Meet the peta2 Staff: Cody

Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona  

Fave bands: Where Eagles Dare, 7 Generations, Ruiner, Saves The Day, Run With The Hunted, The Format, A New Found Glory, Summer Happened, Dangers, Doomtree, Good Riddance, Midtown, Have Heart, Hall & Oats, Jawbreaker, The King Blues, Samiam, Trial, Lifetime, Unbroken, AFI, Bikini Kill, N.E.R.D., Against Me!, Doomriders, Final Fight, Cursed, Undertow, H2O, Robert Johnson, The Movielife, and loads more

About me: I dress like an old man and I think I’m pretty cool, but my lame jokes will fool you. A lot of times I really think I was meant to be British and wish I had the sweet accent. Other than that I’m big on nerding out and listening to vinyl while eating a scrumptious piece of blueberry pie.

I like: eating amazing food, traveling, Arizona summers, basketball, baseball, Salvador Dali, bikes, hats and elephants!

I hate: admitting that I love sweets, the fact that sweets keep me awake for far too long, and dumb TV shows.

Why you went veg: I actually went vegetarian because of a bet! My brother was dating a girl that was vegan and he went vegetarian. I was a jerk and made fun of him and now I spend most of my time speaking up for animals and encouraging people to live a more compassionate lifestyle.

How did you get more involved with peta2: I went to a conference ages ago called Helping Animals 101 in Phoenix and met some peta2 staffers. They spoke about setting up a table at local events/shows and since I went to shows all the time I decided I would give it a shot. I sent in e-mails all the time bragging about how well the tabling was going. After a while I was asked to tour with peta2 and that’s how I got my dream job!

First concert/show: Smashmouth… and I’m not lying. I was young and thought I was the coolest person ever. I was so wrong…

Worst memory: Drinking a sports beverage (not going to name names) and not being able to sleep during a drive from Calgary to Virginia.