Just when you thought you knew your favorite bloggers, along comes the Bubble Gum Interviews. We ask the really tough questions about things like food preferences, high school stories and favorite hair products. I’ve written about Chris Lengquist of Kansas City fame before, and he’s even visited us in Austin (Hook ‘Em!). He’s a good friend, an amazing Realtor, and just dumb enough to risk his career by doing a Bubble Gum Interview!

What phone ringer do you have? Please let it be cool like N’Sync’s “Bye Bye Bye’ or something…

I think through this interview you are going to find out I’m actually quite boring. My Sprint phone has that ringer you hear on all of their commercials. N’Sync would make me want to put my head through a window. But if I did go the music route it would probably be Eminem’s “Lose Yourself”. I love that song and what it stands for. Language aside.

Name the worst pickup line you’ve ever used.

Pick up line? Jeez. My wife and I got married when I was just barely 21. (She was 20.) I have no recollection of all the lines I used to spout. But I can tell you this. When I first saw Marie (my wife) nearly 23 years ago I was in instant lust. I was told she had a serious boyfriend so I acted through subterfuge…immediately. Now I had no thoughts of marriage but she turned my infatuation into a life long commitment. Lucky for me.

If Cartman from South Park and Stewie from Family Guy get in a fight, what would it be like?

I’ve never seen either. My son is a big Family Guy fan. I’m more along the lines of Boston Legal (watch for me in a late January episode…I’m having dinner right next to Denny Crane) and Seinfeld. Now in my younger days, if we are going to stick with animation comedy, I was a big Bevis & Butthead fan. Guess which one I related to?

Do you have any embarrassing superstitions? If not, make one up.

During each of the births of my children I sacrificed a live anteater in the operating room.

Okay. That’s not exactly true. But as a huge Kansas basketball fan I can tell you that if my team loses a big game whatever shirt I was wearing is out the door! Bad karma cannot be kept around. (Sadly, I’ve lost a lot of shirts over the years.)

What’s your favorite joke to tell?

A priest, a rabbi and a prosti…. Nevermind.

Here’s one. Q. Why is Kansas so windy? A. Because Missouri blows.

(Note to Missouri residents: This is directed at your university, not you. Even though you won the game at Arrowhead we will still make more money that you at the bowl games… and in life.) Let the bashing begin. Most will probably be clients of mine.

You’re 18 again, what one thing would you do differently to shape the future you?

I really wish I had had better guidance back then. No sob story here, but my Dad and I didn’t talk at all back in those days. I was the oldest kid and trying to find my way. Every decision I made was based on what I wanted and wanted now. Unfortunately that carried through to my mid-twenties. Maturity and manly decision making coincided with finding a mentor who guided me like a father and also at the same time mending ties with my Dad.

My oldest son is 15. (I have three other children, as well.) I do everything I can to be involved with the lives of my children. It is important to me that they know I’m here to help them make it through. To guide them. To counsel. And yes, to let them make mistakes from decisions they make. That last one is the hardest to do but it’s the best teacher. Then I’m there to help clean up the mess and say “Hey, what if you had tried…?”

I realize that doesn’t answer your question but I’ll continue with this last thought. Too many people don’t think about their future. Today’s actions guide tomorrow’s lifestyle. In your business life and especially your personal life. And, now this is important, we were not put here just to satisfy our own desires. My mission, my assignment really, in life is to serve others.

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So there you have it.  Chris hearts Eminem, lies about using pick up lines on Marie, has failed to watch two of the all-time best television shows EVER (but makes up for it by watching the actual best show of all time, not to mention landing a ROLE in it!!!), and hates Mizzou as much as we do!   Now that you really know Chris, what do you think?