Artistic occupation: MC and owner of his own record label, Hotshot
Records
Day Job: Photographer of “Adult Material”
Most unused item in the Crib: “The steam-iron. Yeah, I bought that
awhile back, when I was really into designing clothes. But yeah, I don’t really
iron much now.”
Keary’s favorite piece of furniture in the Crib: “These couches. I
mean, these couches have seen a lot of action. They’re featured in a lot of
magazines in Portland. I like them because they’re yellow leather. Usually people
who have leather couches have brown or black. But these are bright yellow. I
bought them at City Liquidators, but usually when people ask, I tell them they
were imported.” “The most memorable incident that occurred on these couches
involved a 6’1″ blond-haired girl and a banana. In fact, that scene was so memorable
that we named that girl Banana.”
Keary’s least favorite thing in the Crib’s fridge: “Well, my favorite
thing is definitely not the fish sauce. That belongs to a friend of mine who
likes to cook a lot of Asian foods. But the Beer Rabbit molasses is worse. For
some reason, I thought it would be a good idea to buy this molasses at the Renaissance
Market. Something in my brain told me it was a good idea to put molasses on
waffles. I was really wrong. Don’t ever do that. Molasses on waffles is not
a good thing.”
Favorite room in the Crib: “The room upstairs. This room is where I make
music and where I shoot a lot of my girls. I’ve got this picture of Bruce Lee
up, but really Bruce only comes out when I’m doing music. When I’m shooting,
he comes down and I use this as a backdrop. He’s a great inspiration as an artist.
I mean, he did everything. He was an actor, dancer, philosopher, athlete. Everyone
loves Bruce Lee.”
Check out the new album by Keary Kase and Von Great, Life of a Star, on Keary’s own label, Hot Shot Records.