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It all started with Starflyer 59 a poster

This is a post about my favorite band(s) and some posters I made. If you just want to see what’s for sale and buy some art, click here to head to the music print section of my shop. I have a favorite band. Its Starflyer 59. Way back in 1994, Starflyer 59 released a self-titled […]

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Paul Budnitz on Kidrobot in 2003 in a Readymade Article

I remember going to Kidrobot in NYC around the summer of 2004.  Such a cool place to visit – the store was really small, but they had all of this amazing, cool stuff that you couldn’t get anywhere else. I picked up a few small blind box figures.  When we moved to the city later […]

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INSPIRATION: u2 Ultraviolet (Light My Way)

Ultraviolet (Light My Way) is song 10 from U2’s Achtung Baby, their classic album from 1991.  There are various interpretations of the song – its a love song to Ali (Bono’s wife – did you know they have been married since 1982?) or possibly a reflection of Job’s relationship to God in the Old Testament […]

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Inspiration: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Growing up, Mike Slobot “enjoyed” such treats as fruit-sweetened carob cookies and buckwheat pancakes.  Now, in later life, he recognizes the benefits of that healthy foods lifestyle that started when he was young, but the original 1971 “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” and the subsequent 2005 remake “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” still hold […]