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Russ

Rootbeer days: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow

About Me

Like a dictionary propping up a short table leg.

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Mack and the boys of the Palace Flophouse.

Music:

Tom Waits, The Shins, Whiskeytown, Wilco, Sogumo Acacia Band, Dean Martin, Talking Heads, Weezer, Beach Boys (Brian Wilson Era), Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Leonard Cohen, Old 97's, Johnny Cash, The Postal Service, The Suede Chain, Space Hog, Led Zeppelin, Seeed, Etta James, TV on the Radio, Modest Mouse, Gorillaz, Violent Femmes, Sonny Rollins, Miles Davis, Billy Bragg, The Urban Blight Players, Blind Melon, others...

Movies:

Waking Life, Wes Anderson Films, The Seventh Seal, 12 Angry Men, Princess Bride, The Christopher Guest and company mocumentaries, Ameile, Road to El Dorado, anything with the Muppets...

Television:

Macrovision is far superior.

Books:

Cannery Row, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Art Since 1940, Drawings and Watercolors of Egon Schiele

Heroes:

Theseus, Edward Teach, Mark Twain

My Blog

Jors and Rust on shelves!

The books have arrived!!!!  Thanks so much for everyone coming out Friday night.  I had a great time and I hope everyone else did too!  Bad Folk and The Monads were super rocking and Mr...
Posted by Russ on Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:35:00 PST

Tonight...tonight

Howdy All,   Well, it's been one hectic week, I'll tell ya, but it's winding down now.  Just a few hours before the Jors and Rust comic release.  I've tried to touch base with as many p...
Posted by Russ on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 12:45:00 PST

Jors and Rust at Off Broadway

Check here for some more updates!  Thanks.
Posted by Russ on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:57:00 PST

Some New Stuff

Hey Everybody, Finally!!!  The book is at the printer and I should be getting the proof early next week.  If everything is good, then the books will be out with the launch date of the new y...
Posted by Russ on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 06:30:00 PST

Blogicbook

So, I've decided to move away from myspace as far as my professional work goes.  I'll just keep this space for personal stuff like:   Today I had a hangnail.  Owie.   You know, stu...
Posted by Russ on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 03:23:00 PST

Jors and Rust Chapter One Sample

So, like I've said before, everyday inches ever closer to having the book  on a few shelves out there as well as a way to buy it online.  I'm going to post a few pages from it here so that y...
Posted by Russ on Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:39:00 PST

More Jors and Rust Soon

Hey everybody.  I just laid the last pencils to the first issue of Jors and Rust.  I've been working on it for the last month and a half and am pleased to announce that it's not long before ...
Posted by Russ on Thu, 20 Sep 2007 12:52:00 PST

L'oca del Korea

I do most of my drawing at a little coffee shop called "Contata."  The owner is a really nice guy and only plays classical and opera.  He usually gives me free drinks and cleans up my penc...
Posted by Russ on Mon, 15 May 2006 01:46:00 PST

Did you know?

Was everyone aware that I'm friends with some amazing people?  I really am.  I'm very lucky.  Just look around at my friends' bios, blogs, and pics.  I think they could and will ch...
Posted by Russ on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 05:49:00 PST

Good Deed? You Be the Judge

So, I was heading to Lotte Mart (the Korean equivalent of a Walmart or K-Mart) on my break to buy some Pine Juice ("pine" is what Koreans call "pineapple."  I'm sure actual "pine juice" woul...
Posted by Russ on Thu, 02 Mar 2006 03:14:00 PST