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According to a Babalow in Cuba who gave a message to my friend, Roberto, to pass on to me, I am a natural son of Elegguá, the Trickster
FOR MY PERFORMANCE RESUME (should you be looking for an actor, emcee, performer, etc...) JUST CLICK HERE
23
For more on the ORIGINAL & FIRST movie titled “23†click the image above!! I'm somewhat biased when it comes to this film as I'm in it - aside from that (or in spite of-LOL!) it's an excellent Canadian short film!
"23" is currently available to rent from HAPPY BATS CINEMA in Vancouver, BC, and can be found under their “Canadian Shorts†section. They are located at 198 E. 15th Ave. (just off Main St. on 15th), so check it out when ya get the chance. HAPPY BATS CINEMA is also, in my opinion, the finest movie rental shop in the entire city with selections of hard to find material, a staff that is both incredibly knowledgeable & kind, plus Corey & Erica the owners participate in most of the film-related events going on in Vanocuver!
FOR A SAMPLE OF SOME OF THE WORK I'VE DONE IN B.C. HIGHSCHOOLS WORKING WITH STUDENTS TO COMBINE POETRY, ART, & PHOTOGRAPHY THAT BEST REPRESENT WHAT THEIR CITY NEANS TO THEM, VISIT CATALYST FOR CHANGE - ARTSTARTS IN SCHOOLS
Here are 3 of my fave people in the entire world plus one of the most beaautiful families ever - Mamma Ru, lil' Isak, & Daddy Markus! They be my family away from family - love ya, folks!
So, one thing I never mentioned on my profile until recently is that I'm an adopted fella who is fortunate enough to've found & become friends with my birth mother, Ruth Janes who is also an incredibly talented artist. I come by it honestly - that combination of nature & nurture I supose, as my parents (adoptive) always support me in all of my artistic endeavors, and the talent itself is in my blood!! For my bio-mom's art, click here .
Both my sis & I are adopted from different families, and we both have met our birth folks (me, just my mon - her, both mom & dad) and my story turned out for the better. THese things don't always play out as well as one would wish! Ruth (my bio mom) and I, from our first phone conversation years ago which must've lasted for 6 hours or so, became immediat friends, and we still talk almost every day! Granted, our subject matters differ greatly art-wise, but she sure can weild a brush & pen, as can her sonny boy!
SLIDESHOW OF MY ARTWORK
FOR MORE OF MY ARTWORK VISIT
SwankHipster GalleryWell I know karate, Voodoo too
I'm gonna make myself available to you
I don't need no make up
I got real scars
I got hair on my chest
I look good without a shirt
Well I don't lose my composure
In a high speed chase
Well my friends think I'm ugly
I got a masculine face
I got some dragstrip courage
I can really drive a bed
I'm gonna change my name
To Hannibal or maybe
Just Rex
Change my name to Hannibal
Or maybe just Rex
I'm gonna drive all night
Take some speed
I'm gonna wait for the sun
To shine down on me
I cut a hole in my roof
In the shape of a heart
~Tom Waits
"To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge."
- Copernicus
To get to know me a wee bit better, feel free to visit the two sites below. The first is my "other" myspace profile chock full 'o my artwork, known as the "SwankHipster Gallery" (I have a friend who always refers to me as the "swankhipster"...not my idea!). The other is my personal website. SWANKHIPSTER GALLERY T-PAUL.COM
When ya scroll down a bit more, you can get more of an idea as to who I am and all, but I promise ya, you'll have the biggest amount of fun with all of the links I have on my profile!
Im one hell of a lucky fella who Emcees many a show in B.C.! The folks I like workin most with for very obvious reasons) are the gang of gals and the production team of CHAZ ROYAL BURLESQUE !
I love information as much as I dig on sharing it, and this is where I do it the most. So, you're visiting my page (and, in effect - me, I suppose) and ya have oodles of time on your hands, right? No? Make some! Ya won't be sorry. See - I'm a real LINK freak, which, for you, means possible hour upon potential hour of clickin' through my profile's links 'til your fingers bleed! See - everything I have here under all of the typical myspace headers like "ABOUT ME" or "MUSIC" and "MOVIES" I've been careful to link to a site that'll fill ya in on that specific things like shows, flicks, and books that I dig on. Also, most images here will take ya somewhere else if ya click 'em...cool, huh? Yes - you could be here all day and NEVER tire of the boundless info! Say ya wanted to know about one of my favorite films, like...oh...well, there are sooo many - okay - "Curtis's Charm" , or "Frank Miller's SIN CITY" - the info is all in the click, cat! Maybe ya like the same books that I favor, like "Geek Love" by Kathrine Dunn, or, Mikhail Bulgakov's "the Master and Margarita" and ya wanted to read a lil' bit more about it - now's your chance!!! My music tastes may surprise you with their diversity, from jazz, punk, rockabilly, to good country and more - musicians like Tom Waits or the DEADCATS , and a bit 'o KURT WEILL & Ella Fitzgerald tossed in the mix. It's a whack 'o stuff to digest, so visit any time, 'kay?
Have fun, dig the rebop, and ooze into place and swing back sway into some serious link play!
T.Paul
a.k.a.
SwankHipster
I am a serious cinephile, with well over 600 films in my collection, so I ya like to talk 'bout good flick, drop me a line!
FOR MORE ON THE MOVIES I REALLY DIG, VISIT MY PROFILE AT THE IMDB MOVIE DATABASE SITE
It is the world's single largest movie database chock full of cinematic wisdoms and cheessey "B" poop, so have fun! You can join on up, post movie reviews, get all educated on directors and actors, and all of that fun jazz!
New Myspace group…
T.PAUL’S ARTWORLD!
(click image to visit group)
If you have any art or performance gigs comin’ up that you’d like to post, there are spaces for you to do so. This is as much about my 'myspace' friends who are artists as it is 'bout my art!
Oh - If you have any art or performance gigs comin’ up that you’d like to post, there’s a space for you to do so. If you just wanna drop in and see what’s new with my gigs, paintings, and so on – you’re welcome to pop on by, join up, and say hello!
Vintage-style
"Wild One" type
gas attendant caps available!
For all of the rockabilly & greaser Kats n Kittens out there...
For those whove looked but never found em Good news! - I make those fantastic (and next to impossible to find!) vintage-style gas attendant caps that were popularized in films like "THE WILD ONE". What better way to accessorize that wardrobe consisting of bucket cuff dungarees, plain white rolled sleeved tee-shit, engineer boots, and slick jacket?
They are available in a selection of colours from black, bone (a very light beige-ish colour), cream, pink and white. The caps are waterproof and have a slight stiffness to the, which allows them to be shaped when worn, but are still pliable enough to tuck away in your pocket. The bills are either in a shiny patent leather type black, or in a black matte finish.
To order a cap fit to your specifications, please contact me via my email address with your hat size or head measurements (around the head at the top of the ears to the top of the forehead) and we can go from there!
IF YOU WOULD LIKE A LOGO, NAME, OR IMAGE ADDED (with acrylic paint almost anything can be done or created for you!), there will be an additional charge on top of the initial ($65.00) price of the hat.
I can be contacted through my profile or my website at T-PAUL.COM if youre interested!
See ya 'round,
T.Paul
One of my great passions in life is painting (aside from writing, performing, emceeing, and all 'o that other jazz!) so if ya wanna see more of what I do, click the pic below to visit the SwankHipster Gallery
My most recent pieces - Portraits of Isak
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I have some difficulty with the lines between who I am and what I do as they're so intertwined,so if this profile comes accross as a messy melange of "Hello - this is me!" and shameless self promotion, it's only 'cause the lines are so bloody blurred in my own view. It ain't due to any sort of arrogance at all ~ on the contrary ~ I overcompensate sometimes 'cause I'm not always that sure of myself! LOL! I'm not much of a drinker, my social life consists mostly of gig-related things, I'm somewhat awkward at times, very straight forward and blunt to a fault, and a generally accepting and compassionate guy. the rest you can read about if'n you're still interested.
my kat LUCKY'S profile
(click pic to say "hey" to him!)
Who am I, who am I, who am i well, a poet, producer, side show barker, low brow spoken word artist, spazz, greasy lil' monkey, fun lovin' lover...a romantic realist, I suppose...
FAVE THINGS
*cooking!!! visit my recipe group "GOOD EATS SERVED HERE" !
*watching fantastic live music/cabaret/vaudeville/sideshow gigs when Im not performing in them
*bebop & hardbop jazz
* believer in the traditions and teachings of If the Afro-Cuban form of what's best known as Santeria or Voudon
* low brow art
*old, strong poster designs like saul bass' work (all the hitchcock posters - west side story etc...)
*cheesey pulp fiction novels & particularly the great cover designs
*bad puns...i mean really bad puns!
*solid rockabilly & psychobilly music
* scrabble !
* my sharkskin suit collection
* simple pleasures
* anything timeless and classic
*purely amazing, hot, fun, raw sex!
* honesty and forthrightness
*photography
*painting, sketching, illustrating
*being onstage! emceeing amazing shows!
*GOOD musicals (cabaret, sweet charity, chicago, west side story, the producers)
*i love kitsch!!!!
*children's laughter
*collecting: dice, old playing cards, vintage lamps, side show paraphenalia,shoes (vintage), books of all kinds, masks, strange ornaments (glittery devil's head, odd ceramic figurines, wooden roosters and the like), vintage posters and tons of other stuff!
*cinema noir
* cinema vrit
*cinema neo-noir
*great indie flix
* the constant coincidence- like non-coincidences that life presents, one after another after another always the right time; the right place
* the clean, fresh look & feel of a new haircut
* the smell of a good hair pomade
* the astounding summarizations of moments, lifetimes & experiences richly whipped into good poetry
* all of the warm and passionate smoochin & huggin that goes with love or just plain fun lust!
* devouring books of all kinds as if they were sweet, ripe, nutritious fruits
* facilitating the artistic endeavours of others
* the touch of a loving hand
* smiling randomly at people, disarming them completely
* MUSIC! the sound of life!
* engaging, stimulating converstaions
* the scent of a babys head (maple syrupy, icing sugar, soapy clean-like)
* the satisfying sensuality of a flavouful meal
* rain...real rain with drops all thick & heavy & thunder & lightning
* the horror/beauty of Las Vegas
* straight from the belly/heart laughter
* the smooth lines & boss looks of classic cars
* under used words & phrases like nifty, boss, the cats pyjamas, the bees knees
* breaking barriers
* surprising myself
* writing as if with a painbrush, painting as if with a violin, spilling inky music out of the end of a pen
* positive & optimistic realists who maintain a certain safe amount of humorous cynicism
learning, absorbing, adapting -i am a polymorph...an adaptable creature by nature, slipping in and out from beneath a multitude of different hats that will have me emceeing a Ska & Punk show one moment, performing vaudeville/burlesque/cabaret gigs, and a posh award's dinner the next - i am here to learn and to absorb and reflect and to be reflected
Me at 4 years old - my cowboy b-day & my frst horse ride! yeeeehaw!!!!
My mom & day back in the day - lovely couple, huh?
My My biological folks on the left - Ruth & Bruce!
Two of my favorite kids, Lilah Skye and Kieran with Uncle Paulie
So, I'm a Libra, born in the Chinese Zodiac's year of thesnake, and my element is wood. More on that below...
Diplomatic and popular, the Snake has the sensual art of seduction down. This Sign is an interesting mix of gregariousness paired with introversion, intuitive reasoning paired with savvy business skills. Snakes are considered to be lucky with money and will generally have more than enough to live life to the fullest, regardless of how important it considers money to be; this may be due to the fact that Snakes tend to be rather tight with cash. They're not stingy, they're simply more mentally than physically active. Snakes tend to hang back a bit in order to analyze a situation before jumping into it. Their charming, seductive quality actually belies a rather retiring nature; this Sign is perfectly happy to spend the whole day curled up with a good book and, thus, can be mislabeled as being lazy.
The Snake is somewhat insecure deep down and tend to be a rather jealous, possessive lover, behavior that can end up alienating loved ones. Despite these less-than-stellar tendencies, however, the Snake often proves irresistible and is a generous, loving partner.. Slightly dangerous and disarmingly smart, the Snake's philosophical and intuitive mind generally supersedes logic in favor of feelings and instinct. Snakes will rely on their own gut reactions and intuitions before turning to others for suggestions. This makes this Sign a great hand in any business venture, possessing the caution and smarts needed to get ahead.
Snakes are hard workers (when they see good reason to be!) and are possessed of a keen intelligence. Snakes have incredible follow-through, once they get going, and they expect the same from others. Thus, their coworkers and employees had best stay on their toes, lest they anger the Snake and suffer its poisonous bite!
In general, of course, Snakes are generous and genteel, charming and appealing. Snakes must try to learn humility and to develop a stronger sense of self. Once Snakes realize that confidence comes from within, they will finally be comfortable in their own skin.
The most compatible match for a Snake is the Rooster or the Ox.
ME, WAYYY BACK IN THE DAYS OF BAD HAIR & DOIN' THE GREATEST SUMMER JOB EVER - SELLING dICKIE dEE ICE CREAM - WHAT A BLAST IT WAS! QUITE THE FRO, HUH? THAT'S WHAT MY HAIR DOES IF I DON'T DEAL WITH IT!