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HAMISH & ANDY EXTENDED INTERVIEW
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watching the Traxedo Edition
HB:
Thank god we’ve got nine shows,
13 discs, over 30 hours of Hamish and
Andy!
And don’t forget the specials!
HB:
“And don’t forget the specials!” is
what I’ll say to Andy as we’re walking out
of the building.
Where did the idea for the GapYear and
Caravan of Courage come from? Did
you two just need a holiday and figured
you could probably get paid whilst you
were having fun?
AL:
That’s pretty much it.
HB:
I think you’ve got it, Leash.
AL:
It all stemmed from the caravan
trips; that all started from wanting to see
Australia, our backyard, first. Too many
people we knew out of uni were going
overseas for a holiday, and we’re like,
“no one’s seen enough of Australia”, so
that was where it started... In the most
remote places are the best kinds of people
because they have to make their own
fun – and that’s what sent us to the most
remote places
Has there ever been any occasions
where something’s gone too far?
AL:
The big one that remained off
screen was when we were in Mexico for
Longboots... There’re these strange boots
that they make really long, and the longer
your boots, the more of a man you are.
And there were longboot gangs;
when we got to the nightclub
where we were having a dance-
off, there was another longboot
gang, and they were kind of
offended that we decided to
film with a rival gang and demanded that
we film with them as well.
HB:
It was a longboot jealousy feud.
AL:
From the way it sounds, it was very
hard to take someone seriously ‘cause
they were in giant sequined longboots, but
from the waist up they were just angry
Mexicans.
HB:
We were watching a lot of
Breaking
Bad
at the time, so we were probably
predisposed to fear them.
AL:
We retreated back to the van for a
while to try and sort out the rival gang, and
they demanded we dance with them.
Andy, you’ve sustained some pretty
serious injuries on your travels.
AL:
I’ve had teeth knocked out.
HB:
Andy is the clumsy one of the
group.
AL:
On the Caravan of Courage America
trip, a 16-year-old managed to knock me
out during an American Football Day,
obviously proving that it’s better to wear a
helmet and padding when you’re playing.
HB:
Someone had to make that point.
AL:
It’s a very educational show.
And you were in a band at one point,
Andy?
AL:
Still in a band – still playing the
bugle...
HB:
Bugling.
AL:
...and the trumpet.
HB:
Trumping.
Will we be seeing any musical extras on
the DVDs?
HB:
You’ll know things have gotten really
desperate if we include one disc of Andy
Lee’s trumpet solo – the special Anzac Day
Last Call Edition
Hamish, I’d listen to your full Dowtown
version if it ever got released.
HB:
I’m looking at doing it on Blu-ray!
What have you guys got coming up?
HB:
We don’t have anything specific
planned – but we remain alert at all times
to embark on a trip at short notice.
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