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March 3, 2004

Profile: Ripper1331



Age: 35
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Where do you now live?: Los Angeles
Where would you most like to live?: Los Angeles
Who was your first "hero" in life?: Action Man
What is your favorite thing to do on your day off from work?: Sit in a tiny apartment with poor light and make art
What is your favorite color?: Blue
Who (or what) do you love?: Family , friends, beer and the sound of the cap popping off a spray can (it let's you know something is about to happen even if you don't know what).



Who and/or what are some of your influences?: Growing up punk in the 80's, Hollywood and political iconography and personal ads from trashy LA papers.

What other artists do you most admire?: Klutch because he just does it, Jamie Reid because he made ransom notes into an art form, and the hard working folks over at www.stencilrevolution.com for giving enough advice and tips that anyone can pick a knife and get to work.

How would you describe your art to someone who could not see it?: Weathered and slightly dirty

What other talent would most like to have?: Laser beam eyes like Cyclops would be pretty handy but I would be sitting in empty office within a week so its better I don't have that.

What do you fear the most?: The remaining members of the Grateful Dead and the Doors getting together to make one big horrible dinosaur band that then goes out on tour with the Eagles.

What is your greatest ambition?: To stop the remaining members of the Grateful Dead and the Doors getting together to make one big horrible super dinosaur band by any means possible.

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