Category Archives: Life & Times

The Deafening Sound of Silence

I know that it’s be a while since I’ve posted anything, and for that I apologize. Several people have pointed out the deafening sound of my recent silence, and have mistaken a lack of posts with a lack of work … Continue reading

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WHAT IS BLACK? (Or, Searching for Racial Identity in This Crazy World, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Became Black)

Many years ago, I had the opportunity to interview football legend/actor Jim Brown. Before he would answer any of my questions, he asked me a question: “What is black?” I struggled to come up with an answer, and my first … Continue reading

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Best of BAMF – Dream vs. Reality

This was first posted on January 21, 2008. I’m reposting it now, because aside from the fact that Barack Obama has now served a full term as President of the United States, and back then he was just one of … Continue reading

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Supporting Independents (or How You Can Make the World a Better Place in Four Easy Steps)

I woke up this morning, and like many independent creators, I worried about where my next paycheck was coming from, if my bills would be paid this month, and, of course, if my creative pursuits were a waste of time. … Continue reading

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2012 in Review (or, Shit I Got Done While You Were Doing Nothing, Even Though I Didn’t Always Get Paid For Doing It)

The inevitability of looking back at the year gone by is a trap many of us fall into, and in falling, we often become obsessed with everything that went wrong. We become haunted by the resolutions we didn’t maintain, the … Continue reading

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New Project – NUMBER 13

Last year I co-wrote NUMBER 13, a comic book story that was serialized in the pages of Dark Horse Presents. Next month, Dark Horse will collect the entire NUMBER 13 story and reprint it in a single volume one-shot (they’re … Continue reading

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Advice on Being an Artist

It has been several years since I ventured away from home to attend a film festival, but this past weekend I was fortunate enough to travel to Oakland, California, to attend the Oakland Underground Film Festival. This is a great … Continue reading

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My New Book – BadAzz MoFo’s Book of SPAGHETTI WESTERNS

Check out my new electronic book, BadAzz MoFo’s Book of SPAGHETTI WESTERNS. Featuring dozens of film reviews—many from the long-out-of-print BadAzz MoFo #4—as well as an historical overview, this is something you don’t want to miss out on. If you’re … Continue reading

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Upcoming Screening

Just to let everyone know, I’ll be in Oakland, California, for the Oakland Underground Film Festival at the end of September. There will be a screening of my legendary blaxploitation documentary, Macked, Hammered, Slaughtered, & Shafted, my short Black Santa’s … Continue reading

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In Memory

This is a tribute to some of people I’ve lost over the last few years. Some, like Barry Hampton and Paul West (who just died two weeks ago), were like family to me. Others, like Dwayne McDuffie and Rudy Ray … Continue reading

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