Hey y'all, due to my growing need to discover what's hot and what's not, what's hip and what's shit, and yes, what's deck and what's fin, I've compiled a brief questionnaire on various culturally-relevant topics. I need feedback from cutting-edge, socially-aware folks such as yourself (the fact that you are visiting this website automatically qualifies you). Simply copy and paste your answers into the body of an e-mail, and send it to: Filthstar@aol.com. Results will be posted in a future column. Thank you for your help, which is invaluable and greatly appreciated.

1. Best band (New York)

a. Interpol
b. The Strokes
c. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
d. Fanny Pack
e. The Rapture
f. other _____________________________

2. Worst band (New York)

a. The Strokes
b. Fischerspooner
c. Northern State
d. Yeah Yeah Yeahs
e. WIT
f. other _____________________________

3. Best band (Anywhere)

a. The Streets
b. Lightning Bolt
c. White Stripes
d. Bright Eyes
e. Radiohead
f. other _____________________________

4. Worst band (Anywhere)

a. Train
b. Tatu
c. Zwan
d. Robbie Williams
e. Kelly Osbourne
f. other _____________________________

5. Most annoying trend

a. Strays/Metrosexuals
b. Hipsters
c. Low-rise jeans
d. Sequels
e. Online surveys
f. other _____________________________

6. Best website

a. Freewilliamsburg
b. Drudge Report
c. Salon
d. Suicide Girls
e. Friendster
f. other _____________________________

7. Worst website

a. Drudge Report
b. Match
c. Friendster
d. eBay
e. Ananova
f. other _____________________________

8. Best 80's song

a. "Come on Eileen" - Dexy's Midnight Runners
b. "99 Luft Balloons" - Nina
c. "Video Killed the Radio Star" - The Buggles
d. "Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats
e. "Kids in America" - Kim Wilde
f. other _____________________________

9. Best 90's song

a. "Smells Like Teen Spirit" - Nirvana
b. "Praise You" - Fatboy Slim
c. "Jane Says" - Jane's Addiction
d. "Loser" - Beck
e. "Cannonball" - Breeders
f. other _____________________________

10. Best 00's song

a. "Fell in Love With a Girl" - White Stripes
b. "How to Disappear Completely" - Radiohead
c. "State I am in" - Belle & Sebastian
d. "Race for the Prize" - Flaming Lips
e. "Mass Romantic" - New Pornographers
f. other _____________________________

11. Best thing about Williamsburg

a. Nice to live in America's hippest city
b. Electroclash
c. Cute boys/girls
d. Freewilliamsburg.com
e. Bars, bands, parties
f. other _____________________________

12. Worst thing about Williamsburg

a. Hipsters
b. High rents
c. 11211 Magazine
d. Electroclash
e. "Catwalk feel" of Bedford Ave.
f. other _____________________________

13. Best thing about New York

a. Free summer events (concerts, films, etc.)
b. Museums and galleries
c. Top-notch restaurants
d. The music scene
e. Multi-cultural makeup
f. other _____________________________

14. Worst thing about New York

a. Smoking ban
b. Lack of jobs
c. Terrorist threats
d. Bloomberg
e. Asshole cops
f. other _____________________________

15. Best New York Newspaper

a. New York Times
b. New York Post
c. Daily News
d. Village Voice
e. The Onion
f. other _____________________________

16. Worst New York Newspaper

a. New York Times
b. New York Post
c. Daily News
d. Village Voice
e. New York Press
f. other _____________________________

17. Most overrated celebrity

a. P. Diddy
b. J. Lo
c. Carson Daly
d. Colin Farrell
e. Beyoncé
f. other _____________________________

18. Most underrated celebrity

a. Hope Davis
b. Laura Linney
c. Billy Crudup
d. Zooey Deschanel
e. Don Cheadle
f. other _____________________________

19. Best reality TV show

a. Survivor
b. America's Next Top Model
c. American Idol
d. Last Comic Standing
e. The Restaurant
f. other _____________________________

20. Worst reality TV show

a. Who Wants to Marry My Dad?
b. For Love or Money
c. Paradise Hotel
d. Are You Hot?
e. Joe Millionaire
f. other _____________________________

21. Who you will vote for in '04

a. W.
b. John Kerry
c. Howard Dean
d. Al Sharpton
e. Hillary Clinton
f. other _____________________________

*22. Bonus question:
Favorite sex position?

a. Missionary
b. Doggy-style
c. Girl on top, facing forward
d. Girl on top, facing away
e. 69
f. other _____________________________

*23. Bonus question:
Music for Fucking Volume 2 is in the works. What song/s should I put on it?

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--Russ Josephs

E-mail: Filthstar@aol.com