Poorman's 15 Minutes of Fame

“[So, you know, how crazy has it gotten on stage playing with the Descendents?] Well, I mean, we just have people coming up and. you know, diving off the stage all the time, the stage divers. I tend to go down into the moat, what I call the moat, which is that little bit right before the barrier. And I just give the mic to kids and they just scream into it. And I just like to kind of commune with those people and just have a good time.”
—Milo Aukerman (Descendents, Lead Vocalist)

“[You wrote a lot of checks to me when I was broke for a long time. You did.] Well, you picked it up. I’m proud of what you what you’re doing and what you’ve accomplished. I mean, when you look back on where you were at certain times and where you are now, you have made spectacular progress, and you’re well known in your industry. [Well, you know, you’re my inspiration. You always have been, always will be. You wanna go to lunch now, you’re probably starving] Yes.” —Norman 'NB" Trenton, The PoorDad, interviewed on his 102nd Birthday

“But, yeah, I’m very proud of the Laguna Wall. If your listeners are listening in, go check out the new one. Get a picture in front of it. Come by the gallery. That gallery is actually, when I’m in Laguna, that’s where I live, above the gallery. Don’t tell anybody, but that’s my studio upstairs. The view up there is staggering.” —Robert Wyland (American Conservationist & Mural Artist of Life-Size Whales and Sea Life)

“[Didn’t your parents or somebody tell you you need to pick one path, either a DJ or a lawyer, and then you while you were DJing, you stumbled into becoming a representative for social influencers, right?] Yeah. So, I feel like everybody kinda would tell me that you can’t do both. You can’t be a lawyer. You can’t be a DJ. You can’t be in the professional world and then also be in, like, the entertainment world. It’s kind of like the, I guess, the forbidden fruit. But, you know, for me, it just never really mattered.” — Farshad Dehbozorgi,Esq. AKA E5QUIRE (Lawyer, DJ, Artist)

“[On his Jack In The Box audition at age three and a half] And when I went in, the last thing my Mom said is Rodney, you know, eat with manners. Don’t talk with food in your mouth. And sure enough, every kid that walked in got their own burger. So I had this burger in front of me, and the guy asked me my name. He told me to take a bite. He says, well, how do you like it? And the last thing I told him, I said, I can’t talk about it. Don’t ask me because I’m not going to tell you because I got food in my mouth. And he died laughing. That’s what clinched a commercial for me.”
— Rodney Allen Rippy (Former Child Actor, Television Personality)

“We’ve been going strong the whole time. It’s just that we’ve been in the underground mode. And you know, one thing about the underground, the underground never fails you. The pop culture might, but the underground never fails, you know. Because we know with every tree, the tree may look big on the top, but it’s even wider and sturdier on the bottom, underground where all the roots are.” — Angelo Moore AKA Dr. MaddVibe (Fishbone Frontman, Author, Artist)

“Everybody was starting to become a band. They started getting other people to hang out with them, and eventually it morphed into what became The Germs which was on the single “Forming” that I did which was the first record. It was airable, but at that time nobody would have aired it except for Rodney. He really came into our corner and he played it as soon as we gave it to him. He played it that next Saturday.”
— Chris Ashford - What Records (First DIY single by The Germs)

“I mean, it’s great to play with other surf bands, but we’re having success out playing with, you know, tribute bands, cover bands, original bands, blues bands. We played with a yacht rock band over the weekend, and people loved us, you know. I think surf music itself, it’s fun music. People love to dance and have a good time. And I think if you love to dance and have a good time, surf music’s for you, especially the instrumental stuff because it’s great guitar music too.” — Deven Berryhill (The Tourmaliners, Frontman & Guitarist)

“A lot of them are set in the middle of a story. So something happened before. You’re looking at something, and then something’s gonna happen later, which I did to kind of engage people so they’d look at the art longer, you know, and try and figure out what was going on. [Give me one one of your favorites.] Oh, I think one of my favorites is set in Palm Springs, and it’s in one of those classic mid-century modern houses. It’s a cocktail party and there’s a dead bird on the floor and people at the party are looking appalled. And then if you look to the far right of the painting, there’s a woman in an evening gown and she’s hiding a gun behind her back. So, you know, you gotta figure out what the story is, basically.” —Josh Agle AKA Shag (Painter, Designer, Illustrator)

“[On his early roles in Stand By Me and The Lost Boys] It’s just a job. I was a kid. I did what I was told. You know? What matters to me is the work I’m gonna do today because that’s what really matters. You know? It’s where we are today, what we’re living today, what’s our experience today. The past is the past and it’s gone. You can’t change it. You can’t fix it. It is what it is. It’s all about moving forward and having the right attitude and a positive attitude. For all the kicks, for all the hits, for all the shoves that I’ve taken throughout my life, one thing that I can teach you and tell you, or a pearl of wisdom I can give you, is always smile in the face of adversity. And keep a positive attitude, keep the faith, and things will always turn around as long as we have another day to live.” —Corey Feldman (Actor, Producer, Director, Musician)