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V. "Valhalla" Vale is a writer, keyboard player and, as Vale Hamanaka, was a member of the initial configuration of Blue Cheer, prior to that band becoming famous as a power trio. He is the publisher and primary contributor to books and magazines published by his company, RE/Search Publications. Vale is the host of the television talk show Counter Culture Hour on Public-access television cable TV channel 29 in San Francisco. The show is edited by his wife Marian Wallace. He studied English at UC Berkeley and is a Japanese-American.

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“A tattoo is a true poetic creation, and is always more than meets the eye. As a tattoo is grounded on living skin, so its essence emotes a poignancy unique to the mortal human condition.”

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Source: Modern Primitives: An Investigation of Contemporary Adornment and Ritual

“I try to bring out the subversive side of people.”

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Interview with V. Vale https://vimeo.com/37583048 by Henry Rollins at LA Zine Fest (2013)

“I have been in a war with outdated language.”

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Interview with V. Vale by Karlynne Ejercito in Bomb Magazine (27 July 2015)

“First technology, then culture.”

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Interview with V. Vale by Karlynne Ejercito in Bomb Magazine (27 July 2015)

“I started my publishing with one simple goal: to fight the control process. But I think that we’re actually controlled most by our aesthetic.”

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Mark McCloud in conversation with V. Vale http://sfaq.us/2015/03/mark-mccloud-in-conversation-with-v-vale/ in SFAQ (12 March 2015)

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