Creative brilliance, The animation industry...Been there for about 6 yrs. Its' great to be able to collaborate w/ people who have amazing talent and such amazing ideas. So yeah...love the storytelling process, storyboarding for t.v. animation, new character designs, great writing n' direction, animation books, visual arts in general. I'm a fan of silly sketch, stand up n' improv comedy: SNL...MADD T.V.: Will Sasso, Michael Mcdonald, Chapelle, Alexandra Wentworth, Chris Rock, Conan, Ferrel, Carrey, Sandler, Jack Black, Norm MacDonald, Walken, Stiller, Impressions by Dana Carvey, Bryan Regan. I try ta hit the Improv, IceHouse in Pasadena & the Groundlings in Hollywood whenever I get the chance. Classic n' 90's TRUE Hip Hop culture...which means inclusion of all people...From the East to West Coast of the U.S., From Japan to Europe to the Philippines...Peace, love unity n' havin' fun...so of course I love the battle element ala the cyphers in the Real Hip Hop arena. And I DON'T mean rappin' only: So "some" of the elements n' respective icons arrrrrrre: Dance-Rocksteady Crew, Battle Squad fr. Germany, Electric Boogaloos, Shrimp, Taco, Booyah Tribe, Scheme Team(Chameleon, Koloni, Dags, Brother, Divine), 2for2(Pharcyde b-4 they became the pharcyde, Rhythm Technicians, MopTops, Nasty Habits...who all used to rock at the old L.A. club UNITED NATIONS actually ran by the Zulu Kings/ Graffiti-Real Graff Crews!!! From the Golden Era in the L.A. West...NASA(No Art Survives After, MAK(Midnight Alley Kats), WCA(West Coast Artists), KSN(Keepin' Suckers Nervous, CBS(Cant' Be Stoppped), LOD(Loks On Dope), K2S(Kill To Succeed, TGO(The Gifted Ones), UTI(Under the Influence)/ D.j.s like the original mixmasters from KDAY in L.A., Scratchmatic fr. Cerritos reppin', n' M.C.'s...n' the rare occasion of the human beatbox w/ cats like Razel, bookstores, learning to speak espanol, workin' on the bowlin' game...To know me is to know Eric bowls in a league and does Practice bowlin' 2-3 times a week, I'd like ta travel in the future to Europe n' my roots in the "Philippines", k.p.f.k., k.c.r.w...Pocho hour of Power, Reggae festivals, Bein' by the ocean, Hiking in the Hawaiin countryside whenever I get to go out there, What do I like to eat? Seafood...sushi(Uni, Escolar, Shrimp Boats n' Sweet Shrimp, yum...)...peruvian...n' Korean food, San Diego Comic-Con Intl., Art conventions, walks n' galleries of almost any type & learnin' to play my acoustic guitar whenever I get the chance ta pick it up. Oh, n' fishin' trips w/ my family occasionally. Other than that, I mean as far as people, I get along mostly w/ people who truly are open-minded, inspired, artistic, friendly, comedic n' just people who carry respect n' that positive energy.
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I'd like to meet:
Jolly Souls, Those not quick to judge and...And an iconic image of a Brown Angel
Music:
The music's mixed. From Dark to light, it's alllllllllll tight. A-ight!? Naw, I mean, I like anything you can vybe to. Queens of the StoneAge, Wyclef Jean, Dancehall, Classic-fun n' conscious hip hop, Supernatural...esp. the battles, rare grooves fr. back in the days, vybz cartel, Cumbia, James Brown, Tribe o' Kings, Capleton, 90's Golden Era of Hip Hop...Gangstarr, Nuyorican Soul, etc. I love anything w/ heavy drums that gets your head bobbin' n' body rockin'...Love dancin' to heavy latin percussion. But I'll vybe to anything else...Dark stuff, heavy stuff, electronica, classic Prince n' Sade, a super old rock band called "Sweet" w/ songs Fox on the Run n' Action, Felix da Housecat, The Sounds, System of a Down, Classic Ozzy, Pantera, Carmena Burana's O' Fortuna, I like it all. Anything that's gets me inspired to move my mind, body or pencil, I'm rockin'.
Movies:
V for Vendetta, Kong, Harold n' Maude, Lush life, Gangs of New York, Spring...Summer...Fall...Winter, Amores Perros, Spanglish, Last of the Mohicans, The Thomas Crown affair, Legends of the Fall, The Professional, La Femme Nikita, Underworld 1, The Incredibles, Cars, Wanderers, Warriors, Vampire Hunter D's Bloodlust, Blade series, Lone Wolf n' Cub series, Zatoichi, Master o' the Flying Guillotine, Enter the Dragon, The O.G. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Style Wars, Phantasm, Battle Beyond the Stars, Casino, Mafia n' Gangster films, War, Kingpin, Hero, Lucas, Rudy, High Roller(Stu Ungar Story), Seaching for Bobby Fisher, Flame of Barbary Coast, Higher Learning, Philip Seymour Hoffman, comedy, etcet....
Television:
Inside the Actor's Studio, Headcase, the Directors, Chapelle, Chris Rock, Pro Bowlers Association Tour, Saturday Night Live, Conan O' Brian, MAD TV, the World Olympics, And all the cage battle stuff...UFC's, Extreme Fighting, etc.
Books:
Right now...books on Espanol. :) But generally, books on animation, art, drawing, film, scriptwriting, storyboarding, comedy, dalai lama n' inspirationn' some Gnomon workshop Dvds thrown in there. I got lots O' books. :)
Heroes:
Awwww mann...There's just too many. Too many chicks n' dudes for too many situations for so many reasons. There's so many heroes, there's just so many heroes, there's just so many heroes...................................yo. :) I can't even start yo. Know what I mean YO? I admire a lot o' people. Hmmm...to name someone: Dave Chapelle(Just check out his interview on Inside the Actor's Studio-Done.) Oh, n' thanks for readin' my dee-scripe-shee-ownzzz... :)
