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It's...John A. Wilcox!

This page was most recently updated on May 24, 2007

Who is this Wilcox you speak of?

I was born on Monday June 6, 1960.   I'm the youngest of 4 children, a lifelong Connecticut resident, and I despise broccoli, cauliflower, Tom Cruise films, and Oprah.   I make my living as an artist / writer / photographer / musician.  I have been an internationally published cartoonist since 1983 working on a vast array of titles such as Amazing Spider-Man, Elvira, Little Archie, Excalibur, & Felix the Cat for many of the major publishers.   A professional photojournalist since 1984, my interviews and photographs of entertainers from Kate Bush to Amy Grant to Frank Zappa have appeared in Relix, The Boston Phoenix, and Gannett Newspapers among many others.  As a graphic artist, my work has been exhibited internationally as well as auctioned at the bloody famous Sotheby's.   Throw in a book or two I've written or edited in the past and that's a decent snapshot of my professional life.   I'm a cranky 6' 3 1/2" fat guy and have several music projects in the works, so look out, mook! 

LINKAGE:

(Global warming has yet to effect these links!)

PROGSHEET : My online 'zine devoted to adventurous music.
THE SECOND HAND : I rant occasionally, you read hungrily.
ANYWHO.COM : Reverse directories & much much more!
BIBLE SEARCH: Ever looking for a bible quote?   Look no further.
CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT : Help these kids! Sad stuff.
MICHAEL MOORE: Still rockin'! Still needing a shave!
PHRASES, SAYINGS, TERMS & CLICHES : Interesting source for the origins of phrases & such.
THE STRAIGHT DOPE : Stuff you need to know.

ARCHIE MC PHEE : The best place to find odd stuff you never knew you needed!    
ARKHAM HOUSE: One of the very best horror publishing houses.   Great site.
BEVERAGE NETWORK : Great source for hard to find beverages like Dad's Old Fashioned root beer.
GLOBAL GALLERY : Very reasonably priced posters and prints of everyone from Kandinsky to Rockwell! 
HOMETOWN FAVORITES : Here it is!   This place sells Quisp, Moxie, & Fizzies!   I need say no more!
LOUIS LUNCH: Making perfect burgers for over 100 years!
REALITY BLURRED: Fab source for keeping up with reality TV shows. Makes having no life that much simpler!
REMEMBER THE EIGHTIES : Music & culture for your enjoyment & edification.
ROBERT BENCHLEY SOCIETY : A debonair man remembered.

THE BEARS : One of my all time favorite bands is back!   Revel in this delightful site!
ADRIAN BELEW : Wonderful musician, wonderful site!
TOM DANIEL : Model kit & Hot Wheels designer extraordinaire!
THE FAMOUS CHARISMA LABEL : Where it all started.
THE FLOWER KINGS : Nice site for a wonderful prog band.
GENESIS: Fab site!   Lots of news & links & very interesting stuff!
GENTLE GIANT: The birth of a realization.
STEVE HACKETT : One of the most innovative guitarists on the planet.   Comprehensive site with lots of goodies.
VICTORIA JACKSON : Actress, singer, comic & pal!   Simple but very nice site.
A GUIDE TO JANDEK : Why?   Why??   WHY???????
JACKIE KASHIAN : A most excellent comedian full of great stories.
LES RITA MITSOUKO : A truly unique, exceptional band.
TONY LEVIN : Nice page maintained by this extraordinary bassist.
MARILLION: One of the finest band sites out there .
RODNEY MATTHEWS : A highly imaginative illustrator with a swell site.
RIK MAYALL : A brilliantly twisted comic.
ANTHONY PHILLIPS : An acoustic genius.
JEFF PIDGEON :Intimate lil site of this fine animator. He has a cool store as well.
PORCUPINE TREE : A forward thinking band worth your attention.
WILLIAM POWELL FILMOGRAPHY : One of my all-time favorite actors.
RAT FINK : The legacy of Ed "big Daddy" Roth!
GARY SPIVEY: The most bizarre hair I have ever seen!
BRIAN THOMPSON : Fear him!   Watch him act, pig!
TOYAH : Immensely talented singer/actress.
VIEW ASKEW : Kevin Smith's ultra cool site!
THE ARTIST SHOP : A fantastic source for small label and hard to find music.
POLLSTAR : A great source for concert info.

BLEEDING SKULL: Weird site for weird flicks!
BLOODYMIDGETS.COM : Puppet the psycho dwarf asks:"Who wants to see a midget bleed?"
THE BRICK TESTAMENT : Words fail me.
CATS THAT LOOK LIKE HITLER : It is what is says; it says what it is!
COOKING BY NUMBERS : Try this site the next time you can't decide what to cook!
THE DIALECTIZER : See web pages in Jive, Pig Latin & others!  Hysterical!
FARTING DOG HARMONICS : Hysterical!
THE GALLERY OF MONSTER TOYS : Monster toys from the 60s to the 90s!
GNOME ABUSE : The horror!   The horror!
HAGGIS HURL : Fling these wee beasties!
KNEEL BEFORE ZOD! : All the answers in life are found here.
THE LESTER DENT PULP MASTER FICTION PLOT: It is what it says!
MASHIMARO : Love him!
MOLECULAR EXPRESSIONS : Fun with science!   Try this one!
NAME CHANGE O CHART :What is your Captain Underpants name?
THE ONION : Great bogus newspaper!
PAVAROTTI LOVES ELEPHANTS : Oh, elephants, yeah!
SUBTERRANEAN CINEMA : Unusual stuff all in one place!
THEY'RE TAKING THE HOBBITS TO ISENGARD : They really are!
THUMB.COM : Movie parodies with an all-thumb cast!
THE WARRENS : Home page for these CT psychic investigators.

JOHN A.WILCOX RECOMMENDS

If you're looking to get adventurous musically, try these artists:

Ars Nova, Barclay James Harvest, The Bears, Adrian Belew, Brand X, Sam Brown, Kate Bush, Camel, Caravan, Danielle Dax, D.F.A., The Enid, Fairport Convention, Fish, Flower Kings, Robert Fripp, Gentle Giant, Gerard, Gong, Gryphon, Steve Hackett, Happy the Man, Roy Harper, Steve Hillage, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, Kraan, Les Rita Mitsouko, Lindisfarne, Lush, Marillion, Nektar, Anthony Phillips, Renaissance, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Split Enz, Spock's Beard, Strawbs, 10cc, Toyah, TransAtlantic, Tubes, Kit Watkins, White Willow, Wobbler

Read these authors:

L. Frank Baum, Robert Benchley, Robert Browning, Albert Camus, L. Sprague DeCamp, Lester Dent (a/k/a Kenneth Robeson), Roddy Doyle, Ben Elton, Philip Jose Farmer, Ron Goulart, H.P. Lovecraft, Shepherd Mead, Anka Radakovich, John Steinbeck, Chris Stewart, Jules Verne, Kurt Vonnegut,jr, William Wordsworth,  Banana Yoshimoto

Watch these films:

Black Sunday (1961), The Blue Dahlia (1946), Borat (2006), The Bourne Supremacy (2004), Carnival Of Souls (1962), Citizen Kane (1941), Clerks II (2006), Dragons Forever (1987), Help! (1965), Horror Hotel (1960), How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying (1967), I Am A Fugitive From A Chain Gang (1932), If I Were King (1938), Island Of Lost Souls (1933),  Ivanhoe (1952), Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back! (2001), Kidnapped (1938), Leningrad Cowboys Go America (1989), Murder My Sweet (1944), My Man Godfrey (1936), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Napoleon Dynamite (2004), The Palm Beach Story (1942), Peter Ibbetson (1935), The Producers (1967), The Punisher (2004), Sitting Pretty (1948), The Snapper (1993), Strange Brew (1983), Sullivan's Travels (1941), Tampopo (1986), That Uncertain Feeling (1941), Tovarich (1937), The Valley Of Decision (1945), Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown (1988)

Love the fat man, Spanky!  

Visits since 3/98 (give or take a few AOL screw-ups!)                            

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