Spiddlekick Interview

The Spiddlekick Interview is an interview that took place on September 16th, 2022 between Daniel (who was paid $100 beforehand) and Kiwi Farms user Spiddlekick. While recorded in 2022, the footage for it was released in 2023, and compiled into one video on April 9th, 2024 by DLR Wiki editor KanamoriKamper.

This video reveals crucial information about Daniel's childhood, his time in the Tennyson center, how him and Bob met, information surrounding the custody battle for him after being removed from his parents care by social services, and other fascinating information surrounding himself that was unknown prior.

Transcript

Q: Did you enjoy your time at the Tennyson Center?

A: I mean... it was kind of day to day. Some days I did, other days it was annoying. I think one of the things I really didn't like was how I didn't go out in the world. It was all one location so if we did (inaudible) it was with a group of people...um...with like a leader, they call them staff...um...and I didn't really learn the normal skills that you would need in real life because we never needed them.

Q: I asked Dan what kind of classes he took at the Tennyson Center. I was intending for him to tell me what specific normal-type classes he took. Instead he describes the Non-academic things he does there-Hence the next clip. I also ask him how long he's been there.

A: I mean...they were fed up to where I mean once a week I was getting like a class, once a week I was meeting up with a therapist, once a month I would meet up with a med doctor, I would go to normal middle school and high school at the same location, and then they would (inaudible) what they call a cottage, which was like a group home involved as well all at one location. So I did that. Um...I mean it wasnt really worth really staying there at the location because they really dont help with anything , like the staff are just there and then you're (inaudible) everything as if you're already an adult which kind of...(muted). I lived at the Tennyson Center for like a year and a half.

Q: What kind of classes did you take at the Tennyson? I ask him to be specific. This is one of the favorite moments in the interview-I died laughing.

A: I was like basic so like third grade math...um...so third you know, fourth grade science, like the normal, y'know.

Q: What kind of activities would you participate in at the Tennyson Center? I find it funny how he says he would "rather be doing what he's doing now". I think it speaks to the ridiculousness of the situation. By all ways you can measure. Dan is functionally famous. Even more so today than he was at the time of this recording. However there's no chance people are willing to pay him, with any regularity, to talk to him.

A: On weekends they would do field trips on Saturday and Sunday. Um...and I mean that is like normal stuff that you would do in school, so it would be like going up to the mountains and hike for two hours. Um...there would be going to like the Denver zoo or the Denver aquarium. But I mean after you do all of that there's not much else you can really do, so it got boring like real quick after like a good two week (inaudible) because we were like doing the same stuff which is part of the reason why I don't like...if you know like what day program stuff is its like where...if you don't have a job and you're in disability services you can like...(inaudible) a group of people and do fun things. The reason why I don't do that anymore is because its the same thing over and over and over again. And I would rather have a job I would rather do my music or do what I'm doing now and actually talk with new people rather than the same thing every single day.

Q: Can you tell me about your teachers? Did any of them have a strong impact on you?