I wish I knew how to rip his stuff. I would listen to that in the car, if I could. (My pic is just a cropped screen-cap of my desktop, while I had that clip on pause.) Even his static drawings (instead of his animation) is stuff that I wish I could grab or download. If you figure out how, let me know.
Thanks for the heads-up on the MP3s. That's precisely what I was hoping to see someday, but had given up on. I like "JFK", but the one I was really waiting for was "American Moments of Maybe". ("Yeeeeaaaaahhhh... ") Check that one out if you haven't already.
I hadn't heard about him losing the "Washington" rights. That sucks. Let that be a lesson to all you artists out there....
I know how you feel about the religion thing with your sister.... I grew up in a religious warzone.....
As for your family, you cannot change them you can change yourself, I try every single day to make sure I don't become my mother, its a life long battle, but I never want to treat my kids like she treated me. And your grandfather, he will be the only you model yourself after you obviously admire him
I dont think this will make you feel better, but i hope it does something.
Glad to have you as a friend!