Gamer Spotlight: trixie360 interviews xezerez
He’s a Seattle gamer who helps people get connected to Xbox LIVE. He would love to have been the first man to walk on the moon. Houston, we have xezerez.
trixie360: What’s the story behind your gamertag?
xezerez: Name I used back in my Zork MUD playing days.
trixie360: Where do you live?
xezerez: Redmond, WA area.
trixie360: What do you do for a living?
xezerez: I have one of the greatest jobs in the world!!! I not only get to play the newest Xbox games, I get to work with customers who also enjoy playing Xbox games.
trixie360: What’s the worst or weirdest job you’ve ever had?
xezerez: I had to get up at 4 am to make to make it to Taco Bell to make taco shells. I rode my bike in the dark just over 2 miles so that I could make enough shells to last the day. You would be surprised about how many taco shells one restaurant can go through.
trixie360: How long have you been on Xbox LIVE?
xezerez: Since 2002 I have been gaming on Xbox LIVE
trixie360: Do you have an arch enemy on Xbox LIVE, and if so, who?
xezerez: Ahh, to narrow this to one would be an impossible feat.
trixie360: What’s your Xbox set-up like?
xezerez: BIG screen, must have eye-candy!!! I have noticed that I do receive tan lines after trying to master a new game.
trixie360: What’s the best feature of Xbox LIVE?
xezerez: I really like the competition of online gaming.
trixie360: What is your favorite multiplayer Xbox game?
xezerez: Halo 3
trixie360: What is your favorite single player Xbox game?
xezerez: Robotron 2084
trixie360: What is your favorite Xbox LIVE Arcade game?
xezerez: Magic: The Gathering
trixie360: What do you think is the best game of all time?
xezerez: Dragon’s Lair
trixie360: What do you think is the best film of all time?
xezerez: Lord of the Rings, all of them.
trixie360: Barf. What do you think is the best album of all time?
xezerez: U2’s The Unforgettable Fire.
trixie360: Rock Band or Guitar Hero?
xezerez: Guitar Hero.
trixie360: What’s the funniest thing you’ve ever heard on Xbox LIVE?
xezerez: I find myself laughing all the time while listening to people in Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 2 try to figure out where the shot came from or watching the replay of when they got taken out.
trixie360: What is your greatest Xbox LIVE moment?
xezerez: It had to be Christmas 2008 when we had company for dinner and ended up on Rock Band with the entire family. We played for so long I got a shin splint from the playing the drums.
trixie360: What’s your favorite TV show?
xezerez: The Office
trixie360: Who is your inner rock star?
xezerez: Ozzy Osbourne
trixie360: If they made a movie about your life, who should play you?
xezerez: Adam Sandler
trixie360: What’s your karaoke song?
xezerez: "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi
trixie360: I had a roommate named Gina who used to play that NON-STOP. Favorite cartoon character?
xezerez: Speed Racer
trixie360: What super power would you like to have?
xezerez: Teleportation
trixie360: If you could trade places with anyone for one day, who would it be?
xezerez: Neil Armstrong back on July 21, 1969
trixie360: What celebrity would be the worst roommate?
xezerez: Amy Winehouse
trixie360: How many people are on your Friends List?
xezerez: 70
trixie360: Who's your favorite Superhero?
xezerez: Batman – being mortal and super!
trixie360: Hot celeb you’d like to be stranded on a desert island with?
xezerez: Scarlett Johansson
trixie360: If you could be any video game character, who would it be?
xezerez: Master Chief
trixie360: What’s the worst food you’ve ever eaten?
xezerez: Raw oysters!!! Pretty nasty stuff!
trixie360: What’s the first video game you every played?
xezerez: Pong for the Atari 1975
trixie360: What’s the last book you read?
xezerez: ‘Outliers: The Story of Success’ by Malcolm Gladwell
trixie360: Great book! If you could go on tour with any band, which would it be?
xezerez: U2 360° Tour
trixie360: What do you predict will be the 'next big thing' in gaming?
xezerez: Project Natal
trixie360: What do you think is the best thing about the Xbox 360?
xezerez: Its social landscape
trixie360: What is the Xbox 360 Achievement that was hardest to get?
xezerez: Ghost Recon:AW - World Champion.
trixie360: What would you like to be doing in ten years?
xezerez: Coaching high school football