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Leon Fitzpatrick

United States

(Industrial Designer)

Fav URL(s):
http://www.tokyoplastic.com, http://www.linkdup.com/, http://www.thedarkknight.com

Lovemarks:
Urthboy.

Comments:

• A modern and progressive society

  Australia

  05 May 2008

  Now more than ever, Australia is the place to be. We've had our political and social woes, due mostly to an embarrassingly inept twit named John Howard. He is out and we now have someone so progressive and inspiring that it's literally hard to believe. The problem? I've lived more than half of my life away from Australia and am still trying to figure out why. The U.S. has afforded me opportunities that at least for my career path would have been difficult to achieve at home. Yet now I'm stepping back and reconsidering what life is all about. Australia has amazing people, great music, great weather and a sense of space that you can't find in many other places in the world. And now with new leadership, a new approach to reconciling with it's past, and a forward thinking approach to the environment it's definitely a benchmark for a modern and progressive society.

• A stand out champion

  Urthboy

  05 May 2008

  If you are about music with meaning, look no further. Hip-hop, historically, was about this very thing. But in the popular sense today it has become about self promotion, money, and to certain level ignorance and negativity. Enter Urthboy, a stand out champion in the ever growing genre of Australian Hip-Hop. His first album "Distant Sense of Random Menace" struck me with the dual layer of great beats and lyrics with meaning. This has been exceeded a hundredfold by last year's "The Signal" which is a stand alone example of great production (the genius El Gusto) and intelligent commentary of politcal and social issues. I dare you not to love it.

• A die-hard fan

  Batman

  02 June 2008

  Anticipating it's July release, I'm nominating the upcoming Batman film for more than one reasons. As a kid growing up I was (and maybe still am) a die-hard fan. Christian Bale did a fantastic job of reviving the character on the big screen after it was so terribly ruined by Val Kilmer and George Clooney; the late Heath Ledger looks absolutely incredible as the Joker. I live in Chicago and saw much of it being filmed, and finally there looks to be some spectacular production design from the wardrobe to the vehicles. What more should I say?