About this episode
Mike Giant converses with Dalek about various topics including art, personal experiences, and cultural reflections.
Mike Giant in conversation with Dalek at Mike's studio in San Diego, California on June 21, 2024. Topics discussed include: Tyke, pickup basketball games, Hurley (2009-2015), Mark Parker, Roger Gastman, Black Dot, fashion world, Spacemonkey racing yacht, apartment mural, Cycle, dominatrix girlfriend, sex in SF in the 1990s, unintentional harm, painting freights at night in Chicago, closing out bars, interaction with Chicago PD, etiquette with cops, backing away from a sketchy girl, exhilaration of release, picking up Semz and Nekst from jail, referrals from fellow graffiti writers, writing to T-Dee, meeting Kaws (1995), car stolen in Queens, The Limelight club, Leeway, Sume, flow among creatives in NYC, Alphabet City, squatters, Sidewalk Cafe, Z Bar, East Side Inc, 111 Minna Gallery, Move shows by Rich Jacobs, Chouinard, location flexibility, disinterest in public school, DODDS, 16 years old in Japan (1984), 6’6” white hair, sexual standards, 1982 World Cup trip to Spain, teenage drinking and topless beaches in Europe, Iron Maiden “Number of the Beast” Tour, engaging with a new culture, Japanese cartoons, food mascots, Naval Academy in Maryland, family roots in Annapolis, new…
People in this episode
Guest: Dalek
Topics covered
- Tyke
- pickup basketball games
- Hurley (2009-2015)
- Mark Parker
- Roger Gastman
- Black Dot
- fashion world
- Spacemonkey racing yacht
- apartment mural
- Cycle
- dominatrix girlfriend
- sex in SF in the 1990s
- unintentional harm
- painting freights at night in Chicago
- closing out bars
- interaction with Chicago PD
- etiquette with cops
- backing away from a sketchy girl
- exhilaration of release
- picking up Semz and Nekst from jail
Keywords
- graffiti
- art
- culture
- personal stories
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Tyke, Black Dot, Spacemonkey, Cycle
Places: San Diego, California, SF, Chicago, Queens, NYC, Alphabet City, Japan, Spain, Europe
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