Comments for Meet the Artist http://artistinterviews.wordpress.com Interviews and stories about Artists Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:42:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Dennis Breit by JK Morgan http://artistinterviews.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/taximan-trailer/#comment-33 JK Morgan Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:42:05 +0000 http://artistinterviews.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/taximan-trailer/#comment-33 I metDenis in the early '70s when he had his ACE FAST PACE office next to my dad's loft office on Mission Street (torn down) where Golden Gate College is now. Denis, i could SWEAR, spelled his name with one 'N.' Anyway i was a baby hippie just teened. His big soft orange cat was named BUTTERCUP and his brother stayed there at that time, GARY. WE drove around like maniacs in something like a Camero. "Van Mess! hahaha!" His 123 space which he was preening himself over every second due to its feats of brilliance dangled from rather frigtening cables on four levels or so. If you needed to pee the "bathroom" was at the bottom but alas, the "bedroom" was at the top. Pee if you dare! You had to go up and down on shakey staircases suspended there in space! It was completely unique, oh, yes. There were some artful baseball paintings. He played Edith Piaf and was exhilerated by the folk at Artaud: a wild-haired cat named Heshie (sp?) and a genuine witch, among others. When we toured Artaud everybody's doors were open! It was all so magical and electric! He had a friend in every space and everywhere else! Denis was joyful and I never saw anything but wine and pot. How can it be, what came to pass, isn't it haunting? I wanted him to be my boyfriend, but he was much too busy. We had joyous occasions such as: Hamburger Mary's, Top of the Mark, and Maxwell's (is that right) that place near Sansome street with ultra-cool people and lots of interior Greenery. Most importantly he was all about EST! ! ! ! "JANICE," he would command, "AND not BUT! ! ! " our positive thinking, haha! Good ole Werner. Erhard (sp?) Denis took me to the propoganda meeting but I didn't join up. It was pressurized! Yes it was and then .... poof, all over! Oh, I love these memories my friends! He was all about John and Bonnie and Ace, Fast Paced! his business place on Mission St. He dressed REALLY fine for the time, in a suit very well tailored, and 'shorter' hair. He smelled good and looked good and enjoyed to the max, everything. Like all Chicago natives, he seemed homesick for there as I am reminisching about our beautiful City by the BaY now so, i miss u, so love and bye for now, XOXO Purrs, Us I metDenis in the early ’70s when he had his ACE FAST PACE office next to my dad’s loft office on Mission Street (torn down) where Golden Gate College is now. Denis, i could SWEAR, spelled his name with one ‘N.’ Anyway i was a baby hippie just teened. His big soft orange cat was named BUTTERCUP and his brother stayed there at that time, GARY. WE drove around like maniacs in something like a Camero. “Van Mess! hahaha!” His 123 space which he was preening himself over every second due to its feats of brilliance dangled from rather frigtening cables on four levels or so. If you needed to pee the “bathroom” was at the bottom but alas, the “bedroom” was at the top. Pee if you dare! You had to go up and down on shakey staircases suspended there in space! It was completely unique, oh, yes. There were some artful baseball paintings. He played Edith Piaf and was exhilerated by the folk at Artaud: a wild-haired cat named Heshie (sp?) and a genuine witch, among others. When we toured Artaud everybody’s doors were open! It was all so magical and electric! He had a friend in every space and everywhere else! Denis was joyful and I never saw anything but wine and pot. How can it be, what came to pass, isn’t it haunting? I wanted him to be my boyfriend, but he was much too busy. We had joyous occasions such as: Hamburger Mary’s, Top of the Mark, and Maxwell’s (is that right) that place near Sansome street with ultra-cool people and lots of interior Greenery. Most importantly he was all about EST! ! ! ! “JANICE,” he would command, “AND not BUT! ! ! ” our positive thinking, haha! Good ole Werner. Erhard (sp?) Denis took me to the propoganda meeting but I didn’t join up. It was pressurized! Yes it was and then …. poof, all over! Oh, I love these memories my friends! He was all about John and Bonnie and Ace, Fast Paced! his business place on Mission St. He dressed REALLY fine for the time, in a suit very well tailored, and ’shorter’ hair. He smelled good and looked good and enjoyed to the max, everything. Like all Chicago natives, he seemed homesick for there as I am reminisching about our beautiful City by the BaY now so, i miss u, so love and bye for now, XOXO Purrs, Us

]]> Comment on Dennis Breit by JACK MURRAY http://artistinterviews.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/taximan-trailer/#comment-28 JACK MURRAY Thu, 18 Jun 2009 21:28:42 +0000 http://artistinterviews.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/taximan-trailer/#comment-28 i MET DENNIS IN ABOUT 1969 WHEN I WAS PERSONNEL DIRECTOR OF LESTER B. KNIGHT AND ASSOCIATES, A CONSULTING ENGINEERING COMPANY. DENNIS WAS A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGNER AND DRAFTSMAN. OCCASIONALLY WE WOULD TAKE LUNCH TOGETHER BY THE CHICAGO RIVER AND EVEN THEN HE WAS ROLLING HIS MARIHUANA CIGARETES, ETC. HE WASW HAPPY, GO LUCKY AND HAD A GOOD EYE FOR THE LADIES. AS OTHERS HAVE SAID HE JOKES, TOLD STORIES AND HAD A SOMETIMES DRY SENSE OF HUMOR. i DROVE A FRIEND'S CAR OUT TO SAN FRANCISO FOR HIM IN 1970 AND STAYED WITH HIM FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. HE HAD PAINTED THE REPLICA OF COMMISKY PARK RIGHT FIELD STAND ON HIS WALL AND HAD ALMOST COMPLETED HISSTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF HIS LOFT. HE PLAYED SOME SONGS ON THE PIANO AND SPOKE ABOUT HIS CULTIVATION OF HIS PLANTS, MJ TYPE. i DON'T KNOW WHAT HE DIED FROM BUT HIS HABITS DID NOT HELP. A CREATIVE PERSON FULL OF LIFE. GOD BLESS HIS SOUL. IF THERE IS ANY OF THE MOVIES OF HIS LIFE THAT HAS BEEN PRODUCED I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT OR KNW MORE ABOUT IT. i MET DENNIS IN ABOUT 1969 WHEN I WAS PERSONNEL DIRECTOR OF LESTER B. KNIGHT AND ASSOCIATES, A CONSULTING ENGINEERING COMPANY. DENNIS WAS A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DESIGNER AND DRAFTSMAN. OCCASIONALLY WE WOULD TAKE LUNCH TOGETHER BY THE CHICAGO RIVER AND EVEN THEN HE WAS ROLLING HIS MARIHUANA CIGARETES, ETC. HE WASW HAPPY, GO LUCKY AND HAD A GOOD EYE FOR THE LADIES. AS OTHERS HAVE SAID HE JOKES, TOLD STORIES AND HAD A SOMETIMES DRY SENSE OF HUMOR. i DROVE A FRIEND’S CAR OUT TO SAN FRANCISO FOR HIM IN 1970 AND STAYED WITH HIM FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. HE HAD PAINTED THE REPLICA OF COMMISKY PARK RIGHT FIELD STAND ON HIS WALL AND HAD ALMOST COMPLETED HISSTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT OF HIS LOFT. HE PLAYED SOME SONGS ON THE PIANO AND SPOKE ABOUT HIS CULTIVATION OF HIS PLANTS, MJ TYPE. i DON’T KNOW WHAT HE DIED FROM BUT HIS HABITS DID NOT HELP. A CREATIVE PERSON FULL OF LIFE. GOD BLESS HIS SOUL. IF THERE IS ANY OF THE MOVIES OF HIS LIFE THAT HAS BEEN PRODUCED I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT OR KNW MORE ABOUT IT.

]]> Comment on Dennis Breit by Marv Jonesi http://artistinterviews.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/taximan-trailer/#comment-26 Marv Jonesi Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:56:16 +0000 http://artistinterviews.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/taximan-trailer/#comment-26 I went to high school (Lane Tech - Chicago) with Dennis...we were part of a small group of friends who were, at the time (early 60's), probably pre-hippies. Dennis was bright, funny, and creative. Last time I saw him was at a H.S. reunion in Chi. I remember Dennis sitting on a couch in a hotel lobby rolling a joint; I told him that this wasn't San Francisco! (didn't want him to get busted). He's the third of our little group to pass away before his time. I went to high school (Lane Tech – Chicago) with Dennis…we were part of a small group of friends who were, at the time (early 60’s), probably pre-hippies. Dennis was bright, funny, and creative. Last time I saw him was at a H.S. reunion in Chi. I remember Dennis sitting on a couch in a hotel lobby rolling a joint; I told him that this wasn’t San Francisco! (didn’t want him to get busted). He’s the third of our little group to pass away before his time.

]]> Comment on Dennis Breit by Pete DeCristofaro http://artistinterviews.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/taximan-trailer/#comment-22 Pete DeCristofaro Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:46:55 +0000 http://artistinterviews.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/taximan-trailer/#comment-22 Well I'm a day late and a dollar short. F--kin DUE AY, as Dennis would say! I only found out today 4/17/08 of Dennis's passing. Oh I wish I had known as I would for sure attended the servive. He was with out question the most amazing persion I have had the privilege to call a friend. FUNNY AS SHIT TOO! always made me laugh and taught me many interesting things too! I miss you Dennis. Peter Decristofaro Concord, Ca. Well I’m a day late and a dollar short. F–kin DUE AY, as Dennis would say! I only found out today 4/17/08 of Dennis’s passing. Oh I wish I had known as I would for sure attended the servive. He was with out question the most amazing persion I have had the privilege to call a friend. FUNNY AS SHIT TOO! always made me laugh and taught me many interesting things too! I miss you Dennis.

Peter Decristofaro
Concord, Ca.

]]> Comment on Dennis Breit by Leonard Ochs http://artistinterviews.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/taximan-trailer/#comment-7 Leonard Ochs Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:34:57 +0000 http://artistinterviews.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/taximan-trailer/#comment-7 Hi Mari, We talked at the memorial on Sunday. Understand you are in search of 'Dennis stories' for a project. I knew Dennis for approx 30 years and have a few. Contact me if you're interested. I think your tribute, (above), pretty much sums up the way I felt about the man. I really miss him. Leonard Ochs Hi Mari,
We talked at the memorial on Sunday. Understand you are in search of ‘Dennis stories’ for a project. I knew Dennis for approx 30 years and have a few. Contact me if you’re interested. I think your tribute, (above), pretty much sums up the way I felt about the man. I really miss him. Leonard Ochs

]]> Comment on Dennis Breit by Dave Schneider http://artistinterviews.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/taximan-trailer/#comment-6 Dave Schneider Sat, 08 Sep 2007 23:17:00 +0000 http://artistinterviews.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/taximan-trailer/#comment-6 In the couple of years I knew him jut before his passing, the positive, wise and humorous part of co-emergent mind ... that is the part closest to enlightenment ... was the only part I saw and it was always a pure joy to talk to him. On a conventional level, as far as I could tell, he understood social and economic justice. What will remain is his great smile which he might have inherited from Alice's cheshire cat! Dave Schneider In the couple of years I knew him jut before his passing, the positive, wise and humorous part of co-emergent mind … that is the part closest to enlightenment … was the only part I saw and it was always a pure joy to talk to him. On a conventional level, as far as I could tell, he understood social and economic justice. What will remain is his great smile which he might have inherited from Alice’s cheshire cat!
Dave Schneider

]]> Comment on Dennis Breit by william l. christensen http://artistinterviews.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/taximan-trailer/#comment-5 william l. christensen Sat, 08 Sep 2007 20:19:35 +0000 http://artistinterviews.wordpress.com/2007/08/04/taximan-trailer/#comment-5 very nice fellow . wondered where he was. Miss him. L.C. very nice fellow . wondered where he was. Miss him. L.C.

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