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About Me


I'm Lewis, an Artist-Blacksmith in Louisville, KY. This basically means that I get to spend the day playing with fire, metal, and power tools. If I am careful I can even get paid for doing it. The local public radio interviewed me a couple of years back. (My interview is at the bottom of the list and the audio only seems to work with MS Internet Explorer.) When I grow up I want to travel the world in my steam powered robot (currently seeking funding.)
I have pictures of all my groovy stuff (art-car, historic blacksmith shop, punk rock family, etc.) at Flickr.
I try to write in a blog here. I didn't write in it for a while because I like to deal with some of my personal crap myself instead of dumping it on all of you. "Some of the monkeys pay another monkey to listen to their problems." -- Ernie Cline
I have started writing a bit in my blog again. Mostly pictures of my latest projects and a bit of explanation.
I was married to a lovely gal for 12 years, but it just didn't work out. Our 18 year old son, Marz is taking a year off before he goes to college.
Now that I am single, the ladies should know how I roll. Observe the following:
JUST LIKE THAT! Really.
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My Interests

Let's see, I am in the wrought iron business so I am keen on all kinds of metal work. You can see more pictures at lame website: geocities.com/fciron

also: live music, old stuff, weird stuff, steampunk stuff, funny stuff, neat stuff, keen stuff, sharp stuff, hot stuff (like white and glowy stuff hot,) smushed stuff, art car stuff and dancing.

I'd like to meet:

People who already know me, people who do fun stuff with metal, people who do fun stuff,

Music:

Pirate-vaudeville-klezmer-balkan-punk-proto-jazz-gypsy-latin -madness!!
Now with more accordions! Bandoneons! Concertinas!

Old punk rock type with hippie/country roots so I am open to all kinds of music. I just got a new needle for my turntable so I am back to listening to records. Blues, Jazz, old country , whatever is on vinyl and cheap. I even got some Xavier Cugat.

Or anything to do with accordions of any type.

Movies:

New Favorite Movie: Seven Signs JD Wilkes (you may know his a Colonel JD from the Legendary Shack Shakers) has made an awesome documentary about authentic southern culture. Hopefully it will be on the festival circuit soon.

Fantasy Mission Force!! It's part of the 'Jackie Chan - Triple Punch Collection'. It is anochronistic, weird, every scene is stolen from another movie, and it makes NO DAMN SENSE!! It's a must see.

Also 'Bruce Lee - The Invincible' in which our hero and his master each go mano a mano with a big hairy gorilla who knows Kung Fu! Actual quote "Those monkey's are tough!"

Television:

Under something in the basement.

Books:

Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, James M Cain, Phillip K. Dick, Stanislav Lem, George Orwell, Hunter S. Thompson, William Gibson, Bruce Sterling, Bill Burroughs, Audel's Guides, Machinery's Handbook, Wallace Nutting, Diderot & Dalembert, Rudy Rucker, Neil Gaiman, Neal Stephenson, Lynne Truss, Jonathan Safran Foer, Franz Sals Meyer, Wesley Stace...

Books? Yes, Please!

My Blog

Art Car Tour

.. GETTING TO HOUSTON -- DAY2So I slid out of the truck Thursday morning about 6:30 when it got too bright to sleep. I had packed a big dop kit with my toiletries and a couple of towels, so I grabbed ...
Posted by fciron on Mon, 19 May 2008 02:47:00 PST

Getting on the road

LEAVING FOR THE TOURSome people like to say that they work better under pressure. I think that is an excuse used by those of us who work only under pressure. It is a habit that needs breaking. I have ...
Posted by fciron on Fri, 16 May 2008 03:05:00 PST