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Interview
What's the story behind your gamertag?
My original gamertag was Craig TG. Craig, because that’s my name. TG stands for The Gamer. I had that GT for about five years. Then in November 2010, myself and a couple of friends founded Team ICEE on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. Almost a year later in September 2011, I changed my GT to ICEE CraigTG OL. It’s ICEE in support of my clan, CraigTG to keep close to the original, and OL for my rank as Co-Founder/Operation Leader of Team ICEE.
What do you do when you're not playing games?
For a living I am an automotive technician. When I am not playing Xbox, I am either working or spending time with my wife. I enjoy fishing, playing poker, and shooting guns at a local firing range with friends.
What's the worst or weirdest job you've ever had?
One of the worst jobs I have ever had is when I went to help a friend open a new auto shop. At first it was fine, but then I caught him cheating customers on their cars. I worked there about a month until I caught him. I immediately begged my old boss to allow me to come back. Thankfully he allowed me to come back.
What is your greatest Xbox LIVE moment?
I would say that my greatest is when shortly after Team ICEE was founded I got my first "Chopper Gunner" killstreak on MW2. For me that was a great achievement, because I used to play Halo 2 & 3 before Call of Duty. I was barely able to get two kills without dying on Halo. Now I got a 11 killstreak on Call of Duty. I was very stoked.
Favorite movie quote?
"Fate rarely calls on us at a time of our choosing" by Optimus Prime from the movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen.
If you could trade places with anyone for one day, who would it be?
That is a very good question. I never really thought of it before. I would like to trade places with the U.S. President to better understand the pressures that come with that office.
If you could be any video game character, who would it be?
Commander Shepard from the Mass Effect series. Space travel has always intrigued me.
What's the worst food you've ever eaten?
It was some bad Chinese food. The shrimp still had the "mud vein" in it. I don't think it was "mud" though … just saying.
Complete this sentence: "People of Earth, … :
“ … put your differences aside. Mankind is better than this."
If you could go on tour with any band—past or present—which would it be?
Metallica.
What would you like to be doing in ten years?
I would like to be the owner of my own automotive shop. Also, I would like to see my clan be at the top of Gamebattles.
