Q. Are you the “Jeb” from that book?

A. Sort of. Yes, a book called THE GODS OF ASPHALT was written with a character based on me and yes, I let the author use my name. But only my first name. My last name is NOT Kettola.

Q. Are you really that tall?

A. I am 6′ 6″ but I suck at basketball so no, I didn’t really get a scholarship to University of Nebraska. Totally wish I did, though.

Q. Can you set me up with your sister?

A. I am not a twin and Sarah is a fictional character. Unfortunately so is Nikki. In fact everyone in that book is fictional except for one character but I swore I wouldn’t say who (it’s not me, Jeb is only based on me. This other person is totally real).

Q. Do you really say “dude” all the time?

A. Dude, what do you think?

Q. Do you really live in Nebraska?

A. Sure do. Just not in Valentine. No, I’m not gonna tell you where.