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(When I find a rival, I'll let you know.)

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I have no secrets. (But I'm a mystery to all.)

(65)

I am only concerned with amusing God -- "everyone else can go to hell." {smile}

(66)

Everything (that matters).

(67)

Hearing exactly what you meant to say... whatever angle you're coming from. (unless you wanted it to go over my head -- then I let it, so you'll be happy. {smile}) I.E., ... (1) EMPATHY (2) DISCIPLINE Seeing all things in the balance ... wise in the weighing... an artist of probabilities. (3) JUDGEMENT

(68)

Without the constraints (including limitations), there is no art. Without my "worst qualities, " the best" would not exist. Now I'm thinking ... What the fuck is a "quality?" {smile/no joke} OK THE STANDARD INTERVIEW GAMBIT (BUT TRUE ENOUGH): (1) Too much EMPATHY -> CAN CONSUME YOUR LIFE. (2) Too much DISCIPLINE -> PERFECTIONISM. (3) Too much CARE IN JUDGEMENT (I.E., EXCESSIVE DELIBERATION) -> CAN INHIBIT ACTION. I.E., Each individual is an orchestration of qualities. As an artist ... I've trained my best & my worst to fly in formation ... like the Blue Angels. {smile} [TAKE 2] Nothing necessary... can be "worst." I.E., NONE.

(69)

It is a matter of taste. Unnecessary offense is usually avoidable. But there are times it is unavoidable... This is one of those times. I.E., NO.

(70)

World (ideational) domination! {inscrutable smile}

(71)

POLITICS & RELIGION, e.g., How many demons are dancing on Dubya's head? Could the Antichrist really be that ridiculous? Is there enough room in hell for all the Southern Baptists who are blaspheming the Holy Spirit ... etc.

(72)

I experience stress (perhaps more than most people do) when interacting with "intimidators." Powerful people who are wise and gracious cause me no stress. "Power-mad" people who live by intimidation take force of will to deal with. I have it. I.E., I experience stress, but am never "intimidated."

(73)

Artists are blessed that their work is their fun. (Except for this. {smile})

(74)

IN RETROSPECT: The day I got frustrated enough with the dynamics of online group converation (i.e., forums) ... that I was "inspired" to "make my case" in Shakespearean sonnet form. I.E., It was a vile day, but (ultimately) the best in my life.

(75)

It's all in the screenplay... As for this application? Not on your life. {smile}

(76)

Much of what I do appears crazy. (e.g., this application)

(77)

(Open your eyes. {smile})

(78)

Would you ask a slave of humility?

(79)

PART 1: REFUSING everything that is "NOT BOKE" ... ... no matter what the cost. (Which is very high.) PART 2: Open your eyes. {smile}

(80)

The time I've spent answering these questions when there are young people waiting to be able to vote on their rhetorical verse... and I haven't had time to write the code... {smile/no joke} By what other path would I have reached this point? Who knows. I.E., No Regrets. Period.

(81)

If America had not been destroyed in the 2000 Election fiasco ... and Satan had not succeeded in raising BULLSHIT to holy writ in 2001... ... I would never have written a thousand sonnets.

(82)

Weighing the decision of whether America is or is not -- given all the givens -- beyond salvation ... If it is: Leave. If it's not: Fight. OF COURSE: Devoting this much of my time to american candidate... sounds like I'm leaning toward "Fight." Hmmm... WHY NOT ... let America vote vile BOKE out of the country! "Send that bastard to France!" Surely that will get millions of conservatives to tune in.... and vote that vile BOKE out! ... ... and millions of angry liberals to subscribe just to vote to keep brave BOKE here! Sounds like a story -- with umph -- to me. {smile} Sounds like fun. (Finally!) PROMISES PROMISES (TAKE II): CAMPAIGN PROMISE: If I am NOT elected as the last candidate standing... I will leave America ... give up politics ... and dedicate my life completely to satisfying the desires of beautiful French women. (Just remember what I said about campaign promises. {smile})

(83)

a middle-class upbringing

(84)

It would be nice to have a smile as radiant as Sophia Bush ("One Tree Hill") Like Bill Clinton's -- her smile seems to have sufficient force to lift the spirits of everyone in the room. (Not flirting. {smile} Just fact.)

(85-86)

Never. On occasion.

(87-88)

No. No.

(89)

[HAIKU] MS, BFA ... ... teacher-pleasing exercise -- nice as framed objects.

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[WEB PRIVACY VERSION] Attended three or four typical southern high schools in the deep south... skipped senior year to enter college in 1971.

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[WEB PRIVACY VERSION] Of no consequence. All I know, I've learned since.

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No. High draft number in Vietnam conscription lottery meant I didn't have to decide whether to go to Canada or to prison... or -- out of cowardice -- go to kill on command. I would never -- as John Kerry did in February 1969 in the village of Thanh Phong -- have been willing to slaughter a village of men, women, and children -- because they might be supporting "the enemy." Vietnam was that kind of moral horror. Vietnam -- and Iraq -- are not World War II. Let us get that very clear. There may be times so desperate that there is nothing to do but crank up a ...killing machine to counter another one. When national existence is in the balance. When the ideals of justice and freedom may be snuffed out ... THEN -- and only then -- is such sacrifice demanded. World War II demanded honorable sacrifice to stop Hitler's vision. The meaning of America was made manifest in the actions it took then. Vietnam and Iraq are another matter. They defile the meaning of America. They prove to the world, America means nothing.

(94)

Open your eyes. [Not a joke -- the job description... for a prophet]

(95)

Artist. Forever. (Previous lifetime, forgotten.)

(96)

Angel.

(97)

[PRIVACY] No member of my family will be participating in "American Candidate."

(98)

Secure but constrained.

(99)

Rocking horse ... Mules. Pigs. Chickens. Pond. Cow pies. Stream... Town ... Playing army ... Moving ... Draw bridge ... Hurricane ... The woods ... Turtle ... Bicycle ... Weeping willow ... Snow ... Moving ... moving ... moving ...

(100)

N/A

(101)

No.

(102)

No.

(103)

N/A

(104)

N/A

(105)

George W. Bush and Osama bin Laden are agents of Satan -- which bothers me. "Others" I take on a case by case basis... But it is fair to say "tribal tendencies" bother me ... Loyalty over justice. Going along with the crowd.... Hitler could have done nothing without "others" who went along. The Jews were slaughtered by sheep.

(106)

N/A

(107)

NEWSPAPER: New York Times (mostly online these days) TV: Fragments of beauty wherever (No favorite show now) BAND/MUSIC: Whatever fits my mood (and I compose my own) MOVIE FIC: "The Matrix" (Part 1 only ) DOCU: "The Fog of War" MAGS: I've cancelled all my subscriptions. (The web.) BOOK: No one book (my shelves hold 3,000). Let's say The Bible. FOOD: Steak. (Recent change from pasta.) WEBSITE: www.boke.com

(108)

[Yes/No] Long ago I paid to join AFTRA (before merger with SAG) for a TV project that fell through. Kept the card awhile, but let it lapse. (No union earnings.)

(109)

YES. [Just barely.] Survivor. Waited in line all night for a "show up and be taped" event at CBS. Filled out the application while waiting. Had a "journalistic" interest in seeing the collection of people who showed up for this "cutural phenomenon." Did not expect to be selected, and wasn't.

NOTE: My "pitch" to the camera was that I was going to play the game in a way to demonstrate you could win without colluding in social skulldugery. {smile} Of course, that's the nature of the show. It's not mine. What I wanted to try out for was not a "social dynamics" reality series but a rhetorical reality series. ... Hail "American Candidate." {smile}

(110)

No.

(111)

None.

(112)

No.

(113)

No.

(114)

No.

(115)

No.

(116-117)

Yes. No.

(118)

Yes. Once, due to a mistaken report amidst a night of chaos. Dismissed. (For full details, read the screenplay. {smile/no joke})

(119)

No.

(120)

No.

(END OF AMERICAN CANDIDATE APPLICATION QUESTIONAIRE)