Art, especialy R. Crumb, Basquiat, Comic graphic novels, Michelangelo, DaVinci. Obey Giant's Shephard Fairey, Photography of Glen Friedman Riding my Trek 750 hybrid. Trying to be more politically aware and involved. Music, concerts, people watching. Animals, Travel, Skateboarding, Snowboarding, The Enviroment, Reading. Currently trying to plow through the entire Elmore Leonard catalog. Trying new restaurants. Buying way too many sneakers. Movies, Ping-Pong. Hanging out in U. City-especially Blueberry Hill, Miss Saigon's, Phoenix Rising. South Grand Area-especially Pho Grand's, Van Gogh's, Absolutli Goosed.
Music
Bob Marley, Rolling Stones, The Clash, The Replacements, Rage Against the Machine, Peter Tosh, U2, Talking Heads, Ian Hunter, Leonard Cohen, John Coltrane, Lou Reed, The Who, Van Halen, Tom Waits, Iggy Pop, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, Toledo, Miles Davis, Tony Bennett, Dean Martin, David Bowie, Joan Jett, Ramones, Counting Crows
Movies
Ahh, movies one of the great pleasures in life. Casablanca, Notorious, Oh, Brother Where Art Thou, Pulp Fiction, Life Aquatic, Dogtown and Zboys, It Happened One Night, Big Lebowski, R. Crumb, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Jackie Brown, Lost in Translation, Gimme Shelter, Basquiat, True Romance, When Harry Met Sally Dark Crystal, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Maltese Falcon, Judge Roy Bean, Blazing Saddles Young Frankenstein, Coffee and Cigarettes, Blood Simple, Miller's Crossing, Garden State
Television
TV is generally a mind rotter, but I do like The Sopranos, Weeds, HUFF, South Park, Family Guy, 70's Show I miss 6 ft. Under and Sex in the City. Hate reality TV. Documentaries on IFC or Sundance. History Channel, PBS, National Geographic Channel. Discovery Channel.
Books
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas-just about anything by Hunter S. Thompson really. but Fear and Loathing was a bit of life moment read. Anything by Elmore Leonard. Psychotic Reactions and Carburator Dung by Lester Bangs-one of the great rock journalists ever, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Catcher in the Rye, Lauren Henderson's mysteries, Wicked, Tom Sawyer, Huck Finn, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Women Who Run With the Wolves, Get in the Van by Henry Rollins
Heroes
My Mom, Hunter S. Thompson, Bob Marley, Keith Richards, John Coltrane,
Z-Boys, C.R. Stecyk III, Bob Dylan, Joe Strummer, Joey Ramone
About me:
I will be showing two of my Munny's at the The Instinct Gallery in Des Moines, Iowa for their June show PRINT! BOMB! SHOW ME YOUR MUNNY!
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I will have work in the following shows:
Art on Record show at the APW Gallery in New York 5.10.09-5.25.09
Deck, Deck, Deck show at the APW Gallery in New York 6.5.09-6.29.09
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The Multiple Personalities Custom Vinyl Show at The Lift Gallery in Detroit on 5.09.09
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The Meth and Hot Dogs Show at Cranky Yellow Publishing in good ole' St. Louis.
Curated by one of Detroit's finest urban artists- Kill Taupe opening 8.07.2009
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I will have a piece in the Soda Gallery 50 50 II show starting November 15th 2008. If you're in the Dallas area check out a very cool gallery and meet some great people. Have a soda for me.
I will have a Bax Bear DIY at The Artist's Eye gallery in New Jersey as well as some art in their gallery from August 4 -10th 2008-check them out-
I will have a mini-munny at Lift Gallery starting August 9th 2008. Shoud be a great show so if you're in or around Detroit check it out!
If you're in Dallas visit The Soda Gallery. Cool place to hang out and check out some art and have some great hard to find soda. I highly recommend the Amsterdam Coke. The gallery is run by some great people so what are you waiting for? I'll have some work showing there in the "50/50 Show" as well as some pieces fron "The Rock 'N Roll Aint Dead Yet" show till April 15 2008. MY PIECE SOLD IN THE 50/50 SHOW-THANKS SODA GALLERY!
For some amazing custom jewelry check out:
You can also check out the custom WISE ring done for me (Thanks Julian!) at the RUBY CRUSH myspace page by clicking HERE or in my pic section.
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I'm just your normal everyday semi-anarchist, anti-authoritative, somewhat jaded Graphic Artist, Animal Lover, Music Addict, Bike Riding, Skateboarding, Travel Loving, Caffeine Junkie.
Hope to someday be retired in Jamaica drawing and sampling some of the country's' finest horticultural products and listening to endless reggae.
Short term hopes to take a bike trip in Europe and have my own coffeehouse/gallery. View my site at: wisechick
Who I'd like to meet: People with a mind of thir own who aren't shackeled by what's cool or by what the media force feeds us on a daily basis. Individuals with a capital "I" who aren't afraid to turn off the TV and read a book and enjoy things not necessarily in the mainstream. As far as the all time wish list of who I'd like to share a meal with: Hunter S. Thompson, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Keith Richards, Leonardo DaVinci, Mark Twain, Katherine Hepburn, Patti Smith, Lou Reed, John Coltrane, Tim Burton Melissa Etheridge, Tony Alva, Jay Adams, CR Stecyk III, Glen Friedman, Albert Einstein Kurt Vonnegut, Debra Winger, Henry Rollins, Zak De La Rocha, R. Crumb, Al Franken, Bill Maher, Eddie Van Halen, Paul Westerberg, Adam Duritz
*************MARS******************* goodafternoon Wisechick; thanx for your sweet message! I hope you feel tons and tons better after your surgery!(keeping my fingers crossed for you Here all is well; temperatures dropped a bit, which is quite nice, after a long weeks of sun; everything goes so slooooow than; kids got really agitated needed some fresh air & sleep for the last schoolweeks (and so do I). Hope you'll have a great time in Amsterdam; if you like a coffee; give us a call!!! share some pictures with me too!?Big hug! White rabbit; always....x
We're rocking our new dancefloor @ Atomic Cowboy this Saturday! 21+ $6 and now 18+ for $10. Dj Ashton with guest Dj Nick O! (London Calling) will be mixing up a storm. Hope to see you there!
Hey there Wisechick; its been a while...hope you are okay!
Here all is well; enjoying the spring; we had some really good weather,
so I spend a lot of time outdoors. Any plans on the holidays yet?
We are near Paris at the end of August for ten days; doing Disney Land
and enjoy the best of what France has to offer. Hopefully visiting a
nice festival along the way;)
I hope you'll have a great sunday; take care! HUGS!
White rabbit; always!
Hi Wise Chick, Welcome new friend! AWESOME and CREATIVE ARTWORKS!!! I like it especially the, "Nature Baby, Monkey King with custom crown & Cupid gets His artworks collections." Keep up the GREAT work and positives vibes. It's my pleasure to have you in my circle of friends. Cheers from New York. Rhonya
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