of tv, it took over Home Improvement’s time slot on TBS.

Question 14.

CP: What is your dream job (This excludes event planner.)?

WZ: Part Owner of Oxogym…I would really like to own a Gym with my friends , or a upscale suit store, as in my previous life.

Question 15.

CP: What aspect of homosexuality do you most envy and why?

WZ: I suppose they dont have to deal with nagging wives.

CP: Women are prone to, be shoppin.

WZ: And homosexuals don’t have to witness the female aging process, which is mortifying.

CP: Amen.  I have seen Cameron Diaz’s face.

Note: Dear Cameron Diaz’s cheeks, Please stop consuming Cameron Diaz’s face.  Sincerely, The Non-Blind Male Population of the Earth

Question 16.

CP: You have been elected The President of the United States in a landslide win over Rico Caruso in the 2016 election.  What policies would you enact?  Which would you discontinue?

WZ: I would allow homos to start serving in military immediately, institute a ban on pharmaceutical commercials.  They are immensely boring, give people the excuse to question their doctor’s advice, add to the growing addiction problem, and creates the idea in people’s minds that if they don’t like to work, or are tired, that there is something wrong with them.  I would undo Obamacare, and instead reform the healthcare situation in a clear, properly planned-out, fiscally responsible manner.  Then I would tax and sell marijuana.

Note: Whether Will would legalize marijuana or simply become a drug dealer isn’t clear.

WZ(cont.): I’d move more in the direction from a graduated tax to a flat tax.

Question 17.

CP: What piece of furniture best describes you and why

WZ: Shelves. They are supportive and strong.

Question 18.

CP: If given the option, would you trade lives with someone else?  If so, who?

WZ: Not at this point. There’s still so much to happen in my life.

Question 19.

CP: Three dinner guests, living or dead, who would they be?

WZ: Alexander the Great.  My Dad.  Ben Franklin.

Question 20.

CP: Redo one moment of your life?

WZ: I dont think so.  Every moment, favorable or otherwise, has shaped me into who I am.  That’s a homo answer.  I’m sorry.

Note: Yes homo.

The Word Association Portion of the Interview

CP: Sodium!

WZ: Salt!

CP: Snuggle!

WZ: Girls!

CP: Neptune!

WZ: Pluto!

CP: Villa!

WZ: Amalfi!

CP: Bagpipes!

WZ: Scottish!

The Favorite Anythings Portion of the Interview

Question 27.

CP: What’s your favorite activity to do with Kyle Kraig?

WZ: When I drink with Kyle. That should be everyone’s favorite activity, ever.

Question 28.

CP: What is your favorite song lyric of all time?

WZ: You don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.

Question 29.

CP: What’s your favorite part of the MTA New York subway system?

WZ: It’s ability to always exceed your wildest expectations.

Will’s Question for Carmen’s End of the Month Self-Interview

Q17: What would be your ideal heaven and what would be your most feared idea of hell?