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EastofOmahaIleftasecurejobandalifestylethatwouldhavecatapulted

meintotheuppermiddleclassbyage30.Idisappointedmyfamilyandshock

edmyfriends,buttheapplausefromthepackedauditoriumvindicatedmydec

isiontopursuemypassion.Atgreatexpense,Idecidedtofollowmydreams,

torefusetobedisappointedordiscouragedbylife.AsIreflectedonall

thedifficultiesIperseveredthroughinreachingthatpointinmylife,If

eltahandpattingmeonmyshoulderpraisingmywork.IwasborninOmaha,

NebraskaonAugust28,1972becausemymotherslippedonanonionpeelwhile

shoppingatthelocalHinkyDinkySupermarket;thefallinducedherlaboran

doutIpopped.Inthisratherunsophisticatedenvironment,whereonSaturda

ythesecondlargestcityisapackedcollegefootballstadium,Isomehowde

velopedartisticaspirations,butdidnothavetheopportunitytomakecultu

ralpursuitsamajorpartofmylife.Atoftwelve,myfatheraccept

edajobwithLeviStraussandmovedthefamilytoKansasCity.Atthiscruc

ialstageinmydevelopment,Ifoundtheartsfascinating,especiallywhile

studyingliteratureinjuniorhigh.Unliketheotherstudentswhoflockedto

thehundredsofearlyeightiesSpringBreakmovies,Idevelopedadiscrimin

atingtasteandlongedforthequalityIwouldfindinaStanleyKubrickfil

m.Atnight,tacklingCrimeandPunishmentorwatchingDr.Strangelovetook

precedenceoverarcadesandfootball.Icarriedmyloveforliteraturewithm

ewhenIattendedtheUniversityofKansas.Ialsostudiedeconomics,which

combinedmyinterestsinphilosophy,historyandmathematics.However,while

Istudiedeconomicsforsomewhatpracticalreasonsandneverthoughtofthe

disciplineascompellingenoughtodevotemyentirelifeto,myinterestsi

nfilmandmusicbegantomature.ExposedtotheunconventionalfilmsofHal

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