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Achewood => Achewood => Topic started by: Kai on October 23, 2005, 05:47:49 am
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I'm sure this has been gone over. I just joined. Bear with me.
It's just that I've been trying for a long time, based on the comic and alt text and on the baby updates and photos of his dogs and house to build myself a Chris Onstad I can imagine sitting there posting these comics in the middle of the night. In his interviews though, which he often seems to do in character, and his blog, you can never be sure which details you're getting are true. He has said, for example, at various junctures, that
1. He has an Asian wife. (Liz though, not Frances.)
and 2. He is a fat person. (This is corroborated by his obsession with cookery, and his computer job, but then he draws himself as thin, with fashionable sneakers.)
But in looking up the Stanford Chapparal and what fellow cartoonists have to say about him and in Googling him extensively I've never been able to figure out if anything he's ever said is true.
What I'm wondering is if anyone has come up with any outside evidence as to there even being a physical Chris Onstad, and who he might be.
And do you think he's narcissistic enough, and has enough spare time, to look at his own fan sites and then post anonymous replies throwing the nerds who adulate him off the trail?
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To be honest, I don't really care what Chris Onstad looks like or eats or is married to or has for philosophical beliefs.
I just like Achewood.
If it were revealed that there is NO Chris Onstad, but the comic is produced by an anonymous collective of artists and writers, I'd still read it, and I'd still enjoy it.
The work is the work. It generally doesn't matter who the worker is. (Generally.)
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God, yeah, I just really don't care at all - what he's like, what he looks like, if it's boxers or briefs. I have no interest in speculating. I do think he's done a great job of creating a strong sense of distance between himself and his fans - a very smart thing to do as his fame grows. Whether he actually does dislike his readers or not, behaving as though he does is fairly brilliant - and also sort of punk rock. At the time that the earlier dumbrella board, which he posted on quite frequently, went down, it seemed a little hurtful, almost felt that we had been shunned, but when I now look at it in perspective, I much prefer his absence, and recognize the patent intelligence in him distancing himself from his audience.
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I'm curious: why is this thread necessary? Would anyone quit reading Achewood if it turns out that Onstad is fat? Or thin? Or a being of pure mental power?
As far as I'm concerned, his personal life is not my business. Side_show is very right; it's been his right to distance himself from his fans, and all I can do as a fan is to respect that.
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I call bullshit. I'd say that every single person on this board is interested in what Chris Onstad is really like.
~Paul
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I second that. I doubt anyone would turn down a chance to have dinner with him. I sure wouldn't, esp. given his obsession towards food.
It's only natural to have some kind of curiousity as to who the person is who creates the artwork that one keeps coming back to day after day. It's like looking at the works of Picasso and deciding that yes, they are very nice, but who really cares about the person who painted them?
Not that I'm comparing Onstad to Picasso. Picasso never drew cats sitting on toilets.
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Wasn't he at the Dumbrella booth at an SPX-esque event early in the strip's life? I'm sure one of the Dumbrellites saw him.
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If it were revealed that there is NO Chris Onstad, but the comic is produced by an anonymous collective of artists and writers, I'd still read it, and I'd still enjoy it.
This would really freak me out and perhaps ruin it. Not just for Achewood but for any creative work that I was really attached to. Which is kind of interesting.
But where did you find a picture of his dog? I'm sure I still haven't seen a picture of his dog.
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I call bullshit. I'd say that every single person on this board is interested in what Chris Onstad is really like.
~Paul
No, I disagree. Working in the entertainment business means I get to meet a lot of the artists whose work I've seen many times - often before meeting them, and at this point, I've come to the conclusion that I'd rather not know. Just last night I went out with the playwright of the play I just directed, I always hate doing this because you hear about the origins of things, the fact that a character is based on someone they know, etc. - so that rather than taking your understanding from your own ideas and insights, you have no choice but to know the true root. If art is a mirror to reality, it must be a mirror to each audience member's individual interpretation of that reality, not specifically to the creator's reality. Otherwise, in an odd way, it becomes depersonalized - becomes a selgiraffe act, instead of a universally human thing. When it came to the playwright last night, some of the things she told me about the content and meaning of the play broke my heart -I'd have really rather not known, and I liked my own understanding much, much better. She talked about how one incident in the play was based on her daughter, that another character was based on a friend who died. Beyond the fact that these details were unimportant to the actual plot of the play, they also made me realize that she, as an artist, like most artists, isn't a genuis, just good at seeing interesting details and telling stories. I know, as is always the case, that if I could have just said a perfunctory hello to the playwright, rather thans spending a night drinking with her, that I'd be much happier.
Same thing when it comes to Onstad. I don't want to know the back story, I like my backstory.
Golfhaus is right about one thing though, it would be hard to turn down dinner. Mostly because I love you guys and I know you'd be tickled to know exactly what was served, and also I have to imagine the meal would be really, really good. Hand made croquettes anyone?
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When it came to the playwright last night, some of the things she told me about the content and meaning of the play broke my heart -I'd have really rather not known, and I liked my own understanding much, much better. She talked about how one incident in the play was based on her daughter, that another character was based on a friend who died. Beyond the fact that these details were unimportant to the actual plot of the play, they also made me realize that she, as an artist, like most artists, isn't a genuis, just good at seeing interesting details and telling stories.
Yeah, I get you 100%. I'm taking a literature course this semester, and in lecture the prof has explained just how each book as informed by the author's own life. Learning that one of the novels we just read involved the main character's life mirroring the author's to a quite frankly ludicrous degree really made me think less of it. I understand drawing inspiration from your own life, but writing thinly-veiled autobiography has always confused me.
To answer Paul: were Chris Onstad more accessible, you're right that I wouldn't mind knowing more about him personally. However, such knowledge is not necessary for my continued enjoyment of Achewood, and I am more than willing to respect his already-expressed reticence to explain the details of his life. That's his choice, and I won't go against him on it.
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So everyone's a rabid fan, but no-one's ever actually talked to the guy or had the balls to stalk him. That's all I wanted to know.
And thank you pmcd9 for outing our collective, thinly veiled voyeurism.
'God, yeah, I just really don't care at all - what he's like, what he looks like, if it's boxers or briefs. I have no interest in speculating.'
Yeah right.
One more thing: Golfhaus, if you ever in fact want the dirt on Picasso (and Matisse, into the bargain,) read Gertrude Stein's "Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas". Her insights are simply faaaaaascinating, especially for those of us who like to pretend they know about art.
come on do you like 2 eat pizza
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So everyone's a rabid fan, but no-one's ever actually talked to the guy or had the balls to stalk him. That's all I wanted to know.
that's very sad. some day, i hope you have bigger goals.
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That's very sad. Some day, I hope you have bigger balls.
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That's very sad. Some day, I hope you have bigger balls.
why?
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So everyone's a rabid fan, but no-one's ever actually talked to the guy or had the balls to stalk him. That's all I wanted to know.
I resent that. I did stalk his dog on the internet, after all.
But I never found a picture. Give it up, dammit!
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That's very sad. Some day, I hope you have bigger balls.
why?
So she can post a poll about your ball size that will be as intellectually towering as the one about Onstad's waist size.
Kai: Don't mess with KevBob. Mr. Toof, as you could see if you read the other thousands of threads on this board, has got it going on in the brains department. All you have to show for yourself is speculation as to whether Chris O. can buy belts that are made from one piece of leather or not.
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they also made me realize that she, as an artist, like most artists, isn't a genuis, just good at seeing interesting details and telling stories.
Hey, but what's wrong with that, if you thought the end product was brilliant? How is that not genius?
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All you have to show for yourself is speculation as to whether Chris O. can buy belts that are made from one piece of leather or not.
Okay, imagine a cow.
The cow weighs seventeen hundred pounds.
Imagine her circumfrence.
Now imagine putting this cow into a machine such as the type which cores, peels, and slices apples for pies.
Remove the slicer attachment.
Peel the cow.
You will have a belt large enough for Paul Bunyan.
And no doubt large enough for Chris Onstad, even if he's so grotesquely obese as to eclipse any two contributors to this message board.
How's that for throbbing, awe-inspiring, arkabee-esque 'brain power'?
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You are not endearing yourself to this board Kai.
~Paul
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Don't make me start giving out Onion Offenses, here.
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I think Chris Onstad has a c*ck that is 3 million miles long, but most of it is in the 18th dimension.
And Gina can take every inch of it.
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I think Chris Onstad has a c*ck that is 3 million miles long, but most of it is in the 18th dimension.
And Gina can take every inch of it.
With room to spare.
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The thing I wonder is... why in the hell would someone join to ask this question?
But then that made me ask why the hell *I* joined.
Then I got sort of sad and ate a whole tub of Edy's and now I'm almost as fat as this mythical Onstad everyone's gabbing about.
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That reminds me of a joke. Didja ever hear about the fella who was going down on his girlfriend and exclaimed "Damn you've got a big pussy, damn you've got a big pussy." She said "You didn't have to say it twice," to which he replied "I didn't, I didn't."
Do you get it? You see, her pussy is so big it's like shouting in a cave.
~Paul
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Onstad is so fat he doesn't have six pack abs he has a keg.
~Paul
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That reminds me of a joke. Didja ever hear about the fella who was going down on his girlfriend and exclaimed "Damn you've got a big pussy, damn you've got a big pussy." She said "You didn't have to say it twice," to which he replied "I didn't, I didn't."
Do you get it? You see, her pussy is so big it's like shouting in a cave.
~Paul
What a coincidence, I just watched Predator last night.
Anyways, I like the mystery-man person Onstad has going for himself. As others have said, the more you know about the author, the less his work speaks for itself. Sometimes, as far as historically or culturally important things go, it IS good to get some context by learning more about the author and his Circumstances. But since Achewood is just a comic where a cat tucks his friend's genitals into a toliet paper tube (http://www.achewood.com/index.php?date=01052004), I don't think it's important to know more about the Big O than we already do.
Also, let's take the example of showing what you really look like from Gabe and Tycho of Penny Arcade (http://www.planetgamecube.com/media/gen001227.jpg) Yeah. Thought so.
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Onstad is so fat he doesn't have six pack abs he has a keg.
~Paul
A keg of Rainier Beer? (http://www.achewood.com/index.php?date=05132004)
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'God, yeah, I just really don't care at all - what he's like, what he looks like, if it's boxers or briefs. I have no interest in speculating.'
Yeah right.
You know what buddy, I put up a well supported post as to why I do not care at all to meet the man or know more about him. I've had plenty of opportunities to meet writers whose work I deeply respect in my day, and every time I've turned down the opportunity - but really, why should I have to defend my point of view? I'm sorry you're so close minded that you can't imagine someone thinging in a way different from the way your brain works.
You have been pointlessly rude and disrespectful in the first ever thread you posted in - congradulations, you've been noticed for all the wrong reasons. Yay for you.
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The thing I wonder is... why in the hell would someone join to ask this question?
But then that made me ask why the hell *I* joined.
Then I got sort of sad and ate a whole tub of Edy's and now I'm almost as fat as this mythical Onstad everyone's gabbing about.
Fuck you, I bet I'm fatter.
And I got fat on Vodka and Oysters, you fuck*ng punks.
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All you have to show for yourself is speculation as to whether Chris O. can buy belts that are made from one piece of leather or not.
Okay, imagine a cow.
The cow weighs seventeen hundred pounds.
Imagine her circumfrence.
Now imagine putting this cow into a machine such as the type which cores, peels, and slices apples for pies.
Remove the slicer attachment.
Peel the cow.
You will have a belt large enough for Paul Bunyan.
And no doubt large enough for Chris Onstad, even if he's so grotesquely obese as to eclipse any two contributors to this message board.
How's that for throbbing, awe-inspiring, arkabee-esque 'brain power'?
I think what I would do is make the belt the other way around (chest and sides, not over-the-spine) and put the buckle where her asshole is. But that is just me.
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To divert the thread slightly (or maybe even bring it back towards the original topic) am I the only one for whom the whole achewood-by-committee thing would be awesome?
I'm sure I'm not alone in that one of the things I like most about achewood is the way it can subvert your expectations so to find out that reasons we accept for achewood's existance are lies would be incredibly delicious. My opnly fear is that if we found out it would have to end, as to continue with everyone knowing this would kill the awesome right out of it.
And Kai: Making a complete ass out of yourself in your first thread is not incredibly unusual but staunchly defending yourself is moronic, if you are posting here surely you wish to be accepted into the community? Then why not show some respect towards the opinions of others who have been on this board for a not insignificant amount of time and basically *are* its community?
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Who's Onstad?
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To divert the thread slightly (or maybe even bring it back towards the original topic) am I the only one for whom the whole achewood-by-committee thing would be awesome?
If you aren't alone thinking this, surely there aren't many of you.
If you have a committee that can make a good webcomic, then you should do that. If it's funny, I'll read it. If you don't, then it's probably a waste of time to ponder the concept.
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I would like to see a concrete profile of C. Onstad made by a renowned concrete sculptor.
The concrete profile is a sadly neglected artform and I hope one day to master it.
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I hope someone sets fire to this forum with all of you in it.
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http://www.tybr.org/images/Chris%20Onstadt.jpg
Did I say that it was a picture of the man who writes Achewood? No.
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The thing I wonder is... why in the hell would someone join to ask this question?
But then that made me ask why the hell *I* joined.
Then I got sort of sad and ate a whole tub of Edy's and now I'm almost as fat as this mythical Onstad everyone's gabbing about.
Fuck you, I bet I'm fatter.
And I got fat on Vodka and Oysters, you fuck*ng punks.
I am certain you are, as in reality I'm a lithe and spindly young asian girl who loves hot sexx0rs!
LOLOMFG! I fooled you, with the INTERNET!
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http://www.tybr.org/images/Chris%20Onstadt.jpg
Did I say that it was a picture of the man who writes Achewood? No.
.... Can we pretend it is? I read too few comics written by cowboys.
And Dawg: It was not the written by committee thing that I thought was cool, rather it would be fun to find out everything we accepted about this comic was a carefully constructed sham. But as you say maybe I am on my lonesome on this one.
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My cousin once sent me a picture he found while poking around on the achewood server that he thought to be Onstad. The man pictured was slightly pudgy and sitting in a chair. Does Onstad sit in chairs much?
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See, I think it would be interesting to learn that Achewood was written by a committee just because, well, it'd be the first decent comic strip I've heard of written in such a way. To be briefly pretentious about it, it'd subvert a lot of assumptions, especially given that Achewood's greatest strength (in my opinion) is the strongly-defined ethos and voice of virtually all the characters. If this sort of strength and consistency of characterization could be the result of a committee, that implies that communal creative work is more capable of unified voice than I had previously thought.
That said, I'd be surprised.
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Well reasoned speculation and analysis.
I LIKE IT WHEN THE TIGER PUNCHES THE OTTER AND SAYS SHADDUP YOU!
really this is just an excuse to hit 100 posts... I'd say I was sorry but I'm not.
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i'll just weigh in* on the other side of all this and say that i really like knowing more about artists whose work i admire. i like putting things into context, you know? i mean, sure, "should i stay or should i go" is a real rocker of a song, but it's even better if you've read like 5 huge-ass books about the clash and you know like exactly what hairstyle mick jones had when he wrote it....
okay. pathetic. but, um, how about the wilco movie? i know lots of people who are stupid over themselves for wilco whose relationship with the band was defined by this movie. or, like, "behind the music," or pop-up video. i mean, there's a reason those were such hit shows.
or dvd special features/commentary tracks. does everyone skip those too?
in the end, though, i think onstad's done a pretty good job of giving us enough "personal" info to make him seem like a real person and yet keep us wanting more. sure, maybe he does it in character, but shit. who doesn't?
*haha onstad's fat.
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See, I think it would be interesting to learn that Achewood was written by a committee just because, well, it'd be the first decent comic strip I've heard of written in such a way.
Having served on a lot of committees in my time, I would say it would be the first decent anything produced by a committee. Seriously, can anybody name a decent work of art or literature that was produced by a group of more than say 3 creators? It's not happening.
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I would like to see a concrete profile of C. Onstad made by a renowned concrete sculptor.
The concrete profile is a sadly neglected artform and I hope one day to master it.
The hard part is getting your mix exactly right. You need a certain sort of high-quality beach sand and a very small, rounded aggregate. Otherwise you won't be able to create those subtle curves that portraiture demands. And that stuff is hell on your mixer.
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There was an alleged picture of him with one of the interviews, I think. Anyway, the only fact that can be verified is that Onstad is grizzly. Wild and grizzly, usually sporting a beard and severly agitated, like most of us.
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One of his Stanford buddies sent me a bunch of photos of Onstad last year, and suggested I post them here, but since Onstad doesn't seem to want to be known, I decided to not show them here (or send them privately to anyone who asks me via PM or email - yes, not even YOU).
However, I can verify that the photos that showed up on Dumbrella a few years ago ARE the one-and-only Achewood creator Chris Onstad.
I strongly suggest that no one google for them, though, as it's sometimes better not to know what kind of a dork your idols are.
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If I ever want to embarass an old friend, remind me not to enlist Jough in the task. You're no fun at all.
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I think Chris Onstad has a c*ck that is 3 million miles long, but most of it is in the 18th dimension.
And Gina can take every inch of it.
With room to spare.
She knows what you've been saying.
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One of his Stanford buddies sent me a bunch of photos of Onstad last year, and suggested I post them here, but since Onstad doesn't seem to want to be known, I decided to not show them here (or send them privately to anyone who asks me via PM or email - yes, not even YOU).
But I bet Gina could earn a peek at 'em, hey?
edit: i could've combined these past two posts but i think this thread is dumb and didn't read all the way through. Also, yeah, who the HELL is this Onstad dude? That fuck*ng guy!
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Also, yeah, who the HELL is this Onstad dude? That fuck*ng guy!
Apropos of nothing, I'm really glad I'm not the only one who uses "that fuck*ng guy" in conversation now. Yesterday was fairly archetypal:
ME: Yeah, I really miss (graduated dude). ... Then again, I don't think there's any of last year's seniors I don't miss. It's not like I think of any of them with "that fuck*ng guy! I'm glad he's gone."
FRIEND: What about (other graduated dude)? He was kind of a psychopath.
ME: ... you're right. That fuck*ng guy! I'm glad he's gone.
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Wasn't he at the Dumbrella booth at an SPX-esque event early in the strip's life? I'm sure one of the Dumbrellites saw him.
He was at APE maybe three years ago. I met him. He's not a fat dude.
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Seriously, can anybody name a decent work of art or literature that was produced by a group of more than say 3 creators? It's not happening.
cathedrals
the bible*
castles
ipods
the new mustang
any classically animated disney movie
london calling
curb your enthusiasm
the world is full of creativity, you know?
*and any other traditional religious text, really.
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Seriously, can anybody name a decent work of art or literature that was produced by a group of more than say 3 creators? It's not happening.
cathedrals
the bible*
castles
ipods
the new mustang
any classically animated disney movie
london calling
curb your enthusiasm
the world is full of creativity, you know?
*and any other traditional religious text, really.
I guess I would draw a distinction between working on a piece of art and being the designer/main creative force behind it. A cathedral has an architect. Each book in the bible was written by one person. Movies and television shows have single writers and single directors. I'm not suggesting that people can't work collaboratively, but that it works best when they are responsible for well-defined areas of the production.
I suppose that sitcoms and blockbuster movies are often written by committee, but that tends to support my point, doesn't it?
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Seriously, can anybody name a decent work of art or literature that was produced by a group of more than say 3 creators? It's not happening.
cathedrals
the bible*
castles
ipods
the new mustang
any classically animated disney movie
london calling
curb your enthusiasm
the world is full of creativity, you know?
*and any other traditional religious text, really.
Well played! To be fair, though, it would be more difficult to glibly assemble such a list if you limited "literature or art" to mean, say, novels and Art art (like you'd find in the MoMA or the Met).
Then again, even novels attributed to one author are the product of many people, from editors to typesetters to whatever else. I don't seem to really be advancing a thesis here.
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He was at APE maybe three years ago. I met him. He's not a fat dude.
I believe the term is dude of gravity
Also, from the HOT NUDE PIXXX that show up from time to time, I always thought 'stad looked... well, utterly unmemorable, just a random, average guy.
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jesus christ.
I work hard, all day long, and I come back to the board to this?
Anyway, there were a bunch of hilarious jokes I was going to make about posts people made 3 pages ago, but I forgot them.
I would be down with meeting Onstad. I met William Gibson, if listening to him read, asking him a question, shaking hands with him, smiling at him and talking about Slink with him can be considered "meeting" him, and it actually enhanced my amazement about the man- not only can he come up with really interesting ideas and theories, and work them into great stories, he can do this sort of thing completely off-hand.
That being said, if the person doing the work is actually a total jackass, I think that might diminish the work a lot. Even though I know of Onstad through the INTERNET, which adds creepiness to everything, I think he seems like a pretty cool, normal guy. I could have a few Raniers, but I'm not gonna buy a plane ticket.
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Kids in the Hall!
Listen to their commentary or read an article about them (to care enough to do which now apparently you have to be a mouth-breathing cretin,) and you will discover that they not only worked as a six man, democratic committee, but turned out fuck*ng awesome work, better even than a cathedral full of typesetters printing Korans.
Also I'm a Canadian ("Ah HA! Pompous bitch!") and aside from having to hold it down for KITH I live with proof that all sorts of things apart from Art and Literature work better when you've got lots of people in on 'em. Like health care. But comics? What a fascinating proposition! Everyone on this massage board (except the indignant dude of gravity who can't seem to spell, and will likely post a retaliation centred on the word 'massage',) has so far exhibited a concentration of wit far above what you'd expect from a couple dozen randomly selected people. The Concrete/Concrete joke? Priceless! The ability to remember obscure things like Ranier Beer and 'Shaddup You'? That shows real dedication to the medium!
Why not channel some of the free hours spent bickering into putting together an experimental little comic? It's not like you need to be a fine arts grad, look at Onstad! (Mind you it's probably his gelatinous, ogre-like mitts that impede his drawing.)
What I'm saying is there could be say three stock characters to begin with, and people could either try narrative-style sequences or random gags, all open to constructive criticism from other 'board' members, with the only rule that no-one but the author could edit or withdraw a comic. And maybe that everything's submitted in some standardized file format. And whoever puts it together gets referred to as "his eminence, the grand vizier."
Of course I am a computer retard and have no idea how to get something like that up and running. But surely someone's got some ideas.
P.S. How many thirteen-year olds use this site, couldn't we just spell "fuck*ng" properly? It's not like they don't know what the word is that's supposed to be there. Spelling it "fuck*ng" is like saying ess-ee-ex in front of kids like they're dogs.
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P.S. How many thirteen-year olds use this site, couldn't we just spell "fuck*ng" properly? It's not like they don't know what the word is that's supposed to be there. Spelling it "fuck*ng" is like saying ess-ee-ex in front of kids like they're dogs.
Suddenly I feel a breeze.
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Just to comment on the actual topic: while I'm normally all for meeting creators of stuff (thought not always) in Onstad's case I would draw the line, mainly because he has inserted a fictional version of himself into the strip so meeting the actual him would just spoil it.
You guys have got me going through my head now trying to figure out which creative people I would want to meet: Pratchett yeah, Gaiman maybe, Ellison probably not (first three that came to mind, feel free to point out how pathetically stereotypical this makes me).
Webcomics are harder though because so often (though not so much with achewood) the creator itself is a very visible part of the whole show that destroying your image of one could totally ruin the other.
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You guys have got me going through my head now trying to figure out which creative people I would want to meet: Pratchett yeah, Gaiman maybe, Ellison probably not (first three that came to mind, feel free to point out how pathetically stereotypical this makes me).
Having met all three at conventions and such (only in passing, but at least not just at the obligatory signing thing) I have to say good call on all three decisions.
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Also I'm a Canadian.
Whereabouts? Care to add yourself to the map? There are only two of us north of the border, currently.
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Wasn't he at the Dumbrella booth at an SPX-esque event early in the strip's life? I'm sure one of the Dumbrellites saw him.
He was at APE maybe three years ago. I met him. He's not a fat dude.
So then this thread is closed.
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You guys have got me going through my head now trying to figure out which creative people I would want to meet: Pratchett yeah, Gaiman maybe, Ellison probably not (first three that came to mind, feel free to point out how pathetically stereotypical this makes me).
I saw Pratchett speak for about an hour at a signing. He told us to get lives. Then explained that he and Gaiman sometimes try to pass messages to each other via fans as their tours often follow each other.
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Kids in the Hall!
Listen to their commentary or read an article about them (to care enough to do which now apparently you have to be a mouth-breathing cretin,) and you will discover that they not only worked as a six man, democratic committee, but turned out fuck*ng awesome work, better even than a cathedral full of typesetters printing Korans.
Also I'm a Canadian ("Ah HA! Pompous bitch!") and aside from having to hold it down for KITH I live with proof that all sorts of things apart from Art and Literature work better when you've got lots of people in on 'em. Like health care. But comics? What a fascinating proposition! Everyone on this massage board (except the indignant dude of gravity who can't seem to spell, and will likely post a retaliation centred on the word 'massage',) has so far exhibited a concentration of wit far above what you'd expect from a couple dozen randomly selected people. The Concrete/Concrete joke? Priceless! The ability to remember obscure things like Ranier Beer and 'Shaddup You'? That shows real dedication to the medium!
Why not channel some of the free hours spent bickering into putting together an experimental little comic? It's not like you need to be a fine arts grad, look at Onstad! (Mind you it's probably his gelatinous, ogre-like mitts that impede his drawing.)
What I'm saying is there could be say three stock characters to begin with, and people could either try narrative-style sequences or random gags, all open to constructive criticism from other 'board' members, with the only rule that no-one but the author could edit or withdraw a comic. And maybe that everything's submitted in some standardized file format. And whoever puts it together gets referred to as "his eminence, the grand vizier."
Of course I am a computer retard and have no idea how to get something like that up and running. But surely someone's got some ideas.
P.S. How many thirteen-year olds use this site, couldn't we just spell "fuck*ng" properly? It's not like they don't know what the word is that's supposed to be there. Spelling it "fuck*ng" is like saying ess-ee-ex in front of kids like they're dogs.
yer meking Andaloosia and Side-shoe look bad. You should pretend to be Amerikaen.
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Don't look at me about the fuck*ng. That's Jough, all the way. That fuck*ng guy.
Also, does this thread still need to be open? My sources are saying no.
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Yeah, close it. It's no fun any more.
Enjoy yourselves, achewood message board. I'm sorry I upset the fatter reactionaries among yas. You two Canadians, you'll just have to hold it down.
One last thing. You are all grown-ups. And most of you are probably not disabled. So stop disappointing your parents and go outside.
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Shut up, pissant.