America... just a nation of two hundred million used car salesmen with all the money we need to buy guns and no qualms about killing anybody else in the world who tries to make us uncomfortable.
Hunter S. Thompson
From childhood's hour I have not been
As others were; I have not seen
As others saw; I could not bring
My passions from a common spring.
From the same source I have not taken
My sorrow; I could not awaken
My heart to joy at the same tone;
And all I loved, I loved alone.
Then—in my childhood, in the dawn
Of a most stormy life—was drawn
From every depth of good and ill
The mystery which binds me still:
From the torrent or the fountain,
From the red cliff or the mountain,
From the sun that round me rolled
In its autumn tint of gold,
From the lightning in the sky
As it passed my flying by,
From the thunder and the storm,
And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view.
Music
Q: What's wrong with the world?
A: We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness. Leona Helmsley's dog made $12 million last year... and Dean McLaine, a farmer in Ohio, made $30,000. It's just a gigantic version of the madness that grows in every one of our brains. We are monkeys with money and guns." - Tom Waits
bauhaus, murphy, love&rockets, tones on tail, NIN, tom waits, alice in chains, henry rollins, talking heads, bowie, beasties, clash, cure, cult, depeche mode, joy division, ministry, tool, morphine, femmes, jane's addiction/any perry farrell venture, peter gabriel, morrissey/smiths, the police, siouxsie, leonard cohen, annie lennox, sinead, billy idol, sex pistols, ramones and old school punk and goth
Movies
reservoir dogs, raising arizona, fargo, the ice storm, the gods must be crazy, any monty python, the jerk, the doors, lost boys, the warlock movies, boxing helena, crash, brazil, kill bills, batmans, matrix trilogy, fear and loathing in las vegas. (john cusack, robert downey jr., adrien brody, nic cage, johnny depp, val kilmer, keanu reeves, vin diesel, steve martin, julian sands are favorites)
Television
letterman, craig ferguson, grey's, housewives, earl, olbermann...usually i paint or read instead :)
herman hesse, j.g. ballard, elmore leonard, christopher moore, neil gaiman, john sandford, jay mcinerney, orwell, joey goebel, jonathan lethem, steve martin, kafka, coleridge, blake, wilde, byron, shelley, king, rowling, ellison, bradbury, vonnegut, anne rice, lovecraft, poe, blake...the darker the better...
"We are turning into a nation of whimpering slaves to Fear—fear of war, fear of poverty, fear of random terrorism, fear of getting down-sized or fired because of the plunging economy, fear of getting evicted for bad debts or suddenly getting locked up in a military detention camp on vague charges of being a Terrorist sympathizer."
—Hunter S. Thompson, "Extreme Behavior in Aspen," February 3, 2003
Heroes
henry rollins, perry farrell, francis bacon, Dr. HST, da vinci, ben franklin, mlk jr, captain kidd, tom waits, michelangelo, fuseli, jim morrison, michael hutchence, salvador dali, max ernst, layne staley, barack obama, trent reznor, david bowie, ian curtis, jimmy carter, peter gabriel, coleridge, oscar wilde, percy bysshe shelley, mary shelley, lord byron, brett favre, william s. burroughs, george orwell, lenny kravitz....
University Of Wisconsin-River Falls
River Falls, WI
Graduated: 2000
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Liberal B.A. - English
Minor: Studio Art
1991 to 1994
Winter Hi
Winter, WI
Graduated: 1991
Student status: Alumni
1988 to 1991
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About me: artbreak deviant art fine art america Gawker
and coming soon, the OFFICIAL Darkest Artist site at endofnight
artist, writer, mother, wife, bookworm, pagan, vegetarian
"THINK FOR YOURSELF, QUESTION AUTHORITY!"
You have power to make a change! A Revolution starts with ONE person!
GEORGE ORWELL
The Pagan (1918)
SO HERE are you, and here am I,
Where we may thank our gods to be;
Above the earth, beneath the sky,
Naked souls alive and free.
The autumn wind goes rustling by
And stirs the stubble at our feet;
Out of the west it whispering blows,
Stops to caress and onward goes,
Bringing its earthy odours sweet.
See with what pride the setting sun
Kinglike in gold and purple dies,
And like a robe of rainbow spun
Tinges the earth with shades divine.
That mystic light is in your eyes
And ever in your heart will shine.
Who I'd like to meet: ART BUYERS AND GALLERY OWNERS...Life is short, BUY ART!
Our loyalty is due entirely to the United States. It is due to the President only and exactly to the degree in which he efficiently serves the United States. It is our duty to support him when he serves the United States well. It is our duty to oppose him when he serves it badly. -- Theodore Roosevelt - 1918
and Peter Murphy would be FANTASTIC to meet.
THANX FOR BEING A FRIEND AND I WISH YOU A FABULOUS DARK AND TWISTED WEEK!!! HOPE THAT SANTA LEAVES OUT THE COAL THIS YEAR AND 2010 GREETS YOU WELL! Drop by anytime and see new stories from my upcoming book of twisted tales in rhyme, and preview the first LUNACY MACHINE CHILDREN'S BOOK, 'GREEN LEGS AND HANDS' DUE OUT IN 2010 AS WELL. I will be announcing the first 250 numbered and signed copies in my bulletins so watch for it. Again... Thanks for your support and HAPPY NEW YEAR 2010! -Criss Karver
~ Peace, love & unity. May all your dreams come true!
Come post a comment on my page so I know you're a real person & you didn't just blindly add me... thanks. Hope y'like my songs.
Gab x (I reply personally to all COMMENTS when I can - I DO NOT reply to EMAILS - sorry, I can't spend all day on this thing & I'm sure you know what I mean!)
Hey, I recorded a new song a few days ago, it's called Masquerade--based on the ballroom scene of Romeo and Juliet. Just wanted to stop by and give you the free download if you'd like it and haven't picked it up yet:
I hope you enjoy it; if you do, please pass it on to your friends and spread the love :)
