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My name is Lee Kirkham. I currently reside in Gilbert, AZ (just outside
Phoenix) with my wife Louise and my daughters Erika, 7, and Tallis, 3. I
am originally from San Jose. CA, more or less in the heart of what is
known as Silicon Valley. I lived there until moving here to Gilbert in
February of 2000. My hero has always been Batman. As a kid I always
thought Batman was the coolest hero, he had a cool costume in cool
colors, had a cool sidekick who was a kid, and had a cool car to drive
in.
I myself am VERY much a product of the TV generation, it was
my friend, my oasis. I was a shy kid so the TV was an easy friend to
rely on. One thing I should point out at this juncture is that I was
born on October 31st, that's right, Halloween. So in addition to getting
presents on my birthdays, I also had the fun of dressing up in costumes
and getting a ton of candy. Lucky me. Growing up in the late 60's to
late 70's I got a lot of exposure to the Batman series, albeit in
reruns. This being the case, my toybox reflected my love of Batman. I
had the MEGO dolls, the corgi car, and tons of hand-me-down comic books
from my brother Chuck who was ten years older than me. One thing that I
am aware of that had a profound effect on me from watching Batman is
that my vocabulary became increasingly more vast than that of my peers
in school. Now granted, there is some verbage that one would rarely use
in a typical 8 year olds life, but I knew it...because Batman taught me.
And because Batman was so smart and my hero, I wanted to be smart too.
And who says that all TV is bad?
As I grew older and began to distance myself from some of the
more "childish" elements of life, I began to see the TV show
differently, and began to enjoy it all over again. I was growing
up and understanding the absurdist qualities of the humor. Other facets
of my life would also bring me back to the Batcave as well. In Junior
High School I befriended a fellow who exposed me to the surf music duo,
Jan & Dean. As I became a fan of this dynamic duo, imagine my surprise and elation to find that they had an entire
album dedicated to Batman and Robin.
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Now well into
adulthood, my life is full of happy things, such as my wonderful wife,
my two lovely daughters (who both know that Adam is the TRUE Batman) and
many friends, all of whom know that Batman is a large and fun part of
knowing me. I have made, what I consider to be many friends on the
Batman Message Board on David Sutton's marvelous website. I now work in
graphic and web design and enjoy meeting new people all the time. It's
funny for me to meet someone and have them look at my work and ask, "Did
you read a lot of comic books when you grew up?" Why yes I did, and I
watched a lot of Batman!
One last thing, I want to thank Scott for allowing me and
everyone else to share on this site. I really think this site captures
the visually fun aspects of the series, and I look forward to seeing it
evolve over time into something very special. Cheers!
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30th Birthday |
