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Traffic Warden Traumas
ULTRA suffered car trouble when they were fined for illegal parking! "My car broke down in front of a restaurant and the lads thought it would be OK to leave it there while it was waiting to be fixed," a glum Nick said. "But when we came back, it had a parking ticket and a sixty pound fine!" The lads agreed to split the cost.
Hotel ruck headbutt fiasco!
Nick ULTRA was fuming about the night he was headbutted by a hotel's heavies. "It was on the Louise tour,"he said. "We were in the hotel foyer, not causing much trouble, when the staff asked us to leave. We said we were staying there but they didn't believe us and got some heavies to kick us out! This guy headbutted me, and my lip swelled up! The hotel apologised the next morning, though."
ULTRA's Joke Corner
A special funny invented by Nick!
Nick: Where do monkeys get their hair cut?
Jon: Dunno, Nick��.
Nick: Vidal Baboon!
"Doh!"
Bliss?
Ultra almost ended up being called Bliss! "It took months for us to think of a name---that was one of the most popular suggestions," shuddered Nick. "Bliss is a terrible name!" Names tried before settling on Ultra
include Decade, Just Like Clockwork and Suburban Surfers. (The name Suburban Surfers was given by Tom Watkins; they were dressed in crushed velvet suits and asked to sing songs by other people!)
Eek!
James once had a job cleaning hotel rooms and was horrified to discover that the staff cleaned the toilet bowls with the same cloths they used to wipe the dining tables!!
Things you knew/didn't know about Nick
1. His most embarrassing moment was when they were playing at a school. This girl dashed down in front of the stage and flashed her breasts at them. She was suspended because of that.
2. He drives a rusty 1981 Volkswagen Polo which cost 150 pounds.
3. Very few women laugh at his jokes.
4. He likes music from the Beatles and the Rolling Stones. He's more of a rocker, listening to Robbie Williams, Oasis, Blur and all those��.
5. His name is spelled Nick, if he signs "NIK", that's his initials.
6. Most embarassing moment: "I walked into a lamp post while trying to impress a beautiful girl."
7. He's Ultra what? --- : Ultra Macho, Ultra Funny/Ultra Joker, Ultra Speed,Ultra Strong.
Things you knew/didn't know about Jon
1. He is the 'dad' in the band 'cos he's quite business-minded.
2. He has a tattoo but he didn't dare tell his mum about it.
3. He really likes Natalie Imbruglia.
4. He loves music from female vocalists such as Mariah Carey and The Corrs.
5. Most embarassing incident:"I was performing with Ultra in Thailand when my drum stool broke and I fell off the back of the stage."
6. He's Ultra what? --- : Ultra Flashy, Ultra Suave,Ultra Neat,Ultra Back Hand, Ultra Quiet, Ultra Sensitive.
Things you knew/didn't know about James
1. His family calls him Weed, because when he was eight-years old, he was having his hair combed and he started crying. Even his three-year old nephew calls him Uncle Weed.
2. He has worked in McDonald's and cleaned hotel rooms.
3. He has odd ears����.one of them's a bit inside out!
4. He is shyer than the rest of the group members.
5. He represented Britain in the Modern Pentathlon World Junior Championship, having trained in five
different sports-------horse-riding, swimming, athletics, shooting and fencing.
6. He loves the Stereo MCs and classic songwriting. Anything from Paul McCartney to Paul Simon to
Elvis Costello.
7. Most embarassing moment : "I was wearing sunglasses and trying to act cool onstage when I fell off it!"
8. He's Ultra what? --- : Ultra Vain, Ultra Messy,Ultra Moody,Ultra Cute, Ultra Sporty.
Things you knew/didn't know about Michael
1. He's the group member who checks that everyone has all their stuff.
2. His nickname is Speedy 'cos he used to run for his county.
3. For about four months, there were big pictures of him in every branch of Nat West.
4. He's into dancey Prodigy stuff but he loves George Michael's music.
5. Most embarassing moment : "I fell off the stage in front of Louise."
6. He has a black belt in some form of martial arts.
7. He's Ultra what? --- : Ultra Rugged, Ultra Cool, Ultra Brains,Ultra Stylish.
Michael on their looks
"We appeared in 'Smash Hits' along with artistes like 5ive, and we were very flattered because these boys have been models. We used to see pictures of us and think it was really embarrassing."
Nick on what he'd be doing if he wasn't with Ultra
"I'd probrably be having a great job. I was working at a Japanese golf course and when I was asked to leave due to general incompetence, I nicked a lot of company notepaper; the type with the company logo on it. I typed out a reference on it and it's brilliant! I'd get any job with that reference. I even said that I was a dream employee."
James on getting in trouble in school
"There was this one time when I went on this geography field trip. We had this teacher -- we called him Mr. Spoons for some weird reason. He came up to us and said,'Everyone get into bed, I don't wanna hear a word from you all.' As he turned out the lights off, I said,'Mr. Spoons......' and he turned the lights on, grabbed me by my shirt and held me out the window! He kept saying ,'I'm gonna kill you.' I was terrified , but I kept laughing because I laugh when I'm nervous. He pulled me back in and the next day, he apologised."
Nick on his love for race cars
"I'm definitely ill. It's a mental illness. If you see my bedroom, you'd probably think it's an eleven-year-old's bedroom. I've got posters of cars on the wall and I've even got a Ferrari duvet. I guess that's why it's so hard for me to get a girlfriend."
Interesting bits and pieces from Ultra
James: I once snogged this girl when I was younger and never heard from her again. Afterwards her brother told me it was because I was a bad kisser----I was horrified!A year later, he told me that he'd just been winding me up! Because of that I've only just got my snogging confidence back recently�
Jon: We often eat curries and leave the plates going mouldy for days on end, and we are quite bad for picking our noses as well---I usually wipe my bogeys on the sofa.
Nick: Michael's a bit girly when he's hurt himself. He's done his ankle in and I reckon he should get an award for the performance he put in. We're certainly not the most macho band in the world. In fact me and Mike have to hold hands when we're flying on planes 'cause we're so scared!
Jon: Mike's the most romantic. He's always taking his girlfriend out for candlelit meals and stuff. I'm a bit of a Casanova too. I took my girlfriend away for a surprise holiday once and she loved it..er, but she dumped me a week later.
Michael: Once I fell over the stage when Louise and Jamie Redknapp were in the audience�I felt like such an idiot and went bright red, then our James started pointing at me and laughing. Cheers pal!
Jon: We're all a bit hopeless at cooking, but I make pasta with special homemade sauce out of tomatoes and chillies. You just bung it in the blender and you're away!
James: I'm fairly trendy, but I like to buy one decent quality thing rather than lot's of cheap stuff 'cause it's made better and it'll last longer. Trouble is, when Mike tries something on it always looks fantastic and when I do, it looks a mess. Grrrr!!!
