N. Paine, Get Down, CRC

Nick Paine agrees Get Down is the perfect subject for our Duncan. When you hug him good-bye, you can feel his intense strength and power, but his eyes bespeak someone with noble ideals and compassion. Our biker Macbeth story is gradually coming into focus.


This bike has been down some rough roads and is owned by a colorful character. It's definitely got a soul of its own. It's for sale. BikerCHEF is currently looking for the right mechanical steed. I think I found it.

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Whenever I travel I like to check out the cooking schools in the area. Everyplace has it own stamp in terms of cooking. I make a quick study, then store it away for future use. It's all about the green chile in this part of our great country.

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We've changed the title yet again. I couldn't live with myself trying to make a title like "Creature of the Sunnyside up Trailer Park" work with my film. Someone even suggested calling it "The Creature that ate Yo Mama". Yeah, that's a funny title, but it's incredibly stupid as well. Six Cat, please leave that kind of wisdom for "Farting on Ice". Also, beware of that radioactivity that's headed your way.


SIX CAT

I viewed our film yesterday after taking a break from it. I like it. It's not just trailer trash. Though it is supposed to be campy, cheesy, and corny, it is also innocently operatic and mythical. I guess it's this mixture that's throwing those with a Playstation 2/MTV mentality off. This will never be a Playstation 2/MTV film. We set out to make a 50's style drive-in movie with a message and we did that. People, it's the kind of film you can laugh at. You're supposed to. You can neck, sneak a doobie or a snort, or even fuck a giant squid during the movie. That's okay. Take a break from our Hyperkinetic, fast-paced soulless world. All I want is for people to have an unpretentious, non-Playstation 2/MTV good time as an audience. That's what this film is all about. Now, I'm going to finish my Hemmingway breakfast-- stale soda biscuits dipped in bacon fat washed down with cold black coffee-- and go to work. Thank you for your time.

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Elyse and I met with Chris Bratton, the new president of S.F.A.I. Everyone is on board to make this exciting concept happen.

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TO MY COMPANY FAMILY,

YOU ALL ARE PRICELESS TO ME. I KNOW TOGETHER WE WILL HAVE INCREDIBLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND HAVE A LOT OF FUN IN THE PROCESS. ARS NOVA XXI IS READY TO MOVE FORWARD AS A BRAND NEW MEDIA COMPANY. IT MAY NOT BE WHAT SOME OF US HAD HOPED FOR IN THE BEGINNING, BUT THE SPIRIT HAS DEFINITELY NOT CHANGED. WE HAVE A LOYAL BACKER THAT TOTALLY BELIEVES IN THE PLASTERCITY TEAM. THIS IS RARE IN HOLLYWOOD. WE HAVE A CHANCE TO GROW AND DO SOMETHING MEANINGFUL. I TRULY BELIEVE THIS. BUT, WE HAVE TO DO IT TOGETHER. ONE FOR ALL, AND ALL FOR ONE.

LOVE

CRC

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A couple dollars for balsa wood airplanes. Delicious calzones by the pool. Glowing lanterns in the patio. Italian songs. Classic 45s as placemats for the deep red wine sauce and sausage over rigatoni. Warmth. Magic. Fun. Machivellian strategies for Yahtzee, Monopoly and poker, then Neopolitan ice cream. Count to ten in Italian. Pride to be part Italian. The real strength behind the family. We all love you and wish you well on your new journey.

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Contemplating the battles ahead. Photo by Elyse Meredith.

It's the jeans that are throwing me off.


Why?

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It's important to look at yourself without judgement lurking. If you're already judging your weaknesses, instead of working on them, you will harden and strike out at those around you. No one likes to see weaknesses in themselves. It's easier to make excuses and blame others. Everyone has weaknesses. But it is very hard to confront them without judgement. It's like looking at a skin blemish on your face in the mirror. We are quickly horrified, try to cover it up, so no one else sees it. If you can accept yourself emotionally, you will be able to accept those around you.

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DR. KATO PINPOINTING THE LINE OF ENERGY NEEDED TO HELP MY ELBOW

SOME TWISTING IS INVOLVED.

SOMEONE WALKS IN. DR. KATO IS ALWAYS THE CHEERFUL DIPLOMAT.

BRING OUT THE ELECTRICITY BOX.

ATTACH THE WIRES TO THE NEEDLES WHICH ARE TAPPED INTO THE PROPER NERVE CENTERS

GIVE ME ALL YOU GOT. TURN UP THE VOLUME. THE MORE I CAN STAND THE PAIN, THE MORE MY ELBOW WILL FEEL BETTER.

THE DIPLOMAT ENGAGED ME IN WONDERFUL, MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION WHILE THE STRONG CURRENT WAS DOING ITS JOB.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE DIPLOMAT. RAY KATO 323-887-7280 or flyrxndl@pacbell.net.

I like to ride up into the mountains. As high as I can go. Take a deep breath of fresh air. Listen to the majestic silence. Then, come back down to the streets ready to stick to my guns.

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image creation by the talented artist/designer Andy Takakjian

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Making a point about thinking out of the box in terms of new forms of distribution. Learn from Barnum & Bailey. Be willing to go into the gutter. Strawberries grow in shit. It was something like that.


I'm not sure my fellow, esteemed colleagues got me or not.


I had difficulty getting the German Band "Rammstein" out of my head.

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We've all been there (I think), but it's sometimes difficult to describe. My assistant found this picture. It pretty much says it all.

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ERIC BRIGHT, ROCK STAR!


MICHAEL CIONI, ROCK STAR!


IAN VERTOVEC, ROCK STAR!


OTTO ARSENAULT, ROCK STAR!


EVELYN BELASCO, ROCK STAR!


MR. KEN PAINE, ROCK STAR!


CRC, ROCK STAR!