artists and people who inspire: all of my friends with whom i "art" (bspot crew, greegor, pauly, kevo, chrome arm, foo, mr. poon and legal condee) and my heros... neil blender, mark rothko, mark gonzales, stacy peralta, the bones brigade, the dadists, j. otto, un'ichi hiratsuka, van gogh, margret kilgallen, andre kertesz, man ray, paul rand, frida kahlo, saul bass, kurt vonnegut, nelson algren, garrison keillor, the god of gingham: studs terkel, andy jenkins, surrealists, deconstructivists, wes anderson, the wilson brothers, jim henson, emo phillips, the cramps- oh yeah- raymey lemeiux jr. things that inspire: gretsch guitars, the fifties, rockabilly, punk rock -- hell- let's say music, candy, candy wrappers, more candy, history, pin-up girls, flying fortresses, old architecture, martial arts, skateboarding, snowboarding, japanese art and design, polaroids, old toys, clean lines, macs, thai food, photo copies, airport graphics, cheap cameras, jeeps, and the love billy bob supposedly has/had for angelina. places that inspire: chicago, wyoming (tetons), northern, northern wisconsin, alaska. i hate: rotten fruit

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