Rush (my favorite band-been listening to them for 25 years), Incubus, Porcupine Tree, David Vector, Puya, 311, Dream Theater, Rage Against The Machine, Tsunami Bomb, Paradigm Blue, Tool, The Police, The Pretenders, AC/DC, Living Colour, L7, 9 Inch Nails, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Sevendust, Downset, Kings X, Blondie, KMFDM, Depeche Mode, Blue Man Group, Ultravox
Books
Anything by Harlan Ellison, Franz Kafka, Carl Sagan, Dashiel Hammett, John Kennedy Toole, Kurt Vonnegut, Alex Hailey, Ed Mc Bain...Cat's Cradle, The Demon-Haunted World: Science As A Candle In The Dark, The Fountainhead, A Confederacy Of Dunces, I: Robot, Dangerous Visions, Angry Candy, Spider Kiss, Bio of Malcom X
"Art is supposed to be hard. Art is supposed to be demanding. That's how I feel about it." --Harlan Ellison
"I continue to to learn, gain understanding, and work hard at getting better. If you're not getting better, what are you doing?"--Neil Peart, drummer of Rush
"You have to be willing to fail in public, if you really want to achieve any kind of growth as an artist" --Geddy Lee, bassist/vocalist of Rush
"You always strive for excellence, because to do anything else is a waste of life." --Lucy Lawless
Portrait of Lucy Lawless, March 23, 2004
Medium-Prismacolor pencils
Portrait of Christopher Eccleston, June 22, 2007
Medium-Prismacolor pencils
Portrait of Lucy Lawless, August 26, 2007
Medium-Prismacolor pencils
Portrait of musician David Vector, August 21, 2007
Medium: Prismacolor pencils
Portrait of Zooey Deschanel, December 12, 2007
Medium: Prismacolor pencils
Portrait of Joel Tobeck as the character "Strife" from "Xena: Warrior Princess", July 22, 2007
Medium: Prismacolor pencils
Portrait of Lucy Lawless, April 14, 2008 Medium: Prismacolor pencils
Portrait of musician David Vector, May 11, 2008 Medium-Prismacolor pencils
Portrait of Lucy Lawless, May 26, 2008 Medium-Prismacolor pencils
“We have no Democratic Party. It’s financed by the same millionaires and billionaires as the Republicans." --Kurt Vonnegut
My only professional televison credit-"Autoguard 2000". This was done about 15 years ago. I did some animation and cel painting on this one. It was created by Peter Lauer & my friend Brian Cirulnick for the MTV show called "Liquid Television." There were several sequences done, but this was the only one that made it to air. I'm shaking my head that this old chestnut is floating around in cyberspace. Scary!
The David Vector single "Go", from the album of the same name.
Music Video of the Rush instrumental "YYZ", from their CD, "Moving Pictures". The animation is by Bobby Standridge.
Harlan Ellison-Pay The Writer...From the Ellison documentary "Dreams With Sharp Teeth". WARNING: Strong Language.
Waltz With Bashir-Trailer. This is an animated film by and about Israeli director Ari Folman as a traumatized veteran trying to recover his memories of the first Lebanon War. This film earned a Golden Globe for best foreign language film. It also won an Ophir Award, Israel’s equivalent of the Academy Awards, for best film.
Rush-Beastie Boys Mash-Up, using the Rush tune Tom Sawyer. I thought this was BRILLIANT.
About me:
I'm a writer and occasional illustrator. You can stop by my website TRABAL CREATIONS to read my work. I've posted a couple of illustrations in the "Pics" section you can check out. Below are the outlines of two stories on my site. Click on the story covers to read them.
(novella) Ramon Veldez's life is turned upside down one night on the streets of a tough Jersey City neighborhood. His fate lies in the hands of a stranger who could ultimately be his savior-or his destruction.
(novelette) What are people willing to do in the name of religion? At what cost? What motivates them? Power or faith? The people in this tale are driven to commit horrific acts in the name of religion, with unexpected results. This story was inspired by the author's experiences on September 11, 2001.
The site below contains photos of actress Lucy Lawless I took back in 1997, which are for sale. There are also links to other goodies you might find interesting. A slideshow of some of the photos contained in this collection is right below the link to my site. You can also view the pictures in this slideshow and comment about them in the photos section of this MySpace page.
Never heard of Rush before? Stop by Rush Radio and familiarize yourself with the music of one of the greatest rock bands of all time.
One of my favorite musicians, David Vector, has a fantastic new album out, called "Go". Click on the picture below and stop by to hear the album in its entirety, as well as purchase it. Dave also has an amazing new video for the opening track, called "Go".
Who I'd like to meet: I'd like to meet other writers, illustrators, musicians-any artist. If you're a writer, stop by TRABAL CREATIONS and join a BBS called THE SCRIBE'S CORNER. I'm an administrator on this board, so if you are serious about writing, stop by and sign up!
Click on the banner above to go to Rush's offical site.
DO NOT SEND ME APP INVITES!! ALL APP INVITES WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY DELETED IF SENT TO ME!! NO EXCEPTIONS!! I'm sorry I have to take this measure-but given the amount of malicious software out there (viruses, Trojans and whatnot), I can't take any chances.
