H.B.A. 2 (Week 1): A Work in Progrzz

Last week, I sat down with the eclectic, electric Sir Grzzwall of Fog City Mavericks and Bayonics. We drank a few beers, smoked a few jazz cigarettes, and covered a lot of material- from his formative years in Alaska all the way through to his ultimate destination: the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Now I'm left with the task of sorting through 8 pages of notes representing countless stories, concepts, ideas and images all spawned from one afternoon of drinking in the Dogpatch Saloon. I truly think it would be easier if this were a 30 page piece that could get a year of my effort (and maybe one day it will), but I've set a 3 page cap and a 3 week deadline.

The above image won't likely be a part of the final piece. It comes from a moment in conversation when Grzz-- looking out towards future projects-- described the image of "a little kid, like a stick figure, casting this big ass shadow of a grizzly bear on the wall behind him". It stuck with me because I think it captures his story in a really astute way. While his music and image are full of cross cultural reference points, his core identity is a projection of deep internal ferocity and ruthless perseverance.

"FriscoTon" Fog City Mavericks Filmed at Carnaval, San Francisco, CA, 2012 Special Thanks to Enrique of Manicato Directed, Produced and Edited by BBCSP, Llc Additional Videography contibuted by Patricia Gole Cole ©2012,All Rights Reserved

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