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Bruce Campbell on Austin hipsters, signing an urn of ashes and a favorite scary movie.

If you don’t recognize the name, surely you recognize the chin.

Actor Bruce Campbell is best known for playing Ash, a reluctant slayer of demonic zombies in longtime friend Sam Raimi’s cult classic “Evil Dead” franchise. For almost 40 years, he fought back the armies of darkness in three films and a Starz TV series, “Ash Vs Evil Dead.” After the show ended last year, Campbell said he’s retiring from the role.

The actor’s had a wild career: playing Elvis in 2002′s “Bubba Ho-Tep,” cameos in all of Raimi’s “Spider-Man” movies and a long stint on USA Network’s “Burn Notice.” Campbell has a new memoir out, “Hail to the Chin: Further Confessions of a B Movie Actor.” He’s also coming to Austin’s Paramount Theatre for “An Evening With Bruce Campbell,” which will feature a screening of 1992 film “Army of Darkness,” on Oct. 23.

Below, listen to our conversation with Campbell on this week’s episode of I Love You So Much: The Austin360 Podcast, or read an edited transcript, which has been condensed for length and clarity.

American-Statesman: So, you’re going to be at the Paramount Theatre in Austin on Oct. 23. I saw you tweeted about the low-ticket alert. Have you been to Austin before, and did you know that Austin loved you so much?

Campbell: I’ve been to Austin 400 times. Austin’s a very cool place.

Every state, even if it’s a squaresville state — because most of Texas is squaresville, let’s not kid ourselves — Austin is not. It’s the hipster hideaway, the hipster haven. Every state has a place where hipsters, gays, all kinds of groups go, and Austin is that one in Texas.

That is true. They call us the blueberry in the tomato soup.

(laughs) And you have bats! You have lots of cool bats.

We do have bats. If we had more time, I would tell you how I think the bats are kind of a scam.

Oh really, a bat scam? It’s a bunch of guano?

Yeah, it’s a bunch of guano. It stinks.

OK, well I don’t need to ruffle any bat feathers.

What should we expect from an evening with Bruce Campbell?

The unexpected. These things will go in whatever direction they go in. It’s “Army of Darkness,” I think they’re showing.

It’s fun to come and make fun of a movie that’s 400 years old and enjoy the current relevance of it, or not. You know that movie bombed at the time, but it has flourished in its afterlife. That’s mainly why I still enjoy milking it. A, because it was such a pain in the ass to make; B, because it bombed and now it’s considered, you know, it’s been on American Movie Classics. It’s aged pretty well. It’s worth taking around. Now I get to show it to the new generation, the new people.

And I think some people paid a little more to get a photo and a book. I’m there, honestly, selling books. It’s book sales disguised as an evening with Bruce Campbell.

I’m glad you brought up the book. This is round two of the memoir ride, is that right? Because you wrote “If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B-List Actor,” in 2002.

It is, it’s the sequel.

It’s technically part two of the trilogy. The final confessions will come 15-ish years from now. Mid-70s. Feet will be up on the porch, kind of deal.

What was different about this go around?

It’s the mature version of my career, when you start to say no to (expletive). Start to do more of your own stuff and learn what works and learn what doesn’t work. More foibles. More tears and triumphs. I’m reading a George Harrison book right now. Even incredibly famous people, holy (expletive) man, they’ve got ups and downs like crazy. Like even a guy like George Harrison can completely flame out on a tour, his 1974 tour.

He couldn’t even sing. He had lost his voice for the entire tour, and there was no pulling out, no going back.

It’s spooky season. It’s October.

That’s right, it’s my payday season. That’s my Christmas.

It’s your nightmare before Christmas. You’re very famous and beloved for playing Ash in the “Evil Dead” franchise. I know you said when the Starz series went off the air that you were retiring Ash, but I also read reports that you might be producing another film in the franchise and you might be voicing the character in a video game. What can you tell us about your place in the “Evil Dead” world?

Producing, 100%. Just like we produced the Fede Álvarez 2013 (reboot) “Evil Dead.” We’re not really calling them sequels anymore. They’re just “Evil Dead” movies.

We’re going to do a modern-day “Evil Dead,” an urban one. Sam Raimi has hand-picked a talented young filmmaker that we will torment, into hopefully doing a good, scary job.

We think there’s a lot more stories to tell of completely innocent, unqualified people having to save the world. We think those are good heroes. We think the best heroes are the ones who have no skills whatsoever. Then the audience goes, “Well, how the hell are you gonna get out of this?” If you a Navy SEAL, you’d go, “Yeah, come on dude, wrap this up.”

If you were writing the list of Bruce Campbell’s scary movie canon, what are some movies you think people should watch?

The original “Exorcist.” ... It was a great premise, I thought. A priest who’s doubting his faith, OK, let’s have him do an exorcism. His worst nightmare comes true, because he’s not sure if he can do it. Again, unqualified!

I’m sure you’ve heard a lot of stories from people about what the “Evil Dead” movies have meant to them. What are some of the more touching stories, or more memorable?

I signed my first urn full of ashes to a guy who was dead — I signed it to him! Two or three friends brought him to me (at the recent Rock and Shock horror convention in Boston). ... I signed it to that dead person and then gave them their signed urn full of ashes.

It meant a lot to them, so that’s all that matters. The movies were something they all watched together, and now that person’s gone. And that person didn’t have a chance to say hi. Never got to meet me.

I know you got started with Super 8 filmmaking with Sam Raimi and your buddies. Nowadays, we have YouTube and every kid has a camera in their pocket. There are entire feature-length films shot entirely on iPhone. What are your thoughts on the democratization of filmmaking?

I think it’s fantastic. I wish the hell I had an iPhone when I was 18. We would’ve burned the chip out of that thing.

But what it doesn’t change is the ability to tell stories. Just because you’ve got an iPhone, you’ve still got to tell a story. It can be whatever story you want, but it still challenges you to create something, that you tell a story from A to Z. The old days tended to weed out the slackers a little bit. ... You had to really want to do it.

Well, Bruce this has been great. Anything else you want to get out there?

I look forward to coming back to Austin, because they appreciate the arts. Some cities you go to because you have to, and some cities you go to because you kind of want to at the same time.

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The UnDefinitive Guide to Kiwi Slang

TLDR: No one understands half the things WE are saying so Linda makes a list.

As I have found out in my time in America so far, many of my commonly used Kiwi slang is non-existent here (in fact, most people don't even know what I mean when I refer to myself as a Kiwi). I decided to write this post when I told a friend of mine I was "up to fucks" which in retrospect, can be totally misconstrued as something akin to hoe-ing around.

So I thought I'd compile a nifty list of Kiwi slang I use on a regular basis. Even for some Kiwis, a lot of the slang I use may not be used in a particular part of New Zealand. There is also a lot of Kiwi slang that I don't use which I won't include (for instance, 'tu meke' or 'hard out' and honestly you could probably write a book on Kiwi slang). Heck, for all I know, some of these could be used in other parts of America seeing as I have only used these on the East and West Coast and the sample size doesn't really encompass the entirety of America.

1. Flatmates, Flatting, Flat

Basically, any phrase with the word 'flat'. In America, they use roommates instead of flatmates, they say sharing a house/room or living together instead of just saying flatting together and you refer to your dwelling as a house, apartment, rowhome, or whatever instead of just saying flat. I asked someone what you call it when you go flatting ie. move out of home and quite literally you say "I'm living away from home'. In all honesty, having an umbrella term makes it much more versatile and people find it super charming when I say flatmate.

2. Sweet As

Meaning anything along the lines of "all good", "sounds good", "that's cool", "no problem" - basically any term that implies a good-natured confirmatory response .Zoe used this in her work emails for weeks before her senior cracked and finally asked her what she meant by "sweet as". People think I mean "sweet ass" which when used in place of "sweet as", makes no sense:

"Hey Linda, could you take out the trash please?"

"Sweet ass" - it just doesn't work.

3. Churr bro

Similar to "sweet as" above - people just ask me if I'm just pronouncing the word 'cheers' funny.

4. Crook

This word is ingrained in my everyday vernacular, and is so versatile in its use that when someone finally asked me what I meant when I used it, I struggled to think of a definition that didn't contain the word crook ("You know, like when someone is a bit crook?"). Thankfully for Google, their definition is pretty much spot on - “(especially of a situation) bad, unpleasant or unsatisfactory".

Feel hungover or poorly? You're feeling crook.

Know a dodgy fulla? He's crook.

You did something that would probably constitute as unsavoury? You're crook.

5. Yeah Nah, Nah Yeah

Where "yeah nah" = no, "nah yeah" = yes. It's all in the tone and inflections, where the yeah has to sound a little promising with a slightly higher pitch and the nah has to drop a few octaves and trail off.

6. Durry

No one here uses the term durry and everyone that I've used this term in front of loves it and thinks it sounds fancy as fuck. Americans just use the term cig, cigarette, smoke, whatever and also pronounce it as 'durr-ree' as opposed to 'duh-ree'.

7. Battling

When one is attempting to complete an arduous task and still manage to somehow muster the energy to complete said task. This term is mainly used after a loose Friday night, you wake up feeling like death but you still manage it to make it to brunch the next day and maintain some semblance of humanity, and when someone asks you if you're okay because you're fully aware that you not only feel like death but you look like death as well, you flash them a half grin and whisper "I'm battling" and they give you a look of compassion and understanding because you still managed to be somewhat of a productive human being despite dying inside.

8. Rinsed

For when the term "drunk" doesn't quite encapsulate the absolute state you're in because you're positively smashed, you say you're rinsed. In America, there may be other terms to encompass this state of being but I've only heard the term "super drunk" which I guess suffices for all intent and purpose.

9. Too Easy

A friend of mine currently working in LA would respond to his seniors asking him to complete a task with "too easy". To most Kiwis, it is simply yet another confirmatory response, akin to 'sweet as'. His American colleagues made a complaint because they thought he was making a mockery out of the tasks they asked of him.

10. Keen

Akin to saying "I'm down" in America. When someones asks if you want to partake in anything, a typical response would be "Yeah I'm keen" or "keen as".

11. Skull/Dense

Still not really sure what Americans use in lieu of these terms but it refers to finishing off a beverage extremely quickly, usually alcoholic in nature - "I'm going to skull/dense this bottle of wine in 10 seconds, a magic trick I like to call the disappearing act."

12. Stitched Up

When someone puts you into an unsavoury situation, they are 'stitching you up'. I usually do this to Zoe by tagging her in obscene memes because she has her mum and Nan on Facebook, who have like 100 friends, and so whatever dank meme I tag Zoe in is sure to appear on their Facebook - in a sentence, this would be "Linda stitched up Zoe". Or when your friend shares something with someone he wasn't supposed to and that person ends up bringing it up with you, it means your friend stitched you up.

13. Up to Fucks

Perhaps the most misconstrued term of them all, 'up to fucks' means you're up to nothing, you're procrastinating, something of that essence.

"Linda it's been 6 weeks, have you found a job?"

"Nah mate, I'm up to fucks."

14. Dodgy

In America, people use the term 'sketchy'. It means when something/someone/somewhere is potentially dangerous or dishonest.

15. Pack

I don't know how commonly this is used in NZ, but it is a commonly used term in my group of friends. It means to leave, ditch or not bother with someone or something. For instance, if Zoe ends up at Mish Mosh while everyone else wants to go to Cavern Club, a common phrase in our social circle is "Pack Zoe". Or if you're saying it to Zoe yourself, "Zoe we're packing you" or "Zoe, you're packed".

16. Benching

Equivalent in America to "on the back burner". When you're talking with someone you're not quite ready to pursue but you're not ready to lay down some groundwork either, you're benching them.

17. Wop Wops

The middle of nowhere. Synonymous to "bumblefuck" in America.

"Linda, did you get lost again? Where are you?'

America: "I somehow ended up in East Bumblefuck"

Kiwi: "I'm in the fucking wops"

18. Piss

'On the piss' = I'm drinking so if someone asks you what you're up to, you respond with "I'm on the piss".

'Pissed' = while this could also mean you're annoyed, context is key. In our instance, it means you're drunk.

These are not to be confused with "taking the piss" which means you're making fun of someone in good humour, you're joking, providing a bit of banter.

"Linda honestly, please stop making jokes about no one ever loving me."

"Honestly Zoe, mate, I'm just taking the piss."

19. MEAN

When something is cool, awesome, some sort of positive adjective. Your mate produces a mint piece of artwork and to show your support and enthusiasm for his woke, artistic endeavours, you tell him "it looks fucking mean".

20. Ay?

This one is a little tricky because it's a very multi-use term.

It turns any phrase into pretty much a question: "Hey you don't want that ay?" you ask, while hungrily staring at the slice of pizza your friend has left on her plate.

Or when you're only 90% sure of an answer but you don't want to seem too confident on the off-chance that you're wrong, "oh it's 387 ay?" so in the 10% chance you're wrong, you don't seem too wrong because you said 'ay?' and that softens the blow.

Or when you're expressing disbelief at something:

Zoe: "Linda I made a friend today."

Me: "AY?????"

21. Dairy

A convenience/corner store. When you're too lazy to go to the supermarket and you're willing to pay the 9000% markup on the shitty Big Ben pies, you head off to your local dairy to pick up a pie and maybe a Starz drink too.

23. Feed

A meal or food - "Hey you keen for a feed?" or in normal terms "Are you down to grab a bite to eat?"

22. Shot

This one is a little tricky because it can be used in place of saying 'thank you' but it could also be used to commend your mate when he does something worth applauding.

"I picked us up a mean feed on the way home." to which someone could reply "Shot!" or "Linda I got to level 80 in World of Warcraft" to which I would respond "Shot bro!"

23. Shout

Not to be confused with 'shot' above, but to 'shout' means to treat someone. "Hey I'm keen for some Denny's tonight. Your shout?"

24. I reckon

Similar to saying "I think" or to agree wholeheartedly with someone.

"I reckon that I could dense this jug of mojitos by myself" - where here it's like saying "I think..."

Or "Honestly Linda, using Sprite Blast to make mojitos was a genius idea." which I would respond with, "Yeah I reckon!" to wholeheartedly agree that a winner mojito recipe is 1 part mojito to 4 parts Sprite Blast (NOTE it has to be Sprite Blast) with a bit of lemon juice and mint is bloody delicious.

25. Not Even

It's like saying "No way!" or "I can't believe it!".

Zoe: "Linda I managed to look like a 4/10 today."

Me: "Not even!"

26. Gap

It means 'to leave' and makes much more sense in context:

"Gap it g." when you're angry at your mate and you are telling them to vacate your immediate vicinity.

"I'm gapping it/I gotta gap" for when you have to leave.

27. Heaps

To express a large quantity, or frequency.

"How much do you love Harry Potter?" and you respond with "Heaps."

So in this context, I'm saying I love Harry Potter a lot, or very much. Or "How often have you gotten shit-faced this week Linda?" and I would respond with "heaps of times."

28. What a stink/sad guy

When your mate has done some stitching up, you say they're a 'stink/sad guy'.

"Zoe, I've packed you and have found a new best friend."

"What a stink guy :("

29. Gutted

To express disappointment at someone, a situation, something.

"Densed two bottles of wine and now can't bring myself to drink wine anymore, I'm so gutted." or "Linda I'm coming with you to America" and you're just like "Oh gutted."

30. Can't be bothered/fucked/assed

I thought everyone used these terms but this one is a hit or miss with some people here. I asked my flatmate what the equivalent is and she said it would be somewhat equivalent to "when you don't give a fuck" but it basically means when you just don't wanna do something because you're lazy.

"Linda are you going to try figure out what you're gonna do with you life?"

"Honestly I just can't be bothered."

31. SEND IT

100% not even Kiwi slang but a commonly used phrase in my social circle. Very similar to dense/skull but deserves it on place on this list. This phrase is derived from one afternoon of day drinking where a typical Kiwi bloke no one really knew turned up to a party, got rinsed and passed out by 3pm but not before he encouraged everyone to "send it". It is simultaneously a cue to finish the entire contents of the drink in one's hand and also saying 'cheers' - a very versatile phrase that should definitely be employed in the rest of New Zealand's slang vocabulary.

A great instance for which this phrase should be used is when you're the sober driver for day 1 of an 8 day bender, and your friends have been polishing off a bottle of tequila and 2 cases of beer before you've even had a drop of alcohol (so much alcohol was consumed in said vehicle that as I was being breathalysed, it thought I was over the alcohol limit even though I was dead sober). You have to play the catch-up game real quick and your mates are real supportive of you and telling you "to fucking send it" for encouragement as you dense a bottle of wine in what you would refer to as your best disappearing magic trick yet. Bless.

So there we have it. There are so many other slang terms commonly used in New Zealand and a quick Google search would bring up other lists compiled by other Kiwis but honestly, it varies so much across New Zealand so I wanted to create a list unique to how I talk. It makes for great conversation pieces because I've had hours of long conversations with people who are fascinated by the slang that I use and how fancy they think it sounds (even though in New Zealand, there is nothing fancy about saying "bro, you keen for a mean feed? Your shout? Shot bro.").

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