DATE: 1998-01-28 — FILESIZE: 54,333 bytes — IMAGE SIZE: 523x391 pixels
In 1998, Nakko traveled from Nacogdoches to visit me here in Houston. Here are Nakko's brother Zack, his friend Lee, and Nakko himself arriving at my house.
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This was actually the first time I saw Nakko; I was in the bathroom when he showed up. I came out, and there was THIS DUDE in my room!
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Nakko and I pose outside the house.
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I took an arm's-length photo of Nakko and myself.
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My mom likes wolves. Here she is with a poster sent to her by some wolf preservation charity that she donated to.
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Mom relaxes in her chair with our cat George I.
DATE: 1998-02-12 — FILESIZE: 26,536 bytes — IMAGE SIZE: 400x268 pixels
Two furries, Jeremy and Colin. I'd met Colin (who's from Australia) on IRC, and he and his friend Jeremy happened to be passing through Houston, so I met them.
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Jeremy and Colin at the West Oaks Mall food court.
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Jay, Vakko and I went to visit Nakko in Nacogdoches. Here's Nakko on the Stephen F. Austin State University campus.
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"Kampus Books"?! You'd think college people could spell better than that!
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This boggled my mind. A wheelchair-accessible symbol on a door at the top of a flight of steps?
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A quote carved in stone in an overhead alcove at Stephen F. Austin University. This picture is a composite of four photos.
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Nakko, Jay and Vakko at Nakko's house in Nacogdoches.
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Nakko sets up to play guitar.
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Nakko in his room.
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Nakko playing guitar in his room, surrounded by stuff: cartoon figurines, a Bugs & Lola poster, and a Japanese wall scroll.
DATE: 1998-02-26 — FILESIZE: 55,463 bytes — IMAGE SIZE: 554x377 pixels
Jay, me and Vakko sitting on Nakko's bed.
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Nakko, Jay and Vakko using computers in a lab at SFA University.
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My first car: a burgundy red two-door Chevy Cavalier.
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I didn't have my first car for long; I ran into a pole.
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A store in northern Houston: Are you a duck? Do you need your head cleared? Come on in!
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A bronze coyote sculpture in Sam Houston Park.
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Another bronze coyote sculpture in Sam Houston Park.
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A third bronze coyote sculpture in Sam Houston Park.
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And so, George I mashed play on an extremely expensive jambox with high-speed dubbing and everybody put their weight on it!
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Here is a perfectly ordinary photo of what I look like in real life.
DATE: 1998-05-26 — FILESIZE: 32,231 bytes — IMAGE SIZE: 421x389 pixels
An experiment with an old camera: I set the shutter to stay open for a full second, and moved around in front of the lens.
DATE: 1998-04-30 — FILESIZE: 37,754 bytes — IMAGE SIZE: 453x380 pixels
Nakko's brother Matt, Nakko, and Nakko's friend Lee came to my house. I tried photographing them in rather low light conditions without a flash by setting the exposure for 1/4 second. But the camera was handheld, and it came out blurry. Nakko liked the effect!
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George lying on his back in the backyard.
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George lying on his side in the backyard.
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I made a silly hat out of Ramagons!
DATE: 1998-05-01 — FILESIZE: 36,451 bytes — IMAGE SIZE: 570x391 pixels
Sylvester uses my computer while Jay looks on, and the entire room is scanned for life signs by a passing alien ship. (Actually, the film was damaged during processing.)
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Sylvester appears live on stage in the spotlights! (More film damage actually.)
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A Lola Bunny-themed gift shop at Astroworld. If you look closely you can see Daffy Duck reflected in the storefront window.
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The sign over the Lola Bunny-themed giftshop.
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A misspelled sign: "UTILTIY" WORK AHEAD.
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Later in the year, Nakko moved down to Houston. Here, Nakko encounters a neighbor's cat at his apartment complex.
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Nakko and I went to Astroworld. Here he strikes a dramatic pose below the Barnstormer arch.
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Nakko in front of the Barnstormer ride at Astroworld.
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The Texas Cyclone at Astroworld.
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Nakko meets musicians at Astroworld.
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Nakko rode the Greezed Lightnin'!
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Nakko rides the Astroway and looks out at all the rides and shops in Astroworld.
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Nakko rides the Astroway. In the background, one can see Batman: The Escape and Ultra Twister.
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I played around with the previous picture in Photoshop, and managed to achieve this "old-fashioned illustration" effect.
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This sign in Astroworld says "European Village", but it sure looks like "European Dillage".
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It was close to Halloween when we visited Astroworld, and there were Halloween decorations up everywhere. Here Nakko rests at the foot of a giant skeleton.
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The giant Dia de los Muertos-esque skeleton at Astroworld.
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A wall at the entrance to Taz's Texas Tornado that Taz seems to have ploughed through.
DATE: 1998-11-02 — FILESIZE: 30,836 bytes — IMAGE SIZE: 500x312 pixels
Nakko and I found an Animaniacs store at Astroworld, but it was closed at the time.
DATE: 1998-10-25 — FILESIZE: 10,336 bytes — IMAGE SIZE: 474x340 pixels
I took this arm's length picture at the Galveston beach party back in 1996, but didn't get around to scanning it until 1998. The air was so thick with ocean mist that my hair got wet just walking outside.
DATE: 1998-11-02 — FILESIZE: 22,813 bytes — IMAGE SIZE: 450x303 pixels
A restaurant in Houston called Fu's Garden. Mr. Fu has not seen a dime from this place!
DATE: 1998-11-02 — FILESIZE: 19,768 bytes — IMAGE SIZE: 383x400 pixels
Bono of U2 pauses backstage for some liquid refreshment. Actually it's Nakko at the Art Institute of Houston, where he attended classes and wore biking goggles.