Rock 'n' Roll High School

"I don't care about history 'cause that's not where I wanna be" - Joey Ramone

This afternoon, Eric and I gave a talk at Culver City High School's after-school arts program. When we were asked, my first reaction was, "We're not artists!" But our friend's response was that we cover artists, work with artists, and inspire artists. True, so why not?

We talked about the mag, the shops, and the galleries, specifically focusing the details and anecdotes towards student who are interested in pursuing the arts. The talk was well-attended, everyone stayed awake. How did they do it when so many UC Irvine students can't even hang for a grade?


There were some pretty decent, honest questions (no one asked how much money we make), and a few of the students even had work to show Eric. Will their product ideas or work be featured in GR shops or galleries? Time will tell.

In the end, our talk was geared toward art but we tried to make it applicable to whatever a student might wind up doing. Themes of doing working with friends, due diligence, and giving a crap are universal.


We've given a lot of school talks--Harvard GSD, Stanford, UCLA, USC, Duke, Davidson, Bates, Michigan State, Mizzou, DePaul, Columbia, juvenile hall--and this was a good one. (When is Canyon High School going to ask me back?) Thanks for setting this up, Karol! Does this mean you're going to help us copy edit the upcoming issue?

Our next scheduled talk will be at UIC on April 23. See you in Chicago!