Hawkins Wright grew up in the mean streets of Seoul, South Korea. At the age of 9 Hawkins was sentenced to 15 years in a labor camp for assaulting penguins at the Seoul Aquarium. He escaped his captors on the eve of his trial by building a blunt club out of loaded guns, hunting knives and a towel that he found in his holding cell. He treatened to bludgen the provincial mayor if he was not granted asylum in the United States. He was instead offered the opportunity to work full-time at the Peruvian Penguin Sanctuary/Rectory in Lima, Peru. He declined by placing a cherry blossom on the mayor's head, loosening the mayor's tie then liberally coating the mayor with blows from the makeshift weapon. He made way on foot, pausing only to sleep, and sample the continent's selection of Lemon/Lime sodas. By the age of 13 Hawkins had been exposed to the worst of the Asian underworld. He was begining to sprout whiskers and decided it was high time he return to his homeland. With the help of a semi-domesticated baboon and a sporty mo-ped, Hawkins traversed the backroads of Korea in search of the Mayor who he had savagely beaten so many years before. He found him, frail, twisted, and scab-covered. Hawkins attempted to make amends through a ritual dance and many gifts, including parsely, Teddy Pendergrass albums, a coo-coo clock, several yards of Fruit Roll-up, and a praying mantis. The former provincial mayor rejected all gifts and the ritual dance. He asked simply that Hawkins sit with him by the lake. Hawkins, eager to make things right, readily agreed. He followed the mayor to a small cherry tree where they found shade. The mayor told Hawkins of all that had happened to him since they had last met. His story was one of wonder, cruelty, elves, Pepsi bottling factories, racial disunity and great turmoil. Hawkins did not yet know how to love his fellow man, and turned away. The mayor gently laughed. Hawkins looked at the mayor who now had a cherry blossom perched upon his head. "It fell from the tree." explained the mayor. He continued, "That day you saved my life." "I don't understand." muttered Hawkins. "It is all very simple," said the mayor. Just then a large-ish fish jumped from the water and swallowed the mayor whole. The fish flopped back into the water and swam off. Hawkins called after him, but the fish did not understand Korean. Hawkins held vigil over the spot for 90 days. On the 90th day, the mayor's daughter brought Hawkins a cup of broth and an People magazine as was her bi-weekly tradition -- but this time she also brought a guitar. Hawkins taught himself to play in the Swiss Rabbinical tradition, but soon discovered that the normal way is good too.
The mayor's daughter offered her bed to Hawkins, but he politely declined by presenting her with the tail of a beast, as was the tradition. The beautiful daughter understood and set him on his way to America. Unfortunately, the baboon Hawkins was traveling with ate the sporty mo-ped and ran off to find his real parents in France, but that is another story all together. Hawkins arrived in America penniless, luckily he had many 100 dollar bills. He quickly found provisions to be plentiful and decided to take up residence in the Ted Stevens International Airport. It was here that Hawkins learned the truth about cats and dogs, by watching the Jeanine Garafalo, Uma Thurman film "The Truth About Cats and Dogs." After nearly six years in the airport Hawkins decided to see what was outside the confines of the terminal. Although the wind bitterly tore through his loose fitting garments, Hawkins walked to Mid-Town Anchorage and rented a house with Danny Jones and Ezra Gibson. It is here that he lives and crafts memorable, well-crafted songs about love, life and the brotherhood of all men.Biographer - Ezra M. Gibson
