20qs
Peter Blake
09.26.09
www.peterblakegallery.com
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1. What character in a movie or book do you most identify with?
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Don Corleone
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2. Who are your favorite authors?
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I don't read books.
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3. Favorite vacation spot?
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Palm Springs
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4. Where haven't you been that you're dying to go?
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Hell (for just one day).
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5. What’s your next major goal in life?
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Being happy every day.
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6. Who had the biggest influence on your life?
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It's anybody's race out there. I run my own.
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7. Favorite drink?
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Big earthy Cabernet.
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8. Favorite restaurants in Orange County?
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MESA in Costa Mesa.
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9. Last major purchase?
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Range Rover.
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10. Dumbest investment?
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Range Rover.
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11. A famous person you love to meet?
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Ronald Reagan.
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12. Biggest accomplishment?
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Bringing respect to the art world in Orange County by opening my gallery in 1993.
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13. What's your biggest fear?
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Fear nothing, fear no one.
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14. Who is your favorite artist?
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Any artist at the Peter Blake Gallery.
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15. If you had to begin a different career, what would you do?
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Restaurateur
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16. Secret most people don’t know about you?
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I probably know your secret.
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17. Who is your favorite fictional character?
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Blake Carrington (Dynasty.
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18. Your biggest extravagance?
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Bristol Farms (everyday).
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19. What's your favorite CD?
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Common "Finding Forever".
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20. What was the best day in your life?
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Today.
20qs
Jeff Yokoyama
06.28.09
wwww.genericyouth.com
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1. If you had to begin a different career, what would you do?
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I've always wanted to work in film... I would sweep floors, take the trash out, pick up coffee, pick up lunch, and always stay late! Just to have that opportunity to watch my buddy McG work his brilliance!
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2. What's your most prized possession?
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Of course my family, and every day that I wake up.
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3. Favorite drink?
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Water.
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4. What are you cutting out because of the economy?
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In my business we have cut back on using outside contractors and started making our product ourselves--hand done.
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5. Fantasy purchase?
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A new home for my wife, with a closet that is big!
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6. What can't you live without?
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The ocean.
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7. What's next on your
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To open a design school called Impossible Education.I want to make the impossible, possible
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8. Biggest regret?
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So far none.
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9. Cause that you're most interested/involved in?
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Generic Youth is a line of clothes that is made from the endless yards of fabric that are stocked piled in warehouses around the world. I will design, and create, and bring new life to dead stock fabrics. By designing and creating this way each item is one-off and original.
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10. Your dream day in OC?
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It's kinda what i do everyday. I try to make everyday special.
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11. Favorite place for breakfast?
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I have to say Eddies Galley. I have been going there for over 25 years!
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12. What was the best day of your life?
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Ah...the day i was born?
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13. Last concert that you went to?
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Green Day. Although it really wasn't a concert, about a two years ago I had a chance to meet Green Day and hang out with them. They all wanted to surf so I took them out. In the water they started singing; what a concert!
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14. Favorite vacation spot?
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Kauai.
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15. What do you love and loathe about Orange County?
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Money.
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16. Favorite books?
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Slim Aarons, Once Upon A Time, and
Rin Tanaka, My FreeDamn!
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17. Favorite restaurants in Orange County?
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It has to be "A" Restaurant in Newport Beach.
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18. Biggest accomplishment?
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Raising kids.
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19. What's your biggest fear?
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Not being able to take care of my family.
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20. Secret most people don't know about you.
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I still look at things from youthful eyes.
