Lately I've been creating tons of new projects to work on, and been busy with all of my old ones. Sleep isn't really something on my agenda unless i really need it.
I spend most of my time traveling around the planet doing this performance thing called the Lost Film Fest [ www.lostfilmfest.org ]. Basically, if you like pranks on corporations, and you really hate George W. Bush, you'd love what I do. I set up a video projector and laptop in the center of a room and tell stories in between a bunch of the rowdiest anti-authoritarian pranks on corporations and "the man" .. Damn "the man!", I say.
I also started and co-direct a booking agency for politically oriented film and speakers with my darling best friend Liz and run it with my other friends Adam and Matt. It's called the Evil Twin Booking Agency [ www.eviltwinbooking.org ]. We book tours for Lost Film Fest, but also folks like The Yes Men, Peter Young, Dead Prez, Pras Michel, Beehive Collective, Rhizome Collective, and films like The Weather Underground, The Corporation, Who Killed The Electric Car, and over 100 other interesting things.
A few friends and myself are starting a DVD distribution/ Social Networking experiment called Hollywood Can Suck It www.HollywoodCanSuckIt.org ] here you can find all kinds of political doc's on DVD, but also post your own videos and blogs and stuff. Unlike myspace it's not owned by the same parent company as Fox News. The project is still alive but going slowly. Our first release is Alison Murray's TRAIN ON THE BRAIN (with an awesome soundtrack by Beck).
I've been doing a label called Bloodlink for a really long time, but I'm not so active with it these days.[ www.bloodlink.com ] I've put out releases by An Albatross, Robotnicka, chromelodeon, chokehold, groundwork, Julia Frail, Atom And His Package, milemarker, and a bunch of others. I guess it was kind of an influential label in the 1990's in terms of political hardcore. If anyone wants to help me with putting together a bloodlink site with tons of photos, video, mp3's and other crap get in touch. Make Your Own Noise! yay!
I've been vegan for 19 years, and play the guitar, accordion, piano, trumpet, and whistle. My house is crammed full of art and knick knacks. It's like a museum of ephemera.
I just recently purchased a building in West Philadelphia that used to be a blacksmith stable. My friends and I are going to turn it into a sustainable structure over the coming year...greywater and rainwater reclaimation/collection, living roof, power from gasification and a stirling engine, passive solar energy, reused materials...If you'd like to help out when you come through town please let me know.
I love meeting new people. My goal this year is to learn one new skill a day. Last year I spent a bunch of time learning German. I want to learn arabic and japanese next though I've been super busy.
I don't wear underwear when going through airline security. Hurrah!!
For the past few years I've been running a project called The ReDefinery which manages the national grassroots campaigns for indie films (The Corporation, Future Of Food, Wassup Rockers, Sierra Leone's Refugee All Stars), organic/fair-trade/organic products (Steaz Organic Beverages), and fun oddities (TV B Gone). If you have a cool project, band, or film that I like, I may be able to help support your efforts.
