Trust me, I was pretty bummed I didn't get to interview Shiny Toy Guns about the cruise, but I promise I didn't fail entirely. I was able to talk to Jacob Sirof over the phone and got to see what he thought about all these crazy teenagers with hot moms. At one point, I think he was interviewing me. 

 

You mentioned in an act you were on a Weezer cruise not too long ago. Which cruise was your favorite?

The Weezer cruise. It’s hard to pick favorite. Weezer is my favorite band, so probably Weezer. I didn’t know Paramore going into it. I got into Paramore though, bought their latest record when I got back.

 

Was there a significant difference between cruises?

Huge. The Parahoy cruise was much younger. There were kids with their parents, lots of lesbian couples that you definitely didn’t see on the Weezer cruise. Everyone was drinking all the time on the Weezer cruise. There’s a different looking crowd, and a different fan base.

 

How did you spend your time on the Parahoy Cruise when you weren’t performing?

Just did a lot of hanging out. (laughs) Drinking, eating, getting high with Doug Benson… Just enjoying hanging out and music, of course, listening to tons of music.

 

Did you go to the island?

Totally. It was fun. Just did some swimming.

 

Did you go snorkeling or anything?

Yeah, I’ve never done that. I didn’t want to spend a lot of money. Did you?

 

Yeah, my boyfriend and I did. The waters were gorgeous and crystal clear, and it was really fun. We saw cool fish.

I’ve never been anywhere tropical, like Hawaii, I’ve never been on a cruise. I never thought I would go on a cruise, but I got to twice, three weeks apart. I did Weezer last minute. Doug asked if I’d do the Parahoy one with him, too.

 

Well, here’s to a virtual high-five because I had never been on a cruise, never been out of the country, and it was my first time seeing Paramore live.

Are you like, a huge fan of them?

 

I like them a lot, but I wouldn’t call myself a huge fan. There were some other folks on the boat that could take the cake for that. If I didn’t like them enough, I wouldn’t have gone, though.

Yeah. I bought their newest record when I got home and found myself getting really into it. I felt like pussy listening to it in the car, I’d turn it down at stoplights. (laughs)

 

Yeah, their newest record sounds way different from their older stuff.

I listened to some of their other stuff on Spotify but I didn’t get into it as much. Their new record is way more pop.

 

Definitely. Some fans were bashing them for the change.

Oh yeah, I bet. Ain’t It Fun has even got some R&B to it.

 

Your Facebook post hinted you might have a crush on Hayley. Did you get to meet her?

Who doesn’t have a crush on Hayley? I didn’t have much experience with her prior to the cruise. I heard her sing a Muppet’s song with Weezer called “Rainbow Connection" and that was my only exposure to her. But when they came onto stage to play, it’s hard not to fall in love with her.

 

True that.

But she knew Doug, and I chilled backstage at the second show with him and watched it there. My encounter with her was brief, maybe 20 seconds. But you’ll like this. She totally skipped the handshake and went straight for the hug, and then went off to probably give a million other people hugs.

 

Oh yeah, I’m jealous. I would’ve loved to meet her.

Yeah. She was super sweet and I got a hug. (laughs) I didn’t get a photo with her unfortunately, but I got a photo with Tegan and Sara, so that was cool.

 

Bummer, but that’s legit! So about that though, how did you get to open for Doug?

It’s funny because it probably looks like we are best buds because I did those two things with him. I’ve known him through comedy, but I’ve never worked with him until per his request. He knew I was Weezer fan and he invited me and it went well and then we did Parahoy. Doug pretty much brought me, a big thanks to him. I had worked with him before in San Francisco for a week before and that’s where I live so it was no big deal, but this was my first time traveling with him. He’s super friendly.

 

I also heard that you and Doug Benson were stopped by the drug dog on the way out of customs when we got back to Miami. Is that true? What happened?

How did you hear about that?

 

There’s a Parahoy group on Facebook and someone said Doug got sniffed out by the drug dog and you did, too. I guess it was someone behind or in front of you that said it. Why, was that just a Facebook rumor?

It happened. (laughs) Nothing came of it. It was relatively painless. It was intense, but I knew I had nothing to worry about, and I’m pretty sure Doug thought the same. One of the guys there was giving him a hard time and another officer recognized him and said, “He’s cool.” I guess it’s a good thing when you are famous for being funny. It just ended up costing us 20 minutes. It was scary at first, but then it was an inconvenience because they search all your stuff and pack it back in super messy. Not sure why they took me. (laughs). They never explained why they took me. Why’d they pick me? Maybe they asked if I was with Doug and I said yes? I don’t remember. I don’t know why they thought we were together. We weren’t holding hands. I’m not sure why I was taken in. (laughs).

 

I’m glad you guys came out of it alive and nothing went wrong. Thank you so much Jacob!

Thanks! 

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He seems like such an sarcastic ass on stage, right? Nah, he's a legit guy. It was really awesome being able to talk to him in such a casual way about the cruise. 

​Right after watching the comedy hour, Eric and I decided to catch the last show after grabbing a bite. mewithoutYou was already well into their set when we got there, but that didn't waiver a decision to leave. When the stage lights flashed onto the audience, I noticed a familiar orange-haired pixie fluttering about in the left mezzanine with her New Found Glory beau Chad, and bandmate Taylor. In the second to last song of the set, I glanced up and noticed she was gone, but moments later she reappeared on stage to sing with her favorite band.