Facts About the Redneck Gaijin

... um, no, actually, that's one hundred percent wrong.

OVERSTREET, KRISTAN OREN
Born January 12, 1974 Roxboro, N.C.
Parents: Arlin B. 'Butch' Overstreet and Cheryl Ann Thornton
Graduated HS: Warren H.S., Warren, TX 1992
College: One year, University of Texas @ Austin (left because $6000 in scholarships didn't cover $7000 of actual costs)

Work History: After working as a sports referee, telephone pollster and Burger King cashier in college, returned home and spent a year working in the flea market and auction business with Butch Overstreet, supplementing income with a period as a small town reporter. During this period, appeared on the syndicated game show Wheel of Fortune, winning over $37,000 in cash and prizes, all of which was promptly spent. Some of this money went into an attempt to start a comics distribution company; although the company failed to find any accounts, it did lead to a job with Antarctic Press.

Worked at Antarctic Press for two years on salary, then another two years as freelance web page maintainer and designer. During this time, learned the basics of the comics industry, eventually moving on to found his own tiny comics publishing company, White Lightning Productions, which began with a fanzine in 1997 and published its first comic in December 1998.

Comic Writing Credits: Ninja High School "Redeemer", ...said the Gaijin review column in Mangazine v. 2, episode synopses in Gold Digger Perfect Memory v. 1, The Magnificent Milkmaid #1, various stories in Bootleg; Son of Not Ninja High School.

Other honors and offices: National Merit Scholar; Texas Champion, Ready-Writing (Class AA schools), 1992; Polk County chair, Libertarian Party of Texas, 1999 to current.

Evolution of the Redneck
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My senior year in high school, wearing my infamous Ego Jacket. (I needed it, too- I had a horrible self-image back then, almost zero self-esteem. I am so glad I have childhood well behind me.) Note that, although I had hair back then, it was already beginning to go...
Midway through my salaried period at Antarctic Press. I picked up that hat for only $5 at a flea market, and wore it absolutely out. Now it'd cost me $50 to get one like it... *sigh*
Working a dealer's table at Otakon 2000. Note the old Wheel of Fortune ballcap, which was lost once and for all in 2002 after nine years of service through the worst abuse possible. Note the strands of the combover I was still attempting at the time...
Christmas 2002 portrait, for use in future political campaigns. Note that I have given up on combovers now, although I still think I look awful with the (depending on grooming) Cpt. Picard/Dr. Forrester bald-fringe look.

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This page last updated August 6, 2003.