Name - Fraser Ford.

Date and Place of Birth - 26 January 1972 as The New Seekers sang I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing.

Instruments Played - Keyboard, guitar, bass, melodica, spoons.

Where Do You Live - Glasgow's leafy West End.

Favourite Films - Fahrenheit 451, Blow Up!, Carry On Screaming, Whisky Galore, Crimes and Misdemeanours, A Bout De Souffle.

Favourite Books - Revolution in the Head by Ian MacDonald, Alan Bennett's Writing Home.

Favourite TV Programmes - Steptoe and Son, The Avengers, Pulling, Frasier.

Favourite Coronation Street Character - Fred Gee, Blanche Hunt, Maude Grimes RIP.

Favourite Records - If I must choose... The White Album, Revolver (by The Fabs), Five Leaves Left (Nick Drake), Strangeways Here We Come (The Smiths), The Kick Inside (Kate Bush).

Favourite Flavour Of Crisp - Skips Original.

Favourite Food - Raspberry Pavlova, rhubarb crumble, vegetable moussaka followed by a Topic in the bath.

Favourite Drink - Dr Pepper, gin avec tonic.

Greatest Embarrassment - This questionnaire.

Favourite Place To Eat - Seafood Temple, Oban.

First Job - Bartender.

First Crush - Barbara Windsor sans bra. Susie McGee and her drawer of sweets.

First Record Bought - It may have been Disco Duck by Rick Dees And His Cast of Idiots from the late lamented Woolies in Partick.

Previous Bands - Previously and currently pumping the bass in The Just Joans (www.myspace.com/thejustjoans).

When Did You Last Cry - Never. I'm all cried out.

What Books Are You Reading At The Moment - Absolute Beginners by Colin MacInnes.

What Would Be Your Ideal Holiday - Lewis and Harris.

What Do You Wear Around The House - Thermals and Hi-Karate (be careful how you use it).

Who Would You Least Like To Be Stuck In A Lift With - I'd narrow a cast of thousands down to the ubiquitous/omnipresent Fearne Cotton.

Have You Ever Seen A Ghost - On the ghost train.

What Have You Got In Your Pocket - Cold hard cash.

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