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John Estioko Bio

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"If you're going to try, go all the way. Otherwise don't even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs. And maybe your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery, isolation. Isolation is the gift. All the others are a test of your endurance. Of how much you really want to do it. And you'll do it, despite rejection in the worst odds. And it will be better than anything else you can imagine. If you're going to try, go all the way. There is no other feeling like that. You will be alone with the gods. And the nights will flame with fire. You will ride life straight to perfect laughter. It's the only good fight there is. "

- Henry Chinaski in "Factotum"

 

"Hope is a gracious term aligned with the faith that reason has a course to take may it be the just one until then"- "In the Gray" by Hot Water Music

 


 

John is a senior English major seeking a specialization in Literature & Culture of Information. He is a native of Eagle Rock, a neighborhood in northeastern Los Angeles and frequently returns to visit his family, friends and dog there. His goals include graduating from UCSB during spring and determining if he wants to pursue his masters or graduate studies. He is an avid writer and reader, attempting to complete a book of short stories before his graduation. His other main interest is music, he has played guitar for 7 years and has a penchant for 100 watt amplifiers and 5/4 time signatures. His new musical interests include electronic music synthesis and home recording. His favorite writers include John Fante, Charles Bukowski, Jose Saramago, Ernest Hemingway, and J.D Salinger. He enjoys speaking in 3rd person. When not consuming media he can be found attempting to build bike(s), climb rock(s), and other various verb(s).

 

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