Better in Person EP 020 featuring Father Akki
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Better in Person episode 20, Finally Offline's street interview series hosted by Savvy, features Father Akki. Asked whether better in person or better online, Father Akki answers a hundred thousand million, zillion percent better in person, because in person you can see the smile and hear the voice. Father Akki is a full time artist from California who has been painting on clothes for about eight years, says online is posting the art and offline is making it, and calls that the genesis where it all starts. The shout outs go to a brother, Luis, to Kaiser, rest in peace, to high school teachers, and to mom.
Key Points
- Father Akki says a hundred thousand million, zillion percent better in person
- In person you can see the smile and hear the voice, and see what mama raised, a creative force with a passion to say hello
- Online is posting the art and offline is making it, which Father Akki calls the genesis where it all starts
- Father Akki is a full time artist from California who has been painting on clothes for about eight years
- The shout outs go to a brother, Luis, to Kaiser, rest in peace, to high school teachers and to mom
"I'm better in person, a hundred thousand million, zillion percent."
Father Akki answers before Savvy can finish asking. Better in person or better online? A zillion percent better in person, and the reason is simple. "You can see my smile in person. You could hear my voice." Then the line that sums it up. "You see what my mama raised." What she raised, in Father Akki's words, is "a creative force with a passion to say hello."
Savvy points to the work laid out beside them and asks if this is what you can find Father Akki doing offline. The answer is both. "Online is me posting the art, right?" Offline, around the clock, is the making, the work that later goes online. "That's the genesis. That's where it all starts."
Father Akki is from California and is a full time artist who has been painting on clothes for about eight years. "I paint on everything," but clothing is the catalyst, the thing that took the work "anywhere and everywhere."
The shout outs close it out. A brother, Luis. Kaiser, rest in peace. The high school teachers who put money in Father Akki's pocket the first time a piece sold. "And shout out my mom, always. Always shout out moms."
"Thank you, guys. We out."
馃帳 Host: Savvy
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Transcript
Father Akki: I'm better in person, a hundred thousand million, zillion percent.
Savvy: What's up, guys? Savvy here, Finally Offline, Better in Person. And today we have Father Akki here. Father Akki, how you doing, my brother?
Father Akki: I'm good, man. I'm good.
Savvy: Now, quick question for you, man. Are you better in person or better online?
Father Akki: I'm better in person, a hundred thousand million, zillion percent. ... You can see my smile in person. You could hear my voice. ... You see what my mama raised, basically. And what she raised is a creative force with a passion to say hello.
Savvy: I see you've got your program going on over here. Is this what we can find you doing offline?
Father Akki: Basically, yeah. ... Online is me posting the art, right? But offline, 24/7, is me making it to then go online. That's the genesis. That's where it all starts.
Savvy: Do you want to tell the people at home a little bit about who you are and what you do?
Father Akki: I'm from California. I'm a full time artist. I've been painting on clothes for like eight years. I paint on everything, but clothing is really the catalyst that projected me into here, anywhere and everywhere.
Savvy: And now last but not least, is there anybody that you want to send love to, brother?
Father Akki: I want to give a big shout out to my brother, Luis. I want to give a big shout out to Kaiser, rest in peace. Shout out my high school teachers that put money in my pocket the first time I sold a piece. And shout out my mom, always. Always shout out moms.
Savvy: Thank you, guys. We out.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Better in Person by Finally Offline?
Better in Person is Finally Offline's street interview series. Each episode is filmed in person with one guest and one question, hosted by Savvy, and every episode is collected at finallyoffline.com/watch.
Is Father Akki better in person or better online?
Better in person. Father Akki says a hundred thousand million, zillion percent better in person, because in person you can see the smile and hear the voice.
What does Father Akki do offline?
Makes art. Father Akki is a full time artist from California who has been painting on clothes for about eight years, and says online is posting the art while offline is making it.
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