Interview with a Hipster, Part 1

Probing the mind of the hipster, one interview at a time. If you're planning on living east of Hollywood, take careful notes.

Jared Linzmeier works at the Silverlake coffee shop Intelligentsia. His blog can be seen here.

Hillel Aron: Where did you buy your shirt?
Jared Linzmeier: This flannel was given to me by my girlfriend, who bought it at Walmart.
HA: Walmart! In LA?
JL: No, I think in San Francisco. But it’s cheap, I think it’s only 10 or 15 bucks.
HA: I notice you have a scooter. Do you have a fixed-gear bicycle?
JL: I do.
HA: Do you have your own t-shirt company?
JL: No.
HA: Are you in a band?
JL: No.
HA: Really?
JL: Not yet…. I’m learning to play the trumpet.
HA: That’s cool.
JL: Sometimes I practice at Barnsdall Art Park. People look at me kinda funny.
HA: Do you put your hat out for money?
JL: No.
HA: You should…. When was the last time you were at the Cha-Cha Lounge?
JL: Two weeks ago. No… it was a week ago.
HA: What kind of music do you listen to?
JL: I used to listen to more hip-hop. Lately I listen to… that band Rademacher, from Fresno. This girl Glasser.
HA: Hmmm… what mainstream bands do you listen to?
JL: I can’t… [thinks]
HA: No?
JL: I listen to Johnny Cash and Merle Haggard.
HA: R.E.M.?
JL: No.
HA: Pearl Jam?
JL: No.
HA: Hmmm.
JL: I don’t know. Gnarls Barkley?
HA: Ok. When did you stop listening to Modest Mouse?
JL: The last one I listened to… was, The Moon and Antarctica.
HA: Really? You didn’t go for the next one?
JL: I don’t think so.
HA: It had Float On. The song that was on The O.C. You didn’t get that one?!
JL: I’m sure it’s good…
HA: Do you watch Lost?
JL: No.
HA: Do you watch Survivor?
JL: No. I don’t watch enough T.V.?
HA: You don’t watch any T.V.??!!!
JL: Not really.
HA: You didn’t kill your T.V., did you?
JL: I watch movies on… DVD.
HA: What kind of scooter is that?
JL: It’s a Honda Elite 80. I’m in a scooter gang. The Elitists. Watch out for them.