Jamie Fox vs Gerard Butler

Jamie Fox and Gerard Butler Sqaure off in this clip from F Gary Gray's upcoming flick Law Abiding Citizen.

ADDICTIVE Animated Beat Box website!

I'm a sucker for beatboxing and cool website design. so when my boy Khalid sent me a link to the website of French beatboxer The Incredible Polo, i was instantly hooked. see, that dude Polo supplied various beats and verbal sound effect loops that you can mix and match to create your own interactive beatboxtrumentals (or just put it on shuffle for DOPE extended background music)... you can even download that joint for your desktop! click the pic to try it!
holla!
-samax
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Comicbook World #36 - Carrot Top: Villain in the Making?

is it just me, Or does comedian Carrot Top seem like he's turning into a supervillain? last time i saw him, he was a skinny little dude who did gag comedy with props (because i guess he thought the world needed another Gallagher?), now he looks like a failed super-soldier test subject... so i was watching teevee the other day and saw him on a Burger King commercial looking like death warmed over! it went by so fast, i didn't notice that he had arms the size of tree trunks! it's understandable that someone in the entertainment biz would try to beef up to broaden their appeal for movie and teevee roles, but Carrot Top has the look of something a little more sinister... maybe years of movie role rejections and an impromptu ass-kicking by a buff heckler drove the wiry redheaded funnyman over the edge! when he turned to an evil pro-wrestling promoter for "something extra" to help him bulk up fast, they must'a gave him a bad cocktail of experimental hormones and steroids... i think we are witnessing the birth of a supervillain here! like that moment after Norman Osborne exposes himself to the chemicals, but before he puts on the Green Goblin mask for the first time? when chuckles' arms swelled up on him and burst through his shirts sleeves on some Hulk shit, i bet he choked the life out of the chemist and said "Back to formula?" you may think you're gonna get away with it, Carrot Top... but i'm wise to your ass...
holla!
-samax
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free Spider-Woman Preview

the last time i read a comicbook series Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev did together, it was so hard it made me feel obligated to watch a Daredevil movie that starred Ben Affleck (YEAH! it was THAT good!). well, i don't care HOW good this new Spider-Woman comic is, i ain't watching anymore bad movies on purpose. anyways, now that i got that business outta the way, click the pic for a preview of Bendis and Maleev on Spider-Woman, which hits your comic shop Wednesday, September 23rd cuzzo!
easy,
-samax.
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Get the Day Started Right --->

Let's Go by Pharoahe Monch (w/Black Milk on the beat!)
peep this joint by ghettoManga Rapper of the Year for 07, the mighty Pharoahe Monch. Let's Go is my favorite joint off of one of my favorite records in a very long time (did i mention Desire was our Album of the year for '07 too? well, it was). so if you're just getting up, keep bumping this until you're ready to... y'know... GO!
have a nice day!
-samax
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New DOOM teeshirts, Interview

StonesThrow Records got these fresh Tees based on the classic Madvillain (MF DOOM and Madlib) collabo video ALL CAPS. they got the villainous imagery in white or black, to keep your boat floatin' in all seasons... give that joint to your favorite bare-chested rapper, so he can stop embarrassing himself for the Man. for those newbies who don't understand the hubbub surrounding the villain, peep some YouTube heat courtesy of StonesThrow...

ALL CAPS by Madvillain (MF DOOM and Madlib)
if you just can't get enough DOOM, pick up a copy of The New Yorker which has a great interview with the Villain. or, if you're like me, click the pic to read a generous excerpt off the StonesThrow blog, instead! they bravely encroach on DOOM's inner sanctum in the ATL and sit at the foot of the underground superstar to ask him all manner of questions... including inquiries into some of his recent villainous activities (sending his DOOMbots to lipsynch at shows, for example). He also speaks on his history as a recording artist and the new Madvillain record. peep that...
holla!
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DOPE SAMURAI JACK promo

Samurai Jack Cutout (Cartoon Network Promo) from Bent Image Lab on Vimeo. peep this promo by Chel White. as you may know, i'm a huge fan of the super-stylized Samurai Jack cartoon, so i jumped on this when i saw it yesterday!

FOOD DOES DISNEY?

word has it that Kevin Smith's homeboy and producing partner Scott Mosier has teamed up with ghettoManga Award-Winning Cartoonist and Illustrator Jim Mahfood to pitch a new kids' cartoon show (yeah, i know...) that the newly Marvelous house of mouse accepted. Food is already known to fans of the Askewniverse for his work on the Clerks comic for Oni Press. Mosier let word slip about the show's acceptance on his podcast, but hasn't given any details about the show so far. just thought i'd give props to FOOD ONE! for more info on Jim Mahfood, go here.
holla!
-samax
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Comicbook World # 35- College Student Kills Burglar with Samurai Sword

East Warrior by Nudition
After being victimized once before (thieves reportedly got him and his roommates for their laptops and a Sony PlayStation), an undergraduate medical student at Baltimore's prestigious Johns Hopkins University went all Rurouni Kenshin on Tuesday, killing a burglar with a samurai sword after he caught the intruder in his garage, police said. The student will not likely be charged with anything if the burglar's death is ruled self-defense.
Ronin by Maverik
Police received a call for help at 1:20 am after the burglar pried open a side-door into the garage of the house, which four students rented off-campus, according to Baltimore police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi. "They asked him to stop and while they called police, the suspect lunged at the student. He then retaliated by striking him with a samurai sword, severed his left hand and gave severe lacerations to the upper torso," he said. "I think everyone has the right to first of all defend themselves and defend their home and if this individual felt that a samurai sword was an appropriate tool to do so, I'm not in a position to say that's good or bad," Guglielmi said.
Africana is Samurai by Evilyn81
Could this be a sign of things to come? could gun-control laws turn the samurai sword into the hot home invasion deterrent? Will rappers start toting them, till they have to be blurred out of rap vids on MTV? after reading about this on the AFP, i was definitely thinking about copping one of those samurai longswords those stinky guys are always selling at comic and anime conventions! i've been thinking about taking martial arts classes, but maybe swordsmanship might be needed as well. hmmm... i wonder if one of those stinky dudes can get me a blade that looks like the Green Destiny...
holla!
-samax
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The Blast (ALI!)

gotta give a shout out to my dude Wallruss for posting this Ali joint. peep the full post on his Black Superhero blog! classic material!

I agree with 50 Cent

I'm sorry, WHAT?! yeah, it's true... watch the video and we'll talk about it...

RIP Patrick Swayze

according to his publicist, actor Patrick Swayze (Dirty Dancing, Roadhouse, Ghost) died Monday after a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 57. "Patrick Swayze passed away peacefully today with family at his side after facing the challenges of his illness for the last 20 months," according to the press release. Swayze achieved hip hop immortality when when the word "swayze" became synonymous with ghost (to bounce, to be out or leave suddenly), after his role opposite Demi Moore in the Oscar-winning date movie Ghost. for more on the actor, go here.
-gM

Expect the Unexpected

artwork and press release for DOOM's compilation disc Unexpected Guests, which is due to drop October 27th. this would be a GREAT look for all those fans out there new to the supervillainous emcee and beatsmith that needs to be in everybody's top ten. expect more on this as the blessed day approaches, minions!

DOOM is one of the most original and uncompromising voices in hip-hop. From his work in the 90’s with the seminal KMD to his legendary releases under a variety of aliases including MF Doom, Madvillain, King Geedorah, Viktor Vaughn, Dangerdoom & more, his prolific body of work has always valued artistic integrity and creativity over anything else. As numerous and varied as his albums are, DOOM also has a thick catalog of guest appearances, remixes, non-album tracks, & vinyl only singles. For the first time, Unexpected Guest presents many of these hard to find tracks as a mix CD, executed and overseen by the Super Villain himself.

With a list of co-conspirators which includes marquee level names such as Talib Kweli, Ghostface & GZA as well as underground heroes Vast Aire, CountBass D & Kurius, the music on this disc highlights DOOM’s ever-present trademark wit and taste for raw and ominous beats. On “Trap Door,” he spits couplets like “No curse words / DOOM the worst church nerd verse heard” over a plucked bass and guitar line from producer Jake One that sounds like the funkiest spy movie soundtrack imaginable. “Sniper Elite” sees the emcee united with the late J Dilla, and is one of the many tracks featured that has yet to see an official CD release. The album will also feature a never before heard live version of DOOM’s classic “I Hear Voices” from the Operation Doomsday album.

Peppered with his signature comic book dialogue and vintage sound clips, Unexpected Guests presents a treasure trove of DOOM obscurities which should shed light on material that even some hardcore fans may have missed. It’s a frenetic, virtuosic look at a true hip-hop original.

1. Get ‘Er Done feat. DOOM - Jake One
2. Fly That Knot feat. DOOM - Talib Kweli
3. Sniper Elite feat. DOOM - Dilla Ghostface DOOM
4. Trap Door feat. DOOM - Jake One
5. Sorcerers feat. DOOM & Invizible Handz - John Robinson
6. Da Supafriendz - Vast Aire
7. Quite Buttery - Count Bass D feat DOOM
8. ? - DOOM featuring Kurious
9. All Outta Ale - DOOM
10. E.N.Y. House - Masta Killa
11. Bells of DOOM - DOOM
12. My Favorite Ladies - DOOM
13. Street Corners (Remix) - Masta Killa, Inspectah Deck & GZA

stay tuned...

-gM

develope Styles with a DEATH Device Cooked in

We're Famous by Aesop Rock f/El-Producto
yo... up late drawing again. despite serious caffeination, i was having trouble getting going tonight until the rotation hit We're Famous off'a Aesop Rock's brilliant underground opus Bazooka Tooth, at which time it was off to the races! this is my shit, mostly for the autobiographical first verse by Def Jux founder El-P. 'Sop and El are mostly beefing with L7, Eso or some other dudes in their crew... but that's not why i like this song. this joint has two gritty emcees who pretty much cut a path in the underground and mastered the art of being obscure and famous at the same time. on this song, they revel in it, and diss cats just for the fun of it, over a beat that's old school and futuristic at the same time! i remember bumping this a few years ago when i was dating this chick from houston, who could not understand why i was geeking over these two white dudes from new york! she was listening to David Banner and Li'l Flip at the time, so i understood why she didn't get it, but for a cat like me who's been working hard at being an overnight underground success for ten years, this joint hit me right in the chest!
well, i gotta get back to work...
easy.
-samax
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This Chick Here

The Best pt one by Boog Brown
for more, hit up goldiGold at the 45spot (i did!)

Brotherman's Origin

Dawud Anyabwile, co-creator and illustrator of the Brotherman:Dictator of Discipline breaks bread with Jeff Johnson of JJ ON ATLANTA television show. in this interview, Dawud reflects on the origins of Brotherman and the place his books have in the landscape of black comics subculture. read more about Brotherman here.
holla!
-samax
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Girl on Girl

i got free previews of Black Panther #9 and The Sword #19 for the people! first, the new Black Panther gets her struggle on against some chick named Predator while dodging bullets and explosions (and looking good doing it). goes with the job sister... i've been enjoying Black Panther since the relaunch. The new Panther has her predecessor's sharp attitude, and i must say i'm intrigued by what they're doing with T'challa (the previous Black Panther) behind the scenes, too. click the pic for a preview of this issue, which drops October 7th.

Meanwhile, everbody's favorite red-headed killing machine Dana Breighton has already merked two of the three immortal elemental siblings who murdered her family, but it looks like their sister Malia is the smartest and deadliest of the three! if you've never read The Sword, this preview can't do anything to prepare you for how good it is, so do yourself a favor and cop the trade paperbacks collecting the series so you can catch up! still, you may as well read this preview anyways! The Sword is my favorite book in years... The Lunas know how to craft a good story that will have you biting your nails (not easy to do while holding a comicbook, i don't mind telling you...), and shocks you by snapping from 0 to 60 in an instant. anyways, The Sword #19 will be in stores September 17th
holla!
-samax

DOOOPE!

Angry Black Man On A Elevator by Rhymefest.
i heard this banger a while back, and i'll say now what i said then: this is a DEAL MAKER!!! if this is on 'Fest's upcoming album El Che (or any other record for that matter), i'm BUYING that joint! a GUARANTEED SALE! and you can QUOTE me on that! Li'l Jon uses his powers for good instead of evil on the beat, and Rhymefest slings lyrics with the best of 'em...
holla!
-samax
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Bring On the Bad Guys

this preview of MAYHEM! #2 gives us a look at the bad guy muscle seen on the Jim Lee TPB artwork, after the first issue focused on the title character and his gal pal. i haven't made it out to the comic shop since i'm in deadline delivery mode, but you can bet your (fill in your favorite body part) that i'm copping that joint when i get to the store! as for now, click the pic to peep the 5 page preview! even though Tyrese is offering the comic on iTunes now for all you tech-wizards, but i can't slap my cockerspaniel on the nose with an iPod when she wakes the baby, now can i? well, i guess i could, but PETA would have federal agents all up in my crib, an nobody wants that, so i'll cop the print issues.
holla!
-samax
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D. Original

here's the unreleased Afro Samurai pilot, leaked by that dude LeSean Thomas from the safety of his new digs in Seoul, Korea. The original Pilot was produced by MADHOUSE animation studios, and directed by Takeshi Koike (Animatrix: World Record, Dead leaves, Trava Fist Planet) in 2003. eventually, Samuel Jackson got hold of the film and TV rights to it, and as a result Spike TV tapped it for production by GONZO instead. the rest (as they say) is history.
holla!
-samax
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Chef TV

that new Raekwon is in stores today! if you didn't already know...
that's all.
-gM

New Champ Fan Art!

here's a cool fan art pic of the Champ by that dude DARNELL G. KIRNON.
when our new Champion of Children book comes out, we'll include this joint! he sent me this a while back, but i forgot to post it. Darnell is nice with the tools of the trade (you remember his piece from the DOOM Art Contest right? no worries, it'll be in your copy of the magazine you preordered...). you can check out more of his art (like his dope comic Inner City Blues) here.
holla!
-samax
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MegaSean Don

that dude Sean Price pledges allegiance to the Decepticon seal and looks good doin' it on this track Mega-Sean 'pon which he declares: “Hail Meg, my nigga you’re never gone, reincarnated through me, P! Mega-Sean”... also cop a few more free joints for your players, plairs:Boostin Mobiles and DuckDown ft. Skyzoo & Torae. these are off Sean's upcoming mixtape Kimbo Price, which that dude Dallas Penn called "the antidote to the skinny jeans emo rap that plays all day every day on your radios"...
All Hail MegaSean! Pic by vrogy
Holler...
-samax
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Mc Gruder Speaks

Aaron McGruder Interviewed on HardKnock.tv
Nick Huff sits down with the creator of The Boondocks, Aaron McGruder to talk second season, new characters, staying relevant, BET, R Kelley, Gangstalicious, Thugnificent and more. For full interview check out www.hardknock.tv
this is old, but hey, we can't get anything new until the new episodes drop in 2010, and i can't get enough Boondocks. is anybody out there still fiendin' for new episodes of this show like i am?

Deviation # 83

BEACH FUN - by =asieybarbie
this piece by 18 yr old good girl artist Asia Kendrick features her original characters Deziree & Toree kickin' it at the beach with Starfire of the Teen Titans. i really enjoyed the postcard effects she hooked up on this joint! anyways, you can check out more of her work on DeviantArt.com
holla!
-samax
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Wanna Be On "The Variants"?

if you're interested in being an extra for the Variants, peep game... they're looking for help this Friday, September 11th for episode four. This is an evening shoot in uptown Dallas. If you're interested, please email richard@zeuscomics.com for the details. Do not just show up. There are specifics to this shoot so make sure you contact Richard first, so you don't look like a dumb-ass! so anyways, you can watch part 1 or subscribe to The Variants here.
holla!
-samax

Once Again, It's On...

that dude Tyrese is making plenty noise with his comic MAYHEM! over at Image. the first issue broke the single-store sales record and his online hype machine had so many people calling one store that the owner was turning fans away! well, get ready for round two, as MAYHEM! #2 hits comic shops Wednesday, September 9th. of course, Tyrese's team is already taking pre-orders too at their website, so get it how you want it...
anyways, never one to rest on his achievements, the singer/actor has leaked the cover for issue #3 with art by that dude Jim Lee and colors by Alex Sinclair (seen here on the right,click to enlarge). now he has also announced plans for a romance book called Lovesick that i'm especially interested in, because it will be directed right at his existing fan base... so expect more news on that as i get it. in fact, it looks like i will get a chance to do a phone interview with Tyrese about his comics, movies and whatever else i decide to talk to him about pretty soon... when i talked to him yesterday, he told me some stuff (that i'm not allowed to discuss yet) about his future plans that will raise the eyebrows of fans, critics and haters alike, so stay tuned fam!
holla!
-samax
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Remix Alert!!!

Never Enough (B.Williams RMX) by Tanya Morgan

Deviation # 82

How I'd like to punch you by drazebot
fresh art by Ivan, a Bulgarian artist on DeviantArt.com, a website i waste a lotta my time on...
i can't tell you much about him, but i can say that dude is DOPE! this pic had me messed up! for all the wanna-be pimps out there, you never know what's on that chick's mind... be advised: Internal Bleeding = NOT PIMPIN'!
anyways, check out more of Ivan's work here.
holla!
-samax

Holla Atcha Fetus!

Best! Supervillain! ever! that dude Stephen Lindsay (Jesus Hates Zombies, Lincoln Hates Werewolves) has dipped into his fertile mind and pulled out another winner! he's teamed up with Jim McMunn (The Mighty Sullivan) to create a brand new webcomic called The Frightful Fetus about a vengeful fetus in an alien robot body bent on world domination and bloody vengeance on the people who tried to abort him! click the pic to sample the pro-life goodness...
holla!
-samax
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For All My Beat Junkies

in case you've never heard of the UK Turntable revolutionaries the Scratch Perverts, this joint Neurosonics Audiomedical Labs Inc. will give you a taste! get familiar at their myspace page... props to mz Divatude for the look!
holla!
-samax

READ THIS

The Losers Vol. 5: Endgame is finally in stores, rapping up the spy-fi series that inspired the Upcoming action thriller. Vol 5 answers all the questions, blurring the line between comicbook fiction, fringe conspiracy theories, and real-world political intrigue. Andy Diggle really knows how to write a comic that is both heady and exciting at the same time, and Jock's art is so ILL that you have to be reminded that the pictures aren't moving. if i get to that Borders 5 for 4 sale (sale ends on Monday!), this is definitely on the list!
holla!
-samax
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MJ Wanted To Buy Marvel

according to Stan Lee, Michael Jackson wanted a part in making a Spiderman film bad enough to buy Marvel Comics. Lee, who had visited with Jackson on several occasions, says that MJ made no secret that if Marvel wouldn't deal with him, he was up for purchasing the company! obviously that didn't happen, but with all the uproar over Disney buying the House of Ideas, imagine if Jackson had done it! fanboys would'a been throwing themselves off tall buildings! on the up side, maybe we would'a seen more of Ace Spencer, that bike-riding badass from Spectacular Spiderman Annual # 5-6 who looked oddly similar to a certain smooth criminal who will remain nameless... ah, "What If" indeed, Marvel...
holla!
-samax
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COVER ME! I'm Goin' IN

looks like they put ME on the cover of The Quick this week! i knew i was gonna be IN the issue- that dude Geoff Johnston did an interview and sent a photographer to do a shoot with me at the comic shop last week- but i had NO idea i'd be ON it! but yo, there i am! anyways, click the pic to read the issue via PDF or hit The Quick Blog if you aren't in the DFW area... otherwise get a gang of copies, because surely they will be collector's items when i explode onto the nationwide stage.... no? okay, i'll just get a gang of copies for my mom and my sisters and 'nem, but don't say i didn't warn you!
holla!
-samax
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Fantastic FAIL

Looks like Fox is jumbing on the Reboot Bandwagon with Fantastic Four. in the wake of the Disney takeover, word got out that they have tapped Michael Green- writer/producer on Heroes, Everwood, Smallville and the new Green Lantern joint- to write a screenplay about Marvel's first family. Along with X-men, Spiderman and Ghost Rider, Fantastic Four is one of the Marvel movie properties that Disney didn't snag the film rights to when they bought the House of Ideas for a cool $4 billion. i wouldn't go so far as to say the Fantastic Four movies were garbage, but i WOULD call them ill-conceived. I watch these films like i eat seafood gumbo: i pick out and throw away the parts i don't like. There's actually a lot to like about the films, but i could never bring myself to endorse them. So maybe this time, they will get Dr. Doom and Galactus right.
so what do you guys think? do you think they should reboot it, stick with a sequel, or just let go of the Fantastic Four movie dream? did you like the FF flicks? say something!
holla!
-gM

Manga and Graphic Novel Sale at Borders

whaddup Fam! Borders is running a buy 4 get the 5th joint FREE Sale on Graphic Novels and Manga between now and September 7th (monday). just wanted to let y'all know. i know i'ma start checkin' the couch cushions and checking the floor boards in the car... i got my eye on a FEW joints!
holla!
-samax
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Uh-Oh

because my wife demanded it, here's page 24 of Permanent Residents, the comic i'm working on... no, my wife doesn't read the comic, but when she saw the leading man in this chapter, she SWORE it looked just like one of her relatives. anyways, i like this page a lot because it foreshadows some trouble on the horizon, but also has a pretty sweet moment as well, without being sappy, so it's a good one to share! so there you go...
holla!
-samax
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C.Kirk's doin' it B.I.G.

this portrait of the late, great Biggie Smalls by emerging Dallas pop artist C.Kirk is available for sale on E-bay 'longside several other pieces. this joint was made with spray paint, acrylic, enamel, and the vaunted C.Kirk scratch technique (LOL!) on particle board, and measures 36 x 24 inches. word is, when he move joints on Ebay they go cheaper than on his website, so cop this and other fly pieces by captain Kirk here. subscribe to his facebook fan page for special members-only offers!
holla!
-samax
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ATLANTA! FREE Art Show next Friday!

get ready, party people, cause i will have a piece of art in the Mano A Mano art show SuperHeroes vs Villains on friday, September 11th. the show will feature work by a gang of fresh artists (including DTM, Andre Moore, Chanson Presley, and myself... peep the flier!), plus dope sounds of DJ Osmose and more activities... so if you're in the area September 11th, feel free to drop by and dig the scene, fam!
holla!
-samax
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Today's Deviant

The Darkside by *kizer180. i'm well on the way to joining this cat's fan club... putting Darkwing Duck and Darkseid in the same pick with Spiderman will get you on the short list, but he also did plenty of stuff i posted in the past. peep more from Kizer here.