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peared as a child actor on an infa- mous episode of the Twilight Zone called “It’s a Good Life”, one of my favorites from the series. The “Turd Monster” aka Chet from Weird Sci- ence makes a cameo in homage to actor Bill Paxton who starred in and directed the original 1980 live action music video for Fish Heads. I’m also a big fan of sugar cereal mascots and their animated com- mercials so I seized the opportuni- ty to create one for the Fish Heads universe —illustrating the lyric “In the morning laughing happy Fish Heads”… There’s tons of stuff to look for within the animation. I think it’s a lot of fun and I hope people enjoy it. Was that the first time you’ve had a cartoon version of yourself like that? It’s pretty cool. Actually, this is the second time I’ve been animated! The first time was chibi style in the video for “Wicked World” from the Osaka Popstar and the American Legends of Punk album. This is the first time I’ve been animated more like I re- Watch the video for “Wicked World” by Osaka Popstar NJ STAGE - ISSUE 54 INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 94