THE STEREO ARGONAUT PT. II

Location: Downtown Las Vegas

Event: First Friday

Date: September 3rd, 2010

Subject 1: Jackson Tyler

Identifies himself as: Lil alt

Song he lost his virginity to:  ”I’m still a virgin, but if I had to choose a song it would probably be something by The Red Crayola because Noam Flam recommended it to me.”

Favorite band: Islands

Future career: Architect

Life philosophy: “Flam it up!”

Favorite flavor of gum: Black 5. “But it loses its flavor really fast.”

(Follow him on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jacksontyler

Follow him on tumblr: http://www.noisehotel.tumblr.com)

Subject 2: Chloe Bender

Identifies herself as: Art major

Song she lost her virginity to: “I’m still a virgin, but I’d like to lose my virginity to Lullaby by the Cure.”

Favorite band: Carissa’s Wierd

Future career: Forensic anthropologist and freelance art commissioner

Life philosophy: “Hedonism, because I don’t really have any plans for what I do. You have to be spontaneous and live for you and not anybody else.”

Favorite flavor gum: Peppermint Orbit

(Follow her on tumblr: http://silkmilk.tumblr.com)

Subject 3: Katie Caddick

Identifies herself as: Grunge

Song she lost her virginity to: Still a virgin. “The song is not my first concern. I still have to find someone to have sex with.”

Favorite band: Smashing Pumpkins and Elliott Smith. “I also went through a Nirvana phase.” (Lifts paint splattered Nirvana shirt) “I did the paint myself.”

Future career: “I’m not sure. I’m an art major right now.”

Katie’s art journal:

Favorite flavor of gum: Spearmint Orbit

Subject 4:  Summer

Identifies herself as: Cyber Industrial Goth

Song she lost her virginity to: “Something by ‘Capture the Clouds’”

Favorite flavor of gum: Cherry

Is she a raver: “YES!! Add me on myspace!”

Subject 5: Nick Leonard

Identifies himself as: Independent photographer

Song he lost his virginity to: Still a virg. “I’d like to lose my virginity to something loud, like Hole.”

Favorite bands: Semi Precious Weapons, Courtney Love, and Amy Winehouse. “I went as Amy for Halloween. I bought a beehive wig from the Attic and everything.”

Future career: Photographer

Life philosophy: “It’s cliche, but follow your own path and take your own advice.”

Favorite flavor of gum: Orange trident and regular bubble gum

(Follow him on twitter: http://www.twitter.com/nick702

Follow him on tumblr: http://nickleonard.tumblr.com

Follow him on flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickleonard)

Subject 6: Melissa

Identifies herself as: Indie

Song she lost her virginity to: Baby Got Back

Future career: Tattoo artist (she is currently 17 years old)

Favorite band: Isles and Glacier

Life philosophy: “Hit it and quit it!”

Favorite flavor of gum: Watermelon mint

Subject 7: Jourdan Ibe

Identifies himself as: Mature but innocent. “I only had my first kiss 3 months ago. I’m pure.” (laughs)

Song he lost his virginity to: Still a virgin. “When I do lose my virginity, I want it to be to that one song from the Disney Channel Original Movie “Jump In”. It’s called “Push It” and it’s performed by Corbin Bleu.”

Future career: Broadway star. “I’m a performer.”

Favorite band: “Whatever catches my interest. I like listening to whatever  I can sing and dance to. I’m a choir kid!”

Life philosophy: “Smile through the hardest moments. People will pass by you and think ‘wow, that’s beautiful.’ It’s like someone out there is supporting me because I’m supporting myself.”

(^^^Photo credit: Nick Leonard)

BONUS NOSTALGIALT: REMEMBER ME?

Dylan, from the Stereo Argonaut Pt. I

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