A SINCILATING Interview with qoSagh

Arhhh qoSagh...so here we are...finally getting an interview with you....Welcome to my humble crypt...wine is over there - help yourself

All you had to do was ask, talking about myself is one of my favorite hobbies, in that vein I cannot promise short answers. I see you like your crypt warm and cozy, not as cold and gothic as the name would imply. Mmmmmmm, wine, although I am more of a whiskey drinker, or even rum, I would never turn down free wine from such a lovely Catian as yourself.


1) Well qoSagh...can you explain your persona's ideals....house...affiliations to our
our readers.. it will greatly interest everyone

Well the house affiliation is the best place to start. I got my start in Klindom in the Karizan Empire. That group was an interesting mix of the FASA houses and several fan made houses. Making your own house was encouraged greatly, so that is what I did. qlIstIy is the klingonization of a word Khlysty, which was the name of a tribe of pleasure worshipers in old Russia. Although the only affiliations I hold now, is my own small group the qaptaQ, and of course The Empire. Sites like TE and Klingonspace show the way Klindom has changed; when I started we were small, regional and rarely ever interacted with fans from other areas. Now conventions are fewer, but all of a sudden we are conversing with fellow Klin all over the country and even the world.
As for ideals, throughout all my characters, they have been unapologetically Klingon.  My brother said once that being Klingon was like getting a license to misbehave. I would qualify that statement by saying that it is a license to do so by human standards. Klingons have many rules we follow, but they are our rules, not humanity’s. This is something that far too many Klingon fans just don’t get, they want to be what my wife (Yes girls, qoSagh is taken) would call “Starfleet in Ridges”.  Look the part but try your best not to offend the mundanes. I, on the other hand try my best to be Klingon, if that is offensive, then that is your problem. Another line I read somewhere that fits is “Being Klingon means never having to say you are sorry”.
All my characters have been sort of a combination of Worf’s fanaticism with Chang’s intelligence and an attitude that is probably equal parts Kor, Koloth and Kruge. When in character I rarely ever break role play, including when I eat, I will not eat certain human foods when in uniform. I also can not stomach the various attempts at Klingons as comic reliefs that have invaded fandom. That has lead to what my line brother refers to as the Honor Tree. I really can’t explain that in mixed company but suffice to say trees are bigger than the sticks that some people have somewhere."

2) What is your favorite film ? Actor and Actresss.....and favorite book and author
and why.....

Hmmm, this is a tough one. Are we limiting this to Star Trek? If not I would say that my favorite film would be The Ruling Class with Peter O’Toole. It is just a really fun and yet also poignant movie, with a very bizarre ending. As for a book, it would have to be Chiefs by Stuart Woods, an all around good story about a small southern town. I picked it, because even after reading it in High School, it is the only book that I have ever finished in a marathon. I had read the first couple of chapters, then one night started to read before bed, and finished it at 5am. I just couldn’t put it down.
As for Star Trek, I would say the movie would be Star Trek VI for several reasons. First it returned us to good movies, after suffering through STV. Second it really was the first to show us Klingons that could think and speak well of themselves and their Empire. It also showed the treachery of the Federation. For a Trek book it would be Pawns & Symbols for many of the same reasons. While TFR is seen as the defining Klingon work, Pawns & Symbols showed us that all was not well in the Empire, that we had seen hardship and famine. It also showed us different religious cultures within the larger empire, which allowed much of the initial development of the qaptaQ to occur.
I cannot really think of a specific actor or actress that I would consider my favorite. To earn that I would think it would have to be someone I would go see in anything they were in.

3) Have you any funny stories you care to share with us all when you went to a
convention .....

The stories are numerous, but this one is the best.  I is also one of the few that will not be edited out due to weak stomachs. It seems that at this one convention there was for some reason a fair amount of drinking going on.  My brother (in Klingon uniform) had become a bit under the weather and fallen asleep slouched on a bench in the foyer of the hotel, between two sets of doors. After escaping and leaving him there, a local TV camera man found us, and wanted to stage a gun battle between us and a group of federation types. I agreed only if he would film something else for me. He agreed but would not commit to airing it sight unseen. After the battle, we went upstairs and he saw the drunken sleeping Klingon in the lobby and started filming. Even the spotlight did not wake him up. HE promised to edit the footage himself and make sure it got on the nightly news that night.
Now fast forward a couple of hours, my brother woke up and went on to more convention activities. I got invited to another Klingon ship’s officers meeting. One of their officers had been with me, and knew about the news. In the middle of the meeting I turned on a TV, pissing off the Admiral in charge. All I would tell him was that there would be a special message for Klingons on TV that night. We had to wait until the end for the convention story and it had the battle but no lobby footage. I was pissed, and the Admiral thought I just wanted to see myself on TV. Then the ending credits rolled for the newscast, right over a long shot of my Brother. I had managed to embarrass him not just in person but on television."

4) Who is your favorite Star Trek character and why....

Well for this I have to break far away from canon. It is Doctor G’dath from a Flag Full of Stars. Even though he was not exactly a hardliner like myself, he showed us the full spectrum of what being a Klingon could be (sensing a pattern here?). He was a school teacher, his father was a farmer. He had several doctorates, including one that only the Vulcans had an equivalent for. All of his degrees were earned at prestigious Klingon schools. While he was not a warrior in the strictest sense, he showed that the empire and its citizens were not two dimensional villains.

5) Have you any other hobbies and interests? We'd love to hear
about them...

The most dominant one currently is politics. I have unsuccessfully run for local office twice. I am considering a third run but for a different office. I am also active with a group of fellow fans of Celtic Music. I love to cook and am somewhat of an amateur chef. That one has oddly enough crossed over into fandom where I have researched and discussed Klingon food and drink. I want to travel more, as I have enjoyed the small travel that I have done already. My wife and I are just starting to look into a cruise for next year. I am also an EMT and certified Firefighter, although I am currently not serving with any department, having recently left after 13 years as a volunteer firefighter and Instructor.

6) what is your favorite color and why...favorite food and why....and your favorite
joke...

Favorite color, blue usually dark blue but almost any shade other than light sky blues. Favorite food, steak, because it is so delicious to eat, simple to prepare and meat is so central to our diet. It doesn’t hurt that it is just as good a meal in and out of character. Favorite joke, that is a hard one. I like allot of comedy, but I can’t think of a specific joke that is my favorite. Instead of that I will offer one I came up with a few weeks ago.
Morn walks into a bar and says...

Thank you for being such a pleasant and interesting interviewee....um..qoSagh..O DEAR LORD!!!! He's DRUNK the whole KEG!!!!!...

That may be the first time anyone has ever called me pleasant. I am not sure how to take that. As for the Keg, you do not appreciate how difficult it was to do that and talk. Now that the interview is over, we can get to the much more important work of finishing off the rest of the kegs, without as many words. Oh wait, that would just be wrong to tease you like that, not that you would know anything about teasing.  On that note, I will take my leave of the enchanting interview minx (or is that lynx?)."

Nothing is ever edited into oblivion...this is about you...its your interview..and you've been such a gracious and generous interviewee....thank you so very much qoSagh...you are a fascinating Klingon

smootchies n hugs

Lushy

your roving reporter