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About Me

Yrik Max Valentonis (a.k.a. Max Lizard) is a writer and cartoonist whose work has appeared in many magazines, e-zines, radio broadcasts (Soundstage www.wmnf.org), art exhibitions, and the anthologies: Animal Blessings and Divided Again. He is a graduate of the University of South Florida (B.A.) and Naropa College (M.F.A.), he lives in Florida with his wife, their son, and a dog that is just too slobbery. He has taught Don Jitsu Ryu and Tae Kwon Do martial arts, still has a day job, self-publishes the magazines ASYM for kids and Maximum Lizard for adults through his website http://www.valentonis.comAnd is a PIRATE (hunter) at the Florida Pirate Fair www.piratefair.com

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

William Kotzwinkle, Thomas Pynchon, Stephen-Paul Martin, Kinky Friedman, Michael Kasper, Wiley, Mike Peters, Richard Sala, Nick Bantock, Clive Barker, Tim Burton, Brian Froud, Danny Elfman, Henry Rollins, John "Rotten" Lydon, Jello Biafra, Mike Ness

My Blog

To Boldly Go at the West Tampa Center for the Arts

The Experimental Skeleton Group and The West Tampa Center for the Arts presents "To Boldly Go", an exhibition of art that explores the original Star Trek television series. The exhibition features ...
Posted by on Fri, 15 May 2009 20:32:00 GMT

Frequent contributor plus one

I always LOVE letting everyone know when Ive been PUBLISHED and this is no exception. I have had a CARTOON published. And it warms my HEART when I get to be published in several issues by the same ma...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:02:00 GMT

Time well spent with my wife ...

The Twelve Days of FloridaOn the first day of Florida my true love gave to me a Pink Flamingo by a Palm tree.On the second day of Florida my true love gave to me two coconuts and a Pink Flamingo by a ...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Dec 2008 20:21:00 GMT

REvolutionary

can a person get charged with drunk & disorderly in their own livingroom? does it count as public intoxication if the door is wide open? would it be lewd and lacivious if all the person is wearing...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:19:00 GMT

This Weekend, Nov 21 - 23

"Print this out and bring with you for $2 off."
Posted by on Wed, 19 Nov 2008 04:26:00 GMT

FWD: Florida Pirate Festival is upon Us!!!

Florida Pirate Festival is upon Us!!!When: November 21, 22, and 23 10AM  8PMWhere: Vinoy Park in Downtown St.PetersburgIt be dat time o' the year again & for Florida pirate festival to bring you and ...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:14:00 GMT

New publication

My poems "Lost in Urban Landscaping 19: wandering eye" "Lost in Urban Landscaping 34: Imprint" "Road" "Cosmic Yesterday - Summer Romance (26 August 2003)" are included in the current issue of ...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:16:00 GMT

Safety Harbor Renaissance Night

I joined the Florida Pirate Festival this year. http://piratefair.com/ Now that they have me, they have been trying to teach me how to act and stage fight. They have cast me as Captain Henry Jennings...
Posted by on Wed, 17 Sep 2008 03:16:00 GMT

MashUp

I have a problem staying off stages. It started recently. No, that's not it. This problem goes back a long time. An old friend mentioned to me that I have always been the center of attention person. I...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:39:00 GMT

Do you want to be a Pirate?

The Florida Pirate Festival has announced:   Make-Up Auditions for Florida Pirate Festival will be August 9, 2008 ,10:00am at War Veteran's Memorial Park in the Field on the right just before She...
Posted by on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMT