Of course, it never works. You don't get to talk with the people that matter until you are in the interview, at which point, well, I haven't found a way to let them gracefully cut things off early, you know?
In this case, I had been working for a company that I owned most of for the last half-decade.
Also, I have pretty good Linux systems experience, but my experience with the latest applications is somewhat out of date.
I also told them what I thought I could get salary-wise; the exact number they found so shocking later on.