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AUSTIN KLEON
Indie / Other / Visual

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Austin, Texas
United States

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Member Since7/28/2006
Band Websitewww.austinkleon.com
Band MembersAUSTIN KLEON is a writer, cartoonist, and designer. He lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Meg.
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James Kochalka, Kurt Vonnegut, Lynda Barry, George Saunders, Flannery O'Connor, The Ramones, George Herriman, R. Crumb, Ray Carver, Kafka, Chris Ware, Charles Shultz, Tobias Wolff, Gogol, Dostoevsky, Bob Dylan, Ramones, Hank Williams, Dickens, Charles Baxter, Mark Twain, Andrew Bird, David Byrne, Elmore Leonard, Peter Kuper, Lynd Ward, Franz Masereel, Woody Allen, Wes Anderson, Jim Jarmusch, Bill Callahan (Smog), Ralph Steadman, Winston Smith, Italo Calvino, Ander Monson, Dan Chaon, Kelly Link, Maureen McHugh, Johnny Cash, Shakespeare, Yo La Tengo, Modest Mouse, Coen Brothers, Peter Orner, Neil Young, Hitchcock, Sergio Leone, Clint Eastwood, R.E.M., Magnetic Fields, Anders Nilsen, Sammy Harkham, David Heatley, Bruce Eric Kaplan, Beat Happening, New Order, Sam Cooke, James Brown, Ghostface Killah...

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EXSE Spoken Word





Apr 2 2009 12:17 AM


Attention All Poets...the deadline for EXSE Spoken Word is this FRIDAY April 3rd @ 8:00pm...thanks to all the poets who have already registered! And thanks to everyone for spreading the word! I look forward to your entry!
If you have any questions, contact me directly at: exsespokenword@channelaustin.org or download the submission form at: http://www.channelaustin.org/sites/channelaustin.org/files/docs/EXSESpokenWordApplication2009.pdf Thanks! Karla Lead Producer EXSE Spoken Word Showcase
EXSE Spoken Word





Mar 25 2009 8:20 PM

EXSE Spoken Word-Internet

Just a quick reminder that the deadline for entries for the EXSE Spoken Word Showcase 2009 is on APRIL 3rd @ 8:00pm...I look forward to your entry!

If you have any questions, contact me directly at:

exsespokenword@channelaustin.org

or download the submission form at:

http://www.channelaustin.org/sites/channelaustin.org/files/docs/EXSESpokenWordApplication2009.pdf

Thanks!
Karla
Lead Producer
EXSE Spoken Word Showcase

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Naomi Elizabeth





Jan 9 2009 8:41 PM

This video is an interview of me wherein I explain my thoughts about music and being in a band-
jen





Mar 3 2008 11:11 PM

how are you?

(i graduated and work in a library now)
Sowieso





Jan 2 2008 1:44 PM

Writing the Unthinkable w/Lynda Barry!





Oct 1 2007 7:00 PM

DANG! THANKS +++++ for the BEAUTIFUL comment! We will make sure Lynda gets an eyeful! You rock!
jen





Sep 9 2007 6:16 PM

i was thinking about wandering around the u.s. for a few weeks this winter and visiting people. if i do, texas will be on the list. this is your warning.
Walter Taieb





Aug 20 2007 11:28 PM

AUSTIN KLEON
Have a great week! Please stay in touch.
Walter
jen





Jul 26 2007 2:48 PM

i'd love to come see austin in austin (how old is that joke by now?)
jen





Jul 25 2007 6:51 PM

thanks. you know, i really am bummed that you'll be gone by the time i get there. i have no friends in ohio anymore.
jen





Jul 23 2007 3:58 PM

seriously? boo.

yep, finished the mfa!
jen





Jul 22 2007 12:14 AM

so, when do you move?
also, i'll be living in circleville in august and september. call me if you're in the area.
Bow-Wow





Jul 10 2007 7:00 PM

BOW WOW!

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CARTOON COLLEGE — The Movie





Jul 1 2007 8:36 PM

Photo Sharing and Video Hosting at Photobucket
Karsten





Jun 20 2007 9:12 AM

Thank you for the friend-add. I wish you thousand ideas for comics, art and lyrics - every day. Greetings - Karsten...
Billy Zane in THE MAD





May 23 2007 5:02 PM

Hi friends,

THE MAD was released on DVD yesterday. Please consider checking it out and if you have a second, visit our updated myspace page for reviews and other announcements!

"What Jaws did for the ocean, THE MAD does for beef!" - Gorezone

"THE MAD is even funnier than SLITHER..."
- Horror Yearbook

(sorry if you got this twice...)
New Dimension Studios





May 22 2007 12:06 AM


New Dimension Studios
Barry Eisler





May 11 2007 2:38 AM

Hi, just stopping by to wish you a happy Thursday, and to let you know that the new Rain book, Requiem for an Assassin, comes out on May 22. I'll be on the road for a month promoting it, in the San Francisco Bay Area (Menlo Park, San Mateo, Santa Rosa), Seattle, Ft. Lewis, Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Boulder, Houston, Ft. Hood, Albuquerque, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Carmel (Indianapolis), Bethesda (DC), West Chester (Philadelphia), NYC. Details on my profile page. If you're around for one of these events, come on by -- it would be great to see you!
NK MIKE





May 10 2007 12:21 AM

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Hi my name is Mike, I just wanted to stop by and say Hi.


Grab A Snack Vending


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Max





May 8 2007 11:12 PM


Beautiful. Thanks for the add!- MAX MEAD
Zaldiva Comics





Apr 25 2007 2:09 PM

Hey, AUSTIN KLEON ....Want to become a Zaldiva Comics Affiliate & make 15% on all merchandise ? Its free !!! Just click on the image below....
http://www.zaldiva.com/affiliates/ click below....
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jen





Mar 13 2007 2:11 AM

very cool.
jen





Mar 9 2007 3:19 AM

congrats! both of you- that's awesome. what/where are you studying?
jen





Mar 8 2007 8:51 PM

i had not. i like i like! expect submissions from me. but maybe not till after my thesis show in april. ( i think i'm going to go vomit from stress now. )
jen





Mar 7 2007 5:12 PM

i'm liking these blackout poems. moremoremore!
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