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Hateball

I wanna fight, fuck and destroy like they used to!

About Me


"Ween Smoking Pregnant Nun" by 8Ball.
A 20" x 26" print of this is available for sale.
"Social Distortion" by 8Ball.
A 20" x 26" print of this is available for sale.
Growing up both in Northern and Southern California, I now currently reside in Austin, TX. Reason I moved here is to focus on my two main forms of artwork: Screaming in my Hardcore/Punk band "ME vs. EVERYBODY" and doing poster art. You can check out some of my poster design work below OR you can look HERE. You can check out my my band's website HERE or you can add it to your myspace profile HERE.
I'm generally a nice, funny person, although I wouldn't advise fucking with me...It's just not a good idea.
P.S. Don't add me if you don't want to talk...I'm kinda weird like that. I'm creative and I expect those I talk to..to have the same ambition and mantra.
2008 is going to be a banner fucking year for 8Ball. No shit. I recently moved into a 2000sq foot warehouse that's going to be housing all of my upcoming projects. I'm throwing myself headfirst into screenprinting this year and my goal is to do 75+ posters by year's end, as well as a bunch of art prints. I also plan on touring in the Spring AND Fall with "ME vs. EVERYBODY", throwing different musical showcases and gallery events at the warehouse every other month, more travel, and generally to live every artist's dream: To live comfortably doing their craft. Any stragglers or obstacles that attempt to derail this process will be promptly discarded and left in my fucking wake; bet on it.
I believe that life itself is a struggle and that struggle is to achieve what someone wants in life. There are so many things that oppress people and I firmly believe it's one's DUTY to resist and fight for what you believe in and to fight for those who can't fight for themselves (No, this isn't an anti-abortion rant; I'm pro-choice). I repect those who appreciate what they have but I cannot STAND those who allow themselves to be taken advantage of and sit in complancency while they are being steamrolled. It's your life and it's time to take charge.

My Interests

Touring with my band.
Travelling.
Collecting tattoos.
Drinking.
Bizarre, rough, violent sex.
Screaming.
Making others laugh and feel good about themselves.
Punk.
Conspiracy Theories.
Freedom.
Female photographers.
Debaucherous shenanigans.
Thought-inspiring conversation.
Anything to do with War...especially WWII.
Making rock posters.
Video games...especially online gaming. I'm currently hooked on Call of Duty 2. Nothing better than killing Nazis.

(dis)interests:
People with no self-esteem who are lazy, greedy, ignorant, self-absorbed, full of shit, and exploit others.
Bad cops.
Religion.
Bullshit politicians.
Television.
Corporate interests.
Liars.
Mindless followers.
People who can't take a "punch" (either physically/verbally/emotionally).
Musicals...believe it or not.
PEOPLE WHO WASTE MY MUTHAFUCKIN' TIME!

I sing in the oldschool hardcore punk band "ME vs. EVERYBODY". Good stuff. You can listen to us at http://www.mevseverybody.com

YahooID=MEVSEVERYBODY

Otherwise, I'm pretty fucking blunt. I make no bones about what I believe in and who I am (except for the sake of humor). If you want to pussyfoot around, I suggest you take your games to someone with less of a brain and more time on their hands. Don't waste my life, I won't waste yours. "WYSIWYG"

I'd like to meet:

Anybody who is interesting! All types of eclectic people intrigue me and I'm always impressed by people who have their shit together. Fun people are always welcome in my book. You want to be buddies? Fine with me...Just don't expect a carriage ride through Central Park..after all, this IS the internet, right? You get what you give. Since I AM a poster designer, I'm always looking for models for subjects to use in rock/punk posters. If you ever feel like collaborating, drop me a line. As always, my posters are for sale so if you'd like to buy some or work out a trade, again, drop me a line. Oh yeah, anybody who can basically sum up the entire series run of X-Files for me, you're a pal. I still don't understand that shit.

Music:

God, there is so much crap I like. Of course, I dig punk, hardcore, some metal, classical, fast jazz, old school blues, noise, ambient mood music, etc. Some stuff off the top of my head: Black Flag, Battalion of Saints, Negative Approach, Los Dryheavers, GBH, Discharge, Poison Idea, BGK, Wasted Youth, Dwarves, Zeke, Clutch, Motorhead, Public Enemy, Ice Cube, Complete Control, Krum Bums, 46 Short, New Bomb Turks, Cro-Mags, High On Fire, Dr. Know, Cliff Martinez, Main, Melvins, World Burns To Death, Genocide SS, The Hookers, DEAD-fucking-STOP!!!! You get the idea. If it's loud, lots of low end, fast, gets me in the mood to move, or noisy moody tunes, then chances are I'll dig it.

If you don't have Black Flag somewhere in your heart, chances are, you and I ain't goin anywhere.

Movies:

Blade Runner, A Clockwork Orange, Taxi Driver...Pretty much any Sci-Fi, Horror/Zombie, and War movies. Oh, and porn as well. How can you not like porn?!?

Television:

I hardly watch any TV. If I do, it's usually for movies, war documentaries, or cartoon network. Most of it is bullshit anyways with mindless drivel being forcefed into your brain. There's already tons of crap in there, why does anyone need more useless stuff? However, "BAND OF BROTHERS" is as good as it gets.

Books:

I'm on the internet all day, I get plenty of reading from there. However, I am a heavy supporter of AK Press. I suggest checking them out. Oh yeah, I have a couple posters in THE ART OF MODERN ROCK!

Just look under the glossary for '8Ball'. I'm famous! woo hoo!
I'll also have some artwork in the upcoming rock-poster book "FISTFUL OF ROCK" put out by Sal from ELECTRIC FRANKENSTEIN.

Heroes:

Chuck D. Gary Oldman. Ridley Scott. WWII Vets. Nurses. Those who believe in themselves and take it as far as they can go.

My Blog

You dont like Austin?

Apparently, there is a trend of people who have moved to Austin and have decided all of a sudden they don't like Austin. Like it "just done treated 'em wrong". These are the people who swore up a...
Posted by Hateball on Sat, 18 Oct 2008 03:36:00 PST

Hell Fuckin YEAH!

Guess who just hooked up making 3 seperate posters for 3 seperate show dates of the return of The Butthole Surfers?? THIS GUY, THAT'S WHO!! http://img525.imageshack.us/my.php?image=weirdstacheij7.jpg. ..
Posted by Hateball on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:26:00 PST

Whoever said..

...that making posters is easy, was sorely mistaken. I'm currently stuck on one I'm doing right now and it's a pain in the ass. I still have to do the actual printing of it and such but goddamn....I'm...
Posted by Hateball on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 09:15:00 PST

AUSTIN: Need Help.

I'm pretty much homeless.  I'm looking for someone who needs a roommate or has a cheap studio for rent.  Has to be within 5 miles of downtown as I have no transportation to get to my job. I'...
Posted by Hateball on Wed, 20 Aug 2008 05:12:00 PST

hey! its the 8 of the 8 of the 8th of the 8th...gotta say something...

I currently want to kill a lot of people. Just remove them from the populace. They're worthless sacks of decaying shit. I mean it sounds odd and somewhat brutal but it's not like I'm the only one thin...
Posted by Hateball on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 08:07:00 PST

My girl is rad...

Some of you may or may not know my girl...she does 666 photography (666photography.com)... She is a very busy woman and while her and I live different lives, we still love each other and try to make e...
Posted by Hateball on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:56:00 PST

... under the radar for awhile...Summer '07

Not in the mood to talk... Call me if you KNOW me....otherwise, talk to you in a few months... Please leave me alone....
Posted by Hateball on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 05:34:00 PST

Out of town: California Dec 1st - 14th

I'll be in the Monterey area from Dec 1st to the 14th hanging out with my mom and visiting friends. I also may be renting a car while I'm there so the possibility of a SoCal or SF visit is a very dist...
Posted by Hateball on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:28:00 PST

Out of town: Toronto - Aug. 16-21

I'll be out of Austin and into Toronto from Wednesday, August 16 through Monday, the 21st. I will be actually there on business regarding Canada's own Pillow Fight League (www.myspace.com/pillowfightl...
Posted by Hateball on Tue, 15 Aug 2006 01:58:00 PST

The End.

The nice guy that I can be is about to disappear. I'm tired of cowtowing to people. I've been nice enough for the past few years. I've been tellin you all how much I can be a complete asshole but nobo...
Posted by Hateball on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 03:36:00 PST