2007: THE YEAR THAT WAS


Austin's skyline was forever changing		Austin saw a lot of change in 2007.  The skyline boomed, East Austin had more lofts pop up than zits on a teenager's face, and all of this weighed heavily on my psyche on the biggest project I've undertaken in years.  With a fair amount of publicity, my comic book hit the streets, I managed to string along enough work to scrape through the year, and dealt with a bunch of drama and malaise that was soothed by the opening of Rio Rita, my new local that saved my soul.
 
MONTH BY MONTH RECAP
 Take a look back at all the events that made 2007 what it was.		 HERO OF THE YEAR
This year, there was only one obvious choice for Hero of the Year.  I sat him down for an interview.
BEHIND THE SCENES
I worked on one of the worst television shows to ever hit the airwaves this year.  Here's my run down of how the reality really went down.
COMING SOON!!!!		 SCHLIEFKEVISION
EMPLOYEES OF THE YEAR
Throughout the year, lots of jobs get done, and its time to show my thanks.
UPS AND DOWNS
Like every other year in human existence, 2007 had lots of ups and downs.
COMING SOON!!!!		 LOOKING AHEAD
Each New Year arrives with a clean slate, and 2008 could be a monumental year.
COMING SOON!!!!
 
THE LATEST STORIES...

+  BIBLICAL PROPORTIONS
Austin's biggest art show of 2009
+  JESUS CARRIES A BIG STICK
A look at my painting for the New Testament Show
+  REALLY SMALL, STILL REALLY WHITE
My friend sculpted a miniature Vigilante!
+  VOLUME THREE: TURNING THE CORNER
Laying out the third RWV comic book
+  2008 HERO OF THE YEAR
Who is Zina Saunders?  Find out now!
+  PINATA TIME!!!
the White Vigilante meets his match
+  A4 PAPER: HOW I LEARNED TO HATE REAGAN
I finally figured out what bothered me all these years...
+  KANSAS CITY BBQ TAKES ON AUSTIN
a gift from the BBQ capital of the universe to Texas
+  AUSTIN CRITICS' TABLE AWARDS
a surprise nomination, win, and a speech or two
 

MY COMIC BOOK SIDE PROJECT:
TALES OF THE REALLY WHITE VIGILANTE #1
the satiric tale of one young man's attempts to stop the gentrification of East Austin by becoming a superhero in a Mexican wrestling mask.
 
TALES OF THE REALLY WHITE VIGILANTE #2
the tale continues with the White Vigilante teaming up with Dos XX during Austin's largest music festival to fight a new, more menacing threat to Austin.
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ONGOING AND UPCOMING SHOWS
2009

FEBRUARY 21, 2009

Friends of Bearded Lady
Bearded Lady
East Austin		Group Art Exhibition
Fourteen artists show off their talents with the boys of Bearded Lady

APRIL 10-12, 2009

A Show of Biblical Proportions
Bearded Lady & Blue Genie
East Austin		A Bible Themed Group Show
Brought to you by Ian Shults, Michael Schliefke, Bearded Lady and Blue Genie

SPRING 2009

Tales of the Really White Vigilante
Volume Three
East Austin		Comic Book Release Party
General Malaise helps our young hero past some pitfalls as new developments hit East Austin.

FALL 2009

Tales of the Really White Vigilante
Volume Four
East Austin		Comic Book Release Party
Does the final volume of the tale of the White Vigilante bring about the end of gentrification?
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