Faye
      ta
      “
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Sue
      Johanson,
      also
      known
      as
      the
     
     
      "Sex
      Lady"
      didn't
      always
      answer
     
     
      people's
      most
      intimate
      questions
      as
     
     
      a
      profession.
      In
      fact,
      Sue
      started
      as
     
     
      a
      registered
      nurse,
      a
      title
      she
      still
     
     
      holds
      to
      this
      day.
      To
      many,
      it
     
     
      seems
      like
      a
      long
      stretch
      from
      her
     
     
      roots
      to
      as
      an
      RN
      to
      hosting
      a
      very
     
     
      popular
      call
      in
      question
      show
      on
      a
     
     
      national
      television-network
      and
     
     
      performing
      on
      speaking
      tours.
     
     
      However,
      it
      really
      isn't.
      I
      got
      a
      few
     
     
      brief
      minutes
      to
      sit
      down
      with
      her
     
     
      before
      her
      performance
      at
      UPEI
     
     
      Wednesday,
      Oct.
      17th.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      exactly
      did
      you
      get
      into
     
     
      television?
     
    

    
     
      Well,
      in
      1970
      I
      started
      a
      free
      birth
     
     
      control
      clinic
      in
      a
      highschool.
     
     
      From
      working
      there,
      I
      realized
      that
     
     
      kids
      needed
      more
      sexual
      education
     
     
      so
      I
      decided
      to
      go
      into
      teaching.
      I
     
     
      had
      to
      go
      back
      to
      university,
      and
      I
     
     
      had
      to
      go
      into
      the
      United
      States,
     
     
      because
      they
      were
      the
      closest
     
     
      place
      offering
      those
      types
      of
      cours-
     
     
      es.
      From
      there
      I
      started
      teaching
      in
     
     
      high
      schools,
      which
      was
      great
     
     
      because
      since
      I
      wasn't
      an
      employ-
     
     
      ee
      of
      the
      board
      of
      education,
      I
     
     
      could
      do
      whatever
      the
      hell
      I
      want-
     
     
      ed.
      And
      I
      did.
      So
      from
      there
      I
     
     
      made
      news
      paper
      headlines,
      and
     
     
      ended
      up
      with
      my
      own
      radio
      call
     
    
   
   
    
     
      AWG:
      -
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      in
      show
      on
      Q
      107.
      From
      there
      I
     
     
      was
      approached
      to
      start
      my
      own
     
     
      nation
      wide
      televised
      call
      in
      show.
     
    

    
     
      How
      was
      the
      first
      night
      on
      air?
     
    

    
     
      I
      was
      absolutely
      terrified.
      I
      had
     
     
      no
      idea
      if
      anyone
      was
      even
      going
     
     
      to
      call
      in.
      What
      I
      didn't
      know,
     
     
      however,
      is
      that
      they
      promoted
      the
     
     
      hell
      out
      of
      it.
      I
      had
      done
      hours
      of
     
     
      homework
      preparing
      for
      people's
     
     
      questions,
      and
      I
      had
      so
      many
     
     
      callers
      I
      didn't
      even
      end
      up
      using
     
     
      half
      of
      all
      the
      knowledge
      I
      had
     
     
      studied
      up
      on!
     
    

    
     
      What
      has
      been
      your
      most
     
     
      "memorable"
      question?
     
    

    
     
      There
      have
      been
      so,
      so
      many
      dif-
     
     
      ferent
      comments
      from
      people.
      It
     
     
      really
      depends.
      It's
      not
      as
      bad
      as
     
     
      some
      may
      think
      though,
      we
      always
     
     
      use
      call
      screeners
      on
      the
      show,
      so
     
     
      you
      can't
      get
      on
      air
      if
      you're
      drunk,
     
     
      going
      to
      be
      vulgar,
      or
      are
      at
      a
      loud
     
     
      party
      or
      something.
      I
      do
      get
      some
     
     
      interesting
      ones
      though.
     
    

    
     
      Do
      you
      have
      an
      example?
     
    

    
     
      Maybe
      something
      like,
      "why
      does
     
     
      my
      girlfriend
      always
      fart
      after
     
     
      sex?”
     
    

    
     
      Do
      you
      find
      it
      hard
      to
      keep
      up
     
     
      with
      new
      sexual
      developments?
     
    

    
     
      I
      don't
      find
      it
      hard
      so
      much,
      no.
     
     
      What
      I
      find
      is
      the
      most
      difficult
      is
     
     
      keeping
      up
      with
      the
      language.
      It
     
     
      changes
      constantly
      from
      genera-
     
     
      tion
      to
      generation,
      and
      even
      from
     
    
   
   
    
     
      UCt.
      24,
      ZUUL,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      S
      One
      Good
      Man
      better
     
     
      Than
      A
      Band
      Of
      Them?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Kirk
      Avery
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      thing
      that
      impressed
      me
      most
     
     
      about
      Matt
      Good
      was
      his
      ability
      to
     
     
      mesmerize
      one
      of
      the
      largest
     
     
      crowds
      I
      have
      ever
      seen
      at
      the
     
     
      Wave,
      and
      what's
      more
      is
      that
      he
     
     
      did
      it
      all
      by
      himself.
      Despite
      the
     
     
      fact
      that
      I
      knew
      it
      was
      a
      solo
     
     
      acoustic
      show,
      and
      I
      wasn't
      expect-
     
     
      ing
      anyone
      else
      to
      come
      out
      and
     
     
      accompany
      him
      on
      stage,
      some-
     
     
      where
      in
      my
      mind
      I
      guess
      I
      hoped
     
     
      a
      band
      would
      just
      spring
      up
      and
     
     
      they'd
      play
      some
      of
      his
      more
      rock-
     
     
      ing
      songs.
      I
      don't
      want
      to
      take
     
     
      away
      from
      the
      power
      of
      his
      solo
     
     
      performance,
      because
      he
      has
      an
     
     
      incredible
      voice
      and
      writes
      great
     
     
      songs,
      but
      I
      just
      happen
      to
      really
     
     
      enjoy
      his
      more
      "full"
      songs
      like
     
     
      Oh
      Be
      Joyful,
      Alert
      Status
      Red,
     
     
      Weapon,
      and
      Carmelina.
     
    

    
     
      This
      was
      the
      first
      time
      I
      had
      actu-
     
     
      ally
      seen
      Matt
      Good,
      which
      is
      sur-
     
     
      prising
      because
      I'm
      sure
      I've
      had
     
     
      the
      opportunity
      to
      do
      so
      before,
      as
     
     
      he
      has
      been
      around
      for
      a
      good
      ten
     
     
      years
      or
      more.
      Also,
      because
      I
      do
     
     
      like
      his
      music,
      I
      don't
      know
      why
      I
     
     
      wouldn't
      have
      made
      more
      of
      an
     
     
      effort
      to
      see
      him.
      I
      suppose
      it
      has
     
     
      to
      do
      with
      the
      fact
      that
      with
      the
     
     
      exception
      of
      a
      time
      about
      two
     
     
      years
      ago,
      when
      he
      released
      his
     
     
      "best
      of"
      and
      I
      was
      listening
      to
     
     
      him
      a
      lot,
      his
      music
      has
      kind
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      answers
      all
     
    
   
   
    
     
      location.
     
    

    
     
      Do
      you
      have
      an
      example
      of
      that
     
     
      too?
     
    

    
     
      Sure.
      One
      that
      took
      me
      awhile
     
    
   
   
    
     
      -
      was
      queefing.
      I
      had
      no
      idea
      people
     
    
   
   
    
     
      just
      meant
      vaginal
      farts.
     
    

    
     
      What's
      your
      personal
      life
      like?
     
     
      Do
      people
      stop
      you
      on
      the
     
     
      streets,
      or
      in
      the
      airport?
     
    

    
     
      All
      the
      time.
      I
      can't
      go
      anywhere
     
     
      at
      all.
      People
      will
      come
      up
      to
      me
     
     
      anywhere
      and
      everywhere
      and
      ask
     
     
      me
      anything.
      My
      kids
      refuse
      to
      go
     
     
      anywhere
      with
      me
      at
      all.
      If
      I
      get
     
     
      stopped
      on
      the
      street,
      they
      just
     
     
      keep
      on
      walking.
      They
      don't
      want
     
     
      to
      hear
      people's
      questions,
      or
      my
     
     
      answers
      for
      that
      matter.
      They
      say
     
     
      to
      me
      "Mother.
      We
      are
      going
      to
     
     
      put
      a
      bag
      over
      your
      head.
      Don't.
     
     
      Open.
      Your.
      Mouth."
     
    

    
     
      So
      how
      do
      your
      grandkids
      feel
     
     
      about
      your
      job?
      Do
      they
      watch
     
     
      the
      show?
     
    

    
     
      No,
      they're
      used
      to
      my
      job,
      they
     
     
      pay
      no
      attention
      to
      it
      really.
      To
     
     
      them,
      I'm
      grandma.
      I
      make
      pie,
      I
     
     
      sew.
      They
      are
      aware
      of
      what
      I
      do
     
     
      though.
     
    

    
     
      How
      has
      the
      type
      of
      questions
     
     
      changed
      over
      the
      years?
     
    

    
     
      Well,
      with
      homosexuality
      becom-
     
     
      ing
      more
      acceptable,
      I
      get
      more
     
     
      questions
      about
      things
      like
      anal
     
     
      sex,
      and
      advice
      on
      different
      posi-
     
     
      tions,
      where
      as
      before
      I
      would
      get
     
    
   
   
    
     
      flown
      under
      the
      radar
      for
      me.
      I've
     
     
      been
      aware
      of
      his
      songs,
      I
      like
      his
     
     
      songs,
      but
      he
      isn't
      an
      artist
      I
      see
     
     
      myself
      going
      back
      to
      again
      and
     
     
      again.
      Respect
      is
      one
      word
      that
     
     
      comes
      to
      mind
      when
      I
      think
      of
     
     
      Matt
      Good,
      because
      he
      has
      always
     
     
      managed
      to
      go
      against
      the
      grain
     
     
      when
      it
      comes
      to
      his
      career,
      but
      he
     
     
      isn't
      exactly
      my
      musical
      hero.
     
    

    
     
      I
      suppose
      what
      I'm
      getting
      at
      is
     
     
      that
      I
      was
      somewhat
      disappointed
     
     
      by
      the
      show.
      There
      was
      nothing
     
     
      overly
      memorable
      for
      me
      that
      I
     
     
      took
      away
      and
      thought
      to
      myself,
     
     
      "wow,
      that
      was
      great."
      The
      light-
     
     
      ing
      was
      really
      interesting
      and
     
     
      helped
      keep
      the
      focus
      on
      Good,
     
     
      but
      it
      still
      wasn't
      enough
      for
      me.
     
     
      As
      I
      said
      before,
      he
      definitely
     
     
      seemed
      to
      have
      the
      crowd
      in
      the
     
     
      palm
      of
      his
      hand,
      and
      you
      have
      to
     
     
      admire
      an
      artist
      who
      is
      that
      engag-
     
     
      ing,
      but
      I
      felt
      like
      something
      was
     
     
      missing.
      I
      think
      next
      time
      I
      make
     
     
      an
      attempt
      to
      go
      see
      him,
      it
      will
      be
     
     
      a
      show
      that
      he
      his
      playing
      with
      his
     
     
      band.
     
    

    
     
      His
      site
      lists
      dates
      for
      another
     
     
      month
      going
      back
      across
      Canada
     
     
      in
      support
      of
      his
      new
      album
     
     
      Hospital
      Music,
      so
      perhaps
      shortly
     
     
      after
      that
      he'll
      be
      touring
      with
     
     
      other
      musicians.
      If
      he
      manages
      to
     
     
      make
      his
      way
      back
      here
      then,
      or
     
     
      some
      other
      time
      in
      the
      future,
     
     
      maybe
      I'll
      have
      something
      more
     
     
      flattering
      to
      say.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      questions
      like,
      "How
      do
      I
      know
      if
     
     
      I'm
      gay?"
      "What
      do
      I
      do
      if
      I'm
     
     
      attracted
      to
      someone
      of
      the
      same
     
     
      Sexr
     
    

    
     
      How
      do
      you
      keep
      up?
     
    

    
     
      Well,
      my
      presentation
      is
      based
      on
     
     
      the
      questions,
      so
      that's
      a
      pretty
     
     
      good
      way
      to
      keep
      up
      on
      the
      chang-
     
     
      ing
      trends,
      and
      it's
      pretty
      much
      in
     
     
      real
      time.
      It
      doesn't
      vary
      so
      much
     
     
      presentation
      to
      presentation,
      but
      I
     
     
      do
      notice
      it
      varying
      year
      to
      year.
     
     
      Last
      year
      I
      got
      a
      lot
      of
      questions
     
     
      about
      the
      Guardasil
      vaccine,
      and
     
     
      the
      Seasonale
      pill.
     
    

    
     
      Do
      the
      questions
      ever
      get
     
     
      redundant?
      Is
      there
      anything
     
     
      you
      hate
      answering?
     
    

    
     
      Penis
      size.
      It's
      like,
      Oh
      God,
      are
     
     
      we
      over
      this
      yet?
     
    

    
     
      Is
      there
      anything
      you
      wish
      peo-
     
     
      ple
      would
      ask
      you?
     
    

    
     
      Good
      question.
      When
      I
      stop
      and
     
     
      think
      about
      it,
      I
      have
      to
      say
      the
     
     
      myths
      about
      sex.
      Other
      things
      like
     
     
      "How
      do
      I
      get
      a
      g-spot
      orgasm"
     
     
      and
      my
      main
      concern,
      anal
      sex,
      I
     
     
      cover
      in
      the
      presentation
      anyway.
     
    

    
     
      Lastly,
      do
      you
      have
      any
      advice
     
     
      for
      us
      before
      the
      show?
     
    

    
     
      No,
      but
      I
      will
      give
      you
      a
      plug
      of
     
     
      my
      website
      anyway.
      I
      have
      the
     
     
      most
      frequently
      asked
      question
     
     
      answered
      there,
      and
      you
      can
     
     
      search
      them.
      The
      URL
      is
     
     
      http://www.talksexwithsue.com.