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What's the deal with your nickname? How did you get it? If your nickname is self-explanatory, then tell everyone when you first started using the internet, and what was the first thing that made you say "wow, this isn't just a place for freaks after all?" Was it a website? Was it an email from a long-lost friend? Go on, spill it.

Here’s the lowdown in one short paragraph…

Born and raised in Denver, Colorado in the lovely year of 1960. Always liked making stuff. Relatively ordinary suburban youth. Attended Colorado State University (BFA, Go Rams!). Met a sweet girl. Bummed around a bit. Traveled a bit. Attended the University of Notre Dame (MFA, Go Irish!). Came back to Denver and got a job (design/advertising). Married the sweet girl. Kept making stuff. Showed work in some galleries in Denver. Kept working in design too. Left the job and went out on my own to freelance. Had world’s best kid in 1998. Still making stuff, playing guitar, fly-fishing, and trying to stay fit(ish).

On the nickname: maybe you can guess, but I ain't tellin'. (Think Seinfeld)