At JUICEBOX HQ, we’ve never really had a case of the Mondays because we don’t have real-people jobs. But for those feeling a bit garfield this A.M., feel free to wallow in other people’s most hated things. Every Monday!

A little while back we hosted this Hard Core Logo Tribute Night. One of the highlights was Spookey Ruben, a guy who helped define the visual aesthetic of MuchMusic in the ’90s with his completely insane music videos, singing the chorus of “Tired of Waking Up Tired” over and over and over again, screaming it at the top of his lungs, and then leaving the stage. Everyone seemed moved, and confused. That’s why Spookey Ruben is awesome.

In 1996, Spookey released Modes of Transportation Vol. 1, a record that basically brought him international acclaim and landed him on New Yorker’s year-end best-of list (alongside dudes like Beck and the Eels, what). Then he didn’t put out a record for five years. Then he landed on the cover of Exclaim!, toured, and became the kind of eccentric pop music institution that makes Canada so rad.

These days, the man is keeping busy with Spookey Ruben’s Dizzy Playground, an utterly insane little internet program that has, thus far, featured members of Broken Social Scene, Foxfire, and a huge owl named O.T. Biggs.

Worst day-job
Shuttle bus driver for Delta Airlines crew from the Beverly Hilton to LAX. I had to wake up at 4am to get to work. I fucked up badly on the first day; I had no sleep lots of coffee. The stewardesses and captain were complaining I was driving too fast. I slowed down but then got on the wrong highway, got so nervous that i was trembling at the wheel. I was lost and so stressed that I wasn’t going to get them to the terminal on time. Somehow I made it in the end… I quit after 2 days.

Worst haircut
Polish mohawk (aka inverted mohawk). (See photo, courtesy of Gary Tsaconas)

Worst subculture
Nazi Punks.

Worst date
1 week ago. I’m not mentioning her name. That’s mean.

Worst invention
Electric chair.

Worst purchase
Soy decaf latte.

Worst way to die
Testicular manslaughter.