Ce faci?
Great, never better. Sometimes, when I am in Bucharest I still miss the beaches of Southern California (especially during the winter), but otherwise things are great.

Do you, or have you, ever had a nickname, and if so, what?
Yes, 'Norge' - derived in a convoluted fashion from the old Saturday Night Live skit involving Dan Aykroyd as a Norge brand refrigerator repair man.

What is your earliest memory?
What time is it now?

What were you like at school?
I was voted Class Clown and forbidden by the principal from ever returning to speak publicly after giving the Salutatorian Speech. This should give you an idea.

Are you a good dancer?
I hold my own. A former girlfriend was a competitive ballroom dancer, but I could always out-salsa her.

What is the last good book you read?
Dude, Where's My Country by Michael Moore.

What film have you enjoyed recently?
Master and Commander.

If you went on 'Mastermind', what would your special subject be?
World War II.

Do you collect anything?
Unfortunately, only ATM withdrawal receipts.

Have you ever had a near-death experience?
Twice - on 1st April, 1983 in an argument/near brawl with machete-wielding locals on the Ecuadorian-Colombian border, and in August 1991 getting caught in a riptide surfing off the coast of Hossegor beach in France.

Would you sunbathe naked?
Provided that I had an ample amount of sunscreen with a very high SPF rating.

Would you bungee-jump?
Maybe after ten shots of tequila down in Baja.

Have you got any scars?
Yes, a nasty 16-inch tear in my side where I got skegged by the fin of a 9'6î longboard in Santa Monica Bay.

Any tattoos?
Not that I can recall.

If not, would you ever consider getting one?
No. I got my ear pierced in college, it got seriously infected, so I sort of gave up on self-mutilation at that point.

Where did you spend your most recent holiday?
South Africa - three weeks of sun, surf, great food and wine - I highly recommend it to all!

If you could holiday anywhere, where would it be?
Travelling the South Pacific for about a year with my wife and my surfboard.

If you could live anywhere, where would you live?
Galati. But only in the winter.

What is your greatest personal sporting achievement?
Splitting ten concrete slabs with my bare hand when I used to do competitive tae kwan do.

What's the weirdest thing you've ever eaten?
Drank, actually. On a dare at a party a buddy of mine and I cracked open a bottle of Chinese liquor containing a decomposing lizard floating in what tasted like fomaldahyde.

Describe the best party you ever went to.
Santa Monica, California. 1988-1990.

What is your most recent extravagance?
I bought myself a Corvette sports car.

When was the last time you cried?
Filing my 2003 tax returns with the IRS.

What is your favourite musical instrument?
The trumpet.

What are you best at doing?
Enjoying life. Trying not to get too stressed about the small things.

What would you personally like to achieve in the future?
Happiness. Because if you are not happy, what do you really have in life?

What five words best describe you?
Independent, creative, loyal, physical and irreverent.

What do you like least about yourself?
My brutal honesty.

What do you like least about yourself physically?
My eyesight - which is less than 20/20!

Is the glass half-full, or half-empty?
I usually drink straight from the bottle!

If you were not doing your current job, what might you do?
A radio talk show host.

Who is your favourite Spice Girl?
The one who appeared in the Old Spice deodorant ad?

Where were you on 31st December, 1999?
Las Olas, Florida. We had stopped to visit friends on a road trip down to Key West.

What do you do passionately?
Live life.

What is your most prized possession?
My 1999 Harley Davidson Heritage Classic softtail.

What do you always carry with you?
My wallet, my watch and my wedding ring.

What might you be reincarnated as?
A bald eagle - but with all my hair.

What is the most you have ever paid a hairdresser?
300,000 lei - including tip.

What was your first car?
A 1965 MGB.

What do you do in hotel rooms?
If it is a business trip, I usually just work, order room service, and go to sleep!

What is your all-time favourite television show?
Cheers. I grew up in New England and can identify with the ensemble of characters.

What is your all-time favourite work of art?

'Guernica', by Picasso.

Who is your favourite James Bond girl?

Ursula Andress - I love the way she comes out of the water in that vintage bikini singing 'Underneath the Mango Tree'.

Have you had any interesting jobs before this?
Yes: dishwasher, short order cook, furniture mover, construction worker and landscaper.

Have you got any pets?
Roxie, our six-year-old Doberman, Jazz, our seven year old Birmanese cat and the latest newcomer to our family, Remi - a cocker spaniel we found abandoned on the street.

How much money have you got on you now?
3.5 million lei, 11,000 Hungarian forints, $50, 35 euros and 10 British pounds - now you know why I always carry my wallet with me!

What is your favourite website?
www.ebay.com

Is the art of letter-writing dead?
Certainly not if you count emails. I correspond frequently with friends and family using this technology.

Have you ever written a letter to a newspaper or magazine?
Does this questionnaire count?

Can you recite a line of poetry?
Absolutely. ''There once was a man from Nantuckett . . .'' Never mind. I grew up in New England.

Have you ever been refused credit?
Well, despite Al Gore's claims, I actually invented the Internet and people still refuse to give me credit for that.

Are you happy with your passport photograph?
No. I actually look younger now than in the picture.

When was the last time you were in a fight?
In April, with my accountant over a disallowed deduction.

Who is the sexiest person in the world?
She appeared on my television screen on ProTV late Friday night. I am not sure of her name but I believe her phone number is ''976 Suna-ma acum. Sunt fierbinte.''

Who is the sexiest person you know?
My Carolina beauty queen, Mimi Jardine.

Describe your most recent dream.
It involved surfing, barbequing and I believe a young Annette Funicello may have also been involved.

Do you talk in your sleep?
Evidently, according to Mimi. I sometimes wake her up in the middle of the night laughing at my own jokes in my dreams. Rather scary.

When did you last have too much to drink?
I have no recollection of that particular event.

What is the best rock concert you were ever at?
The Grateful Dead in Philadelphia in 1987, or The Dead Ceausescus in Moldova in 1999.

So, what's Coyote Ugly all about?
We want the bar to be the sort of place where people can listen to music and unwind with a drink after work, or come to after dinner with friends.

If you had three wishes, what would they be?
Peace, love and prosperity - is that still possible?

If a film was made of your life, which actor would best play you?
A combination of Dan Aykroyd and Dennis Quaid.

What is best about living in Romania?
Travelling around the country - there are so many beautiful undiscovered locations to explore.

What Romanian would you most like to meet?
Radu Florescu. I hear he's famous.

What question would you most like to answer?
''So, Mr Jardine. How do you intend to spend all those lottery winnings?''